BGSU Battles Beacons on Sunday Afternoon

Sunday, December 5

Bowling Green, Ohio

2:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

Valparaiso

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December 03, 2021 | Women's Basketball

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Valparaiso comes to town as December schedule begins

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

BGSU vs. VALPARAISO
Sunday, December 5, 2021 • 2:00 p.m.
Stroh Center • Bowling Green, Ohio
Video: ESPN3 • Audio: BGRSO
Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com • Twitter: @BGSUwbb

BGSU OPENS DECEMBER WITH BACK-TO-BACK SUNDAY GAMES AT THE STROH
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team opens the month of December with a pair of home games on back-to-back Sunday afternoons. Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons, the defending Mid-American Conference regular-season champions, will begin the December schedule by hosting Valparaiso University this weekend (Dec. 5), in a 2:00 p.m. start at the Stroh Center.

• Then, next Sunday (Dec. 12), the Orange and Brown will face Notre Dame College in another 2:00 p.m. tip.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons this season...

• TV/VIDEO: All of BGSU's home games, as well as many road contests, will be streamed via ESPN3 or ESPN+, with Sunday's VU game scheduled to be on ESPN3.
• RADIO/AUDIO: All BGSU home games and selected road games will have an audio stream thanks to the Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO).
• LIVE STATS: Live stats are scheduled to be available for all BGSU games in 2021-22.
• TWITTER: In-game updates, along with key graphics and information, can be found on the BGSU women's basketball twitter account, @BGSUwbb

Links to any and all ways to follow the Falcons will be available on the schedule page at BGSUFalcons.com on game day.

THE OPENING TIP
• The Falcons are off to a 1-4 start to the season, after losing a pair of games by a combined six points over the weekend. BG posted a 32-point win over East Tennessee State in the season opener (Nov. 11) before dropping a 71-60 decision against Horizon League favorite IUPUI (Nov. 14) and a 94-63 result on the road against #21/25 Ohio State (Nov. 17).

• The Orange and Brown traveled to the Navy Classic in Annapolis, Md., over the Thanksgiving weekend, and fell to George Mason (77-75 in overtime; Nov. 27) and Liberty (76-72; Nov. 28).

• Head coach Robyn Fralick, in her fourth season at the helm of the Falcons, returned 10 players off of last year's BGSU roster.

• The Falcons, after going 10-21 overall and 3-15 in the MAC two years ago, were picked to finish 11th in the 12-team league in 2020-21, according to the preseason coaches' poll. BG proceeded to post a 14-4 MAC record to win the regular-season crown. Then, the Orange and Brown defeated Eastern Michigan and Buffalo in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland, before falling to Central Michigan in the championship game.

• BGSU advanced to the WNIT, and the Falcons finished with an overall record of 21-8. BG tied for the second-best turnaround in the nation, with an improvement of +12.0 games.

• This season, the Falcons were picked to finish second in the MAC in the preseason coaches' poll.

YOU CAN'T SPELL "HAMPTON LEADS THE NATION IN STEALS" WITHOUT "HAMPTON"
• Nyla Hampton had 56 steals in 24 games last season, finishing third on the team in overall steals and second on the Falcons in steals per game (2.3).

• Through five games this season, Hampton has 22 steals, an average of 4.4 per game. She leads the MAC in both categories by a wide margin.

• And, Hampton currently leads the entire nation in steals per game, while ranking 16th in total steals.

• The sophomore has had three games with five steals or more, and had 11 (5.5 per game) in last weekend's two contest in Annapolis.

• For her career, Hampton is averaging 2.7 steals per game, with 78 in 29 career contests in the Orange and Brown.

BRETT'S BACK
• Elissa Brett returned to the floor over the weekend, after missing the preseason and the first three games of the year due to injury. She made her 2021-22 debut in the George Mason contest, and had four points and four rebounds in 17 minutes of action off the bench.

• The next day, Brett made her first start of the year against Liberty, and led the Falcons and tied for game honors with 17 points on the day. She also had five boards, two assists and a steal.

• The Adelaide, Australia native is averaging 9.0 points per game in her BGSU career, and has averaged 11.9 ppg since the beginning of the 2020-21 season.

GOOD START
• Two Falcon freshmen were in the starting lineup to begin their respective collegiate careers. Both Zoe Miller and Amy Velasco have been in the starting five for four of BGSU's first five games.

• Miller had 13 points and six rebounds in her debut, while Velasco scored six points and dished out five assists. Both players scored 15 points vs. the Jaguars.

WELCOME!
• BGSU's four newcomers combined for 40 points and 23 rebounds in the season opener vs. ETSU. In addition to Miller and Velasco (see the previous note), Morgan Sharps had 11 points and six boards, while Jocelyn Tate scored 10 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

• Then, against IUPUI, that quartet combined for 42 of the Falcons' 60 points, as Sharps had eight points and Tate four. And, that group had a combined 41 of BG's 63 points at Ohio State.

• Sharps went off for a game- and BG season-high 21 points vs. the nationally-ranked Buckeyes, while Miller hit double figures for the third time in as many collegiate contests, scoring 12 points.

• Through five games, BGSU's four newcomers have combined to average 38.0 points per game, with Sharps and Miller ranking 1-2 on the team in scoring.

KATE ACHTER. KADIE HEMPFLING. THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE LIST.
• In the first five decades (give or take) of BGSU women's basketball, only one player had amassed both 500 rebounds and 300 assists in her career. Now, there are two.

• Kate Achter had been the only player to achieve both of those milestones. After only two and one-half seasons in a BG uniform, though, junior Kadie Hempfling joined Achter on that list. Hempfling reached both the 500-rebound and 300-assist milestones in January of 2021. Entering the Valparaiso game, she now has 642 boards and 374 dimes.

• Achter (2004-08), a member of the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame, had a school-record 688 assists and exactly 500 rebounds in her storied Falcon career.

KADIE HEMPFLING. THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE LIST.
• Junior Kadie Hempfling's final rebound of the Falcons' win over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament in March was the 600th of her career. She is the only player in school history to have grabbed 600 boards and dished out 300 assists.

• Hempfling currently ranks eighth on the BGSU career assists list.

MADIS3N PARK3R
• Madisen Parker now has made 208 three-point field goals in her storied career. She currently sits in fifth place on the BGSU career list for three-pointers made.

• Parker is eight triples behind fourth-place Liz Honegger (216 treys from 2003-07). The legendary Lauren Prochaska holds the school record with 310 triples during her Falcon tenure (2007-11).

MASK UP
• Everyone in attendance at BGSU home games is required to wear a mask which covers the nose and mouth throughout their entire time inside the Stroh Center, except when actively eating or drinking, regardless of vaccination status. This includes fans and media (including radio, TV and web-stream broadcasters).

• If spectators are unwilling to wear masks, they are encouraged not to attend games in person for the sake of their health and the health of others. Additionally, fans and media should stay home if feeling ill, showing any symptoms of COVID-19, or think they may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE BEACONS
• Valparaiso enters Sunday's game with an 0-6 record. The Beacons have faced three MAC opponents through the first six games of the year, meeting Miami, Central Michigan and Western Michigan. The team's most recent game was a 69-54 loss at WMU on Monday (Nov. 29).

• Carie Weinman and Grace White have 11.8 and 11.5 ppg, respectively, and White leads the team in rebounding, with 5.3 7.0 rpg. Shay Frederick has 9.8 ppg and a teal-high 5.0 assists per contest. Head coach Mary Evans welcomed back four regular starters from last year's team that went 12-13 overall and 7-9 in Missouri Valley Conference play.

THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead Valparaiso, 6-2, in the all-time series, and BGSU won the most recent meeting. Last year, the Falcons recorded a 70-60 win over Valpo in the regular-season opener at the Stroh Center (Nov. 29, 2020). The teams are meeting for the fifth consecutive season. BGSU is 4-0 at home (2-0 at the Stroh) and 2-2 on the road vs. Valparaiso through the years.

DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the Valparaiso game, the Falcons will host Notre Dame College on the following Sunday (Dec. 12), with that contest also set for a 2:00 p.m. tipoff.

• Then, the Orange and Brown will head to Nevada for the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic, facing Campbell (Dec. 20) and UT Martin (Dec. 21) on that trip.

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