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This Week In Falcon Athletics (March 15-21)
March 14, 2021 | Baseball, General, Men's Soccer, Softball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Gymnastics, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Volleyball
Each week, the BGSU Strategic Communications Department breaks down the week ahead in athletics and recaps the week gone by. Listed below are all games over the course of the next seven days with links and information for fans. Following that info are recaps, scores and links from games over the past week.
THE WEEK AHEAD
WOMEN'S GOLF
March 15-16 at Spring Break Shootout (Dade City, Fla.), All Day | Live Scores | @BGWomensGolf
The women's golf team returns to action this week at the Spring Break Shootout in Dade City, Florida. The event is taking place at the Par-71 (6,056 yards) Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club (Lake Jovita South Course). The 54-hole event will take place over March 15-16, with the first two rounds taking place on Monday at 8:30 a.m. Florida Gulf Coast is hosting a 15-school field: FGCU, Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Daytona State College, Georgia State, Loyola Chicago, Morehead State, North Florida, Oakland, Ohio, Seminole State, Toledo, Troy and Western Kentucky. Competing for the Falcons this week will be Kayla Davis, Nichole Cox, Aly Kovach, Sammi Blackburn, Emily Nystrom and Dani Austinson.Â
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
March 15 at NCAA Championships (Stillwater, Okla.), 12:50 pm | ESPNU | @BGXC_Track
Kaila Perry will be the first BGSU representative at the NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships in 23 years when she runs in Stillwater, Okla. As the winner of the MAC Championship in the fall, Perry earned an automatic bid to the national championships. She is just the fourth individual qualifer from Bowling Green, joining Wendy Licht-Ordway (1998), JoAnn Lanciaux (1981) and Betsy Ryan (1980). The entire team qualified in 1995 and Kristin Gaddis posted the top finish in program history, a 71st place result. This year, it takes a top 40 finish to be named an All-American.
VOLLEYBALL (15-0, 15-0 MAC)
Thursday, March 16 at Toledo, 5:00 pm | ESPN3/+ | Radio | Live Stats | @BGSUVolleyball
Friday, March 19 vs. Akron, 6:00 pm | ESPN3/+ | Radio | Live Stats | @BGSUVolleyball
Saturday, March 20 vs. Akron, 5:00 pm | ESPN3/+ | Radio | Live Stats | @BGSUVolleyball
The Bowling Green volleyball program will carry a 15-0 record into a three-match week. The Falcons will begin with the Battle of I-75 on Tuesday, traveling north for the match, before returning to the Stroh Center on Friday and Saturday to host Akron for a pair of matches. Bowling Green is currently riding a 15-match win streak to begin the season, tying what is believed to be the best start in the history of BGSU Athletics and joining the 1964 men's tennis team. Additionally, the Falcons have already clinched a spot in the MAC Tournament and are nearing clinching the top seed in the MAC Tournament as well. With wins and some help in other matches across the conference, that could come as early as this upcoming weekend.Â
MEN'S SOCCER (3-3, 1-1 MAC)
Wednesday, March 17 at West Virginia, 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | Live Stats | @BGSUMensSoccer
Sunday, March 20 at Northern Illinois, 1:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSUMensSoccer
The men's soccer Falcons, after playing at Cochrane Stadium for the first time in 16 months, now return to the road for a pair of matches this week. BGSU will head to Morgantown for a Wednesday afternoon matchup with West Virginia, before facing Northern Illinois in DeKalb on Sunday. Chris Sullivan headed home a Jensen Lukacsko cross to give the Orange and Brown a 1-0 win in overtime over #25 SIUE in the lone match of last week. BGSU dominated the contest, outshooting the Cougars by a 19-1 count. It was the Falcons' fourth-straight contest against a nationally-ranked opponent. Entering Wednesday's WVU match, the Falcons are 21-12-3 over the last 36 contests, dating to late in the 2018 season.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (2-1, 2-1 MAC)
Thursday, March 18 vs. Miami (Ohio), 7:00 pm | Live Video Stream | Live Stats | @BGSUWSoc
Sunday, March 20 vs. Kent State, 2:00 pm | Live Video Stream | Live Stats | @BGSUWSoc
The Falcons return home for a pair of matches this week. These two contests, vs. Miami on Thursday night and Kent State Sunday afternoon, will wrap up the first half of the spring 2021 schedule. BGSU is 2-1-0 on the season after suffering a 2-1 loss at Buffalo. The Falcons are part of a four-team logjam atop the MAC's East Division, as UB, KSU and MU all have 2-1-0 records as well. Jasmijn Dijsselhof scored the first goal of her Falcon career, against UB, but the Bulls rallied to give the Falcons their first loss of the season. Despite the loss, the Falcons have an overall record of 43-19-7 over the last three-plus seasons.
SWIMMING & DIVING (1-3, 1-3Â MAC)
March 19-20 at NCAA Division I National Championships, 10:00 am |Â ESPN3Â | @FalconSwimDive
Daisy Platts will compete in both the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke at the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving National Championships this week. Platts will swim in the 100 backstroke on March 19, with prelims beginning at 10:00 am and finals at 6:00 pm. The 200 backstroke takes place the next day with prelims and finals starting at the same time. Platts is the only MAC competitor to qualify in multiple events.Â
TENNIS (5-3, 1-1 MAC)
Friday, March 19 vs. Buffalo, 1:00 pm | @BGSUTennis
Sunday, March 21 at Toledo, 1:00 pm | @BGSUTennis
The Bowling Green tennis program will play in their first home MAC match of the season this coming week against Buffalo on Friday at the Perrysburg Tennis Center before taking to the road on Sunday and heading north for the Battle of I-75. The Falcons will enter after splitting the weekend with their first two MAC matches of the season, both on the road. Bowling Green was able to top Northern Illinois on Friday (March 12) in a 6-1 final before falling just short on Sunday (March 14) to Western Michigan in a 4-3 score. The Falcons will enter the weekend undefeated at home after three non-conference wins at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.Â
SOFTBALL (8-7, 0-0 MAC)
Friday, March 19 vs. Central Michigan, 3:00 pm | Live Video | Live Stats | @BGSUSoftball
Saturday, March 20 vs. Central Michigan, 1:00 pm | Live Video | Live Stats | @BGSUSoftball
Saturday, March 20 vs. Central Michigan, 3:00 pm | Live Video | Live Stats | @BGSUSoftball
Sunday, March 21 vs. Central Michigan, 12:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSUSoftball
For the first time in nearly two years, the Falcons will play at Meserve Field. Believe it or not, 14 of the 23 players on the current roster have never played a home game since coming to BGSU, but that will change this weekend as the Orange and Brown will host Central Michigan in a four-game MAC series. The teams are scheduled to play single games on Friday and Sunday, sandwiched around a Saturday twinbill, with live stats for all four games and a live video stream for the Friday and Saturday contests. The Falcons played just one match last week, defeating Dayton by a 6-5 count on Wednesday afternoon. Maycee Godbolt had a pair of doubles and drove in the first three runs of the game to stake the Falcons to a lead they would never relinquish. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was called due to darkness. BGSU is scheduled to play each of the other 10 MAC teams four times each, with home series vs. CMU, Akron (April 2-4), Miami (April 30-May 1) and Kent State (May 14-16), and road trips to Ball State (March 26-28), Buffalo (April 9-11), Ohio (April 16-18) and Northern Illinois (May 7-9). The Falcons will play two midweek doubleheaders each vs. Toledo (away on April 20, home on April 28) and Western Michigan (home on May 4, away on May 12).
BASEBALL (2-8, 0-0 MAC)
Friday, March 19 at Ohio, 6:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Saturday, March 20 at Ohio, 1:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Saturday, March 20 at Ohio, 4:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Sunday, March 21 at Ohio, 1:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Bowling Green is scheduled to open Mid-American Conference play this weekend at Ohio University with a four-game series at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio. BGSU heads into conference play with a deceiving 2-8 record. The Falcons have lost three one-run games, including two extra-innings contests. The Falcons concluded last weekend's series at Western Kentucky with a wild 17-16 defeat. The Orange and Brown plated four runs in the ninth, but a strikeout with the bases loaded ended the contest. Bowling Green has now scored 10-plus runs in three of its 10 games in 2021. In last season's shortened 13-game season, BGSU scored 10-plus runs just once. Tyler Ross leads the Falcons this season in batting average (.385) and is tied with Kyle Gurney for the team lead in runs scored with nine. Gurney is hitting .297 and is tied with Adam Furnas (.353 batting average) for the team lead in RBI with eight. Andrew Abrahamowicz has set the pace for the Falcon pitching staff and has racked up a team-high 19 strikeouts over a team-high 17.0 innings. Will MacLean is doing a great job out of the BGSU bullpen, having logged a 1.93 ERA in four appearances.
GYMNASTICS (1-10, 0-6Â MAC)
Saturday, March 20 at MAC Championships (Kalamazoo, Mich.), 2:00 pm | Video Stream | Live Stats | @FalconGymn
BGSU will compete at the MAC Championships Saturday, hosted by Western Michigan University. The Falcons have been building towards this meet, improving scores repeatedly over the past month. Alex Fochler will be a factor on uneven bars, where she currently ranks sixth in the MAC. In the all-around, Taylor Jensen just set a new career-best Friday night, a score that places her among the best results in the MAC this year.Â
WEEKLY RECAP
MEN'S GOLF
14th/16 at Spartan Collegiate At Sea Island | Recap | Final Scores
WOMEN'SÂ BASKETBALL (20-6)
W, 63-47 vs. Eastern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 80-67 vs. Buffalo | Recap | Box Score
L, 77-72 vs. Central Michigan | Recap | Box Score
SOFTBALL (8-7, 0-0 MAC)
W, 6-5 at Dayton | Recap | Box Score
VOLLEYBALL (15-0, 15-0 MAC)
W, 3-0 vs. Eastern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 3-0 vs. Eastern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
MEN'S BASKETBALL (14-11)
L, 74-67 at Akron | Recap | Box Score
TENNIS (5-3, 1-1 MAC)
W, 6-1 at Northern Illinois | Recap
L, 4-3 at Western Michigan |Â Recap
BASEBALL (2-8, 0-0 MAC)
L, 4-3 (10 inn.) at Western Kentucky | Recap | Box Score
L, 4-1 at Western Kentucky | Recap | Box Score
L, 3-1 at Western Kentucky | Recap | Box Score
L, 17-16 at Western Kentucky | Recap | Box Score
GYMNASTICS (1-10, 0-6Â MAC)
L, 196.050-193.950 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
#13 HOCKEY (20-10-1)
L, 4-3 vs. Northern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 5-0 vs. Northern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
L, 5-1 vs. Northern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
SWIMMING & DIVING (1-3, 1-3 MAC)
L, 187-111 vs. Buffalo | Recap | Box Score
WOMEN'S SOCCER (2-1, 2-1 MAC)
L, 2-1 at Buffalo | Recap | Box Score
MEN'S SOCCER (3-3, 1-1Â MAC)
W, 1-0 (OT) vs. #25 SIU Edwardsville | Recap | Box Score
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THE WEEK AHEAD
WOMEN'S GOLF
March 15-16 at Spring Break Shootout (Dade City, Fla.), All Day | Live Scores | @BGWomensGolf
The women's golf team returns to action this week at the Spring Break Shootout in Dade City, Florida. The event is taking place at the Par-71 (6,056 yards) Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club (Lake Jovita South Course). The 54-hole event will take place over March 15-16, with the first two rounds taking place on Monday at 8:30 a.m. Florida Gulf Coast is hosting a 15-school field: FGCU, Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Daytona State College, Georgia State, Loyola Chicago, Morehead State, North Florida, Oakland, Ohio, Seminole State, Toledo, Troy and Western Kentucky. Competing for the Falcons this week will be Kayla Davis, Nichole Cox, Aly Kovach, Sammi Blackburn, Emily Nystrom and Dani Austinson.Â
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
March 15 at NCAA Championships (Stillwater, Okla.), 12:50 pm | ESPNU | @BGXC_Track
Kaila Perry will be the first BGSU representative at the NCAA Division I Cross Country National Championships in 23 years when she runs in Stillwater, Okla. As the winner of the MAC Championship in the fall, Perry earned an automatic bid to the national championships. She is just the fourth individual qualifer from Bowling Green, joining Wendy Licht-Ordway (1998), JoAnn Lanciaux (1981) and Betsy Ryan (1980). The entire team qualified in 1995 and Kristin Gaddis posted the top finish in program history, a 71st place result. This year, it takes a top 40 finish to be named an All-American.
VOLLEYBALL (15-0, 15-0 MAC)
Thursday, March 16 at Toledo, 5:00 pm | ESPN3/+ | Radio | Live Stats | @BGSUVolleyball
Friday, March 19 vs. Akron, 6:00 pm | ESPN3/+ | Radio | Live Stats | @BGSUVolleyball
Saturday, March 20 vs. Akron, 5:00 pm | ESPN3/+ | Radio | Live Stats | @BGSUVolleyball
The Bowling Green volleyball program will carry a 15-0 record into a three-match week. The Falcons will begin with the Battle of I-75 on Tuesday, traveling north for the match, before returning to the Stroh Center on Friday and Saturday to host Akron for a pair of matches. Bowling Green is currently riding a 15-match win streak to begin the season, tying what is believed to be the best start in the history of BGSU Athletics and joining the 1964 men's tennis team. Additionally, the Falcons have already clinched a spot in the MAC Tournament and are nearing clinching the top seed in the MAC Tournament as well. With wins and some help in other matches across the conference, that could come as early as this upcoming weekend.Â
MEN'S SOCCER (3-3, 1-1 MAC)
Wednesday, March 17 at West Virginia, 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | Live Stats | @BGSUMensSoccer
Sunday, March 20 at Northern Illinois, 1:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSUMensSoccer
The men's soccer Falcons, after playing at Cochrane Stadium for the first time in 16 months, now return to the road for a pair of matches this week. BGSU will head to Morgantown for a Wednesday afternoon matchup with West Virginia, before facing Northern Illinois in DeKalb on Sunday. Chris Sullivan headed home a Jensen Lukacsko cross to give the Orange and Brown a 1-0 win in overtime over #25 SIUE in the lone match of last week. BGSU dominated the contest, outshooting the Cougars by a 19-1 count. It was the Falcons' fourth-straight contest against a nationally-ranked opponent. Entering Wednesday's WVU match, the Falcons are 21-12-3 over the last 36 contests, dating to late in the 2018 season.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (2-1, 2-1 MAC)
Thursday, March 18 vs. Miami (Ohio), 7:00 pm | Live Video Stream | Live Stats | @BGSUWSoc
Sunday, March 20 vs. Kent State, 2:00 pm | Live Video Stream | Live Stats | @BGSUWSoc
The Falcons return home for a pair of matches this week. These two contests, vs. Miami on Thursday night and Kent State Sunday afternoon, will wrap up the first half of the spring 2021 schedule. BGSU is 2-1-0 on the season after suffering a 2-1 loss at Buffalo. The Falcons are part of a four-team logjam atop the MAC's East Division, as UB, KSU and MU all have 2-1-0 records as well. Jasmijn Dijsselhof scored the first goal of her Falcon career, against UB, but the Bulls rallied to give the Falcons their first loss of the season. Despite the loss, the Falcons have an overall record of 43-19-7 over the last three-plus seasons.
SWIMMING & DIVING (1-3, 1-3Â MAC)
March 19-20 at NCAA Division I National Championships, 10:00 am |Â ESPN3Â | @FalconSwimDive
Daisy Platts will compete in both the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke at the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving National Championships this week. Platts will swim in the 100 backstroke on March 19, with prelims beginning at 10:00 am and finals at 6:00 pm. The 200 backstroke takes place the next day with prelims and finals starting at the same time. Platts is the only MAC competitor to qualify in multiple events.Â
TENNIS (5-3, 1-1 MAC)
Friday, March 19 vs. Buffalo, 1:00 pm | @BGSUTennis
Sunday, March 21 at Toledo, 1:00 pm | @BGSUTennis
The Bowling Green tennis program will play in their first home MAC match of the season this coming week against Buffalo on Friday at the Perrysburg Tennis Center before taking to the road on Sunday and heading north for the Battle of I-75. The Falcons will enter after splitting the weekend with their first two MAC matches of the season, both on the road. Bowling Green was able to top Northern Illinois on Friday (March 12) in a 6-1 final before falling just short on Sunday (March 14) to Western Michigan in a 4-3 score. The Falcons will enter the weekend undefeated at home after three non-conference wins at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.Â
SOFTBALL (8-7, 0-0 MAC)
Friday, March 19 vs. Central Michigan, 3:00 pm | Live Video | Live Stats | @BGSUSoftball
Saturday, March 20 vs. Central Michigan, 1:00 pm | Live Video | Live Stats | @BGSUSoftball
Saturday, March 20 vs. Central Michigan, 3:00 pm | Live Video | Live Stats | @BGSUSoftball
Sunday, March 21 vs. Central Michigan, 12:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSUSoftball
For the first time in nearly two years, the Falcons will play at Meserve Field. Believe it or not, 14 of the 23 players on the current roster have never played a home game since coming to BGSU, but that will change this weekend as the Orange and Brown will host Central Michigan in a four-game MAC series. The teams are scheduled to play single games on Friday and Sunday, sandwiched around a Saturday twinbill, with live stats for all four games and a live video stream for the Friday and Saturday contests. The Falcons played just one match last week, defeating Dayton by a 6-5 count on Wednesday afternoon. Maycee Godbolt had a pair of doubles and drove in the first three runs of the game to stake the Falcons to a lead they would never relinquish. The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was called due to darkness. BGSU is scheduled to play each of the other 10 MAC teams four times each, with home series vs. CMU, Akron (April 2-4), Miami (April 30-May 1) and Kent State (May 14-16), and road trips to Ball State (March 26-28), Buffalo (April 9-11), Ohio (April 16-18) and Northern Illinois (May 7-9). The Falcons will play two midweek doubleheaders each vs. Toledo (away on April 20, home on April 28) and Western Michigan (home on May 4, away on May 12).
BASEBALL (2-8, 0-0 MAC)
Friday, March 19 at Ohio, 6:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Saturday, March 20 at Ohio, 1:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Saturday, March 20 at Ohio, 4:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Sunday, March 21 at Ohio, 1:00 pm | Live Stats | @BGSU_Baseball
Bowling Green is scheduled to open Mid-American Conference play this weekend at Ohio University with a four-game series at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens, Ohio. BGSU heads into conference play with a deceiving 2-8 record. The Falcons have lost three one-run games, including two extra-innings contests. The Falcons concluded last weekend's series at Western Kentucky with a wild 17-16 defeat. The Orange and Brown plated four runs in the ninth, but a strikeout with the bases loaded ended the contest. Bowling Green has now scored 10-plus runs in three of its 10 games in 2021. In last season's shortened 13-game season, BGSU scored 10-plus runs just once. Tyler Ross leads the Falcons this season in batting average (.385) and is tied with Kyle Gurney for the team lead in runs scored with nine. Gurney is hitting .297 and is tied with Adam Furnas (.353 batting average) for the team lead in RBI with eight. Andrew Abrahamowicz has set the pace for the Falcon pitching staff and has racked up a team-high 19 strikeouts over a team-high 17.0 innings. Will MacLean is doing a great job out of the BGSU bullpen, having logged a 1.93 ERA in four appearances.
GYMNASTICS (1-10, 0-6Â MAC)
Saturday, March 20 at MAC Championships (Kalamazoo, Mich.), 2:00 pm | Video Stream | Live Stats | @FalconGymn
BGSU will compete at the MAC Championships Saturday, hosted by Western Michigan University. The Falcons have been building towards this meet, improving scores repeatedly over the past month. Alex Fochler will be a factor on uneven bars, where she currently ranks sixth in the MAC. In the all-around, Taylor Jensen just set a new career-best Friday night, a score that places her among the best results in the MAC this year.Â
WEEKLY RECAP
MEN'S GOLF
14th/16 at Spartan Collegiate At Sea Island | Recap | Final Scores
WOMEN'SÂ BASKETBALL (20-6)
W, 63-47 vs. Eastern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 80-67 vs. Buffalo | Recap | Box Score
L, 77-72 vs. Central Michigan | Recap | Box Score
SOFTBALL (8-7, 0-0 MAC)
W, 6-5 at Dayton | Recap | Box Score
VOLLEYBALL (15-0, 15-0 MAC)
W, 3-0 vs. Eastern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 3-0 vs. Eastern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
MEN'S BASKETBALL (14-11)
L, 74-67 at Akron | Recap | Box Score
TENNIS (5-3, 1-1 MAC)
W, 6-1 at Northern Illinois | Recap
L, 4-3 at Western Michigan |Â Recap
BASEBALL (2-8, 0-0 MAC)
L, 4-3 (10 inn.) at Western Kentucky | Recap | Box Score
L, 4-1 at Western Kentucky | Recap | Box Score
L, 3-1 at Western Kentucky | Recap | Box Score
L, 17-16 at Western Kentucky | Recap | Box Score
GYMNASTICS (1-10, 0-6Â MAC)
L, 196.050-193.950 vs. Kent State | Recap | Box Score
#13 HOCKEY (20-10-1)
L, 4-3 vs. Northern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
W, 5-0 vs. Northern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
L, 5-1 vs. Northern Michigan | Recap | Box Score
SWIMMING & DIVING (1-3, 1-3 MAC)
L, 187-111 vs. Buffalo | Recap | Box Score
WOMEN'S SOCCER (2-1, 2-1 MAC)
L, 2-1 at Buffalo | Recap | Box Score
MEN'S SOCCER (3-3, 1-1Â MAC)
W, 1-0 (OT) vs. #25 SIU Edwardsville | Recap | Box Score
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