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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, April 17
Bowling Green, Ohio
7:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Ball State
Kennedy White & the Falcons face Ball State at Cochrane Stadium on Saturday night
Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Host Ball State in Saturday's MAC Championship
April 15, 2021 | Women's Soccer
Admission is free to this weekend's match
The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team hosts Ball State University in Saturday's (April 17) MAC Championship, with first touch set for 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium. Admission to the match is free.
COVID-19 / ATTENDANCE POLICIES & UPDATES
• The BGSU Department of Athletics recently announced changes to attendance policies for outdoor events. With recent updates from the State of Ohio, outdoor events for Falcon Athletics will now be open for general public attendance. Fans interested in attending outdoor athletic events are no longer required to be included on a team pass list to gain admission.
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• Outdoor venues, including Cochrane Stadium, are impacted by these changes. BGSU will continue to monitor attendance numbers and make adjustments as necessary based on maximum capacity at each facility. Fans will still be required to physical distance at least six feet and wear a face covering at all times. Groups are permitted to congregate up to 10 people and will not be required to be from the same household.
• Sanitation stations will be available at all Falcon Athletic events, and guests are asked to not attend if they are experiencing common symptoms of COVID-19 or may have been exposed to someone who has.
• As has been the case for all matches at Cochrane Stadium this season, we ask all fans to refrain from entering the playing field before and after the match to help protect the health and well-being of the players and staff for both BGSU and Ball State.
ABOUT THE FALCONS
• BGSU has a 5-1-0 record, with five shutouts in six matches. The Falcons have outscored opponents, 15-2, this spring, with a 10-0 margin in the last three games.
• Madi Wolfbauer has five goals over the last three games. She is the first BGSU player with back-to-back multiple-goal games in over a decade (since Alyssa Zuccaro in 2010).
• Katie Cox scored the game-winning goal in each of BGSU's last two matches, vs. Kent State and Ohio. Cox now has four career goals, and three have been GWG.
• The Falcons enter Saturday's match with an all-time record of 17-7-7 in the MAC Tournament, and BGSU is in the final for the ninth time in program history. BG has records of 9-1-4 in MAC Tournament games at home and 1-3-4 in the championship match. BGSU has advanced past the opponent (winning outright of via penalty kicks) a total of 23 times in 31 MAC Tournament contests over the years.
• The Falcons trail Ball State, 15-4-4, in the all-time series, and the Cardinals downed BGSU, 1-0, in the teams' most recent meeting, at Cochrane Stadium on Oct. 20, 2019. BGSU and BSU are 0-0-2 in MAC Tournament meetings, with the Falcons advancing via PKs each time. The teams played to a 2-2 draw in the semifinal round in 2007 in Muncie, then battled to a scoreless draw at Cochrane in the championship match in 2018.
• BG is one of three MAC teams listed in this week's United Soccer Coaches regional rankings. The Falcons are fourth in the Midwest Region, while Buffalo is fifth and BSU seventh.
• BGSU is 46-19-7 overall, 31-7-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 37-8-3 in all games vs. conference foes since the start of the 2017 season. Since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 33-12-6 overall, 25-3-0 in MAC regular-season action and 29-3-2 in all games vs. league opposition.
• The winner of Saturday's BGSU-BSU match earns the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
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COVID-19 / ATTENDANCE POLICIES & UPDATES
• The BGSU Department of Athletics recently announced changes to attendance policies for outdoor events. With recent updates from the State of Ohio, outdoor events for Falcon Athletics will now be open for general public attendance. Fans interested in attending outdoor athletic events are no longer required to be included on a team pass list to gain admission.
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• Outdoor venues, including Cochrane Stadium, are impacted by these changes. BGSU will continue to monitor attendance numbers and make adjustments as necessary based on maximum capacity at each facility. Fans will still be required to physical distance at least six feet and wear a face covering at all times. Groups are permitted to congregate up to 10 people and will not be required to be from the same household.
• Sanitation stations will be available at all Falcon Athletic events, and guests are asked to not attend if they are experiencing common symptoms of COVID-19 or may have been exposed to someone who has.
• As has been the case for all matches at Cochrane Stadium this season, we ask all fans to refrain from entering the playing field before and after the match to help protect the health and well-being of the players and staff for both BGSU and Ball State.
ABOUT THE FALCONS
• BGSU has a 5-1-0 record, with five shutouts in six matches. The Falcons have outscored opponents, 15-2, this spring, with a 10-0 margin in the last three games.
• Madi Wolfbauer has five goals over the last three games. She is the first BGSU player with back-to-back multiple-goal games in over a decade (since Alyssa Zuccaro in 2010).
• Katie Cox scored the game-winning goal in each of BGSU's last two matches, vs. Kent State and Ohio. Cox now has four career goals, and three have been GWG.
• The Falcons enter Saturday's match with an all-time record of 17-7-7 in the MAC Tournament, and BGSU is in the final for the ninth time in program history. BG has records of 9-1-4 in MAC Tournament games at home and 1-3-4 in the championship match. BGSU has advanced past the opponent (winning outright of via penalty kicks) a total of 23 times in 31 MAC Tournament contests over the years.
• The Falcons trail Ball State, 15-4-4, in the all-time series, and the Cardinals downed BGSU, 1-0, in the teams' most recent meeting, at Cochrane Stadium on Oct. 20, 2019. BGSU and BSU are 0-0-2 in MAC Tournament meetings, with the Falcons advancing via PKs each time. The teams played to a 2-2 draw in the semifinal round in 2007 in Muncie, then battled to a scoreless draw at Cochrane in the championship match in 2018.
• BG is one of three MAC teams listed in this week's United Soccer Coaches regional rankings. The Falcons are fourth in the Midwest Region, while Buffalo is fifth and BSU seventh.
• BGSU is 46-19-7 overall, 31-7-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 37-8-3 in all games vs. conference foes since the start of the 2017 season. Since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 33-12-6 overall, 25-3-0 in MAC regular-season action and 29-3-2 in all games vs. league opposition.
• The winner of Saturday's BGSU-BSU match earns the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Women's SoccerChris Fox Post-Match Interview (Sept. 21, 2025)
Sunday, September 21
Christie Fransen Post-Match Interview (Sept. 21, 2025)
Sunday, September 21
Lexi White Post-Match Interview (Sept. 21, 2025)
Sunday, September 21
Emme Butera Post-Match Interview (Sept. 14, 2025)
Monday, September 15