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Hartmann, Clark Join Falcon Program
August 04, 2021 | Women's Soccer
Three-Time Defending MAC Champions Add a Pair of Transfers
Bowling Green State University women's soccer head coach Jimmy Walker and his staff have announced the addition of two transfers to the program. Rylee Clark and Kasey Hartmann have joined the defending Mid-American Conference champions in time for the 2021 season.
Clark, a midfielder, joined the Falcons earlier this summer after spending the 2020-21 academic year at Wright State University. She was one of just four players all nine of the Raiders' matches in the spring of 2021, and had three points on a goal and an assist.
Clark played a total of 566 minutes in her freshman season, including a season-high 79 minutes in the Detroit Marcy match. She scored a goal in that contest, and had an assist on what proved to be the winning goal vs. Youngstown State.
A native of Oregon, Ohio, Clark graduated from Clay H.S., where she was a multi-year all-conference and all-district performer and earned All-Ohio honors as a senior in 2019. The Eagles won the Three Rivers Athletic Conference championship in three consecutive seasons from 2016-18, and captured a district title in 2019. Clark was both the Class Valedictorian and Homecoming Queen at Clay, and she played club soccer for Pacesetter SC.
"Rylee Clark is a talented young midfield player that we are excited to have at BGSU," said Walker. "She has a really good engine in the midfield and does very well keeping the ball. Â On top of being a good player, she is an awesome person that aligns with our core values at BGSU."
"Starting the recruiting process over as a transfer, I knew exactly what I was looking for in a school," said Clark. "I found that Bowling Green State Univrsity had it all! From academics to athletics, I knew I had found my second family and new home. I am beyond excited to be a Falcon!"
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Hartmann, a goalkeeper, comes to BGSU after three years at Saint Louis University, where the Billikens won the Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament championships in all three seasons. SLU posted records of 50-9-4 overall and 27-0-1 in conference regular-season play in those three seasons.
In 2020(-21), Hartmann played in one match, combining on a shutout win over Duquesne. She saw action in four contests in the previous season, including a 2-1 win over Indiana State in which she played all 90 minutes. She made three saves in the Billikens' match vs. Notre Dame, and combined on a shutout win over Richmond.
As a freshman, Hartmann saw time between the posts in three matches, and was a part of two combined shutouts, picking up the win in one of those matches (vs. Rhode Island).
In her SLU career, she had a 2-1-0 record and a goals-against average of 1.38. She was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll in all three seasons.
Hartmann, a native of St. Louis, earned all-state honors as a senior at Lutheran South H.S., and also earned Metro Conference Goalkeeper-of-the-Year accolades. The all-state honor was the second of her career. She was also named a Lutheran High School All-American on multiple occasions. Hartmann played club ball for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, helping that team to three ECNL Midwest titles.
"Kasey Hartmann is an extremely experienced goalkeeper who is  transferring in from a great program in SLU," said Walker. "She has great size and athleticism and is a competitor.  Kasey is a fantastic young lady who will be a good leader for BGSU, and we are excited to have her on board."
"I chose BG to continue my academic and athletic career because it had everything I was looking for in both aspects," said Hartmann. "Also, when I visited campus, everyone made a huge effort to make me feel welcomed and comfortable. It was easy to decide that I wanted BG to be the place I call home the next couple of years while finishing out my schooling and my soccer career."
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BGSU went 6-1-1 overall and 5-1-0 in MAC play in 2020(-21), outscoring opponents by a 17-3 count in the spring, and the Falcons tied for first in the entire nation in shutout percentage (.750), recording six shutouts in eight matches. BG earned the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season.
BGSU is 47-19-8 overall, 31-7-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 38-8-3 in all games vs. conference foes since the start of the 2017 season.
Since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 34-12-7 overall, 25-3-0 in MAC regular-season action and 30-3-2 in all games vs. league opposition.
For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUWSoccer), Instagram (bgsuwsoccer) and Facebook (bgsuwsoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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Clark, a midfielder, joined the Falcons earlier this summer after spending the 2020-21 academic year at Wright State University. She was one of just four players all nine of the Raiders' matches in the spring of 2021, and had three points on a goal and an assist.
Clark played a total of 566 minutes in her freshman season, including a season-high 79 minutes in the Detroit Marcy match. She scored a goal in that contest, and had an assist on what proved to be the winning goal vs. Youngstown State.
A native of Oregon, Ohio, Clark graduated from Clay H.S., where she was a multi-year all-conference and all-district performer and earned All-Ohio honors as a senior in 2019. The Eagles won the Three Rivers Athletic Conference championship in three consecutive seasons from 2016-18, and captured a district title in 2019. Clark was both the Class Valedictorian and Homecoming Queen at Clay, and she played club soccer for Pacesetter SC.
"Rylee Clark is a talented young midfield player that we are excited to have at BGSU," said Walker. "She has a really good engine in the midfield and does very well keeping the ball. Â On top of being a good player, she is an awesome person that aligns with our core values at BGSU."
"Starting the recruiting process over as a transfer, I knew exactly what I was looking for in a school," said Clark. "I found that Bowling Green State Univrsity had it all! From academics to athletics, I knew I had found my second family and new home. I am beyond excited to be a Falcon!"
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Hartmann, a goalkeeper, comes to BGSU after three years at Saint Louis University, where the Billikens won the Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament championships in all three seasons. SLU posted records of 50-9-4 overall and 27-0-1 in conference regular-season play in those three seasons.
In 2020(-21), Hartmann played in one match, combining on a shutout win over Duquesne. She saw action in four contests in the previous season, including a 2-1 win over Indiana State in which she played all 90 minutes. She made three saves in the Billikens' match vs. Notre Dame, and combined on a shutout win over Richmond.
As a freshman, Hartmann saw time between the posts in three matches, and was a part of two combined shutouts, picking up the win in one of those matches (vs. Rhode Island).
In her SLU career, she had a 2-1-0 record and a goals-against average of 1.38. She was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll in all three seasons.
Hartmann, a native of St. Louis, earned all-state honors as a senior at Lutheran South H.S., and also earned Metro Conference Goalkeeper-of-the-Year accolades. The all-state honor was the second of her career. She was also named a Lutheran High School All-American on multiple occasions. Hartmann played club ball for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, helping that team to three ECNL Midwest titles.
"Kasey Hartmann is an extremely experienced goalkeeper who is  transferring in from a great program in SLU," said Walker. "She has great size and athleticism and is a competitor.  Kasey is a fantastic young lady who will be a good leader for BGSU, and we are excited to have her on board."
"I chose BG to continue my academic and athletic career because it had everything I was looking for in both aspects," said Hartmann. "Also, when I visited campus, everyone made a huge effort to make me feel welcomed and comfortable. It was easy to decide that I wanted BG to be the place I call home the next couple of years while finishing out my schooling and my soccer career."
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BGSU went 6-1-1 overall and 5-1-0 in MAC play in 2020(-21), outscoring opponents by a 17-3 count in the spring, and the Falcons tied for first in the entire nation in shutout percentage (.750), recording six shutouts in eight matches. BG earned the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive season.
BGSU is 47-19-8 overall, 31-7-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 38-8-3 in all games vs. conference foes since the start of the 2017 season.
Since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 34-12-7 overall, 25-3-0 in MAC regular-season action and 30-3-2 in all games vs. league opposition.
For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUWSoccer), Instagram (bgsuwsoccer) and Facebook (bgsuwsoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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