Bowling Green State University Athletics
Thursday, September 30
Bowling Green, OH
7:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Ohio
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What To Watch For: Falcons Host Ohio to Wrap Up September Slate
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BGSU then begins October with back-to-back road matches
BGSU vs. OHIO – Thursday, September 30
7:00 p.m. | Cochrane Stadium | Bowling Green, Ohio
• Video/Web Stream: WBGU-TV (YouTube) •
• Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com | Twitter: @bgsuwsoc •
FALCONS at KENT STATE – Sunday, October 3
1:00 p.m. | Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium | Kent, Ohio
• Video/Web Stream: Golden Flashes TV •
• Live Stats: KentStateSports.com | Twitter: @bgsuwsoc •
WHAT TO WATCH FOR...
• The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team enters the week in an unfamiliar position – looking to bounce back from a loss in Mid-American Conference play. Head coach Jimmy Walker and the Falcons, the three-time defending MAC champions, end the month of September by hosting Ohio University on Thursday night (Sept. 30), with first touch scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will kick off the October portion of the schedule with a Sunday (Oct. 3) contest at Kent State University. The Falcons and Golden Flashes will meet in a 1:00 p.m. start at Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Thursday's Ohio match will be streamed on YouTube, free of charge, and produced by WBGU-TV. There will also be a free live stream of Sunday's contest at KSU, and live stats will be available for both matches.
• Links to live audio/video/stats for all 2021 matches will be available on BGSUFalcons.com (on the women's soccer schedule page and at the top of the main page) on game day.
BG LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK
• The Falcons opened MAC play with a 2-0 win at Western Michigan on Thursday (Sept. 23), but BG dropped a 2-1 decision to Northern Illinois on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 26). It is just the fourth loss to a MAC opponent in the last 37 matches, dating to the beginning of the 2018 season.
• BGSU has successfully bounced back from the three previous MAC losses in that span, going 3-0-0 in the next game and outscoring opponents, 14-0. The Falcons have not lost back-to-back MAC matches since October of 2016 (2-1 loss at Central Michigan; 2-0 loss at Ball State).
AFTER A MAC LOSS (since the start of the 2018 season)
The Loss... The Next Match...
0-1 – at Akron (Oct. 18, 2018) W, 5-0 – at Buffalo (Oct. 21, 2018)
0-1 (OT) – vs. Ball State (Oct. 20, 2019) W, 7-0 – at Northern Ill. (Oct. 24, 2019)
1-2 – at Buffalo (March 14, 2021) W, 2-0 – vs. Miami (March 18, 2021)
1-2 – vs. Northern Ill. (Sept. 26, 2021) Falcons vs. Ohio (Sept. 30, 2021)
TOUGH CROWD
• The Falcons finished the non-conference schedule with a record of 1-4-2. Six of BGSU's seven non-league opponents are in the top 75 in the RPI, with three of those schools (Xavier, Notre Dame and Michigan) in the top 24.
SUCCESSFUL IN THE MAC
• The Falcons have enjoyed great success in MAC play in recent years. BGSU advanced to the MAC Tournament's championship match in 2017 before falling in overtime, and the Falcons then proceeded to win both the regular-season and tournament titles in both 2018 and '19.
• In 2020 (actually 2020-21), the Falcons went 5-1-0 in MAC regular-season action, then defeated Ball State in the MAC Championship to advance to the NCAA Championships for the third-straight season.
• Entering Thursday's Ohio match, the Falcons have a 49-24-10 overall record since the start of the 2017 season. BGSU is 32-8-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 39-9-3 in all games vs. conference foes in that time.
• Since the start of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 36-17-9 overall, 26-4-0 in MAC regular-season action and 31-4-2 in all games vs. league opposition.
THE FALCONS SINCE 2017
Year Overall MAC All MAC* Home Away Neutral
2017 13-7-1 6-4-1 8-5-1 7-2-0 6-4-1 0-1-0
2018 14-5-3 10-1-0 12-1-1 10-1-2 4-4-0 0-0-1
2019 14-6-3 10-1-0 12-1-1 8-1-1 6-5-2 0-0-0
2020(-21) 6-1-1 5-1-0 6-1-0 4-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-1
2021 2-5-2 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-1 1-3-1 0-0-0
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TOTALS 49-24-10 32-8-1 39-9-3 30-6-4 19-17-4 0-1-2
SINCE '18 36-17-9 26-4-0 31-4-2 23-4-4 13-13-3 0-0-2
* All matches (regular-season & tournament) vs. MAC schools
SUCCESSFUL AT HOME
• The Falcons went a perfect 4-0-0 at Cochrane Stadium in the spring, with all four wins coming against MAC opponents. BGSU outscored the foes, 10-1, in those four matches.
• BGSU enters Thursday's Ohio match with a record of 30-6-4 at home since the start of the 2017 season. The Falcons are 23-3-2 against MAC teams at Cochrane Stadium in that time.
• In those 28 contests vs. conference competition, BGSU has outscored the opposition, 60-21.
SUCCESSFUL ON THE ROAD
• Heading into Sunday's KSU match, the Falcons have a record of 16-5-1 on the road against MAC opponents since the start of the 2017 season. BGSU is 13-2-0 in conference road contests since the start of the 2018 season, having outscored the opponents, 41-8, in those 15 games.
• The Falcons have scored at least two goals in 12 of those 15 matches, and BG has put at least three goals on the board in nine of those 15 contests.
97 PERCENT OF THE TIME, SCORING TWO GOALS WORKS EVERY TIME
(alternate title: THE MORE GOALS, THE MORE BETTER)
• It would stand to reason that scoring goals increases a team's chances of winning. For the Falcons, that is most certainly the case.
• Since the start of the 2017 season, BGSU has a record of 44-1-1 when scoring at least two goals in a match. In that time, the Falcons are 5-23-9 when being held to fewer than two goals.
• The Falcons have won 27-straight matches when scoring two or more goals at Cochrane Stadium, since a 4-3 loss to Western Michigan on Oct. 20, 2016.
FASCINATING FALCON FACTS *
• BGSU enters the week with an overall record of 2-5-2, and the Falcons are 1-1-0 in MAC play.
• BGSU's grueling non-conference schedule saw the Falcons face four Big Ten Conference schools (Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State) as well as one Atlantic Coast Conference member (Notre Dame) and a nationally-ranked Big East Conference foe (Xavier). BGSU also faced Oakland, downing the Golden Grizzlies by a 6-0 count in the fall 2021 home opener.
• The Falcons are 1-2-1 at home and 1-3-1 on the road this season to date. BGSU has been outscored, 17-15, through nine matches.
• Returning All-MAC First-Team performers Madi Wolfbauer and Nikki Cox lead the team in scoring, with nine and eight points, respectively. Wolfbauer has four goals to pace BGSU in that category, while Cox has two goals and a team-leading four assists.
Lacee Bethea has six points, including three goals to tie her with Wolfbauer for the team lead in that department. Kennedy White has five points, including three assists. White scored what proved to be the winning goal on Thursday at WMU.
• Lili Berg has started every match in goal, and has 39 saves and a 1.68 goals-against average. She had a career-high seven saves at Michigan State, then topped that total with eight stops vs. Xavier.
* for more 'fascinating' Falcon facts, click on the PDF version of these notes, at the top of the page
THE OPPONENTS
• Ohio enters Thursday's match with a 6-3-0 record, and the Bobcats are off to a 2-0-0 start in the MAC with wins over Buffalo (2-1) and Akron (1-0). Shae Robertson leads a balanced scoring attack with three goals and six points, while Sam Wexell has played every minute in goal and has 25 saves, four shutouts and a GAA of just 1.00.
• Kent State is 5-3-1 overall, and the Golden Flashes take a 1-0-1 MAC record into a Thursday match at Toledo. KSU defeated UA (1-0) before drawing at Buffalo (0-0). Cameron Shedenhelm leads the team with 11 points, while Khyla Porter has eight points and is tied with Shedenhelm for the team lead in goals, with four. Sarah Melen has started every game in goal and has 34 saves, three clean sheets and a 1.44 GAA.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons trail Ohio, 12-9-5, in the all-time series, but BGSU has captured the last five matchups, including a pair in the spring. BG picked up a 1-0 overtime win at Cochrane Stadium on March 7, 2021, then downed the Bobcats by a 3-0 final in Athens three weeks later (March 28, 2021). BGSU is 7-5-2 at home and 2-7-3 on the road vs. Ohio.
• BGSU leads Kent State, 16-7-5, in that series, and the Falcons have won the last five meetings, including a 5-0 victory at Cochrane in the spring (March 21, 2021). In the last meeting in Northeast Ohio, the Falcons picked up a 3-1 win two years ago (Oct. 4, 2019). BGSU is 8-2-5 in home matches and 8-5-0 in road meetings with the Golden Flashes over the years.
UP NEXT
• Following the KSU match, the Falcons will head to Muncie to take on Ball State on Thursday, Oct. 7. That game, a rematch of the 2020(-21) MAC Championship, will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Briner Sports Complex.
Then, BGSU will return home for the next two contests, beginning with the Miami match on Sunday, Oct. 10. The Falcons and RedHawks will meet in a 1:00 p.m. start at Cochrane.
7:00 p.m. | Cochrane Stadium | Bowling Green, Ohio
• Video/Web Stream: WBGU-TV (YouTube) •
• Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com | Twitter: @bgsuwsoc •
FALCONS at KENT STATE – Sunday, October 3
1:00 p.m. | Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium | Kent, Ohio
• Video/Web Stream: Golden Flashes TV •
• Live Stats: KentStateSports.com | Twitter: @bgsuwsoc •
WHAT TO WATCH FOR...
• The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team enters the week in an unfamiliar position – looking to bounce back from a loss in Mid-American Conference play. Head coach Jimmy Walker and the Falcons, the three-time defending MAC champions, end the month of September by hosting Ohio University on Thursday night (Sept. 30), with first touch scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will kick off the October portion of the schedule with a Sunday (Oct. 3) contest at Kent State University. The Falcons and Golden Flashes will meet in a 1:00 p.m. start at Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Thursday's Ohio match will be streamed on YouTube, free of charge, and produced by WBGU-TV. There will also be a free live stream of Sunday's contest at KSU, and live stats will be available for both matches.
• Links to live audio/video/stats for all 2021 matches will be available on BGSUFalcons.com (on the women's soccer schedule page and at the top of the main page) on game day.
BG LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK
• The Falcons opened MAC play with a 2-0 win at Western Michigan on Thursday (Sept. 23), but BG dropped a 2-1 decision to Northern Illinois on Sunday afternoon (Sept. 26). It is just the fourth loss to a MAC opponent in the last 37 matches, dating to the beginning of the 2018 season.
• BGSU has successfully bounced back from the three previous MAC losses in that span, going 3-0-0 in the next game and outscoring opponents, 14-0. The Falcons have not lost back-to-back MAC matches since October of 2016 (2-1 loss at Central Michigan; 2-0 loss at Ball State).
AFTER A MAC LOSS (since the start of the 2018 season)
The Loss... The Next Match...
0-1 – at Akron (Oct. 18, 2018) W, 5-0 – at Buffalo (Oct. 21, 2018)
0-1 (OT) – vs. Ball State (Oct. 20, 2019) W, 7-0 – at Northern Ill. (Oct. 24, 2019)
1-2 – at Buffalo (March 14, 2021) W, 2-0 – vs. Miami (March 18, 2021)
1-2 – vs. Northern Ill. (Sept. 26, 2021) Falcons vs. Ohio (Sept. 30, 2021)
TOUGH CROWD
• The Falcons finished the non-conference schedule with a record of 1-4-2. Six of BGSU's seven non-league opponents are in the top 75 in the RPI, with three of those schools (Xavier, Notre Dame and Michigan) in the top 24.
SUCCESSFUL IN THE MAC
• The Falcons have enjoyed great success in MAC play in recent years. BGSU advanced to the MAC Tournament's championship match in 2017 before falling in overtime, and the Falcons then proceeded to win both the regular-season and tournament titles in both 2018 and '19.
• In 2020 (actually 2020-21), the Falcons went 5-1-0 in MAC regular-season action, then defeated Ball State in the MAC Championship to advance to the NCAA Championships for the third-straight season.
• Entering Thursday's Ohio match, the Falcons have a 49-24-10 overall record since the start of the 2017 season. BGSU is 32-8-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 39-9-3 in all games vs. conference foes in that time.
• Since the start of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 36-17-9 overall, 26-4-0 in MAC regular-season action and 31-4-2 in all games vs. league opposition.
THE FALCONS SINCE 2017
Year Overall MAC All MAC* Home Away Neutral
2017 13-7-1 6-4-1 8-5-1 7-2-0 6-4-1 0-1-0
2018 14-5-3 10-1-0 12-1-1 10-1-2 4-4-0 0-0-1
2019 14-6-3 10-1-0 12-1-1 8-1-1 6-5-2 0-0-0
2020(-21) 6-1-1 5-1-0 6-1-0 4-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-1
2021 2-5-2 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-1 1-3-1 0-0-0
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TOTALS 49-24-10 32-8-1 39-9-3 30-6-4 19-17-4 0-1-2
SINCE '18 36-17-9 26-4-0 31-4-2 23-4-4 13-13-3 0-0-2
* All matches (regular-season & tournament) vs. MAC schools
SUCCESSFUL AT HOME
• The Falcons went a perfect 4-0-0 at Cochrane Stadium in the spring, with all four wins coming against MAC opponents. BGSU outscored the foes, 10-1, in those four matches.
• BGSU enters Thursday's Ohio match with a record of 30-6-4 at home since the start of the 2017 season. The Falcons are 23-3-2 against MAC teams at Cochrane Stadium in that time.
• In those 28 contests vs. conference competition, BGSU has outscored the opposition, 60-21.
SUCCESSFUL ON THE ROAD
• Heading into Sunday's KSU match, the Falcons have a record of 16-5-1 on the road against MAC opponents since the start of the 2017 season. BGSU is 13-2-0 in conference road contests since the start of the 2018 season, having outscored the opponents, 41-8, in those 15 games.
• The Falcons have scored at least two goals in 12 of those 15 matches, and BG has put at least three goals on the board in nine of those 15 contests.
97 PERCENT OF THE TIME, SCORING TWO GOALS WORKS EVERY TIME
(alternate title: THE MORE GOALS, THE MORE BETTER)
• It would stand to reason that scoring goals increases a team's chances of winning. For the Falcons, that is most certainly the case.
• Since the start of the 2017 season, BGSU has a record of 44-1-1 when scoring at least two goals in a match. In that time, the Falcons are 5-23-9 when being held to fewer than two goals.
• The Falcons have won 27-straight matches when scoring two or more goals at Cochrane Stadium, since a 4-3 loss to Western Michigan on Oct. 20, 2016.
FASCINATING FALCON FACTS *
• BGSU enters the week with an overall record of 2-5-2, and the Falcons are 1-1-0 in MAC play.
• BGSU's grueling non-conference schedule saw the Falcons face four Big Ten Conference schools (Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State) as well as one Atlantic Coast Conference member (Notre Dame) and a nationally-ranked Big East Conference foe (Xavier). BGSU also faced Oakland, downing the Golden Grizzlies by a 6-0 count in the fall 2021 home opener.
• The Falcons are 1-2-1 at home and 1-3-1 on the road this season to date. BGSU has been outscored, 17-15, through nine matches.
• Returning All-MAC First-Team performers Madi Wolfbauer and Nikki Cox lead the team in scoring, with nine and eight points, respectively. Wolfbauer has four goals to pace BGSU in that category, while Cox has two goals and a team-leading four assists.
Lacee Bethea has six points, including three goals to tie her with Wolfbauer for the team lead in that department. Kennedy White has five points, including three assists. White scored what proved to be the winning goal on Thursday at WMU.
• Lili Berg has started every match in goal, and has 39 saves and a 1.68 goals-against average. She had a career-high seven saves at Michigan State, then topped that total with eight stops vs. Xavier.
* for more 'fascinating' Falcon facts, click on the PDF version of these notes, at the top of the page
THE OPPONENTS
• Ohio enters Thursday's match with a 6-3-0 record, and the Bobcats are off to a 2-0-0 start in the MAC with wins over Buffalo (2-1) and Akron (1-0). Shae Robertson leads a balanced scoring attack with three goals and six points, while Sam Wexell has played every minute in goal and has 25 saves, four shutouts and a GAA of just 1.00.
• Kent State is 5-3-1 overall, and the Golden Flashes take a 1-0-1 MAC record into a Thursday match at Toledo. KSU defeated UA (1-0) before drawing at Buffalo (0-0). Cameron Shedenhelm leads the team with 11 points, while Khyla Porter has eight points and is tied with Shedenhelm for the team lead in goals, with four. Sarah Melen has started every game in goal and has 34 saves, three clean sheets and a 1.44 GAA.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons trail Ohio, 12-9-5, in the all-time series, but BGSU has captured the last five matchups, including a pair in the spring. BG picked up a 1-0 overtime win at Cochrane Stadium on March 7, 2021, then downed the Bobcats by a 3-0 final in Athens three weeks later (March 28, 2021). BGSU is 7-5-2 at home and 2-7-3 on the road vs. Ohio.
• BGSU leads Kent State, 16-7-5, in that series, and the Falcons have won the last five meetings, including a 5-0 victory at Cochrane in the spring (March 21, 2021). In the last meeting in Northeast Ohio, the Falcons picked up a 3-1 win two years ago (Oct. 4, 2019). BGSU is 8-2-5 in home matches and 8-5-0 in road meetings with the Golden Flashes over the years.
UP NEXT
• Following the KSU match, the Falcons will head to Muncie to take on Ball State on Thursday, Oct. 7. That game, a rematch of the 2020(-21) MAC Championship, will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Briner Sports Complex.
Then, BGSU will return home for the next two contests, beginning with the Miami match on Sunday, Oct. 10. The Falcons and RedHawks will meet in a 1:00 p.m. start at Cochrane.
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