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BOWLING GREEN vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 • 7:00 p.m.
Stroh Center • Bowling Green, Ohio
Video: ESPN3 • Audio: BG Falcon Media (BGRSO)
Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com • Twitter: @BGSUwbb
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team will take the court for the third time in five days, hosting Western Michigan University on Wednesday night (Jan. 26). Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons, the defending Mid-American Conference regular-season champions, will meet the Broncos – currently in second place in the MAC standings – in a 7:00 p.m. start at the Stroh Center.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons this season...
• TV/VIDEO: Wednesday's WMU game will be streamed via ESPN3. All of the Falcons' MAC contests, both home and away, are scheduled to be on either ESPN3 or ESPN+.
• RADIO/AUDIO: All BGSU home games and selected road games are slated to have an audio stream thanks to BG Falcon Media (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.
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, media (including radio, TV and web-stream broadcasters) and staff.
• If individuals 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.
THE OPENING TIP – STREAKS, STORYLINES AND SIDEBARS
• After being idle for 11 days, the Falcons and now in the midst of playing five games over the next 11 days. BGSU concludes that busy stretch with home games against the top-two teams in the MAC standings, as WMU and Toledo (Saturday's BG opponent) have a combined conference record of 12-1, with the one loss coming when the Broncos and Rockets played each other.
• BGSU is coming off of a 71-60 win at Eastern Michigan on Monday night (Jan. 24), the Falcons' first road win of the 2021-22 season. Kadie Hempfling led the Falcons in scoring for the third-straight game, with 19 points vs. the Eagles, while Zoe Miller made her first six shots of the night en route to 14 points of her own.
• Hempfling enters the WMU game with a career total of 997 points as a Falcon. She needs just three more to become only the 29th player in school history to score 1,000 career points.
• Madisen Parker hit four three-point field goals on Saturday at Ohio, and added another in the EMU game. She now has made a total of 224 triples in her career, good for fourth place on that BGSU list. Parker's next target is Tracy Pontius (2007-11), who hit 235 treys in her storied Falcon career.
• BGSU is now 17-7 in MAC regular-season games since the start of the 2020-21 season, after going 8-46 in the previous three seasons (2017-18 to '19-20). That 17-7 record includes a 10-3 mark at the Stroh and a 7-4 ledger in conference road games.
• Hempfling has now started 104 career games at BGSU, good for 10th place on that BGSU list. Meanwhile, Parker has played in a total of 131 contests, and is fifth in school history on that Falcon chart. Parker is just four games away from tying the school record in that category. If the current schedule does not change and she plays in each game, Parker would tie the school record on Feb. 5 at Ball State and break it four days later (Feb. 9) vs. Northern Illinois at the Stroh.
• Hempfling has scored 55 points over the last three games, an average of 18.3 points per outing. Hempfling, Parker and Sharps have made a combined 88 three-point field goals, and that trio is shooting 45.6% (88 of 193) from the arc.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE BRONCOS
• Western Michigan is 10-4 on the season, and the Broncos are in second place in the MAC standings with a 4-1 league ledger. Western has shattered last season's overall win total. The Broncos, riding a two-game winning streak after road victories against Eastern Michigan and Miami, are 4-1 at home and 6-3 on the road to date.
• Lauren Ross leads the team in scoring, with 20.1 points per game, while Reilly Jacobson and Taylor Williams have 12.4 and 12.1 ppg, respectively. Williams paces the team with 9.1 rebounds per contest. Head coach Shane Clipfell welcomed back 12 letterwinners, including all five starters, from a 2020-21 club that went 6-15 overall and 5-15 in the MAC.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead Western Michigan, 38-35, in the all-time series, and BGSU has captured the last two meetings. Last season, the Falcons picked up a 73-48 win in Kalamazoo (Jan. 6, 2021) and a 77-53 victory at the Stroh Center three weeks later (Jan. 27, 2021). Prior to that, the Broncos had won two-straight meetings and 12 of 13 matchups with the Orange and Brown. BGSU is 20-14 in home games, 15-20 in road contests and 3-1 in neutral-site affairs vs. Western over the years.
• More information on the BGSU-WMU series can be found on page 20 of the PDF version of these notes.
DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the WMU game, the Falcons renew the Battle of I-75 this weekend, welcoming league-leading Toledo to the Stroh on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 29). That game will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Stroh.
• Then, BGSU begins the month of February with trips to Northern Illinois (Feb. 2) and Ball State (Feb. 5). Barring any (more) schedule changes, BG's upcoming schedule is as follows...
BGSU'S NEXT FIVE GAMES...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 • 7:00 p.m.
Stroh Center • Bowling Green, Ohio
Video: ESPN3 • Audio: BG Falcon Media (BGRSO)
Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com • Twitter: @BGSUwbb
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team will take the court for the third time in five days, hosting Western Michigan University on Wednesday night (Jan. 26). Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons, the defending Mid-American Conference regular-season champions, will meet the Broncos – currently in second place in the MAC standings – in a 7:00 p.m. start at the Stroh Center.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons this season...
• TV/VIDEO: Wednesday's WMU game will be streamed via ESPN3. All of the Falcons' MAC contests, both home and away, are scheduled to be on either ESPN3 or ESPN+.
• RADIO/AUDIO: All BGSU home games and selected road games are slated to have an audio stream thanks to BG Falcon Media (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.
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, media (including radio, TV and web-stream broadcasters) and staff.
• If individuals 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.
THE OPENING TIP – STREAKS, STORYLINES AND SIDEBARS
• After being idle for 11 days, the Falcons and now in the midst of playing five games over the next 11 days. BGSU concludes that busy stretch with home games against the top-two teams in the MAC standings, as WMU and Toledo (Saturday's BG opponent) have a combined conference record of 12-1, with the one loss coming when the Broncos and Rockets played each other.
• BGSU is coming off of a 71-60 win at Eastern Michigan on Monday night (Jan. 24), the Falcons' first road win of the 2021-22 season. Kadie Hempfling led the Falcons in scoring for the third-straight game, with 19 points vs. the Eagles, while Zoe Miller made her first six shots of the night en route to 14 points of her own.
• Hempfling enters the WMU game with a career total of 997 points as a Falcon. She needs just three more to become only the 29th player in school history to score 1,000 career points.
• Madisen Parker hit four three-point field goals on Saturday at Ohio, and added another in the EMU game. She now has made a total of 224 triples in her career, good for fourth place on that BGSU list. Parker's next target is Tracy Pontius (2007-11), who hit 235 treys in her storied Falcon career.
• BGSU is now 17-7 in MAC regular-season games since the start of the 2020-21 season, after going 8-46 in the previous three seasons (2017-18 to '19-20). That 17-7 record includes a 10-3 mark at the Stroh and a 7-4 ledger in conference road games.
• Hempfling has now started 104 career games at BGSU, good for 10th place on that BGSU list. Meanwhile, Parker has played in a total of 131 contests, and is fifth in school history on that Falcon chart. Parker is just four games away from tying the school record in that category. If the current schedule does not change and she plays in each game, Parker would tie the school record on Feb. 5 at Ball State and break it four days later (Feb. 9) vs. Northern Illinois at the Stroh.
• Hempfling has scored 55 points over the last three games, an average of 18.3 points per outing. Hempfling, Parker and Sharps have made a combined 88 three-point field goals, and that trio is shooting 45.6% (88 of 193) from the arc.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE BRONCOS
• Western Michigan is 10-4 on the season, and the Broncos are in second place in the MAC standings with a 4-1 league ledger. Western has shattered last season's overall win total. The Broncos, riding a two-game winning streak after road victories against Eastern Michigan and Miami, are 4-1 at home and 6-3 on the road to date.
• Lauren Ross leads the team in scoring, with 20.1 points per game, while Reilly Jacobson and Taylor Williams have 12.4 and 12.1 ppg, respectively. Williams paces the team with 9.1 rebounds per contest. Head coach Shane Clipfell welcomed back 12 letterwinners, including all five starters, from a 2020-21 club that went 6-15 overall and 5-15 in the MAC.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead Western Michigan, 38-35, in the all-time series, and BGSU has captured the last two meetings. Last season, the Falcons picked up a 73-48 win in Kalamazoo (Jan. 6, 2021) and a 77-53 victory at the Stroh Center three weeks later (Jan. 27, 2021). Prior to that, the Broncos had won two-straight meetings and 12 of 13 matchups with the Orange and Brown. BGSU is 20-14 in home games, 15-20 in road contests and 3-1 in neutral-site affairs vs. Western over the years.
• More information on the BGSU-WMU series can be found on page 20 of the PDF version of these notes.
DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the WMU game, the Falcons renew the Battle of I-75 this weekend, welcoming league-leading Toledo to the Stroh on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 29). That game will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Stroh.
• Then, BGSU begins the month of February with trips to Northern Illinois (Feb. 2) and Ball State (Feb. 5). Barring any (more) schedule changes, BG's upcoming schedule is as follows...
BGSU'S NEXT FIVE GAMES...
- Wed., Jan. 26 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | 7:00
- Sat., Jan. 29 | TOLEDO | 1:00
- Wed., Feb. 2 | at Northern Illinois | 7:00
- Sat., Feb. 5 | at Ball State | 1:00
- Wed., Feb. 9 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 7:00
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