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Saturday, January 8
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2:00 PM
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Falcons Head to Akron to Begin Road Portion of MAC Schedule
January 07, 2022 | Women's Basketball
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BGSU battles the Zips on Saturday afternoon
BGSU at AKRON
Saturday, January 8, 2022 • 2:00 p.m.
Rhodes Arena • Akron, Ohio
Video: ESPN3 • Audio: BG Falcon Media
Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com • Twitter: @BGSUwbb
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team begins the road portion of the 2021-22 Mid-American Conference schedule this weekend. Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons, the defending MAC regular-season champions, head to Northeast Ohio for a Saturday (Jan. 8) matchup vs. the University of Akron. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Rhodes Arena.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons this season...
• TV/VIDEO: Saturday's Akron matchup will be streamed via ESPN3. All of the Falcons' home MAC contests, as well as nearly every road game, will be on either ESPN3 or ESPN+.
• RADIO/AUDIO: All BGSU home games and selected road games are scheduled 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.
THE OPENING TIP
• The Falcons are 6-5 on the season, and BGSU is 1-1 in MAC action. BG saw a five-game winning streak come to an end with an 82-66 loss to Buffalo on Wednesday night (Jan. 5).
• The Falcons went a perfect 4-0 in the month of December after losing the last two November games by a combined six points, and BG began January with a 24-point win (82-58) over Ball State in New Year's Day's MAC opener at the Stroh.
• BGSU is 15-5 in MAC regular-season games since the start of the 2020-21 season, including a 6-2 record in conference road games.
• Saturday's game marks just the second true road contest of 2021-22 for the Falcons. BGSU is 4-2 at home, 0-1 on the road and 2-2 in neutral-site matchups. The only previous true road game came at #21/25 Ohio State in mid-November.
• Senior Kadie Hempfling made her 100th career start – and her 100th consecutive start – in a BGSU uniform on Wednesday night vs. Buffalo. After coming off the bench to make her collegiate debut (at Michigan State; Nov. 6, 2018), Hempfling has started every BG contest since that time. Hempfling is just the 14th player in school history to start at least 100 career games.
• Senior Madisen Parker is tied for fourth in BGSU history with 216 career three-pointers made. She went a perfect 3-for-3 from the arc against Ball State, and is deadlocked with Liz Honegger (2003-07) on the career list. Tracy Pontius (2007-11) sits in third place with 235 career triples made.
FALCONS VS. THE MAC
• BGSU won the MAC opener for the second-straight season, downing Ball State on New Year's Day. Last year, the Falcons posted a 71-64 win over Eastern Michigan in the first conference contest of the season (Dec. 11, 2020). It snapped a four-game losing streak in league openers.
• Overall, the Falcons own the second-best record in MAC history. Entering the Akron matchup, BGSU has an all-time record of 425-246 (.633) in MAC regular-season games, for the second-highest winning percentage of all league institutions. BG also has the second-most conference wins of all 12 programs.
• BGSU leads the all-time series with all 11 MAC foes, making the Falcons the only team in the league with a winning record against every other school. BG also has the most overall victories and highest overall winning pct. of any league institution.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE ZIPS
• Akron is 4-4 on the season, and the Zips are 1-1 in MAC play. After dropping a narrow 64-58 decision at Toledo, UA defeated Kent State by a 62-61 final on Wednesday night (Jan. 5). UA is 2-0 at home and 2-4 on the road this season, and the BGSU game will be the Zips' first home game since Nov. 29.
• Jordyn Dawson leads the team in both scoring and rebounding, with 18.0 points and 8.0 boards per game, while Reagan Bass and Layne Ferrell have 8.3 and 8.1 ppg, respectively. Head coach Melissa Jackson welcomed back nine players from a 2020-21 club that went 7-14 overall and 4-14 in the MAC.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead Akron, 57-11, in the all-time series, and BGSU has captured each of the last two meetings. Last season, the Falcons picked up a 66-57 win at the Stroh Center (Jan. 20, 2021), then downed the Zips by a 79-64 count at Rhodes Arena (Feb. 27, 2021). The latter game enabled the Orange and Brown to clinch the MAC regular-season championship. Akron's last win over the Falcons was a 70-61 triumph in Akron on the final day of the 2019-20 regular season (March 7, 2020). BGSU is 30-4 in home games, 25-7 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites vs. UA over the years.
• More information on the BG-UA series can be found on page 19 of the PDF (click 'BGSU Notes" near the top of this page).
DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the Akron matchup, the Falcons will return to Northeast Ohio several days later, taking on Kent State Wednesday evening (Jan. 12).
• Then, BGSU is scheduled to end the month of January with four home games in a five-game span, beginning with a matchup vs. Miami on Saturday, Jan. 15.
Saturday, January 8, 2022 • 2:00 p.m.
Rhodes Arena • Akron, Ohio
Video: ESPN3 • Audio: BG Falcon Media
Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com • Twitter: @BGSUwbb
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team begins the road portion of the 2021-22 Mid-American Conference schedule this weekend. Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons, the defending MAC regular-season champions, head to Northeast Ohio for a Saturday (Jan. 8) matchup vs. the University of Akron. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Rhodes Arena.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons this season...
• TV/VIDEO: Saturday's Akron matchup will be streamed via ESPN3. All of the Falcons' home MAC contests, as well as nearly every road game, will be on either ESPN3 or ESPN+.
• RADIO/AUDIO: All BGSU home games and selected road games are scheduled 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.
THE OPENING TIP
• The Falcons are 6-5 on the season, and BGSU is 1-1 in MAC action. BG saw a five-game winning streak come to an end with an 82-66 loss to Buffalo on Wednesday night (Jan. 5).
• The Falcons went a perfect 4-0 in the month of December after losing the last two November games by a combined six points, and BG began January with a 24-point win (82-58) over Ball State in New Year's Day's MAC opener at the Stroh.
• BGSU is 15-5 in MAC regular-season games since the start of the 2020-21 season, including a 6-2 record in conference road games.
• Saturday's game marks just the second true road contest of 2021-22 for the Falcons. BGSU is 4-2 at home, 0-1 on the road and 2-2 in neutral-site matchups. The only previous true road game came at #21/25 Ohio State in mid-November.
• Senior Kadie Hempfling made her 100th career start – and her 100th consecutive start – in a BGSU uniform on Wednesday night vs. Buffalo. After coming off the bench to make her collegiate debut (at Michigan State; Nov. 6, 2018), Hempfling has started every BG contest since that time. Hempfling is just the 14th player in school history to start at least 100 career games.
• Senior Madisen Parker is tied for fourth in BGSU history with 216 career three-pointers made. She went a perfect 3-for-3 from the arc against Ball State, and is deadlocked with Liz Honegger (2003-07) on the career list. Tracy Pontius (2007-11) sits in third place with 235 career triples made.
FALCONS VS. THE MAC
• BGSU won the MAC opener for the second-straight season, downing Ball State on New Year's Day. Last year, the Falcons posted a 71-64 win over Eastern Michigan in the first conference contest of the season (Dec. 11, 2020). It snapped a four-game losing streak in league openers.
• Overall, the Falcons own the second-best record in MAC history. Entering the Akron matchup, BGSU has an all-time record of 425-246 (.633) in MAC regular-season games, for the second-highest winning percentage of all league institutions. BG also has the second-most conference wins of all 12 programs.
• BGSU leads the all-time series with all 11 MAC foes, making the Falcons the only team in the league with a winning record against every other school. BG also has the most overall victories and highest overall winning pct. of any league institution.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE ZIPS
• Akron is 4-4 on the season, and the Zips are 1-1 in MAC play. After dropping a narrow 64-58 decision at Toledo, UA defeated Kent State by a 62-61 final on Wednesday night (Jan. 5). UA is 2-0 at home and 2-4 on the road this season, and the BGSU game will be the Zips' first home game since Nov. 29.
• Jordyn Dawson leads the team in both scoring and rebounding, with 18.0 points and 8.0 boards per game, while Reagan Bass and Layne Ferrell have 8.3 and 8.1 ppg, respectively. Head coach Melissa Jackson welcomed back nine players from a 2020-21 club that went 7-14 overall and 4-14 in the MAC.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead Akron, 57-11, in the all-time series, and BGSU has captured each of the last two meetings. Last season, the Falcons picked up a 66-57 win at the Stroh Center (Jan. 20, 2021), then downed the Zips by a 79-64 count at Rhodes Arena (Feb. 27, 2021). The latter game enabled the Orange and Brown to clinch the MAC regular-season championship. Akron's last win over the Falcons was a 70-61 triumph in Akron on the final day of the 2019-20 regular season (March 7, 2020). BGSU is 30-4 in home games, 25-7 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites vs. UA over the years.
• More information on the BG-UA series can be found on page 19 of the PDF (click 'BGSU Notes" near the top of this page).
DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the Akron matchup, the Falcons will return to Northeast Ohio several days later, taking on Kent State Wednesday evening (Jan. 12).
• Then, BGSU is scheduled to end the month of January with four home games in a five-game span, beginning with a matchup vs. Miami on Saturday, Jan. 15.
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