Ball State Blanks BG, 2-0

Sunday, October 2

Bowling Green, Ohio

1:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

3-4-3, 1-1-2

Ball State

4-3-4, 3-0-1

Ball St.

Bowling Green

Photo by: Morgan Holscher, BGSU Athletics

October 02, 2022 | Women's Soccer

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By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Ball State University scored a pair of second-half goals to pick up a 2-0 win over the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team Sunday afternoon (Oct. 2). The Mid-American Conference match was held at Cochrane Stadium.

Lexi Fraley scored just over four minutes after halftime to give the Cardinals (4-3-4, 3-0-1 MAC) what would prove to be the winning goal.

The visitors added another goal in the 62nd minute, when a BGSU header caromed off of BSU's Lexy Smith and into the net.

Lili Berg made five saves, including four in the second half, for the Falcons (3-4-3, 1-1-2 MAC). Bethany Moser had one save en route to the win in goal for the visitors.

HIGHLIGHTS
• On a windy day at Cochrane, the teams battled through a scoreless first half. Both the Falcons and Cardinals had four first-half shot attempts but there was only one shot on goal in the first 45 minutes.
• BSU got on the board at the 49:01 mark. The Falcons had won a corner kick less than a minute before, but BGSU was called for a foul as Mackenzie Reuber's corner sailed toward the penalty area. The ensuing free kick was played short to Lexy Smith, who booted a long ball forward from just outside her own 18-yard line. The ball sailed over midfield and bounced into BGSU territory, and Lexi Fraley outraced several defenders to reach the ball just as it crossed into the BGSU penalty area. Fraley hit a one-time effort that found the left side of the net.
• Then, in the 61st minute, the Cardinals scored a goal off of a corner kick of their own. Maya Millis took that kick, and played it into the center of the six-yard box. A BGSU player headed the ball, but it struck the hip of Smith and caromed into the goal to double the BSU lead.

STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• The Cardinals had a slim 12-11 edge in total shot attempts, but BSU put seven shots on goal compared to just one for the Falcons.
• BGSU had a 7-4 lead in corner kicks.
• Sunday's setback was the Falcons' first multiple-goal loss to a MAC opponent in nearly six years (since a 2-0 loss at Ball State on Oct. 14, 2016). It was BG's first two-goal loss to a MAC foe in a home game in almost seven years (since a 2-0 setback to Northern Illinois on Oct. 27, 2015).
• Despite the loss, BGSU has an overall record of 61-30-14 since the start of the 2017 season. And, since the beginning of the 2018 campaign, the Falcons are 48-23-13.
• Since the start of 2017, BGSU is now 40-10-4 in MAC regular-season matches and 49-11-6 in all matches (regular-season and tournament) vs. MAC foes.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons head out on the road for a Thursday (Oct. 6) matchup at Akron. That contest will begin at 7:00 p.m.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will be back at Cochrane next Sunday (Oct. 9), hosting Ohio in a 1:00 p.m. start.

REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE

Thu., Oct. 6 - at Akron - 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 9 - OHIO - 1:00 p.m.
Thu., Oct. 13 - at Kent State - 7:00 p.m.
Sun, Oct. 16 - BUFFALO - 1:00 p.m.
Thu., Oct. 20 - MIAMI, 7:00 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 23 - at Eastern Michigan, 1:00 p.m.
Thu, Oct. 27 - at Northern Illinois, 2:00 p.m.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• 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