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Thursday, October 19
Bowling Green, Ohio
7 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
8-5-2, 6-1-2
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Central Michigan
2-6-6, 1-5-3
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Central Mich.
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Bowling Green
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Maya Dean's two goals on Thursday night included the earliest goal in a match in program history
Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics
Dean's Record-Setting Goal Sets the Tone as Falcons Roll
October 19, 2023 | Women's Soccer
Falcons explode for a season-high five goals in win over CMU
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Maya Dean scored just 13 seconds into Thursday night's (Oct. 19) match, and the Bowling Green State University women's soccer team never looked back. The Falcons rolled along to a 5-1 win over Central Michigan University in Mid-American Conference action at Cochrane Stadium.
With the win, the Falcons moved into second place in the MAC standings. BGSU is just one point behind first-place Western Michigan with two matches to go.
Additionally, BGSU has clinched a berth in the MAC Tournament. Six of the 12 teams will qualify for the league tourney (scroll down for Thursday's results and updated MAC standings).
Dean and Lacee Bethea each had two goals vs. CMU, while freshman Audrey Oliver scored her first collegiate goal in the victory. Dean scored her two goals – both assisted by Emilie Gardner – within the first 13-plus minutes of the match.
Dean's first goal set a new school record for earliest goal at the start of a match.
Leading by a 2-0 score at the half, the Falcons (8-5-2, 6-1-2 MAC) then got back-to-back goals by Bethea just 3:14 apart, before Oliver gave the Orange and Brown a 5-0 lead in the 78th minute.
Jaelyn Dobrowloski helped the Chippewas (2-6-6, 1-5-3 MAC) avoid the shutout, getting her team on the board with just under 10 minutes to go.
BGSU's goal total was a season best, and marked the highest output by the Falcons in just under 12 months, since a 7-1 victory at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 23, 2022.
POSTGAME REACTIONS (videos courtesy Brandon Loe, BG Falcon Media Sports)
NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• Maya Dean, as mentioned, scored the fastest goal in school history, finding the back of the net with just 13 seconds gone on Thursday. She broke Corbie Yee's record, as Yee scored 19 seconds into a match at Xavier on Sept. 21, 2008.
BONUS NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• Lacee Bethea added her name to a school list as well, as her two goals came just 3:14 apart. That ranks her ninth on the list of fastest two goals by the same player in school history.
YET ANOTHER NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• The Falcons scored the most goals at Cochrane Stadium in over two years, since a 6-0 win vs. Oakland on Aug. 29, 2021.
• That Oakland match marked the last time that at least two Falcons scored two goals each in the same game. It has happened just five times in school history, but Thursday marked the first time it had ever happened in a MAC contest.
BGSU RECORD BOOK – TWO (OR MORE) PLAYERS WITH TWO GOALS, MATCH
Date       Opponent     Result  Scorers (two goals unless noted)
Sept. 6, 1998  Robert Morris  W 9-2   Tracy Gleixner, Krista Shambin, Erin Incorvaia
Oct. 3, 2001  Youngstown St.  W 10-1  Kristy Coppes (3), Katie Piening, Jill Conover, Tracy Gleixner
Sept. 16, 2018 Youngstown St.  W 6-0   Chelsee Washington, Erica Hubert
Aug. 29, 2021  Oakland     W 6-0   Madi Wolfbauer, Nikki Cox
Oct. 19, 2023  Central Mich.  W 5-1  Lacee Bethea, Maya Dean
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Falcons had been shut out in back-to-back games for the first time in a calendar year, but it took BG just 13 seconds to get on the scoreboard on Thursday night.
• Shortly after the opening kickoff, Emilie Gardner played a long ball forward from the BGSU half of the field. As the ball bounced in the CMU end of the park, Chippewa goalkeeper Allison LaPoint came off of her line toward the ball. Maya Dean, however, got to the ball first, and chipped it over LaPoint's head and into the vacated net.
• With nearly eight minutes gone, Dean's pass put Ellie Pool into the box. Pool hit a hard shot, but LaPoint made a nice save to keep the margin at one goal for the time being.
• But, the Falcons doubled the lead at the 13:20 mark. After Katie Cox was fouled, Emilie Gardner played the ensuing free kick into the box. Dean got her head on the ball as her flick-on found the frame. LaPoint was able to tip the shot off of the crossbar, but Dean was first to reach the ball and knocked it into the net from close range.
• Midway through the half, CMU's Megan Scholten hit a hard shot from distance. Madison Vukas made an acrobatic stop for the Falcons, leaping to tip the shot over the crossbar.
• With 10 minutes remaining in the period, Lizzie Bultynck stole the ball deep in the CMU end. Her shot was stopped by LaPoint, and a quick follow-up try by Emma Stransky was blocked before Central cleared the ball out of danger.
• The final minute of the half saw Bultynck beat down on LaPoint on another scoring chance, but the CMU 'keeper was able to make a kick save.
• Early in the second half, a cross by Lacee Bethea was just out of reach of Dean, who was bidding for a hat trick. Two minutes later, Dean's through ball found Brynn Gardner, but LaPoint made the save on the sophomore's shot.
• Lili Berg made a nice stop on a hard shot by Jaelyn Dobrowolski in the 55th minute of the match.
• The Falcons made it a 3-0 game in the 62nd minute. Brynn Gardner had the ball near the end line on the right side, and played a low ball into the six-yard box. Pool got a touch on the cross, and Bethea then blasted it into the upper half of the net.
• Just over three minutes later, Bethea and BG were on board again. Berg made a save on Claudia Muessig, then punted the ball away. The ball sailed over midfield, where Bultynck and a CMU defender vied for it. A header sent the ball to Bethea, who popped it over LaPoint and into the net to make it a four-goal game.
• In the 78th minute, Pool passed the ball to Audrey Oliver near midfield, and Oliver's quick pass freed Lexi White down the left side of the field. White took the ball into the penalty area and slid a return pass to Oliver, who blasted a shot into the upper left corner of the goal. LaPoint had no chance on the play, and the Falcons had a five-goal lead.
• CMU got on the board in the 81st minute. Muessig brought the ball into the box on the left side and hit a hard shot. Berg went to the ground to make the save, but Dobrowolski was there to put the rebound into the net.
STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• The Falcons had a 19-13 advantage in total shot attempts and a 13-11 lead in shots on goal.
• Madison Vukas stopped all three first-half shots she faced for the Falcons on Thursday night, while Lili Berg made seven stops in the second half. Allison LaPoint had eight saves for the Chippewas.
• Maya Dean scored her first, then her second, goal of the season. It marked the first multi-goal match of her career.
• Dean now has six points on the year. She has 27 career points on eight goals and 11 assists as a Falcon.
• Lacee Bethea also had her first career two-goal match on Thursday night. Bethea now has three goals and seven points this fall, and has 30 career points, including 12 goals.
• No fewer than four Falcons picked up the first point(s) of their respective collegiate careers.
• Freshman Audrey Oliver was one of those Falcons, as she scored BGSU's fifth and final goal against the Chippewas.
• Emilie Gardner had her first career assist on Dean's goal just 13 seconds into the match. Then, Gardner picked up her second career assist just 13 minutes later. Obviously, it marked Gardner's first career multiple-assist game.
• Brynn Gardner had an assist in the win. She now has four assists and 12 points this season, and 11 assists and 31 points in just 33 career matches.
• Ellie Pool's assist was her third of the season, and she is second on the team with 11 points. Pool now has nine assists and 37 points in her collegiate career.
• Freshman Lizzie Bultynck picked up her second assist of the season, and now has four points on the year.
• Berg recorded the first assist of her collegiate career in the win.
• Freshman Lexi White also had her first collegiate point, with the assist on Oliver's goal.
AROUND THE MAC – THURSDAY'S RESULTS
at Bowling Green 5, Central Michigan 1
at Northern Illinois 1, Ball State 0
Akron 2, at Eastern Michigan 1
at Buffalo 3, Toledo 0
Western Michigan 2, at Kent State 0
Miami 1, at Ohio 0
UPDATED MAC STANDINGS
School (Overall)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MACÂ Â Â Pts.
1. Western Mich. (10-3-3)  6-0-3   21
2. Bowling Green (8-5-2)  6-1-2   20
3. Ball State (7-6-3)   5-1-3   18
4. Northern Ill. (7-6-3)  5-3-1   16
5. Kent State (8-6-2)   5-4-0   15
   Buffalo (7-3-6)     4-2-3   15
7. Toledo (7-7-2)     4-4-1   13
8. Miami (6-10-1)     3-6-0   9
   Ohio (4-7-5)      2-4-3   9
10. Central Mich. (2-6-6)Â Â 1-5-3Â Â Â 6
11. Eastern Mich. (1-10-6)Â 1-6-2Â Â Â 5
12. Akron (3-12-1)Â Â Â Â Â 1-7-1Â Â Â 4
• Top six teams qualify for MAC Tournament
• Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 for a tie
UP NEXT
• The Falcons hit the road for a Sunday (Oct. 22) showdown with Ball State. First touch is set for 2:00 p.m. at the Briner Sports Complex.
• Then, BGSU wraps up the regular-season schedule next Thursday afternoon (Oct. 26), facing Northern Illinois in a 3:00 p.m. start at Cochrane.
REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
Sunday, Oct. 22 – at Ball State, 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 26 – NORTHERN ILLINOIS, 3:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
• For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSU_WSoccer), Instagram (bgsu_wsoccer) and Facebook (bgsuwsoc) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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With the win, the Falcons moved into second place in the MAC standings. BGSU is just one point behind first-place Western Michigan with two matches to go.
Additionally, BGSU has clinched a berth in the MAC Tournament. Six of the 12 teams will qualify for the league tourney (scroll down for Thursday's results and updated MAC standings).
Dean and Lacee Bethea each had two goals vs. CMU, while freshman Audrey Oliver scored her first collegiate goal in the victory. Dean scored her two goals – both assisted by Emilie Gardner – within the first 13-plus minutes of the match.
Dean's first goal set a new school record for earliest goal at the start of a match.
Leading by a 2-0 score at the half, the Falcons (8-5-2, 6-1-2 MAC) then got back-to-back goals by Bethea just 3:14 apart, before Oliver gave the Orange and Brown a 5-0 lead in the 78th minute.
Jaelyn Dobrowloski helped the Chippewas (2-6-6, 1-5-3 MAC) avoid the shutout, getting her team on the board with just under 10 minutes to go.
BGSU's goal total was a season best, and marked the highest output by the Falcons in just under 12 months, since a 7-1 victory at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 23, 2022.
POSTGAME REACTIONS (videos courtesy Brandon Loe, BG Falcon Media Sports)
NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• Maya Dean, as mentioned, scored the fastest goal in school history, finding the back of the net with just 13 seconds gone on Thursday. She broke Corbie Yee's record, as Yee scored 19 seconds into a match at Xavier on Sept. 21, 2008.
BONUS NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• Lacee Bethea added her name to a school list as well, as her two goals came just 3:14 apart. That ranks her ninth on the list of fastest two goals by the same player in school history.
YET ANOTHER NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• The Falcons scored the most goals at Cochrane Stadium in over two years, since a 6-0 win vs. Oakland on Aug. 29, 2021.
• That Oakland match marked the last time that at least two Falcons scored two goals each in the same game. It has happened just five times in school history, but Thursday marked the first time it had ever happened in a MAC contest.
BGSU RECORD BOOK – TWO (OR MORE) PLAYERS WITH TWO GOALS, MATCH
Date       Opponent     Result  Scorers (two goals unless noted)
Sept. 6, 1998  Robert Morris  W 9-2   Tracy Gleixner, Krista Shambin, Erin Incorvaia
Oct. 3, 2001  Youngstown St.  W 10-1  Kristy Coppes (3), Katie Piening, Jill Conover, Tracy Gleixner
Sept. 16, 2018 Youngstown St.  W 6-0   Chelsee Washington, Erica Hubert
Aug. 29, 2021  Oakland     W 6-0   Madi Wolfbauer, Nikki Cox
Oct. 19, 2023  Central Mich.  W 5-1  Lacee Bethea, Maya Dean
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Falcons had been shut out in back-to-back games for the first time in a calendar year, but it took BG just 13 seconds to get on the scoreboard on Thursday night.
• Shortly after the opening kickoff, Emilie Gardner played a long ball forward from the BGSU half of the field. As the ball bounced in the CMU end of the park, Chippewa goalkeeper Allison LaPoint came off of her line toward the ball. Maya Dean, however, got to the ball first, and chipped it over LaPoint's head and into the vacated net.
• With nearly eight minutes gone, Dean's pass put Ellie Pool into the box. Pool hit a hard shot, but LaPoint made a nice save to keep the margin at one goal for the time being.
• But, the Falcons doubled the lead at the 13:20 mark. After Katie Cox was fouled, Emilie Gardner played the ensuing free kick into the box. Dean got her head on the ball as her flick-on found the frame. LaPoint was able to tip the shot off of the crossbar, but Dean was first to reach the ball and knocked it into the net from close range.
• Midway through the half, CMU's Megan Scholten hit a hard shot from distance. Madison Vukas made an acrobatic stop for the Falcons, leaping to tip the shot over the crossbar.
• With 10 minutes remaining in the period, Lizzie Bultynck stole the ball deep in the CMU end. Her shot was stopped by LaPoint, and a quick follow-up try by Emma Stransky was blocked before Central cleared the ball out of danger.
• The final minute of the half saw Bultynck beat down on LaPoint on another scoring chance, but the CMU 'keeper was able to make a kick save.
• Early in the second half, a cross by Lacee Bethea was just out of reach of Dean, who was bidding for a hat trick. Two minutes later, Dean's through ball found Brynn Gardner, but LaPoint made the save on the sophomore's shot.
• Lili Berg made a nice stop on a hard shot by Jaelyn Dobrowolski in the 55th minute of the match.
• The Falcons made it a 3-0 game in the 62nd minute. Brynn Gardner had the ball near the end line on the right side, and played a low ball into the six-yard box. Pool got a touch on the cross, and Bethea then blasted it into the upper half of the net.
• Just over three minutes later, Bethea and BG were on board again. Berg made a save on Claudia Muessig, then punted the ball away. The ball sailed over midfield, where Bultynck and a CMU defender vied for it. A header sent the ball to Bethea, who popped it over LaPoint and into the net to make it a four-goal game.
• In the 78th minute, Pool passed the ball to Audrey Oliver near midfield, and Oliver's quick pass freed Lexi White down the left side of the field. White took the ball into the penalty area and slid a return pass to Oliver, who blasted a shot into the upper left corner of the goal. LaPoint had no chance on the play, and the Falcons had a five-goal lead.
• CMU got on the board in the 81st minute. Muessig brought the ball into the box on the left side and hit a hard shot. Berg went to the ground to make the save, but Dobrowolski was there to put the rebound into the net.
STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• The Falcons had a 19-13 advantage in total shot attempts and a 13-11 lead in shots on goal.
• Madison Vukas stopped all three first-half shots she faced for the Falcons on Thursday night, while Lili Berg made seven stops in the second half. Allison LaPoint had eight saves for the Chippewas.
• Maya Dean scored her first, then her second, goal of the season. It marked the first multi-goal match of her career.
• Dean now has six points on the year. She has 27 career points on eight goals and 11 assists as a Falcon.
• Lacee Bethea also had her first career two-goal match on Thursday night. Bethea now has three goals and seven points this fall, and has 30 career points, including 12 goals.
• No fewer than four Falcons picked up the first point(s) of their respective collegiate careers.
• Freshman Audrey Oliver was one of those Falcons, as she scored BGSU's fifth and final goal against the Chippewas.
• Emilie Gardner had her first career assist on Dean's goal just 13 seconds into the match. Then, Gardner picked up her second career assist just 13 minutes later. Obviously, it marked Gardner's first career multiple-assist game.
• Brynn Gardner had an assist in the win. She now has four assists and 12 points this season, and 11 assists and 31 points in just 33 career matches.
• Ellie Pool's assist was her third of the season, and she is second on the team with 11 points. Pool now has nine assists and 37 points in her collegiate career.
• Freshman Lizzie Bultynck picked up her second assist of the season, and now has four points on the year.
• Berg recorded the first assist of her collegiate career in the win.
• Freshman Lexi White also had her first collegiate point, with the assist on Oliver's goal.
AROUND THE MAC – THURSDAY'S RESULTS
at Bowling Green 5, Central Michigan 1
at Northern Illinois 1, Ball State 0
Akron 2, at Eastern Michigan 1
at Buffalo 3, Toledo 0
Western Michigan 2, at Kent State 0
Miami 1, at Ohio 0
UPDATED MAC STANDINGS
School (Overall)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MACÂ Â Â Pts.
1. Western Mich. (10-3-3)  6-0-3   21
2. Bowling Green (8-5-2)  6-1-2   20
3. Ball State (7-6-3)   5-1-3   18
4. Northern Ill. (7-6-3)  5-3-1   16
5. Kent State (8-6-2)   5-4-0   15
   Buffalo (7-3-6)     4-2-3   15
7. Toledo (7-7-2)     4-4-1   13
8. Miami (6-10-1)     3-6-0   9
   Ohio (4-7-5)      2-4-3   9
10. Central Mich. (2-6-6)Â Â 1-5-3Â Â Â 6
11. Eastern Mich. (1-10-6)Â 1-6-2Â Â Â 5
12. Akron (3-12-1)Â Â Â Â Â 1-7-1Â Â Â 4
• Top six teams qualify for MAC Tournament
• Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 for a tie
UP NEXT
• The Falcons hit the road for a Sunday (Oct. 22) showdown with Ball State. First touch is set for 2:00 p.m. at the Briner Sports Complex.
• Then, BGSU wraps up the regular-season schedule next Thursday afternoon (Oct. 26), facing Northern Illinois in a 3:00 p.m. start at Cochrane.
REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
Sunday, Oct. 22 – at Ball State, 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 26 – NORTHERN ILLINOIS, 3:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
• For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSU_WSoccer), Instagram (bgsu_wsoccer) and Facebook (bgsuwsoc) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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Team Stats
CMU
BGSU
Goals
1
5
Shots
13
19
Shots on Goal
11
13
Saves
8
10
Corners
2
3
Fouls
9
10
Scoring Plays
Maya Dean (2)
Assisted By: Emilie Gardner
GOAL by BGSU Dean, Maya Assist by Gardner, Emilie.
00:13
Maya Dean (2)
Assisted By: Emilie Gardner
GOAL by BGSU Dean, Maya Assist by Gardner, Emilie.
13:20
Lacee Bethea (3)
Assisted By: Ellie Pool , Brynn Gardner
GOAL by BGSU Bethea, Lacee Assist by Pool, Ellie and Gardner, Brynn.
61:15
Lacee Bethea (3)
Assisted By: Lili Berg , Lizzie Bultynck
GOAL by BGSU Bethea, Lacee Assist by Berg, Lili and Bultynck, Lizzie.
64:29
Audrey Oliver (1)
Assisted By: Lexi White
GOAL by BGSU Oliver, Audrey Assist by White, Lexi.
77:06
Jaelyn Dobrowolski (2)
Assisted By: Claudia Muessig
GOAL by CMU Dobrowolski, Jaelyn Assist by Muessig, Claudia.
80:23
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
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