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Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Give Bobcats a Thrashing, 81-44
February 08, 2023 | Women's Basketball
BGSU holds Ohio to just 23.1% shooting in 37-point road win
ATHENS, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team shut down the Ohio University offense on Wednesday night (Feb. 8), rolling along to an 81-44 win in Mid-American Conference action at the Convocation Center.
The win was the 10th in a row for the Falcons (21-2, 10-1 MAC), who held the Bobcats to just 23.1 percent shooting on the night.
Jocelyn Tate had a stellar game at both ends of the court, with 18 points, 10 rebounds and six steals. Tate led all players in all three categories.
Elissa Brett had 17 points, hitting five three-point field goals in the win, while Nyla Hampton went 6-of-8 from the field en route to 16 points. Hampton had three steals as the Falcons recorded 15 as a team.
For the Bobcats (4-18, 2-9 MAC), Jaya McClure had 14 points off the bench. BGSU held Ohio's Yaya Felder, who entered the night averaging 21.0 points per game, to eight points on 2-of-10 shooting.
The Falcons held a two-point lead after the first quarter, then proceeded to outscore the 'Cats, 63-28, over the final three periods.
BGSU had a 27-12 scoring advantage in the second quarter. The Falcons made 10 field goals in that quarter alone, while holding Ohio to just 12 for the entire game.
After allowing 16 points in the first quarter and 12 in the second, BGSU surrendered just 11 in the third period and five in the fourth. The 'Cats went just 1-of-15 from the field in the final 10 minutes.
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NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• The Falcons forced Ohio into 24 turnovers, including 11 in the first quarter alone. BGSU had 15 steals on the evening, with Jocelyn Tate recording six, Nyla Hampton three and Sophie Dziekan and Kadie Hempfling two apiece.
• BGSU held a 34-10 lead in points off turnovers.
BONUS NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• Ohio's total of 44 points marked the fewest the Falcons have allowed to a MAC team in over seven years, since a 58-43 win at Northern Illinois on Jan. 20, 2016.
• The Falcons' 37-point margin of victory was BG's largest against a MAC opponent since a 44-point win (82-38) over Kent State on Feb. 27, 2014, at the Stroh Center.
• The 37-point margin of victory was BGSU's sixth-largest on the road against a MAC opponent since the conference began sponsoring women's basketball, and the fifth-largest in a MAC regular-season road game (one of the prior wins came in the league tournament). The list...
BGSU'S LARGEST ROAD WINS VS. A MAC OPPONENT
>> 50 at Akron (103-53; Feb. 26, 1994)
>> 43 at Kent State (91-48; Feb. 28, 2012)
>> 41 at Buffalo (85-44; Feb. 17, 2007)
>> 39 at Toledo (90-51; March 12, 1989 – MAC Tournament)
>> 39 at Eastern Michigan (81-42; Jan. 9, 1993)
>> 37 at Ohio (81-44; Feb. 8, 2023)
QUOTING COACH ROBYNÂ FRALICK
"This was a great team win on the road. I thought our defensive effort was really good, and I loved all the contributions we got from so many players."
"Jocelyn (Tate) was all over the court tonight. She has a great motor. She came up with so many rebounds and made a lot happen. And Nyla (Hampton) is just a really good two-way player, and she really did a good job at both ends of the court tonight."
FIRST QUARTER
• The Falcons came up with steals on each of Ohio's first three possessions of the night. After the first steal, by Allison Day, Elissa Brett's corner three gave BGSU an early lead.
• After that triple, however, the Falcons would miss five consecutive shots from the field. Abby Garnett's second-chance layup was followed by a Jasmine Hale three-pointer, and the Bobcats had a 5-3 lead.
• But, Jocelyn Tate found Amy Velasco for a three-pointer that began a 15-2 run for the Falcons. one of Nyla Hampton's patented steals and layups gave the visitors an 8-5 lead, and Tate followed with a driving layup for a 10-5 lead.
• After a pair of Ohio free throws, Sophie Dziekan found Kadie Hempfling for a three-pointer. Moments later, Brett threw the ball inside to Day for a shot off glass, and a Hempfling steal led to a Hampton pull-up jumper and an 18-7 lead.
• That Hampton hoop, however, proved to be BG's final points of the period. The 'Cats went on a 9-0 run over the final 2:40 of the quarter, Yaya Felder scored five-straight points in the middle of that run, with a three-point play and two more free throws, and Garnett's two charity tosses cut the BG lead to 18-16 after 10 minutes.
• The Falcons forced Ohio into 11 turnovers in the opening quarter, but Ohio had an 11-6 rebounding advantage, and the 'Cats went 9-for-9 at the free-throw line.
SECOND QUARTER
• Dziekan scored on the first possession of the period. Jaya McClure's three-pointer just under two minutes into the quarter cut the Falcons' lead to 21-19, but Dziekan found Tate for an open layup, and Tate then came up with a steal and scored again.
• Amy Velasco gave the ball to Brett for a three-pointer, and Brett knocked down another triple after a Day defensive rebound. The run was 10-0, the lead was 31-19 and the Bobcats used a timeout.
• McClure scored to stop that run, but Day's baby hook restored the Falcons' 12-point lead. Brett, who had assisted on that bucket, took a Day pass several minutes later and drilled another three-point try for a 36-21 lead.
• The hosts cut the Falcons' advantage to 12, but Dziekan split a pair of defenders for a layup, and Hampton hit a pull-up jumper. McClure made two shots at the stripe, but Jasmine Fearne's pass resulted in a Hempfling triple and a 45-28 lead at the half.
THIRD QUARTER
• Hampton converted a driving layup to open the scoring, and after Garnett split a pair of free throws, a Tate jumper and a Day hook gave the Falcons a 51-29 lead.
• Hale's layup cut BG's lead to 20, before the Falcons went on another run. Tate split a pair of free throws, and her steal and long pass downcourt resulted in a transition bucket. Dziekan caught that pass under the hoop and, with a defender on her, kicked the ball out to Hampton for a trailing three. Brett's three-pointer gave BG a 9-0 run and a 60-31 lead as the 'Cats used another timeout.
• Fearne hit a corner three in front of the Ohio band, and Brett was fouled and made both of her ensuing shots, and the Falcons' lead was 65-36 after 30 minutes.
FOURTH QUARTER
• Tate was the only player for either team to score a point in the first 4:38 of the fourth quarter. She scored eight points, on four free throws and a pair of layups.
• Finally, Cassidy Lafler made two tosses to snap Tate's personal scoring run, but Fearne drove and hit a floater, and Payton Moore's free throws gave the Falcons a 77-41 lead.
• Emily Siesel found Fearne for a three-pointer and an 80-41 advantage, and with 30 seconds left in the period, McClure made Ohio's only field goal of the entire quarter. Each team sank a free throw to close the scoring.
STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• The Falcons now lead Ohio, 58-34, in the all-time series. BG's 37-point margin of victory was the largest in series history.
• BGSU shot 41.8% on the night, going 28-of-67 from the floor. The Falcons made 11 three-pointers, while holding Ohio to 12 total field goals made.
• The 'Cats shot just 23.1%, going 12-for-52, and Ohio was 5-of-24 (20.8%) from the arc. The Falcons were 11-of-34 (32.4%) from long distance.
• BGSU had a 46-34 rebounding advantage, and forced Ohio into 24 turnovers while committing 15 themselves.
• The Falcons had leads in points off turnovers (34-10), points in the paint (32--12) and fast-break scoring (9-5).
• Fearne had eight points, the highest total of her young career. She hit a pair of three-pointer and had a rebound and an assist.
• Hempfling had six points, four rebounds, an assist and two steals in 18 minutes of action.
• Dziekan had four points on 2-of-3 shooting, and also had eight rebounds (tying her career high), three assists and two steals.
• After going 19-42 overall and 5-31 in MAC play in head coach Robyn Fralick's first two seasons at the helm, the Falcons are 59-26 overall and 34-15 in the league over the last two-plus years.
UP NEXT
• For the Falcons, Wednesday's game began a stretch of four road contests in a five-game span. BGSU returns to the road this weekend, facing Kent State on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 11). That game is set for a 2:00 p.m. start at the M.A.C. Center.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will return home to meet Northern Illinois next Wednesday (Feb. 15), with tipoff set for 7:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
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The win was the 10th in a row for the Falcons (21-2, 10-1 MAC), who held the Bobcats to just 23.1 percent shooting on the night.
Jocelyn Tate had a stellar game at both ends of the court, with 18 points, 10 rebounds and six steals. Tate led all players in all three categories.
Elissa Brett had 17 points, hitting five three-point field goals in the win, while Nyla Hampton went 6-of-8 from the field en route to 16 points. Hampton had three steals as the Falcons recorded 15 as a team.
For the Bobcats (4-18, 2-9 MAC), Jaya McClure had 14 points off the bench. BGSU held Ohio's Yaya Felder, who entered the night averaging 21.0 points per game, to eight points on 2-of-10 shooting.
The Falcons held a two-point lead after the first quarter, then proceeded to outscore the 'Cats, 63-28, over the final three periods.
BGSU had a 27-12 scoring advantage in the second quarter. The Falcons made 10 field goals in that quarter alone, while holding Ohio to just 12 for the entire game.
After allowing 16 points in the first quarter and 12 in the second, BGSU surrendered just 11 in the third period and five in the fourth. The 'Cats went just 1-of-15 from the field in the final 10 minutes.
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NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• The Falcons forced Ohio into 24 turnovers, including 11 in the first quarter alone. BGSU had 15 steals on the evening, with Jocelyn Tate recording six, Nyla Hampton three and Sophie Dziekan and Kadie Hempfling two apiece.
• BGSU held a 34-10 lead in points off turnovers.
BONUS NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• Ohio's total of 44 points marked the fewest the Falcons have allowed to a MAC team in over seven years, since a 58-43 win at Northern Illinois on Jan. 20, 2016.
• The Falcons' 37-point margin of victory was BG's largest against a MAC opponent since a 44-point win (82-38) over Kent State on Feb. 27, 2014, at the Stroh Center.
• The 37-point margin of victory was BGSU's sixth-largest on the road against a MAC opponent since the conference began sponsoring women's basketball, and the fifth-largest in a MAC regular-season road game (one of the prior wins came in the league tournament). The list...
BGSU'S LARGEST ROAD WINS VS. A MAC OPPONENT
>> 50 at Akron (103-53; Feb. 26, 1994)
>> 43 at Kent State (91-48; Feb. 28, 2012)
>> 41 at Buffalo (85-44; Feb. 17, 2007)
>> 39 at Toledo (90-51; March 12, 1989 – MAC Tournament)
>> 39 at Eastern Michigan (81-42; Jan. 9, 1993)
>> 37 at Ohio (81-44; Feb. 8, 2023)
QUOTING COACH ROBYNÂ FRALICK
"This was a great team win on the road. I thought our defensive effort was really good, and I loved all the contributions we got from so many players."
"Jocelyn (Tate) was all over the court tonight. She has a great motor. She came up with so many rebounds and made a lot happen. And Nyla (Hampton) is just a really good two-way player, and she really did a good job at both ends of the court tonight."
FIRST QUARTER
• The Falcons came up with steals on each of Ohio's first three possessions of the night. After the first steal, by Allison Day, Elissa Brett's corner three gave BGSU an early lead.
• After that triple, however, the Falcons would miss five consecutive shots from the field. Abby Garnett's second-chance layup was followed by a Jasmine Hale three-pointer, and the Bobcats had a 5-3 lead.
• But, Jocelyn Tate found Amy Velasco for a three-pointer that began a 15-2 run for the Falcons. one of Nyla Hampton's patented steals and layups gave the visitors an 8-5 lead, and Tate followed with a driving layup for a 10-5 lead.
• After a pair of Ohio free throws, Sophie Dziekan found Kadie Hempfling for a three-pointer. Moments later, Brett threw the ball inside to Day for a shot off glass, and a Hempfling steal led to a Hampton pull-up jumper and an 18-7 lead.
• That Hampton hoop, however, proved to be BG's final points of the period. The 'Cats went on a 9-0 run over the final 2:40 of the quarter, Yaya Felder scored five-straight points in the middle of that run, with a three-point play and two more free throws, and Garnett's two charity tosses cut the BG lead to 18-16 after 10 minutes.
• The Falcons forced Ohio into 11 turnovers in the opening quarter, but Ohio had an 11-6 rebounding advantage, and the 'Cats went 9-for-9 at the free-throw line.
SECOND QUARTER
• Dziekan scored on the first possession of the period. Jaya McClure's three-pointer just under two minutes into the quarter cut the Falcons' lead to 21-19, but Dziekan found Tate for an open layup, and Tate then came up with a steal and scored again.
• Amy Velasco gave the ball to Brett for a three-pointer, and Brett knocked down another triple after a Day defensive rebound. The run was 10-0, the lead was 31-19 and the Bobcats used a timeout.
• McClure scored to stop that run, but Day's baby hook restored the Falcons' 12-point lead. Brett, who had assisted on that bucket, took a Day pass several minutes later and drilled another three-point try for a 36-21 lead.
• The hosts cut the Falcons' advantage to 12, but Dziekan split a pair of defenders for a layup, and Hampton hit a pull-up jumper. McClure made two shots at the stripe, but Jasmine Fearne's pass resulted in a Hempfling triple and a 45-28 lead at the half.
THIRD QUARTER
• Hampton converted a driving layup to open the scoring, and after Garnett split a pair of free throws, a Tate jumper and a Day hook gave the Falcons a 51-29 lead.
• Hale's layup cut BG's lead to 20, before the Falcons went on another run. Tate split a pair of free throws, and her steal and long pass downcourt resulted in a transition bucket. Dziekan caught that pass under the hoop and, with a defender on her, kicked the ball out to Hampton for a trailing three. Brett's three-pointer gave BG a 9-0 run and a 60-31 lead as the 'Cats used another timeout.
• Fearne hit a corner three in front of the Ohio band, and Brett was fouled and made both of her ensuing shots, and the Falcons' lead was 65-36 after 30 minutes.
FOURTH QUARTER
• Tate was the only player for either team to score a point in the first 4:38 of the fourth quarter. She scored eight points, on four free throws and a pair of layups.
• Finally, Cassidy Lafler made two tosses to snap Tate's personal scoring run, but Fearne drove and hit a floater, and Payton Moore's free throws gave the Falcons a 77-41 lead.
• Emily Siesel found Fearne for a three-pointer and an 80-41 advantage, and with 30 seconds left in the period, McClure made Ohio's only field goal of the entire quarter. Each team sank a free throw to close the scoring.
STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• The Falcons now lead Ohio, 58-34, in the all-time series. BG's 37-point margin of victory was the largest in series history.
• BGSU shot 41.8% on the night, going 28-of-67 from the floor. The Falcons made 11 three-pointers, while holding Ohio to 12 total field goals made.
• The 'Cats shot just 23.1%, going 12-for-52, and Ohio was 5-of-24 (20.8%) from the arc. The Falcons were 11-of-34 (32.4%) from long distance.
• BGSU had a 46-34 rebounding advantage, and forced Ohio into 24 turnovers while committing 15 themselves.
• The Falcons had leads in points off turnovers (34-10), points in the paint (32--12) and fast-break scoring (9-5).
• Fearne had eight points, the highest total of her young career. She hit a pair of three-pointer and had a rebound and an assist.
• Hempfling had six points, four rebounds, an assist and two steals in 18 minutes of action.
• Dziekan had four points on 2-of-3 shooting, and also had eight rebounds (tying her career high), three assists and two steals.
• After going 19-42 overall and 5-31 in MAC play in head coach Robyn Fralick's first two seasons at the helm, the Falcons are 59-26 overall and 34-15 in the league over the last two-plus years.
UP NEXT
• For the Falcons, Wednesday's game began a stretch of four road contests in a five-game span. BGSU returns to the road this weekend, facing Kent State on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 11). That game is set for a 2:00 p.m. start at the M.A.C. Center.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will return home to meet Northern Illinois next Wednesday (Feb. 15), with tipoff set for 7:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• For more information on all things BGSU women's basketball, follow the Falcons on...
• Facebook | @BGWBB
• Twitter | @BGAthletics and @BGSUwbb
• Instagram | @bgsuwbasketball
• Snapchat | BGSU Falcons
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Team Stats
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Ohio
FG%
.418
.231
3FG%
.324
.208
FT%
.778
.789
RB
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34
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24
STL
15
9
Game Leaders
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18
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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