Saturday, March 11
Cleveland, Ohio
11:00 AM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Toledo
Photo by: Morgan Holscher, BGSU Athletics
BGSU Faces UT in Saturday's MAC Tournament Championship Match
March 10, 2023 | Women's Basketball
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The 'Battle of I-75' will take place in downtown Cleveland
BOWLING GREEN VS. TOLEDO
Saturday, March 11, 2023 • 11:00 a.m.
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse • Cleveland, Ohio
MAC Tournament Championship
TV/Video: CBS Sports Network • Audio: BG Falcon Media
Live Stats: getsomemaction.com • Twitter: @BGSUwbb
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team has advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament's championship game for the second time in three years. Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons, the tournament's number-two seed, will face the top-seeded University of Toledo on Saturday morning (March 11), with tipoff set for 11:00 a.m. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons in 2022-23...
• TV/VIDEO: Saturday's UT tilt will be televised on CBS Sports Network..
• RADIO/AUDIO: All of BGSU's remaining 2022-23 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 2022-23.
• TWITTER: In-game updates, along with key graphics and information, can be found on the BGSU women's basketball twitter account, @BGSUwbb.
• For all of the pertinent links to any and all ways to follow the Falcons, go to BGSUFalcons.com and navigate your way to the "women's basketball schedule" page on game day.
THE FALCONS IN THE MAC TOURNAMENT
• BGSU enters Saturday's UT tussle with an all-time record of 48-27 in MAC Tournament contests. The Falcons have won 11 league tournament titles, the most of any conference institution, and BG has the second-highest winning percentage (.640) of any team in league tourney games. BGSU's conference tournament win total also places the Falcons second among MAC teams.
FALCONS IN THE FINAL
• BGSU has a record of 11-3 in MAC Tournament championship games. The Falcons captured four consecutive tourney titles from 1987 through 1990, beating Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Toledo and Miami, respectively. BG made it six titles in eight years with wins over Kent State (1993) and UT ('94).
• After a 10-year absence, the Falcons returned to the final in 2004, losing to Eastern Michigan. BGSU made it back in each of the next three seasons, with wins over KSU in both 2005 and '06 and Ball State in 2007. BSU topped the Falcons in 2009, but BGSU picked up wins over UT in 2010 and EMU in 2011 to cap a stretch of five tourney titles in seven years.
• Most recently, Robyn Fralick's Falcons advanced to the championship game two seasons ago, falling to CMU by five points. The complete list of BGSU's championship-game appearances...
Year Opponent (Site) Result
1987 Central Michigan (Centennial Hall; Toledo) W 63-62
1988 Western Michigan (Centennial) W 70-53
1989 at Toledo W 90-51
1990 Miami (Cobo Arena; Detroit) W 84-63
1993 Kent State (Battelle Hall; Columbus) W 96-68
1994 Toledo (Battelle) W 74-63
2004 Eastern Michigan (Gund Arena; Cleveland) L 56-65
2005 Kent State (Gund) W 81-75
2006 Kent State (Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland) W 64-39
2007 Ball State (Quicken Loans) W 67-53
2009 Ball State (Quicken Loans) L 51-55
2010 Toledo (Quicken Loans) W 62-53
2011 Eastern Michigan (Quicken Loans) W 51-46
2021 Central Michigan (Rocket Mortgage) L 72-77
FALCONS VS. UT IN THE MAC TOURNAMENT
• The Falcons and Toledo are meeting for the 12th time in MAC Tournament play, and the sixth time in downtown Cleveland. BGSU is 8-3 in tourney meetings with UT, including a 1-0 record on the road and a 7-3 mark at neutral sites. The teams have met on five previous occasions at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (previously known as Gund Arena, then Quicken Loans Arena). BGSU captured the first four MAC Tournament matchups with Toledo, dropped the next three, then won the next four.
• BGSU is 3-0 against UT in league tourney championship games. The Falcons downed the Rockets in the 1989 championship game at UT's Centennial Hall, then captured the 1994 title tilt at Battelle Hall in Columbus. The teams' most recent MAC Tournament meeting came in 2010, when the Orange and Brown picked up a 62-53 win over the Rockets in the championship game.
Year Round Opponent (Site) Result
1989 CG at Toledo W 90-51
1990 SF Toledo (Cobo Arena; Detroit) W 66-55
1993 SF Toledo (Battelle Hall; Columbus) W 83-55
1994 CG Toledo (Battelle) W 74-63
1997 SF Toledo (SeaGate Centre; Toledo) L 55-69
1998 SF Toledo (SeaGate) L 56-75
2001 QF Toledo (Gund Arena; Cleveland) L 63-81
2006 SF Toledo (Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland) W 68-46
2007 QF Toledo (Quicken Loans) W 71-62
2009 SF Toledo (Quicken Loans) W 79-66
2010 CG Toledo (Quicken Loans) W 62-53
A QUICK LOOK AT THE ROCKETS
• Toledo is 27-4 on the season, and the Rockets went 16-2 in MAC play to capture the league regular-season title. The red-hot Rockets have won 15-straight games since a loss to BGSU at the Stroh Center on Jan. 18.
• UT defeated Buffalo (75-74 in overtime) and Kent State (68-58) in MAC Tournament play to advance to Saturday's final.
• Individually, Quinesha Lockett leads the team in scoring, with 17.7 ppg, while Sammi Mikonowicz and Sophia Wiard have 10.5 and 10.1 ppg, respectively. Mikonowicz has a team-best 7.9 rpg, while Wiard has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.69.
• Head coach Tricia Cullop's team is 14-1 at home, 10-2 on the road and 3-1 in neutral-site games this season. In MAC play, UT went 9-0 at home and 7-2 on the road. Cullop welcomed back 11 letterwinners, including all five starters, from a 2021-22 team that went 29-6 overall and 19-1 in MAC regular-season play.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead Toledo, 45-40, in the all-time series, and the teams split their two regular-season meetings, with the home team coming out on top each time. BGSU picked up an 88-76 win at the Stroh Center (Jan. 18, 2023), and the Rockets came from behind to post a 62-56 victory at Savage Arena last Saturday afternoon (March 4, 2023).
• The Falcons are 22-14 at home, 15-23 on the road and 8-3 at neutral sites vs. Toledo through the years.
DOWN THE ROAD
• The BGSU-UT winner will earn the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
Saturday, March 11, 2023 • 11:00 a.m.
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse • Cleveland, Ohio
MAC Tournament Championship
TV/Video: CBS Sports Network • Audio: BG Falcon Media
Live Stats: getsomemaction.com • Twitter: @BGSUwbb
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team has advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament's championship game for the second time in three years. Head coach Robyn Fralick and the Falcons, the tournament's number-two seed, will face the top-seeded University of Toledo on Saturday morning (March 11), with tipoff set for 11:00 a.m. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• There are multiple ways to keep up with the Falcons in 2022-23...
• TV/VIDEO: Saturday's UT tilt will be televised on CBS Sports Network..
• RADIO/AUDIO: All of BGSU's remaining 2022-23 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 2022-23.
• TWITTER: In-game updates, along with key graphics and information, can be found on the BGSU women's basketball twitter account, @BGSUwbb.
• For all of the pertinent links to any and all ways to follow the Falcons, go to BGSUFalcons.com and navigate your way to the "women's basketball schedule" page on game day.
THE FALCONS IN THE MAC TOURNAMENT
• BGSU enters Saturday's UT tussle with an all-time record of 48-27 in MAC Tournament contests. The Falcons have won 11 league tournament titles, the most of any conference institution, and BG has the second-highest winning percentage (.640) of any team in league tourney games. BGSU's conference tournament win total also places the Falcons second among MAC teams.
FALCONS IN THE FINAL
• BGSU has a record of 11-3 in MAC Tournament championship games. The Falcons captured four consecutive tourney titles from 1987 through 1990, beating Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Toledo and Miami, respectively. BG made it six titles in eight years with wins over Kent State (1993) and UT ('94).
• After a 10-year absence, the Falcons returned to the final in 2004, losing to Eastern Michigan. BGSU made it back in each of the next three seasons, with wins over KSU in both 2005 and '06 and Ball State in 2007. BSU topped the Falcons in 2009, but BGSU picked up wins over UT in 2010 and EMU in 2011 to cap a stretch of five tourney titles in seven years.
• Most recently, Robyn Fralick's Falcons advanced to the championship game two seasons ago, falling to CMU by five points. The complete list of BGSU's championship-game appearances...
Year Opponent (Site) Result
1987 Central Michigan (Centennial Hall; Toledo) W 63-62
1988 Western Michigan (Centennial) W 70-53
1989 at Toledo W 90-51
1990 Miami (Cobo Arena; Detroit) W 84-63
1993 Kent State (Battelle Hall; Columbus) W 96-68
1994 Toledo (Battelle) W 74-63
2004 Eastern Michigan (Gund Arena; Cleveland) L 56-65
2005 Kent State (Gund) W 81-75
2006 Kent State (Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland) W 64-39
2007 Ball State (Quicken Loans) W 67-53
2009 Ball State (Quicken Loans) L 51-55
2010 Toledo (Quicken Loans) W 62-53
2011 Eastern Michigan (Quicken Loans) W 51-46
2021 Central Michigan (Rocket Mortgage) L 72-77
FALCONS VS. UT IN THE MAC TOURNAMENT
• The Falcons and Toledo are meeting for the 12th time in MAC Tournament play, and the sixth time in downtown Cleveland. BGSU is 8-3 in tourney meetings with UT, including a 1-0 record on the road and a 7-3 mark at neutral sites. The teams have met on five previous occasions at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (previously known as Gund Arena, then Quicken Loans Arena). BGSU captured the first four MAC Tournament matchups with Toledo, dropped the next three, then won the next four.
• BGSU is 3-0 against UT in league tourney championship games. The Falcons downed the Rockets in the 1989 championship game at UT's Centennial Hall, then captured the 1994 title tilt at Battelle Hall in Columbus. The teams' most recent MAC Tournament meeting came in 2010, when the Orange and Brown picked up a 62-53 win over the Rockets in the championship game.
Year Round Opponent (Site) Result
1989 CG at Toledo W 90-51
1990 SF Toledo (Cobo Arena; Detroit) W 66-55
1993 SF Toledo (Battelle Hall; Columbus) W 83-55
1994 CG Toledo (Battelle) W 74-63
1997 SF Toledo (SeaGate Centre; Toledo) L 55-69
1998 SF Toledo (SeaGate) L 56-75
2001 QF Toledo (Gund Arena; Cleveland) L 63-81
2006 SF Toledo (Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland) W 68-46
2007 QF Toledo (Quicken Loans) W 71-62
2009 SF Toledo (Quicken Loans) W 79-66
2010 CG Toledo (Quicken Loans) W 62-53
A QUICK LOOK AT THE ROCKETS
• Toledo is 27-4 on the season, and the Rockets went 16-2 in MAC play to capture the league regular-season title. The red-hot Rockets have won 15-straight games since a loss to BGSU at the Stroh Center on Jan. 18.
• UT defeated Buffalo (75-74 in overtime) and Kent State (68-58) in MAC Tournament play to advance to Saturday's final.
• Individually, Quinesha Lockett leads the team in scoring, with 17.7 ppg, while Sammi Mikonowicz and Sophia Wiard have 10.5 and 10.1 ppg, respectively. Mikonowicz has a team-best 7.9 rpg, while Wiard has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.69.
• Head coach Tricia Cullop's team is 14-1 at home, 10-2 on the road and 3-1 in neutral-site games this season. In MAC play, UT went 9-0 at home and 7-2 on the road. Cullop welcomed back 11 letterwinners, including all five starters, from a 2021-22 team that went 29-6 overall and 19-1 in MAC regular-season play.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead Toledo, 45-40, in the all-time series, and the teams split their two regular-season meetings, with the home team coming out on top each time. BGSU picked up an 88-76 win at the Stroh Center (Jan. 18, 2023), and the Rockets came from behind to post a 62-56 victory at Savage Arena last Saturday afternoon (March 4, 2023).
• The Falcons are 22-14 at home, 15-23 on the road and 8-3 at neutral sites vs. Toledo through the years.
DOWN THE ROAD
• The BGSU-UT winner will earn the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
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