Brace Terry: Sophomore Striker has Second-Straight Two-Goal Game as BGSU Tops Evansville

Saturday, September 30

Bowling Green, Ohio

7 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

5-3-2, 2-1-0

Evansville

3-5-2, 1-2-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Evansville	0	2	2
Bowling Green	2	2	4

Men's Soccer seniors and families - Sept 30 2023

BGSU picked up a 4-2 win over Evansville on Senior Night

Photo by: Hailey Pettit-Mastroianni, BGSU Athletics

Brace Terry: Sophomore Striker has Second-Straight Two-Goal Game as BGSU Tops Evansville

September 30, 2023 | Men's Soccer

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Shope and Shaffer also Score in 4-2 Win at Cochrane

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Sophomore Trace Terry scored two goals for the second-straight Saturday, helping the Bowling Green State University men's soccer team to a 4-2 win over the University of Evansville at Cochrane Stadium.

On Senior Night at Cochrane Stadium, fifth-year Falcon Eli Shope had a goal and an assist, while soph Andrew Shaffer also found the back of the net for the Falcons (5-3-2, 2-1-0 Missouri Valley Conference).

Kai Phillip and Nacho Diaz-Caneja each scored for the Purple Aces (3-5-2, 1-2-0 MVC).

The visitors had an 18-15 advantage in overall shot attempts, and an 11-6 edge in shots on goal. Brendan Graves had nine saves for the Falcons, saving a UE penalty kick in the first half.

Terry was involved in the scoring of the game's first three goals, sliding a pass to Shope on the doorstep in the game's 12th minute before scoring himself on a shot from distance in the 15th. He headed home an Alberto Anaya corner kick early in the second half.

The Aces scored less than a minute after BGSU's third goal, and after Shaffer restored the Falcons' three-goal lead in the 64th minute, UE again answered less than a minute later. But, the visitors would get no closer than two goals, as Graves made three saves in the final five minutes of the match.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saturday, as mentioned, was Senior Night for the Falcons. Four members of the program – Daniel Cerezo, Josh Erlandson, Nathan Masters and Eli Shope – were recognized in ceremonies prior to the match.
• Once the match began, Shope nearly gave the Falcons a goal in the opening minute. He ran behind the defense, took a long pass from Rodrigo Montez Silva and headed into the penalty area. But, Evansville goalkeeper Jacob Madden was able to block Shope's shot at the near post.
• But, Shope and the Falcons got on the board in the 12th minute of the match. Anthony Hernandez played a ball forward to Trace Terry on the right side of the field. As the ball headed toward the end line, a UE defender attempted to shield Terry and let it roll out of play. But, Terry not only saved the ball, but got around his defender as well. He took a touch along the end line and slid a pass to Shope, who was stationed at the near post. Shope blasted his one-time effort into the roof of the net, just under the crossbar.
• And, less than three minutes later, BG was on the board again. Montez Silva found Terry with a pass, and Terry took several touches, then turned and blasted a shot from distance. Madden had no chance as the shot sailed over the 'keeper and under the crossbar. With just 14:09 gone, the Falcons had a 2-0 lead.
• In the 27th minute, an Evansville shot was blocked by a BGSU player, but it was ruled that the shot had hit the hand of said BGSU player, and a penalty kick was awarded. But, Brendan Graves made a diving save on Carlos Barcia's effort, and the Falcons' two-goal lead remained intact.
• The Falcons had opened the scoring with 33:33 remaining in the first half. BGSU's first goal of the second half came with 33:56 on the clock. Alberto Anaya put a corner kick into the box, and Terry rose up above all of the other players to head it into the net for a three-goal Falcon lead.
• But, the Purple Aces would get on the board just 52 seconds later, as Kai Phillip headed home a diagonal ball from Nacho Diaz-Caneja.
• BGSU went back ahead by three goals with just under 27 minutes to go. Shope, from the left side of the field, slid a pass to Shaffer near the circle at the top of the 18-yard box. Shaffer settled the ball and hit a gorgeous looping shot that dipped just under the crossbar and just inside the right goalpost.
• Once again, though, the Aces responded with a goal less than a minute later. Audun Engen Vik pounced on a loose ball after a BGSU defender went to the ground, and UE had an odd-man rush. Engen Vik took the ball into the penalty area and slid a pass to a wide-open Diaz-Caneja, who converted from near the six-yard line.
• But, UE would creep no closer. Graves, as mentioned earlier, made three saves in the final five minutes of the match, and BGSU closed out the 4-2 win.

THAT'S HOW YOU START US OFF. 🔥

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GOAL. 😤

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STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• With the win, BGSU remains undefeated at home this season. The Falcons are now 5-0-1 inside the friendly confines of Cochrane Stadium. BGSU's final two home games are against teams currently ranked in the top-25 in the nation (UIC and Missouri State).
• Sophomore Trace Terry has scored two goals in each of BGSU's home MVC contests. He also had a brace in last Saturday's (Sept. 23) 3-1 win over Bradley.
• Terry had the assist on the first goal vs. Evansville before scoring the next two, for the first five-point game of his career.
• Terry has tripled his point total for all of last season. After scoring four points on two goals during his freshman year, he has 12 points this season. Terry leads the Falcons with four goals in 2023, and is tied for the team assist lead, with four.
• Eli Shope had the first three-point game of his BG career, with the game's first goal along with an assist on the Falcons' final goal of the night. Shope now has seven points this season and 10 in his career.
• Andrew Shaffer scored BG's final goal vs. UE, and has matched his 2022 totals with three goals, two assists and eight points.
• Both Shaffer and Terry now have 16 career points on six goals and four assists.
• Alberto Anaya had an assist on Terry's second goal of the night. Anaya is tied with Terry for the team assists lead, with four. He has had four assists in each of his three seasons with the Falcons, and now has a career total of 28 points.
• Terry has scored the game-winning goal in each of the last two games.
• From the "It's Still a School Record" Department: BGSU has set a new program record for goals in a Missouri Valley Conference game in back-to-back matches. The Falcons had three goals vs. Bradley last Saturday en route to the first MVC win in school history, before finding the net four times against Evansville.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons will hit the road for the first three October contests, beginning with a Tuesday night (Oct. 3) matchup with Detroit Mercy. First touch is set for 7:00 p.m. at Titan Field.

• Then, the Orange and Brown will close the non-conference schedule at Maryland next Saturday (Oct. 7), before returning to MVC action with a match at Belmont the following weekend (Oct. 14).

FOR MORE INFORMATION...
• For more information on the BGSU men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUMSoccer), Instagram (bgfalcons and bgsumsoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.