Friday, September 8
Bowling Green, Ohio
7 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
vs
DePaul
Photo by: Nathan Kubala, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Face DePaul on Alumni Weekend
September 07, 2023 | Men's Soccer
Hall-of-Famer Mickey Cochrane will also be recognized as part of an eventful weekend
BGSU vs. DePAUL
Friday, Sept. 8 | 7:00 p.m.
Cochrane Stadium | Bowling Green, Ohio
Video/Web Stream: WBGU-TV (YouTube)
Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com
• The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team continues a three-match homestand with a Friday night (Sept. 8) contest at Cochrane Stadium. The Falcons of head coach Eric Nichols face DePaul University in a 7:00 p.m. start, and admission is free.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Friday's DePaul matchup will be streamed on YouTube, free of charge, and produced by WBGU-TV. Live stats and Twitter/X updates (@BGSUMSoccer), as always, will also be available.
• Links to live audio/video/stats for all 2023 matches can be found on the web at BGSUFalcons.com on game day.
ALUMNI WEEKEND / MICKEY COCHRANE HALL OF FAME RECOGNITION
• The DePaul match is part of the BGSU men's soccer program's Alumni Weekend festivities. A large number of former Falcon greats are expected to be on hand for the weekend's events, which include a pregame party and a postgame social on Friday, along with an alumni golf outing on Saturday.
• Additionally, legendary BGSU men's soccer and lacrosse coach Mickey Cochrane will be recognized this weekend as well. Cochrane, already a member of the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (now United Soccer Coaches) Hall of Fame, was inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame in June of 2023.
• Cochrane will be recognized at the BGSU football game on Saturday afternoon, as well as at a reception at the Stroh Center later that day.
FASCINATING FALCON FACTS
• The Falcons are 2-1-1 on the young season, and BGSU takes a two-match unbeaten streak into the DePaul match. On Labor Day afternoon (Sept. 4), Cusimano again opened the scoring with a header, and Shope scored the game-winning goal midway through the second half as the Falcons topped Michigan, 2-1, at Cochrane Stadium.
• A crowd of 2,012 watched the win over the Wolverines. That is the seventh-largest crowd at Cochrane Stadium in the last quarter century (attendance records are available from 1997 to the present).
• Bowling Green returned 11 letterwinners, including seven starters, from the 2022 team that went 6-5-5 overall and finished third in the Mid-American Conference with a 4-2-2 league ledger. Head coach Eric Nichols and his staff have a whopping 14 newcomers on the 2023 roster.
FALCON FIRSTS
• A total of five BGSU players made their respective Falcon debuts in the win over Cleveland State. That group included freshmen Mads Christensen, Anthony Hernandez and Bennett Painter, along with transfers Taylor Dyson and Rodrigo Montez Silva. Both Christensen and Dyson were in the starting lineup.
• Those five Falcons all saw action at Michigan State as well, along with Daniel Cerezo, who made his BGSU debut vs. the Spartans.
• Sophomore Andrew Shaffer had the first two-goal match of his young career vs. CSU, while Trace Terry recorded his first two-assist match as a Falcon. For Terry, the assists were the first and second, respectively, of his BG career.
• Shaffer made the first start of his career at Duquesne, while Montez Silva, a transfer from Keiser University, made his first start as a Falcon vs. the Dukes.
• Fifth-year Falcon Eli Shope's goal vs. Michigan was the first game-winning goal of his Falcon career.
• Freshman Jake Lane made his collegiate debut in the win over U-M.
ADDITIONAL FALCON FACTS
• Both of the Falcons' wins in 2023 have come by a single goal, after all six of BGSU's 2022 wins were by two or more goals.
• Kyle Cusimano has scored a goal in two-straight matches entering the DePaul contest, while Eli Shope has found the back of the net in both of BGSU's home matches to date.
• Since the start of the 2009 season, BGSU is now 83-9-7 when scoring two or more goals in a match.
• The Falcons are 59-29-21 in home matches since Eric Nichols took the helm prior to the 2009 season. BG is 55-21-19 at Cochrane since the start of 2011.
• BGSU is 37-11-13 at home since the start of the 2015 season and 31-9-13 (.708) since the beginning of 2016.
• Entering the DePaul match, the Falcons have a record of 44-26-13 over the last 82 games, dating to midway through the 2018 season. Sixteen of the 26 setbacks in that time have come by a single goal.
THE OPPONENT
• DePaul is 1-2-1 on the season, with a win over Lindenwood and losses to Indiana and Bradley. Most recently, the Blue Demons battled Northwestern to a 1-1 draw on Monday (Sept. 4). Callum Watts and Colin Mackey each have scored one goal this season, while Gandhi Cruz has played every second in net and has 19 saves, one shutout and a GAA of just 1.00. Head coach Mark Plotkin welcomed back 20 letterwinners from a 2022 team that went 4-6-7 overall and 1-4-5 in Big East Conference play.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead DePaul, 4-0-1, in the all-time series. Last year, in the teams' first meeting since the 1999 season, the Falcons and Blue Demons battled to a scoreless draw in the season opener in Chicago (Aug. 26, 2022). BGSU had a 17-5 advantage in shots in that contest. The last meeting at Cochrane Stadium saw the Falcons pick up a 2-0 win on Sept. 5, 1999, as part of the BGSU Soccer Classic. BGSU is 3-0-0 at home and 1-0-1 on the road vs. DePaul over the years.
UP NEXT
• Following the DePaul match, the Falcons will wrap up a three-game homestand on Tuesday night (Sept. 12) against Northern Kentucky. That match begins at 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium, and will be Faculty/Staff Night.
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 at BGSUFalcons.com.
Friday, Sept. 8 | 7:00 p.m.
Cochrane Stadium | Bowling Green, Ohio
Video/Web Stream: WBGU-TV (YouTube)
Live Stats: BGSUFalcons.com
• The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team continues a three-match homestand with a Friday night (Sept. 8) contest at Cochrane Stadium. The Falcons of head coach Eric Nichols face DePaul University in a 7:00 p.m. start, and admission is free.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• Friday's DePaul matchup will be streamed on YouTube, free of charge, and produced by WBGU-TV. Live stats and Twitter/X updates (@BGSUMSoccer), as always, will also be available.
• Links to live audio/video/stats for all 2023 matches can be found on the web at BGSUFalcons.com on game day.
ALUMNI WEEKEND / MICKEY COCHRANE HALL OF FAME RECOGNITION
• The DePaul match is part of the BGSU men's soccer program's Alumni Weekend festivities. A large number of former Falcon greats are expected to be on hand for the weekend's events, which include a pregame party and a postgame social on Friday, along with an alumni golf outing on Saturday.
• Additionally, legendary BGSU men's soccer and lacrosse coach Mickey Cochrane will be recognized this weekend as well. Cochrane, already a member of the BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (now United Soccer Coaches) Hall of Fame, was inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame in June of 2023.
• Cochrane will be recognized at the BGSU football game on Saturday afternoon, as well as at a reception at the Stroh Center later that day.
FASCINATING FALCON FACTS
• The Falcons are 2-1-1 on the young season, and BGSU takes a two-match unbeaten streak into the DePaul match. On Labor Day afternoon (Sept. 4), Cusimano again opened the scoring with a header, and Shope scored the game-winning goal midway through the second half as the Falcons topped Michigan, 2-1, at Cochrane Stadium.
• A crowd of 2,012 watched the win over the Wolverines. That is the seventh-largest crowd at Cochrane Stadium in the last quarter century (attendance records are available from 1997 to the present).
• Bowling Green returned 11 letterwinners, including seven starters, from the 2022 team that went 6-5-5 overall and finished third in the Mid-American Conference with a 4-2-2 league ledger. Head coach Eric Nichols and his staff have a whopping 14 newcomers on the 2023 roster.
FALCON FIRSTS
• A total of five BGSU players made their respective Falcon debuts in the win over Cleveland State. That group included freshmen Mads Christensen, Anthony Hernandez and Bennett Painter, along with transfers Taylor Dyson and Rodrigo Montez Silva. Both Christensen and Dyson were in the starting lineup.
• Those five Falcons all saw action at Michigan State as well, along with Daniel Cerezo, who made his BGSU debut vs. the Spartans.
• Sophomore Andrew Shaffer had the first two-goal match of his young career vs. CSU, while Trace Terry recorded his first two-assist match as a Falcon. For Terry, the assists were the first and second, respectively, of his BG career.
• Shaffer made the first start of his career at Duquesne, while Montez Silva, a transfer from Keiser University, made his first start as a Falcon vs. the Dukes.
• Fifth-year Falcon Eli Shope's goal vs. Michigan was the first game-winning goal of his Falcon career.
• Freshman Jake Lane made his collegiate debut in the win over U-M.
ADDITIONAL FALCON FACTS
• Both of the Falcons' wins in 2023 have come by a single goal, after all six of BGSU's 2022 wins were by two or more goals.
• Kyle Cusimano has scored a goal in two-straight matches entering the DePaul contest, while Eli Shope has found the back of the net in both of BGSU's home matches to date.
• Since the start of the 2009 season, BGSU is now 83-9-7 when scoring two or more goals in a match.
• The Falcons are 59-29-21 in home matches since Eric Nichols took the helm prior to the 2009 season. BG is 55-21-19 at Cochrane since the start of 2011.
• BGSU is 37-11-13 at home since the start of the 2015 season and 31-9-13 (.708) since the beginning of 2016.
• Entering the DePaul match, the Falcons have a record of 44-26-13 over the last 82 games, dating to midway through the 2018 season. Sixteen of the 26 setbacks in that time have come by a single goal.
THE OPPONENT
• DePaul is 1-2-1 on the season, with a win over Lindenwood and losses to Indiana and Bradley. Most recently, the Blue Demons battled Northwestern to a 1-1 draw on Monday (Sept. 4). Callum Watts and Colin Mackey each have scored one goal this season, while Gandhi Cruz has played every second in net and has 19 saves, one shutout and a GAA of just 1.00. Head coach Mark Plotkin welcomed back 20 letterwinners from a 2022 team that went 4-6-7 overall and 1-4-5 in Big East Conference play.
THE SERIES
• The Falcons lead DePaul, 4-0-1, in the all-time series. Last year, in the teams' first meeting since the 1999 season, the Falcons and Blue Demons battled to a scoreless draw in the season opener in Chicago (Aug. 26, 2022). BGSU had a 17-5 advantage in shots in that contest. The last meeting at Cochrane Stadium saw the Falcons pick up a 2-0 win on Sept. 5, 1999, as part of the BGSU Soccer Classic. BGSU is 3-0-0 at home and 1-0-1 on the road vs. DePaul over the years.
UP NEXT
• Following the DePaul match, the Falcons will wrap up a three-game homestand on Tuesday night (Sept. 12) against Northern Kentucky. That match begins at 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium, and will be Faculty/Staff Night.
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 at BGSUFalcons.com.
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