Bowling Green State University Athletics
Wednesday, October 29
Amherst, Mass.
1 p.m.
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Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Face UMass With MAC Tournament Berth on the Line
October 28, 2025 | Women's Soccer
BGSU battles the Minutewomen in Wednesday afternoon's regular-season finalie
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 | 1:00 P.M. | RUDD FIELD | AMHERST, MASS.
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BOWLING GREEN FALCONS (8-2-8, 3-1-7 MAC) |
at | MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEWOMEN (5-7-4, 3-5-2 MAC) |
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| WATCH: ESPN+ | LIVE STATS: BGSU @ UMass | TWITTER/X: @BGSU_WSoccer | INSTAGRAM: bgsu_wsoccer | ||||
SETTING THE SCENE / FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team enters the final day of the regular season looking to secure a Mid-American Conference Tournament berth. Head coach Chris Fox and the Falcons face the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 29), with first touch set for 1:00 p.m. at Rudd Field in Amherst, Mass.
• The Falcons, currently tied for sixth place in the league standings, then hope to be preparing for another match this weekend. The six-team MAC Tournament commences on Saturday (Nov. 1), with a pair of quarterfinal-round contests at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus.
(NOTE: BGSU's MAC Tournament scenarios and the league's tiebreaker procedure can be found by clicking here.)
WHERE TO WATCH
• Wednesday's UMass match is scheduled to be streamed via ESPN+. All five matches of the MAC Tournament will be aired on ESPN+ as well.
STATS & SOCIAL MEDIA
• Links to live stats (as well as to any available audio/video) for all 2025 matches can always be found on the web at BGSUFalcons.com – both on the women's soccer schedule page and in the right column on the main page – on match day.
THE STARTING XI
I – The Falcons enter the final day of the regular season with an overall record of 8-2-8 (.667), which is tied for the second-best record through 18 matches in program history. The 2018 team began the year at 12-4-2 (.722), while the 2005 team (12-6-0) also had a .667 winning percentage through 18 matches. The 2025 season is the 29th in the history of the program, which began in 1997.
II – Head coach Chris Fox and Company have lost just one of the last 16 matches heading into the midweek meeting at Massachusetts. BG put together a school-record 13-match unbeaten streak between 1-0 home losses to Illinois (Aug. 17) and Ball State (Oct. 19).
III – The Falcons are 3-1-7 in Mid-American Conference play, with the wins coming against Kent State (2-1), Central Michigan (4-0) and Northern Illinois (1-0). BGSU has played to five 1-1 draws (against Ohio, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Miami and Akron), and the Falcons have seen a pair of matches (at Toledo and Buffalo) end in scoreless ties. Overall, BG went 5-2-4 in home games, and the Falcons are currently 3-0-4 in road contests.
IV – BG is tied with EMU for sixth place in the MAC standings entering Wednesday's matches. Currently, the Falcons hold nearly all of the tiebreakers with the Eagles, but that could change depending upon Wednesday's results. Information about tournament scenarios and tiebreakers can be found elsewhere in these notes.
V – Junior Emma Stransky leads the Falcons in scoring, with seven goals and 15 points on the year. She has scored the game-winning goal in each of BGSU's last four wins. Junior Gabby Lamparty – who scored with just 25 seconds to go in Sunday's draw with Akron – has nine points, while sixth-year collegian Ellie Pool has eight and juniors Lizzie Bultynck and Emme Butera seven apiece. Butera leads the Falcons with five assists, while Pool has four.
VI – Sophomore Payton O'Malley has started all 18 matches in goal, and has 59 saves, a goals-against average of 0.62 and a save percentage of .843. She currently ranks second in the MAC in both GAA and save pct.
VII – A total of 26 different players have seen action this season, with 21 Falcons having made at least one start. Three players – Butera, Lamparty and O'Malley – each have started all 18 games.
VIII – Stransky has increased her career totals to 14 goals and 34 points, and she has moved into the top 20 on both BGSU lists. The junior is 17th in career goals and is tied for 18th in career points. And, with nine career game-winning goals, Stransky is tied for second in school history.
IX – BGSU finished the 2024 campaign with an overall record of 7-7-4 and a MAC ledger of 4-4-3, good for sixth in the league. Fox and his staff – first-year assistants Steven Samuel and Kyle Pettican – have a total of 20 returning student-athletes, including seven starters from a year ago. Six of the top-nine scorers from '24 returned.
X – Massachusetts is 5-7-4 overall, and the Minutewomen are 3-5-2 in MAC action. UMass, a first-year member of the MAC, is looking to snap a two-match losing streak, including a 4-1 home loss to Ohio in last week's only match (Oct. 26). Individually, three players have five points including two goals. That trio includes Caroline Dickson, Morgan Bellamy and Aline Traber. In goal, Leah Nisenfeld has started all 16 matches and has 69 saves, seven clean sheets and a 1.36 GAA. Last season, head coach Jason Dowiak's club went 13-5-3 overall and 6-2-2 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
XI – The Falcons and UMass have never met in women's soccer.
XIII (off the bench) – The 2025 and 2026 MAC Women's Soccer Championships each will take place at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This will mark the first time in conference history that the event will be held at a neutral site. The quarterfinals are set for Saturday (Nov. 1), with the semifinal matches taking place next Tuesday (Nov. 4) and the championship match held on Friday night, Nov. 7.
BGSU WSOC FEATURES & LINKS
Oct. 27 - BG Falcon Media - Taylor.Green: The Junior Leader of the Youngest Team in the MAC
Oct. 1 - BG Falcon Media - Global Game, Local Impact: How International Recruiting Shapes BGSU Women's Soccer
Sept. 30 - BG Falcon Media - Tailgates, Team Spirit & Big Saves: The O'Malley Effect at BG
Sept. 29 - Inside The Game - ITG Interview: Chris Fox
Sept. 28 - BG Falcon Media - Adapting Across Cultures: Evie Underhill's Journey to BGSU
Sept. 8 - BG Falcon Media - Zig Zone One on One: Taylor Green
Aug. 15 - BG Falcon Media - Searles' Spotlight: Fourth-Year Falcon Earns First Collegiate Start
Aug. 9 - BCSN - Pool Returns to the Pitch for Final Season as a Falcon
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), and on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
• The Bowling Green State University women's soccer team enters the final day of the regular season looking to secure a Mid-American Conference Tournament berth. Head coach Chris Fox and the Falcons face the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 29), with first touch set for 1:00 p.m. at Rudd Field in Amherst, Mass.
• The Falcons, currently tied for sixth place in the league standings, then hope to be preparing for another match this weekend. The six-team MAC Tournament commences on Saturday (Nov. 1), with a pair of quarterfinal-round contests at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus.
(NOTE: BGSU's MAC Tournament scenarios and the league's tiebreaker procedure can be found by clicking here.)
WHERE TO WATCH
• Wednesday's UMass match is scheduled to be streamed via ESPN+. All five matches of the MAC Tournament will be aired on ESPN+ as well.
STATS & SOCIAL MEDIA
• Links to live stats (as well as to any available audio/video) for all 2025 matches can always be found on the web at BGSUFalcons.com – both on the women's soccer schedule page and in the right column on the main page – on match day.
THE STARTING XI
I – The Falcons enter the final day of the regular season with an overall record of 8-2-8 (.667), which is tied for the second-best record through 18 matches in program history. The 2018 team began the year at 12-4-2 (.722), while the 2005 team (12-6-0) also had a .667 winning percentage through 18 matches. The 2025 season is the 29th in the history of the program, which began in 1997.
II – Head coach Chris Fox and Company have lost just one of the last 16 matches heading into the midweek meeting at Massachusetts. BG put together a school-record 13-match unbeaten streak between 1-0 home losses to Illinois (Aug. 17) and Ball State (Oct. 19).
III – The Falcons are 3-1-7 in Mid-American Conference play, with the wins coming against Kent State (2-1), Central Michigan (4-0) and Northern Illinois (1-0). BGSU has played to five 1-1 draws (against Ohio, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Miami and Akron), and the Falcons have seen a pair of matches (at Toledo and Buffalo) end in scoreless ties. Overall, BG went 5-2-4 in home games, and the Falcons are currently 3-0-4 in road contests.
IV – BG is tied with EMU for sixth place in the MAC standings entering Wednesday's matches. Currently, the Falcons hold nearly all of the tiebreakers with the Eagles, but that could change depending upon Wednesday's results. Information about tournament scenarios and tiebreakers can be found elsewhere in these notes.
V – Junior Emma Stransky leads the Falcons in scoring, with seven goals and 15 points on the year. She has scored the game-winning goal in each of BGSU's last four wins. Junior Gabby Lamparty – who scored with just 25 seconds to go in Sunday's draw with Akron – has nine points, while sixth-year collegian Ellie Pool has eight and juniors Lizzie Bultynck and Emme Butera seven apiece. Butera leads the Falcons with five assists, while Pool has four.
VI – Sophomore Payton O'Malley has started all 18 matches in goal, and has 59 saves, a goals-against average of 0.62 and a save percentage of .843. She currently ranks second in the MAC in both GAA and save pct.
VII – A total of 26 different players have seen action this season, with 21 Falcons having made at least one start. Three players – Butera, Lamparty and O'Malley – each have started all 18 games.
VIII – Stransky has increased her career totals to 14 goals and 34 points, and she has moved into the top 20 on both BGSU lists. The junior is 17th in career goals and is tied for 18th in career points. And, with nine career game-winning goals, Stransky is tied for second in school history.
IX – BGSU finished the 2024 campaign with an overall record of 7-7-4 and a MAC ledger of 4-4-3, good for sixth in the league. Fox and his staff – first-year assistants Steven Samuel and Kyle Pettican – have a total of 20 returning student-athletes, including seven starters from a year ago. Six of the top-nine scorers from '24 returned.
X – Massachusetts is 5-7-4 overall, and the Minutewomen are 3-5-2 in MAC action. UMass, a first-year member of the MAC, is looking to snap a two-match losing streak, including a 4-1 home loss to Ohio in last week's only match (Oct. 26). Individually, three players have five points including two goals. That trio includes Caroline Dickson, Morgan Bellamy and Aline Traber. In goal, Leah Nisenfeld has started all 16 matches and has 69 saves, seven clean sheets and a 1.36 GAA. Last season, head coach Jason Dowiak's club went 13-5-3 overall and 6-2-2 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
XI – The Falcons and UMass have never met in women's soccer.
XIII (off the bench) – The 2025 and 2026 MAC Women's Soccer Championships each will take place at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This will mark the first time in conference history that the event will be held at a neutral site. The quarterfinals are set for Saturday (Nov. 1), with the semifinal matches taking place next Tuesday (Nov. 4) and the championship match held on Friday night, Nov. 7.
BGSU WSOC FEATURES & LINKS
Oct. 27 - BG Falcon Media - Taylor.Green: The Junior Leader of the Youngest Team in the MAC
Oct. 1 - BG Falcon Media - Global Game, Local Impact: How International Recruiting Shapes BGSU Women's Soccer
Sept. 30 - BG Falcon Media - Tailgates, Team Spirit & Big Saves: The O'Malley Effect at BG
Sept. 29 - Inside The Game - ITG Interview: Chris Fox
Sept. 28 - BG Falcon Media - Adapting Across Cultures: Evie Underhill's Journey to BGSU
Sept. 8 - BG Falcon Media - Zig Zone One on One: Taylor Green
Aug. 15 - BG Falcon Media - Searles' Spotlight: Fourth-Year Falcon Earns First Collegiate Start
Aug. 9 - BCSN - Pool Returns to the Pitch for Final Season as a Falcon
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), and on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
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/ Women's SoccerChris Fox Post-Match Interview (Oct. 26, 2025)
Monday, October 27
Gabby Lamparty Post-Match Interview (Oct. 26, 2025)
Monday, October 27
Off The Pitch: Taylor Green (Oct. 22, 2025)
Thursday, October 23
Chris Fox Post-Game Interview (Oct. 19, 2025)
Sunday, October 19