Falcons Rally to Top RMU, 2-1, Thursday Night

Thursday, September 4

Moon Township, Pa.

7:15 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

4-1-1, 0-0-0

Robert Morris

2-3-0, 0-0-0

Bowling Green

Robert Morris

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Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

September 04, 2025 | Women's Soccer

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BGSU comes from behind to beat a Horizon League team on the road for second-straight Thursday

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. – Junior Isabella Mazzaferro scored just past the hour mark, lifting the Bowling Green University women's soccer team to a 2-1 win over Robert Morris University on Thursday evening (Sept. 4). The non-conference match took place at the Montour Junction Sports Complex.

Fellow junior transfer Ella Kane also scored for the Falcons (4-1-1). Kane's goal came in the 28th minute after the Colonials (2-3-0) had taken the lead just over 10 minutes earlier.

The match, originally scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m. at RMU's North Athletic Complex, was delayed due to weather and was moved to Montour Junction. The contest wound up starting at approximately 7:15 p.m.

The win marked the Falcons' second-straight comeback victory in as many Thursdays. BGSU picked up a 4-1 victory at Detroit Mercy seven days ago (Aug. 28), after trailing at the half.

The hosts had an 8-3 advantage in shots and a 9-1 lead in corner kicks, and RMU took the lead off of one of those corners. Paloma Swankler scored at the 17:20 mark, after a corner kick was headed back across the goalmouth.

But, Kane equalized at the 27:45 mark, with sophomore Haley Wolf assisting. The teams went to halftime knotted up at 1-1.

And, with just under 28 minutes left in the match, Mazzaferro recorded what would prove to be the winning goal. Ellie Pool and Taylor Green had assists on Mazzaferro's winner.

Both goalkeepers – BGSU sophomore Payton O'Malley and RMU's Emma Cameron – had one save on the night.

NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• The Falcons, as mentioned, are now 4-1-1 on the season. That is the second-best six-game start in program history.
• BGSU began the spring of 2021 with a 5-1-0 record, ending that abbreviated season with a 6-1-1 mark and a trip to the NCAA Championships.
• The 2025 season is the 29th in the history of the program, which began in 1997.

ADDITIONAL NOTES & NUMBERS
• BGSU is now 2-0-0 on the road in 2025, after going 3-6-1 away from home last season.
• The Falcons have gone a perfect 4-0-0 against Horizon League foes. In addition to the wins over Robert Morris and Detroit Mercy on the road, BGSU downed both Oakland and Cleveland State at Cochrane Stadium.
• Emma Kane's goal was her second of the season and the third of her career. Kane scored one goal as a freshman at Kentucky in 2023. She now has seven career points, including five with the Falcons this fall.
• Fellow junior transfer Isabella Mazzaferro also scored on Thursday night, and it was her second goal of the season as well. Mazzaferro has five points this season, and now has career totals of 11 goals and 30 points.
• Mazzaferro's game-winning goal was her first as a Falcon and the fifth of her career. She had four GWG with Niagara last season.
• Sophomore Haley Wolf's assist on Kane's goal was the first point of her collegiate career.
• Soph Evie Underhill had an assist on Mazzaferro's goal. For Underhill, it was her first point as a Falcon. She now has two assists and six points in her career, which began at St. Bonaventure last fall.
• Ellie Pool now has five points this season, on two goals and Thursday's assist. Pool has 22 points (eight goals, six assists) as a Falcon, and 44 points (16 goals, 12 assists) in her collegiate tenure.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons play a second-straight match against a Pittsburgh-area foe on Sunday (Sept. 7). BGSU will close the non-conference portion of the 2025 schedule by facing Duquesne at Cochrane Stadium. First touch is set for 1:00 p.m., and admission is free.
• Then, the Orange and Brown will prepare for the Mid-American Conference opener, which will take place the following Sunday (Sept. 14) when Kent State comes to Cochrane.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...
• For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSU_WSoccer) and Instagram (bgsu_wsoccer), as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.