BGSU Tops Wilmington, 2-1, for Seventh-Straight Win - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Wednesday, October 28

Bowling Green, Ohio

7 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

8-6-2, 4-1-0

Wilmington

6-6-6, 1-3-3

Team	1	2	Final F
Wilmington (OH)	0	1	1
Bowling Green	1	1	2

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

October 28, 2026 | Men's Soccer

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Goals by Perez-Cernuda, McCoy send Falcons to victory in "Bud Lewis Game"

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team won for the seventh consecutive match, posting a 2-1 victory over Wilmington College in non-conference action Wednesday night (Oct. 28) at Cochrane Stadium.

Freshman Luciano Perez-Cernuda and sophomore Tyson McCoy scored goals for the Falcons (8-6-2 [4-1-0 Missouri Valley Conference]). BGSU's seven-match winning streak is the program's longest in almost three decades.

Perez-Cernuda scored for the second-straight game, giving the Falcons a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute. That goal came off of a set piece, as Perez-Cernuda fired a shot from just outside the 18-yard box off of a backheel pass from senior Saul Rios.

BGSU took that lead into halftime, but the Quakers (6-6-6 [1-3-3 Ohio Athletic Conference]) equalized just 21 seconds after halftime, on a spectacular strike by Aidan Barnishin.

The Falcons outshot Wilmington by a 15-4 over the final 44-plus minutes of the match, however, and BG broke through in the 72nd minute. Sophomore Caue Ramos headed the ball to McCoy near the top of the 18. McCoy took several touches to his right and fired a shot that found the lower-left-hand corner of the net.

For the match, BGSU had advantages of 24-12 in total shot attempts, 8-5 in shots on goal and 6-0 in corner kicks.

Senior Enzo Gil picked up the win in goal, making four saves on the night. Three goalkeepers saw action for the Quakers, with Judah Hanks and Joe Mielstrup each stopping three of four shots on goal. Hanks played the first half, while Meilstrup played 30-plus minutes in the second half. Oliver Metz played the final 14:20 and did not face a shot on goal.

Ramos had 12 shots in the match, equaling the Quakers' team total.

Here is the Luciano Perez-Cernuda Goal!!!!! #AyZiggy 🟠⚽️🟤 https://t.co/2S0ZCZpko4
— BGSU Men's Soccer (@BGSUMSoccer) October 28, 2026

Here is the goal by Tyson McCoy!! #AyZiggy 🟠⚽️🟤 https://t.co/ykcqa6wxX8
— BGSU Men's Soccer (@BGSUMSoccer) October 29, 2026

NOTE OF THE NIGHT
• The Falcons and Quakers honored Leon "Bud" Lewis prior to the match. Lewis, an All-American as a player at BGSU, then embarked upon an epic 43-year head-coaching career at Wilmington, and is still ranked 17th among all collegiate coaches in career wins, regardless of division.

ALSO NOTEWORTHY
• The Falcons scored the first goal of the match just once in this season's first 10 games. But, BGSU has taken a 1-0 lead in each of the last six matches, and the Falcons have gone on to win all six
• Freshman Luciano Perez-Cernuda scored for the second consecutive game,, having also found the back of the net in the Belmont match on Sunday (Oct. 25). And, Perez-Cernuda has scored a goal in three consecutive home matches, as his first collegiate goal came in the Falcons' 3-1 win over Drake on Oct. 10.
• Perez-Cernuda now has seven points on the season, good for third on the team.
• Senior Saul Rios picked up his first point of the season with the assist on the Perez-Cernuda goal. The assist was the first of his career. Rios now has three career points as a Falcon.
• Tyson McCoy scored the Falcons' second goal, with an assist from Caue Ramos. For McCoy, the goal was his team-leading fourth of the season. Three of those four goals have been game winners.
• For Ramos, the assist was his BG-leading fourth of the year.
• Both McCoy and Ramos have 10 points on the season, tying them for the team lead.
• Sophomore Namik Mehic, after missing all of last season and most of this year due to injury, made his collegiate debut on Wednesday night. Mehic checked into the match in the first half and played the final seven-plus minutes before the intermission.

Gallery: (10-28-2026) 102826 msoc v Wilmington - Drake Harlett

UP NEXT
• The Falcons will hit the road for the final regular-season match. BGSU, currently in first place in the MVC standings, will head to Chicago to meet UIC next Wednesday night (Nov. 4). That match will begin at 6:00 p.m. locally (7:00 p.m. ET) at Flames Field.
• BGSU has clinched no worse than the number-three seed for the MVC Tournament, and the Falcons will host at least one game in the MVC Tournament. If BG finishes third, the Falcons will host a quarterfinal-round contest on Sunday, Nov. 8. Should the Falcons finish in first or second place, BG would earn a bye into the semifinals and play on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

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.