Falcons Host Coastal Carolina in Saturday's Play4Kay Game

Saturday, February 7

Bowling Green, Ohio

2 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Coastal Carolina

Tickets From $12 - $20

Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

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BGSU battles the Chanticleers in MAC-Sun Belt Challenge

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2026 | 2:00 P.M. | STROH CENTER | BOWLING GREEN, OHIO

BOWLING GREEN
FALCONS
(11-11, 4-7 MAC)

vs.

COASTAL CAROLINA
CHANTICLEERS
(11-13, 4-8 Sun Belt)


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WHAT, WHEN & WHERE
• The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team steps outside of Mid-American Conference play for one final time in the 2025-26 regular season. Head coach Fred Chmiel and the Falcons face Coastal Carolina University in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 7). Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center.

• Saturday is the Falcons' Pink/Play4Kay Game.

PLAY4KAY
• As we just mentioned, Saturday is the Falcons' Pink/Play4Kay Game. Anyone impacted by cancer can claim free tickets for the game by clicking the following link...
https://tinyurl.com/42bt9pc9

• Additionally, fans can bid on numerous BGSU women's basketball items, including the shooting shirts that the players will be wearing, Coach Fred Chmiel's pink shoes and the chance to pie a coach in the face. The link to make a bid is below...
https://tinyurl.com/5h9nj5ce

WHERE TO WATCH / LISTEN
• Saturday's Coastal Carolina contest will be streamed via ESPN+. Additionally, all 2025-26 games will have an audio stream, thanks to BG Falcon Media Sports.

STATS & SOCIAL MEDIA
• Links to audio, video and live stats for all 2025-26 games can always be found on the web at BGSUFalcons.com – both on the women's basketball schedule page and in the right column on the main page – on game day.

CLEAR BAG MANDATE
• Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, a clear bag mandate is now in effect for games at BGSU venues, including the Stroh Center. Media members attending games will need to use only the media entrance as part of the mandate. For more information, please click here.

PARKING CHANGES FOR 2025-26
Additional Limited Mobility Parking Now Available for All Home Basketball Games
• To better accommodate fans and guests with limited mobility, additional designated parking spaces will now be available for all upcoming home Men's and Women's Basketball games at the Stroh Center.
• Additional parking will be located on the north side of Lot 24, beginning with the first row of spaces adjacent to the grass area and including the next two rows directly behind it. Guests utilizing these spaces should enter through the Student Entrance, located on the north side of Lot 24. From there, fans may use the service elevator to access the main arena and seating areas.
• Limited mobility parking will remain paid parking and will be clearly marked with signage indicating the designated spaces and new location.

FUN BELT
• BGSU enters Saturday's Coastal Carolina game with a record of 3-2 in MAC-Sun Belt Challenge games. That record includes a win over Louisiana in the season opener (82-67; Nov. 3). BGSU has won the last three such contests, having downed Southern Miss at home and Arkansas State on the road in last year's meetings with Sun Belt Conference foes.

• BGSU now has an all-time record of 17-6 vs. SBC schools. A total of 15 of those 23 contests came against Marshall, a former member of the MAC.
BGSU IN THE MAC-SUN BELT CHALLENGE
Date Opponent Result
Nov. 11, 2023 at Texas State   L, 48-74
Feb. 10, 2024 TROY L, 78-88
Nov. 4, 2024   SOUTHERN MISS W, 71-67
Feb. 8, 2025   at Arkansas State W, 75-73
Nov. 3, 2025   at Louisiana W, 82-67
Feb. 7, 2026   COASTAL CAROLINA 2:00 p.m.

QUARTERLY REPORT
• Junior Paige Kohler scored 15 points in the fourth quarter alone in Wednesday night's (Feb. 4) game at Kent State. That ties her for the fifth-highest point total in a quarter in BGSU history. The list...
BGSU RECORD BOOK: POINTS IN A QUARTER
   Player, Opponent & Date (Quarter)     Points
1.  Lexi Fleming vs. Kent State, 3/5/25 (first) 21
2. Carly Santoro vs. Eastern Ky., 11/10/17 (second)    17
3. Angela Perry vs. Calif. Baptist, 11/30/19 (third)   16
   Morgan Sharps at Wright State, 12/12/23 (third)   16
5. Carly Santoro vs. Central Mich., 1/14/17 (fourth)   15
   Carly Santoro at Akron, 1/13/18 (fourth) 15
   Madisen Parker at Akron, 3/7/20 (third) 15
   Allison Day vs. Miami, 2/4/23 (first) 15
   Amy Velasco at Northern Ill., 2/24/24 (fourth) 15
   Paige Kohler at Kent State, 2/4/26 (fourth) 15
11. Six times 14
(MR: Jaedyn Cook vs. Defiance, 12/7/25 (third)

MILLENNIUM FALCON: PK MOVING UP BGSU SCORING LIST
• Junior Paige Kohler was recognized on a brief on-court ceremony prior to last Wednesday's (Jan. 28) win over Akron. One week prior (Jan. 21), Kohler knocked down a corner three on the opening possession of the Falcons' game vs. Ohio, in the process surpassing the 1,000-point milestone for her BGSU career.

• Kohler became the 33rd player in program history to reach the millennium mark. And, she is tied for the seventh-fastest player to get to the 1,000-point plateau, having done so in her 80th career game in the Orange and Brown. The list of fastest Falcons to 1,000 points can be found on page 7 of these very notes.

• Kohler is now 29th in career scoring, with 1,069 career points at BG entering the Coastal Carolina game.

DONAHUE'S DOMINANCE
• Sophomore Johnea Donahue has had more than her share of well-rounded games in 2025-26. After missing two games due to injury in mid-December, Donahue returned to action and posted a double-double in the MAC opener against Kent State (Dec. 20). She had a game-high 19 points along with a game- and career-high 11 rebounds, and was named MAC Player of the Week for the second time this year.

• Donahue also had been named MAC P-O-T-W after stuffing the stat sheet with a career-high 24 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals at Wisconsin (Nov. 12), followed by a 16-point performance at Marquette two nights later.

• The guard had eight steals, falling just two shy of the school record, in BGSU's win over Kentucky State (Dec. 3). All eight steals came in the first half.

• After her performance v Kent State, she posted her second-straight double-double at Eastern Michigan (Dec. 30), with 10 points and 10 boards.

• Donahue had her second eight-steal game of the season in the win at Northern Illinois (Jan. 10), adding 10 points, five assists and four rebounds vs. the Huskies. And, the sophomore had a game-high six steals in back-to-back games, vs. Massachusetts (Jan. 24) and Akron (Jan. 28). She has averaged 20.0 points per game over the last two contests, vs. UA and Toledo (Jan. 31).

• Currently, Donahue is averaging exactly 4.00 steals per game this season, which leads the MAC and ranks fourth in the entire nation. And, she is ranked among the MAC leaders in total steals (first, 80 – 18 more than anyone else in the league), scoring (20th), rebounds (17th), assists (seventh), free-throw percentage (12th), assist/turnover ratio (10th) and minutes played (15th) as well.

DONAHUE = DEFENSE
• As a freshman in 2024-25, Johnea Donahue had a total of 69 steals, tying her for eighth on the BGSU single-season list. She averaged 2.46 steals per game a year ago, ranking 10th on that school chart.

• This winter, Donahue has a MAC-leading 80 steals, tying her for sixth on the school single-season chart just one game into February. As mentioned in the above note, Donahue is currently averaging 4.00 steals per game, and is on pace to shatter the BGSU record in that category. Currently, the single-season record is 3.07 spg, by Talita Scott in 1993-94.

• In fact, even if Donahue were to go without a steal in each of the next six games, she would still be on pace to break the BGSU seasonal record for steals per game. The single-season lists for steals and steals per game can be found on page 16.

PROTECT THE STROH
• Entering Saturday's Coastal Carolina contest, the Falcons have a 7-3 record at the Stroh Center this season to date. That record includes a 73-69 win over preseason MAC favorite Kent State in the conference opener (Dec. 20).

• The Falcons went 11-2 in home games last winter. BGSU's home winning percentage (.846) in 2024-25 was the third best since the Stroh Center opened in time for the 2011-12 season. Only the 2013-14 (16-1, .941) and '11-12 (14-2, .875) teams have had better marks during that time.

• Over the last five-plus seasons, the Falcons have a record of 59-20 (.747) a the Stroh.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE CHANTICLEERS
• Coastal Carolina enters Saturday's contest with an overall record of 11-13 and a Sun Belt Conference mark of 4-8. The Chanticleers are looking to snap a two-game losing streak, including a narro 78-70 loss at Arkansas State on Wednesday (Feb. 4). CCU is 8-6 at home and 3-7 on the road this season to date.

• Kristin Williams and Tessa Grady each have 13.7 points per game, with Kinsea Grimes (11.6 ppg) and Tracey Hueston (11.1 ppg) also scoring in double figures. Williams is ninth in the nation in three-pointers made per game, and she (74) and Grady (66) have combined to make 140 triples this season to date. Both Grimes and Hueston have 6.6 rebounds per game.

• Head coach Kevin Pederson welcomed 10 new players, including seven transfers, to this year's club. The 2024-25 team went 23-9 overall and 12-6 in the SBC.

THE SERIES
• The Falcons trail CCU, 1-0, in the all-time series. The only previous meeting saw the host Chanticleers rally for an 81-80 win on Nov. 23, 2018. The box score from that game can be found on page 26 of these very notes.

DOWN THE ROAD
• Following the CCU contest, the Falcons will return to MAC action (some call it #MACtion), hosting Buffalo on Tuesday night (Feb. 10). Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. inside the Stroh.

• Then, the Orange and Brown will venture to Muncie to meet Ball State on Saturday, Feb. 14. That game will begin at 11:00 a.m.

STORIES & LINKS
Feb. 5 - BG Falcon Media - From Sao Paulo to the Stroh: Moschen's Journey to BGSU
Dec. 18 - Lorain Morning Journal - Olmsted Falls Grad Kohler Looks to Lead Falcons
Nov. 25 - Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum - Walk-on to Captain: Siesel's Patience Pays Off at Bowling Green

FOR MORE INFORMATION...
For more information on BGSU women's hoops, be sure to follow the Falcons on Facebook (@BGWBB), Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUWBB) and Instagram (@bgsuwbb), as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.