Bowling Green State University Athletics
Sara Caetano Joins Falcon Family for 2026-27
August 14, 2026 | Women's Basketball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Bowling Green State University women's basketball coach Fred Chmiel has announced the addition of Sara Caetano to the program. Caetano, a 5-8 guard, will join the Falcon family for the 2026-27 academic year.
Caetano, a native of Angola, has represented her country in various competitions over the past few years, including the FIBA Women's AfroBasket in 2023 and 2025. In the 2025 event, she averaged a double-double in the qualifiers, with 13.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game in those two contests. Caetano also averaged 4.0 assists.Â
Then, in three tournament games, Caetano had 17.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per outing, shooting 50 percent from the field in all three games as Angola advanced to the quarterfinals.
Caetano played for Quinta Dos Lombos in Portuguese Liga Feminina in the 2025-26 season, averaging 11.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game during regular-season play as the club went 20-2 and captured the title. In the playoffs, Quinta dos Lombos swept both Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa and GDESSA/BARREIRO in the best-of-three quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, respectively, and advanced to the finals against Sport Lisboa Benfica. She averaged 10.0 points and 5.9 boards for the team in 2024-25.
Caetano's teammates with Quinta Dos Lombos included fellow Falcon newcomer Carolina Silva.
She represented her home nation in the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket competition, , averaging 10.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in  seven games during the qualifiers, then amassing 18.0 points and 5.7 boards per outing in three tournament games.
"Sara is an athletic and versatile guard with a lot of experience," said Chmiel. "She has the ability to change the game with her energy and defense. Sara will be a great fit with our style of play."
Caetano is the ninth newcomer to join the Falcons for 2026-27, joining Sophie Alexander, Sol Depetris, Mafalda Monteiro, Eugenia Ngungo, Mar Segura, Carolina Silva, Kayla Stidham and Aurelie Vanderstraeten. The newcomers join a program that includes returning student-athletes Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick, Jaedyn Cook, Lauren Gerken and Ky'Aira Miller.
For more information on BGSU women's basketball, follow the Falcons on Facebook (@BGWBB), Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUWBB) and Instagram (@bgsuwbb), as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
Caetano, a native of Angola, has represented her country in various competitions over the past few years, including the FIBA Women's AfroBasket in 2023 and 2025. In the 2025 event, she averaged a double-double in the qualifiers, with 13.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game in those two contests. Caetano also averaged 4.0 assists.Â
Then, in three tournament games, Caetano had 17.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per outing, shooting 50 percent from the field in all three games as Angola advanced to the quarterfinals.
Caetano played for Quinta Dos Lombos in Portuguese Liga Feminina in the 2025-26 season, averaging 11.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game during regular-season play as the club went 20-2 and captured the title. In the playoffs, Quinta dos Lombos swept both Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa and GDESSA/BARREIRO in the best-of-three quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, respectively, and advanced to the finals against Sport Lisboa Benfica. She averaged 10.0 points and 5.9 boards for the team in 2024-25.
Caetano's teammates with Quinta Dos Lombos included fellow Falcon newcomer Carolina Silva.
She represented her home nation in the 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket competition, , averaging 10.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in  seven games during the qualifiers, then amassing 18.0 points and 5.7 boards per outing in three tournament games.
"Sara is an athletic and versatile guard with a lot of experience," said Chmiel. "She has the ability to change the game with her energy and defense. Sara will be a great fit with our style of play."
Caetano is the ninth newcomer to join the Falcons for 2026-27, joining Sophie Alexander, Sol Depetris, Mafalda Monteiro, Eugenia Ngungo, Mar Segura, Carolina Silva, Kayla Stidham and Aurelie Vanderstraeten. The newcomers join a program that includes returning student-athletes Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick, Jaedyn Cook, Lauren Gerken and Ky'Aira Miller.
For more information on BGSU women's basketball, follow the Falcons on Facebook (@BGWBB), Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUWBB) and Instagram (@bgsuwbb), as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
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