High-Flying Falcons Keep Possession of I-75 Cup, 5-2

Thursday, August 20

Bowling Green, Ohio

7 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Wright State

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Wright St.	0	2	2
Bowling Green	3	2	5

Trace Terry scores v WSU | Aug. 20, 2026

The Falcons celebrate Trace Terry's (21) game-opening goal on Thursday night

Photo by: Jack Walsh, BGSU Athletics

August 20, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Terry Scores Twice as BG Blasts Wright State in Season Opener

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team scored early and often Thursday night (Aug. 20), rolling along to a 5-2 win over Wright State University at Cochrane Stadium. The non-conference match was the season opener for both teams.

With the win, the Falcons maintain possession of the I-75 Cup, a traveling trophy that goes to the winner of each season's BGSU-WSU match.

Fifth-year Falcon Trace Terry scored a pair of goals in the win, including the first goal of the night with just over 12 minutes gone. Sophomore Tyson McCoy and freshman Lucas Brinkman each had a goal and an assist in the win, while soph Caue Ramos also found the back of the net.

BGSU outshot the Raiders by a 23-14 count, and the Falcons had a 12-6 lead in shots on goal. Enzo Gil made four saves in net for the home side, while Ben Schultheis had seven stops for WSU.

After Terry's goal, Ramos and Brinkman scored just 2:15 apart to give the Falcons a 3-0 lead late in the first half. Alessandro Duran got the Raiders on the board with a penalty kick in the 54th minute, but McCoy answered just 11 seconds later to give the Falcons a 4-1 lead.

Terry converted a penalty kick with just over seven minutes to go, before Tedrick Neptune got a goal back for WSU with just two minutes remaining.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons will hit the road for the next two matches, beginning with a Sunday (Aug. 23) contest vs. Duquesne. That game will begin at 5:00 p.m. in Pittsburgh.

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