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2020(-21) Women's Soccer Roster
Wolfbauer, Madi
Jersey Number 29
Madi Wolfbauer
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Canton
- Hometown:
- Canton, Mich.
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2021-22 academic year: 2
2021
2020(-21)
2019
PRIOR TO BGSU
2018 AT ILLINOIS
2017 AT ILLINOIS
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
WOLFBAUER - CAREER STATS AT BGSU
2021
- The MAC Offensive Player of the Year
- Named to the All-MAC First Team for the second time in as many playing seasons with the Falcons
- Also was named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team
- Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team for the second-straight season
- Became the first player in program history to earn all-region first-team honors twice
- Chosen to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team as well as the Academic All-Ohio First Team
- Was named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- And, was chosen as the team's Offensive Player of the Year
- A team captain
- Was ranked No. 3 on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason list of top-20 players in the MAC
- Moved up to No. 2 on the TDS postseason list
- Started all 21 matches, playing 1,803 minutes to rank third on the team among field players
- Led BGSU in goals (10) and points (22)
- Had five game-winning goals, just one shy of the school single-season record
- Tied the school record by scoring a goal in five-straight matches
- In MAC games, had 14 points on seven goals in the 11 matches
- Led the league in goals, points, goals per game (0.64), points per game (1.27), shots (44) and shots per game (4.00) in conference contests
- Scored on a free kick from approx. 25 yards out in the season opener at Notre Dame
- Led all players with five shot attempts vs. the Fighting Irish, and had a game-high four shots at Michigan
- Had a two-goal match in the home-opening win over Oakland
- Opened both the first-half and the second-half scoring in that match, and had a total of eight shot attempts
- Played all 90 minutes of the Illinois match, picking up an assist and tying for game honors with four shots
- Was on the pitch for 101 minutes as the Falcons battled #17 Xavier to a 1-1 draw
- Scored a goal in the MAC opener, a 2-0 win at Western Michigan
- Recorded the Falcons' second goal of the day with a strike from just inside the 18 late in the first half
- Played all 90 minutes and took seven shots, including two on goal, vs. Northern Illinois
- Played 96 minutes of the Ohio match and tied for game honors with four shot attempts
- Scored what proved to be the GWG at Kent State, converting a penalty kick
- Played 86 minutes at KSU, with her four shots including two on goal
- Scored the clinching goal in BGSU's 2-0 win at Ball State
- Began the play with a long ball forward to Ruby Linton
- Then, after Linton crossed the ball through the six-yard box, Kennedy White chipped it into her path for a header that found the right side of the net
- On Senior Day, scored two goals in BG's 3-1 win over Miami
- Was fouled in the penalty box, converting the ensuing PK to give BG a 2-0 lead in the 71st minute
- Then, after MU cut the lead in half with a PK of their own, put the game away with another goal late in the match
- For her efforts in the BSU and Miami matches, was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week
- That same day (Oct. 12), was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week
- Scored the GWG for the third time in four matches, finding the net vs. Eastern Michigan
- Had six shots, including two on frame, and the goal was her fifth in a four-match span
- Played 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win at Central Michigan, scoring the winning goal on a penalty kick
- It marked her fifth consecutive match with a goal, tying the school record
- Was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Oct. 19) for the second-straight week
- Played all 90 minutes vs. Buffalo and led all players with four shot attempts
- Was on the field for 73 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win at Akron
- Fired a game-high six shots, putting two on goal, while playing every second of BGSU's OT win over Toledo
- Played all 90 minutes of a 1-0 shutout victory over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semifinal
- Assisted on BGSU's final goal in the 3-0 win over Kent State in the league tourney final
- Played every second of the NCAA Championships first-round match at #8/9 Michigan
2020(-21)
- Named to the All-MAC First Team
- Also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team as well
- Was selected to the USC Scholar-All Region Team
- And, went on to be named to the USC Scholar-All America Second Team
- Was named BGSU's Comeback Performer of the Year at the Ziggys, the athletic department's end-of-year (virtual) awards ceremony
- The Comeback Performer/Performance-of-the-Year award goes to just one individual or team across all sports at the University
- Also was named the team's Attacking Player of the Year
- Started all eight matches, and led the team with five goals and 10 points
- Had 29 shot attempts, ranking second on the team, and led the Falcons with 15 shots on goal
- Was third in the MAC and 43rd in the entire country in goals per game (0.62)
- Ranked 42nd in the nation in both shots per game (3.62) and shots on goal per game (1.88)
- Was fourth in the MAC in shots per game and sixth in the league in SOG per contest
- Scored a goal in BG's 5-0 exhibition win over Toledo
- Had a hat trick in the scrimmage victory over Saginaw Valley
- Made it five goals in three exhibition matches, finding the back of the net in a 2-1 victory over Butler
- Made her official BGSU debut, starting and playing 60 minutes of a 3-0 win at Akron in the regular-season opener
- Played nearly 70 minutes and led all players with five shots, including three on goal, in the home opener, a 1-0 OT win over Ohio
- Scored her first goal as a Falcon, converting a penalty kick in the second half of BG's 2-0 win over Miami at Cochrane
- Had four shot attempts, including two on goal, in that win
- Three days later, had the first two-goal match of her career as BGSU downed Kent State, 5-0
- Tucked a shot from the top of the box just inside the post in the 61st minute, then converted a PK in the 83rd minute
- Had five shot attempts, putting four on frame, vs. the Flashes
- For her efforts in the Miami and KSU home matches, was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week
- That same day, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
- Made it five goals in three matches with two more goals in a 3-0 win at Ohio
- Converted a PK in the 11th minute, then scored early in the second half as well
- Became the first Falcon with back-to-back two-goal games in over a decade (since September of 2010)
- The next day (March 29), was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week
- Was named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week (March 31) for the second-straight week
- Played 84 minutes in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
- Was a threat at the offensive end of the pitch all evening, with game-high totals of seven shot attempts and three shots on goal vs. the Cardinals
- Played all 110 minutes of the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss, tying for game honors with three shot attempts
- Made her penalty kick during the PK phase of that match, beating Southeastern Conference Goalkeeper of the Year Ashley Orkus
2019
- Did not see match action
PRIOR TO BGSU
- Played two seasons at the University of Illinois, seeing action in a total of 12 matches
2018 AT ILLINOIS
- Made 10 appearances for the Fighting Illini, with two points on the season
- Played a season-high 25 minutes in the win over SIUE (Sept. 2)
- Scored her first career goal vs. Northern Illinois (Aug. 26), firing a season-high three shots on goal in that match
- Converted a penalty kick during the PK phase of the Big Ten Conference Tournament quarterfinal round, as UI advanced past Wisconsin
- Team went 11-8-1 overall and 6-5-0 in conference play
- Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team
2017 AT ILLINOIS
- Played in two matches as a true freshman
- Was redshirted due to injury
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Canton H.S. (’17)
- Ranked the No. 32 midfielder in the nation, and was also ranked among the Top100 Players to Watch by Top Drawer Soccer
- Was all-conference in basketball, captaining that team in her senior season
- Four-time Academic Honor Roll member
PERSONAL
- Born in Dearborn, Mich.
- Earned her undergraduate degree in marketing, with a 3.470 cumulative GPA
- Currently in her first semester (Fall 2021) of grad school, ,pursuing an MBA
- Daughter of Robert and Jamie Wolfbauer
- Has a younger sister, Mia
- A member of BGSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC),
- Was named that organization's treasurer for the 2020-21 academic year, and is BGSU's SAAC President in 2021-22
- Father played football at North Dakota State, while mother played collegiate soccer at Schoolcraft
- Played club ball for the Michigan Hawks, helping the U-18/19 team to a national championship
- ODP State Team member
- Played for Motor City FC in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) in the summer of 2018
- Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan
- Lists her father as her biggest influence
WOLFBAUER - CAREER STATS AT BGSU
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 8-8 | 611 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 29 | .172 | 15 | .517 | 0 | 3-3 |
| 2021 | 21-21 | 1803 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 73 | .137 | 28 | .384 | 5 | 3-3 |
| TOTAL | 29-29 | 2414 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 102 | .147 | 43 | .422 | 5 | 6-6 |
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