Logan Kowalczyk

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Trophy - Sophomores - April 18 2021 v NIU

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Sean Teepen and goalkeepers - April 18 2021 v NIU

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MAC Champions - Team - Trophy - April 18 2021

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Logan Kowalczyk v Canisius - Sept 28 2019

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Logan Kowalczyk - BGSU men's soccer practice - Aug 28 2019

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Logan Kowalczyk - BGSU men's soccer practice - Aug

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Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pinckney, Mich.
High School:
Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln
Prev School:
Columbus Crew SC

Years of eligibility remaining including 2022-23 academic year: 2

PRONUNCIATION
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2022

Did not see match action

2021

Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season
Played in 14 matches on the year
Started and played every second of the first 14 contests before missing the remainder of the season due to injury
Had a 9-3-2 record, 26 saves and a GAA of 0.89
Had seven shutouts in his 14 starts
Was ranked No. 11 on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC
Earned a shutout vs. IUPUI, playing all 110 minutes and making one save in the season opener
Made four stops in the Falcons' 2-1 win at Gonzaga
Was not called upon to make a save at Cleveland State, as the BG back line held the Vikings to zero shots on goal in the 3-0 win
Made three saves to earn his third clean sheet in four matches, at the Falcons defeated Michigan State for the first time in 20 years
Again had three saves in another 3-0 win, this time at home vs. Wright State
And, three days later, made two stops in a 2-0 victory over #13/17 FIU
Had two saves as the Falcons topped Detroit Mercy by an identical 2-0 score
The clean sheet in the UDM match was his sixth in eight games on the season, and his 11th in 20 career starts
Was named the MAC's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 22
Saw his shutout streak come to an end at 330:17, but made three saves to pick up the win at Canisius
Made four saves at Ohio State
Had two stops in the win over Georgia State
Kept a clean sheet as BG downed Georgia Southern, 4-0
Made two stops in the Falcons' 1-1 draw at Northern Illinois, in a matchup of top-25 teams

2020-21 HONORS

All-MAC Second Team
Academic All-MAC Team
MAC Player of the Week (March 22, 2021)
MAC Player of the Week (April 19, 2021)
Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (April 20, 2021)

2020(-21)

Named to the All-MAC Second Team in his first season as the Falcons' starting 'keeper
Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
Played in 12 of BGSU's 13 matches, starting all 12
Was 6-5-1 with a goals-against average of just 0.80, 30 saves and a save pct. of .750
Played a total of 1119:10 on the year
Recorded five shutouts, all in MAC play
In MAC action, was 5-2-1 with a miniscule 0.59 GAA, 21 stops and a save pct. of .808
Was ranked second in the MAC and 19th in the entire country in shutouts
Also was ranked in minutes played (second in the MAC, 25th in the nation), GAA (second, 37th), save pct. (third, 68th), total saves (fifth, 82nd) and saves per game (fifth, 138th)
Made his season debut vs. Syracuse, and made two saves to earn the win
The only goal he allowed in 90 minutes vs. the Orange came on a penalty kick
Made four stops on the road vs. #9 Marshall, again allowing only a penalty-kick goal
Had three saves in the MAC opener at Akron, allowing two goals (one via PK)
Kept a clean sheet as the Falcons downed #25 SIUE, 1-0 in overtime
Three days later, made three saves en route to another shutout, a 1-0 victory at West Virginia
Earned his third consecutive shutout with three more saves at Northern Illinois, in another 1-0 BGSU win
For his efforts at WVU and NIU, was named the MAC Player of the Week on March 22
Kept a clean sheet in BG's overtime win over Akron at Cochrane Stadium
Made a career-high six saves in the Falcons' scoreless draw with WVU, for his fifth shutout in the last six matches
Then, tied that mark with six more stops in the Falcons' 2-1 OT win over NIU that clinched the MAC title
Those saves included denying MAC Player of the Year Nick Markanich on a breakaway in the second half
Had a GAA of 0.43 in 209 minutes of action in the final week of the regular season, vs. WVU and NIU
For those efforts, earned his second MAC Player-of-the-Week honor of the season on April 19
The next day (April 20), was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
Made three saves against Monmouth in the NCAA Championships

2019

Saw action in one match off the bench
Made his BGSU debut in the Canisius match, and picked up the win
Entered the game with BG trailing, 1-0
Played the final 70:31 of that 4-1 BG victory, making three saves without allowing a goal
Wore uniform number 33 as a freshman

HIGH SCHOOL

Earned a total of four letters in soccer, graduating from Gahanna Lincoln H.S. (’19)
Attended Detroit Catholic Central as a freshman and sophomore

PERSONAL

Born in Kherson, Ukraine
Son of Ruth Kowalczyk and Michelle Rosiak
An only child
Played club ball for Columbus Crew SC, helping that program finish third in the nation in 2017-18
Favorite athlete is Andriy Shevchenko
A communication major at BGSU

KOWALCZYK ON BGSU
“I chose BGSU because of the extremely friendly atmosphere from everybody on campus. Also, because of all of the positive remarks from family, coaches, and friends, the opportunity was too good to pass up!”

COACH NICHOLS ON KOWALCZYK
“Logan is a very strong, brave, and athletic goalkeeper who comes to us from one of the best development academies in the country. We are thrilled to have him join and believe his competitive edge will have a big impact on our goalkeeper unit and on our entire program.”

KOWALCZYK'S CAREER STATS