2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 11
Lacee Bethea
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lexington
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ohio
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2023-24 academic year: 2
PRONUNCIATION
ba-THAY
2023
2022
2021
2020(-21)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
BETHEA ON BGSU
“I chose BGSU because I immediately felt at home. They have a great program for Early Childhood Education and I loved the smaller school atmosphere. BGSU has the best women’s soccer program and I wanted to play for the best! I loved the coaches and players and I knew right away it was the place I wanted to be.”
COACH WALKER ON BETHEA
“Lacee Bethea is an extremely athletic winger that will provide great depth to our offense. She is exciting to watch and is rapidly quick on the wing. Lacee should serve as a dangerous attacking option for us this fall and is an exciting young prospect. Lacee is another club product of Ohio powerhouse OP from Columbus and will be a goal-scoring threat for BGSU. Lacee has a great personality and fits in to our culture of not only being a good player but a great person.”
PRONUNCIATION
ba-THAY
2023
- Played in 18 matches, making nine starts
- Tied for third on the team in scoring with nine points
- Had three goals and three assists on the season
- Drew the start in the season opener at nationally-ranked Michigan State
- Also started at Cincinnati and led all players with three shot attempts
- Had the primary assist on what proved to be the game-winning goal in the home opener vs. Loyola Chicago
- Played 61 minutes at Detroit Mercy, scoring the first goal of the night and leading all players with three shots on goal
- Was on the pitch for 67 minutes of the match at nationally-ranked Pittsburgh
- Played 30 minutes off the bench vs. nationally-ranked Notre Dame, hitting the post with a second-half shot
- Played 37 minutes of the Falcons' MAC-opening win at Toledo
- Saw 24 minutes of action vs. Western Michigan
- Played 63 minutes of BGSU's third-straight shutout, this time against Akron
- HIt the crossbar with a shot in the opening minute of the second half vs. the Zips
- Played 51 minutes of the Falcons' win at Ohio
- Saw 35 minutes of action and had two shot attempts vs. Eastern Michigan
- Came off the bench to play 59 minutes against Kent State
- Scored a pair of goals just 3:14 apart in the second half of the win over Central Michigan
- Had three shots on goal in 43 minutes vs. the Chippewas
- Started and played 50 minutes of the victory at Ball State, with a shot on goal
- Had the assist on the only goal of the game in BG's win over Northern Illinois
- Made a long run down the left sideline, cut along the top of the 18-yard box and played a perfect cross to Emma Stransky, who headed it into the net
- Played 48 minutes of that match, with a shot on goal
- Had an assist in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Ohio
- Her backheel of Emma Stransky's cross slid the ball into Christine Erdman's path for the Falcons' goal late in the first half
2022
- Played in all 19 matches, making 16 starts
- Had six points on a goal and four assists
- Drew the start and played 73 minutes vs. Michigan State in the season opener
- Played 71 minutes and had an assist in a 1-1 draw with Cincinnati
- Hit the post with a shot vs. the Bearcats, then made a long run and slid a pass to Brynn Gardner for BG's goal in the 71st minute
- Played 63 minutes at nationally-ranked Tennessee, firing one shot on goal and setting up another
- Saw 53 minutes of action vs. Detroit Mercy, with her three shots including one on goal
- Had an assist in BGSU's dominant 3-0 win at Valparaiso, playing a ball to Kennedy White for the Falcons' second goal early in the second half
- Played 69 minutes of the Xavier match and 63 against Toledo
- Came off the bench at Western Michigan, playing 56 minutes
- Saw 40 minutes of time, the highest total among BGSU's substitutes, in the shutout win at Central Michigan
- Came off the bench vs. Ball State, playing 72 minutes
- Started at Akron, playing 64 minutes and putting four shots on goal
- Scored her first goal of the season, giving the Falcons a two-goal lead in the 11th minute, as BGSU topped preseason MAC favorite Ohio, 4-0
- Played 70 minutes at Kent State and 76 vs. league-leading Buffalo
- Was on the field for 67 minutes as BGSU topped Miami, 1-0, for a fourth shutout in five matches
- Had an assist on the first goal of the match, playing a nifty through ball to Brynn Gardner, in BGSU's 7-1 annihilation of Eastern Michigan
- Played 61 minutes and had a pair of shot attempts in the win at Northern Illinois
- Was on the field for 50 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals
- Had an assist in the semifinal-round match vs. Ball State, making several moves to create space, then chipping a gorgeous cross to Brynn Gardner for a far-post header in the second half
- Played 86 minutes vs. the Cardinals, with a pair of shot attempts
2021
- Was named the MAC Tournament MVP, and was (obviously) chosen to the MAC's All-Tournament Team
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- And, was chosen as the Falcons' Most Improved Player
- Played in all 21 matches, making 13 starts
- Was second on the team with seven goals, and finished third on the Falcons with 15 total points
- Scored three goals against Big Ten Conference teams during the pre-MAC schedule, and had three goals in a four-game stretch that included the last two regular-season matches and the MAC Tournament
- Made her first collegiate start in the season opener at Notre Dame
- Again drew the start at Michigan, and scored a goal just 50 seconds into the match
- The goal was the second-earliest goal in a match in program history
- Scored for the second consecutive game, again on the road and again vs. a Big Ten Conference school
- Found the back of the net at Ohio State, tying the score in the 57th minute
- Also scored vs. Illinois, giving her a goal in three of the four matches vs. Big Ten teams
- Played 51 minutes off the bench as the Falcons battled #17 Xavier to a 1-1 draw
- Played 36 minutes, the most of BG's substitutes, in the MAC-opening win at Western Michigan
- Came off the bench to play 39 minutes vs. Northern Illinois, with her two shots including one on frame
- Returned to the Starting XI and played 66 minutes of the Ohio match, with one shot attempt
- Scored BGSU's first goal of the day in the win at Kent State
- Played 26 minutes off the bench at Ball State
- Had an assist on a Katie Cox goal in the win over Miami
- Her shot from just outside the penalty area forced the MU 'keeper into an acrobatic save, as she tipped the ball off of the crossbar, and Cox tucked home the rebound
- Played 41 minutes of that win
- Played 28 minutes and created several dangerous scoring chances vs. Eastern Michigan
- Was on the field for 23 minutes of the OT win at Central Michigan, tying for the team lead with two shot attempts
- Was arguably the most dangerous player on the field for either team in the Buffalo match, playing 77 minutes
- Had three shots at Akron, scoring a goal just 34 seconds into the second half of that 3-0 win
- After a long ball forward was headed by a UA defender, volleyed the ball out of the air, over the 'keeper and under the crossbar
- Had the cross that led to the winning goal sequence in the Falcons' OT victory vs. Toledo
- Played 64 minutes vs. the Rockets
- Scored the winning goal in a 1-0 shutout victory over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semifinal
- In 79 minutes of action, led the Falcons with three shot attempts and two shots on goal vs. the Bulls
- Nearly scored in the opening minute of that match, before finding the net in the 27th minute
- Had a goal in the championship match as well, closing the scoring with a nifty goal as BG topped Kent State, 3-0
- For her efforts, as mentioned above, she was named the MAC Tournament MVP
- The next day (Nov. 8), she was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week
- And, the following day (Nov. 9), earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
- Then, a day later (Nov. 10), she was named the MAC's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week
- Played 58 minutes of the NCAA Championships first-round match at #8/9 Michigan
2020(-21)
- Played in all eight matches off the bench, with two points on the season
- Had two assists in a 5-0 exhibition win over Toledo
- Assisted on the game-winning goal as BG downed Butler, 2-1, in the final preseason scrimmage
- Scored a goal in her collegiate debut, with the final goal in a 3-0 win at Akron in the regular-season opener
- Played 47 minutes and hit the crossbar with a shot in the home opener, a 1-0 OT win over Ohio
- Came off the bench to play 17 minutes, firing a shot, in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
- Played 28 minutes off the bench and had a pair of shot attempts in the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Lexington H.S. (‘20) under coach Buck Morton
- Named to the All-Ohio First Team as a senior
- A four-time Ohio Cardinal Conference first-team selection who helped the Minutemen to sectional championships in all four seasons
- Was named to the All-Northwest District Team in all four years, earning first-team accolades in each of the last three seasons
- Scored 27 goals and added 14 assists as a senior, helping the team to a 13-4-1 record
- LHS went 43-21-8 during her career, and she had totals of 60 goals and 39 assists in that time
- Also has earned three letters in track to date
- Was an OCC champion in the 4x100 in two of her first three years, qualifying for regionals in that event in every year to date
- Team won the OCC title in both 2017 and 2019
PERSONAL
- Born in Mansfield, Ohio
- Daughter of Chioke Bradley and Michelle Bethea
- The second of five children
- Has four brothers, Chioke Bradley II, Myles Bradley, Keontez Bradley and Mekhi Bradley
- Father played football at BGSU
- Brother, Chioke Bradley II, currently plays football at the Univ. of Findlay
- Has played club soccer for Mansfield Liederkranz and Mansfield Crew, and most recently played for Ohio Premier
- Favorite athlete is Mia Hamm
- Lists her father as her biggest influence
- A criminal justice major at BGSU
BETHEA ON BGSU
“I chose BGSU because I immediately felt at home. They have a great program for Early Childhood Education and I loved the smaller school atmosphere. BGSU has the best women’s soccer program and I wanted to play for the best! I loved the coaches and players and I knew right away it was the place I wanted to be.”
COACH WALKER ON BETHEA
“Lacee Bethea is an extremely athletic winger that will provide great depth to our offense. She is exciting to watch and is rapidly quick on the wing. Lacee should serve as a dangerous attacking option for us this fall and is an exciting young prospect. Lacee is another club product of Ohio powerhouse OP from Columbus and will be a goal-scoring threat for BGSU. Lacee has a great personality and fits in to our culture of not only being a good player but a great person.”
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