2018 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 23
Lynsey Spotts
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Bedford
- Hometown:
- Temperance, Mich.
Bio
Years of eligibility remaining including 2021-22 academic year: 2
2021
2020(-21)
2019
2018
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
SPOTTS - CAREER STATS
2021
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in 20 of BGSU's 21 matches, making three starts
- Those three starts came in the Falcons' two MAC Tournament matches at Cochrane Stadium as well as in the NCAA Championships first-round match
- Had five points on a goal and three assists
- Came off the bench to play in each of the first four matches
- Had an assist in the home-opening match vs. Oakland, sliding a pass to Rylee Clark to lead to BG's final goal
- Saw action off the bench as the Falcons battled #17 Xavier to a 1-1 draw
- Also saw time in BG's win at Western Michigan in the MAC opener
- Assisted on Jasmijn Dijsselhof's goal vs. Northern Illinois
- Played 14 minutes off the bench vs. Ohio, and also saw time in the win at Kent State
- Saw 18 minutes of action in BGSU's shutout win at Ball State
- On Senior Day, came off the bench to see time in the win over Miami
- Scored BGSU's final goal in the win over Eastern Michigan
- Played 24 minutes and had two shots vs. the Eagles
- Saw action in the Falcons' 1-0 OT win at Central Michigan
- Played 17Â minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win at Akron
- Saw 29 minutes of time in BGSU's overtime victory over Toledo
- Made her first start of the season, and her first career start at Cochrane Stadium, in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Buffalo
- Played 55 minutes and had the primary assist on Lacee Bethea's winner in that 1-0 victory
- Ran between (and past) two defenders to get to the ball, sliding it past the 'keeper to a wide-open Bethea
- Again drew the start and played 65 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 victory over Kent State in the league tourney final
- Started the NCAA Championships first-round match at #8/9 Michigan, playing 48 minutes
2020(-21)
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in all eight matches, making two starts, and had two points on the season
- Had a goal and an assist in BG's 5-0 exhibition win over Toledo
- Scored what proved to be the winning goal late in the Falcons' 2-1 win vs. Butler in the final preseason scrimmage
- Again scored the GWG, this time in the regular-season opener at Akron
- Came off the bench to play 30 minutes, and scored late in the first half of a 3-0 BGSU win
- Played 25 minutes of the home opener, a 1-0 OT win over Ohio
- Made her first collegiate start in the road win at Ohio, playing a season-high 71 minutes
- Came off the bench to play 18 minutes in the MAC Championship, as BG downed Ball State, 2-1, at Cochrane
- Drew the start in the NCAA Championships match vs. Ole Miss, playing 29 minutes
2019
- Played in all 23 matches off the bench
- Had six points on two goals and two assists
- Five of those six points came in MAC regular-season action, including one game-winning goal
- Came off the bench to play 45 minutes in the season opener at Kentucky
- Saw 16 minutes in the Xavier contest, and played 30 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over Valparaiso in the home opener
- Hit a hard volley, forcing the VU 'keeper into a difficult save, in the second half of the latter match
- Played 19 minutes off the bench in BG's double-OT win over Dayton
- Came off the bench to play 22 minutes at Michigan
- Saw 30 minutes of action and had a shot attempt at Michigan State
- Played 14 minutes at DePaul and 13 at West Virginia
- Scored her first collegiate goal in the MAC opener, and it proved to be the game winner
- Headed home a shot with just over three minutes left in the first half as the Falcons downed Akron, 1-0
- Played 30 minutes off the bench in the win over the Zips
- Two days later, saw 22 minutes of time against Buffalo
- Came off the bench to help BGSU to a pair of 3-1 road wins, playing 30 minutes at Kent State and 24 at Ohio
- Saw 14 minutes of action in BG's 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan, and played 26 minutes of another overtime victory, this time a 2-1 decision at Eastern Michigan
- Was on the pitch for 34 minutes of BG's 3-0 win over Miami, recording her first collegiate assist
- Had the primary assist on Alexis Miller's goal, which proved to be the game winner, late in the first half
- Played 27 minutes vs. Ball State, with a shot attempt
- Played 40 minutes and scored a goal in the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois
- Had the final goal of the match, on a strike from the 18-yard line
- Played 31 minutes of BG's 1-0 win at Western Michigan, a win that clinched a tie for the regular-season title
- Played 21 minutes at Toledo, as BG picked up a 3-1 victory to clinch the title outright
- Had an assist as BGSU downed CMU, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
- Off of a corner kick, Makenzie Ortman headed the ball her way
- Stationed near the six-yard line and facing away from goal, she flicked the ball to her right, to a wide-open Kennedy White for an easy tap-in
- Played 30 minutes of that win, and played 11 minutes of the semifinal-round win over Buffalo, with a shot attempt
- Saw action in the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan as well, and played 21 minutes of the NCAA Championships match at Michigan
2018
- Played in 14 matches off the bench for the MAC regular-season and tournament champions
- Saw action off the bench in both matches during the Falcons' season-opening trip to Hawai'i
- Made her collegiate debut against Loyola Marymount, playing 23 minutes
- Then saw 31 minutes of action two days later vs. Hawai'i
- came off the bench to play 18 minutes vs. Oakland, as the Falcons posted a 3-0 shutout win in the home opener
- Played 12 minutes off the bench against DePaul
- Played 19 minutes in the Falcons' win over Youngstown State, and was on the pitch for 36 minutes, the highest total of her young career to that point, in the Falcons' 2-0 win at Miami in the MAC opener
- Topped that total two days later, coming off the bench to play 49 minutes in BG's 3-0 win at Ball State
- Had three shot attempts, including one on goal, and one of those shots was tipped by the goalkeeper just before Chelsee Washington headed it home for BG's second goal of the day
- Then, less than three minutes later, blasted a shot from distance that rang off the goalpost
- Started the second half of that BSU match
- Played 31 minutes of BG's victory over Northern Illinois at Cochrane Stadium
- Came off the bench to play 14 minutes against Western Michigan, as BGSU moved to 4-0-0 iin the MAC for the first time in program history
- Saw 15 minutes of action in BG's 3-1 win at Central Michigan, and played 17 minutes in another 3-1 victory, this time against preseason MAC favorite Kent State at Cochrane
- Then, came off the bench to play six minutes in another 3-1 win two days later, this time against Ohio
- Saw 12 minutes of action against Buffalo, as the Falcons recorded a 5-0 road win to clinch the MAC regular-season championship, and also saw brief action in BG;'s 2-1 win over Toledo to end the regular season
HIGH SCHOOL
- A four-year member of the soccer team at Bedford H.S. ('18) under coach Bill Ryan
- Also lettered in basketball for the Kicking Mules, where she earned all-region honors and set the school single-game assists record (11) on the hardwood.
PERSONAL
- Born in Harrison Township, Mich.
- AÂ criminal justice major at BGSU
- Has an older sister, Jordyn
- Played club ball for the Greater Toledo Futbol Club and Pacesetter Soccer Club, earning numerous titles with both organizations
- Was a member of state finalists in 2012, '15 and '16
- Lists her parents as her biggest influences
SPOTTS - CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 14-0 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 23-0 | 544 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .333 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2020-21 | 8-2 | 256 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-3 | 423 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .250 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 65-5 | 1536 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | .267 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 0-0 |
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