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2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Fransen, Christie
Jersey Number 14
Christie Fransen
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Wooster
- Hometown:
- Wooster, Ohio
Bio
 |
Bowling Green |
- Came off the bench to play 30 minutes vs. Cleveland State, making her first appearance since 2023
- Saw 31 minutes of action in BGSU's next game, the win at Detroit Mercy
- Played 12 minutes vs. Cincinnati, helping the Falcons keep a clean sheet against their Big 12 Conference foes
2024 | Sophomore
- Missed the entire season due to injury
2023 | Freshman
- Played in 10 matches, making four starts
- Had one assist on the season
- Played in each of the last 10 contests of the fall
- Made her collegiate debut against Akron on Sept. 28 after missing the first eight matches of the season due to injury
- Just over three minutes after checking in, had the assist on the lone goal of the match, Emma Stransky's 79th-minute winner
- Played 14 minutes against the Zips
- Was on the field for 18 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Ohio
- Made her first collegiate start at Miami, playing 27 minutes
- Came off the bench to play 57 minutes, the highest total among BG's subs, vs. Eastern Michigan
- Saw 53 minutes of action off the bench against Kent State
- Returned to the starting lineup for the Buffalo match
- Came off the bench to play 36 minutes of the win over Central Michigan
- Again came off the bench three days later, playing 40 minutes of the victory at Ball State
- Was in the starting lineup for the Northern Illinois match, and played 71 minutes of that shutout win
- Drew the start and saw 60 minutes of action in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Ohio
- Enrolled at BGSU in January of 2023, in time for the spring semester
- Participated in spring practices and matches with the Falcons
Wooster High School |
Wooster, Ohio |
- A graduate of Wooster H.S. (December of '22)
- A three-time All-Ohio honoree, earning first-team honors as a senior after twice being named to the second team for the Generals
- Became the program's first All-Ohio First-Team selection since 2011
- A four-time All-Ohio Cardinal Conference First-Team selection for coach Charles Cerniglia
- Also named to the all-district first team all four years
- National Honor Society
Personal |
- Born in Sterling, Ill.
- Daughter of Dylan and Heather Fransen
- Plans to major in neuroscience at BGSU
- Has a younger sister, Katie
- Has played club soccer for Internationals SC
- Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi
- Lists her father as her biggest influence.
Chris Fox Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Taylor Green Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Emma Stransky Post-Match Interview (Sept. 7, 2025)
Sunday, September 07
Off The Pitch: Chris Fox (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
