Bowling Green State University Athletics
2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 8
Katie Cox
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Granville
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- Prev School:
- Ohio Premier
Years of eligibility remaining including 2023-24 academic year: 1
Sept. 6, 2023 - IN THE NEST: KATIE COX
2023
2022
2021
2020(-21) HONORS & AWARDS
2020(-21)
2019
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
Sept. 6, 2023 - IN THE NEST: KATIE COX
2023
- A team captain for the second-straight season
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, earning that honor for the second consecutive year
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team, landing on that team for the fourth consecutive season
- And, was named to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio Team, earning academic all-state honors for the third consecutive season
- One of two Falcons to start all 18 matches
- Had five points on two goals and an assist
- Played 76 minutes in the season opener at nationally-ranked Michigan State
- Saw 65 minutes of action at Cincinnati
- Scored the second goal in BGSU's 2-0 victory over Loyola Chicago, with a gorgeous volley midway through the first half
- Played 52 minutes at Detroit Mercy
- Saw 60 minutes of action and had an assist against nationally-ranked Pittsburgh
- Played 83 minutes vs. nationally-ranked Notre Dame
- Saw 54 minutes of action in the Falcons' MAC-opening win at Toledo
- Played 81 minutes vs. Western Michigan
- Played 70 minutes of BGSU's third-straight shutout, this time against Akron
- Was on the field for 68 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Ohio
- Played 80 minutes and scored what proved to be the winning goal at Miami, blasting home a free kick from just outside the penalty area in the 34th minute
- Saw 74 minutes of action and fired a pair of shots vs. Eastern Michigan
- Was on the pitch for 83 minutes against Kent State, and saw 73 minutes of action at Buffalo
- Played 80 minutes of the win over Central Michigan
- Saw 76 minutes of action in the win at Ball State
- Played 75 minutes vs. Northern Illinois, with a pair of shot attempts in that victory
- Saw 77 minutes of action in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Ohio
2022
- A 2022 team captain
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)
- Also chosen to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio Second Team
- And, was named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Started all 19 games, and had three points on a goal and an assist
- Drew the start and played 76 minutes vs. Michigan State in the season opener
- Played 75 minutes of the Cincinnati match, and saw 65 minutes of action at nationally-ranked Tennessee
- Saw 71 minutes of action in the shutout win over Detroit Mercy
- Scored a goal and had five shot attempts (three on frame) in a 3-0 win at Valparaiso
- The goal came on a 72nd-minute PK after she was tripped in the box
- Played 75 minutes at Xavier, and also was on the field fof 75 minutes against Toledo
- Saw 62 minutes of action vs. Western Michigan and 58 more at Central Michigan
- Helped BGSU keep a clean sheet in the latter match
- Played 76 minutes vs. Ball State
- Played 57 minutes and had an assist in BGSU's 4-0 win at Akron
- Helped the Falcons control the midfield in another 4-0 win, this time vs. preseason MAC favorite Ohio
- Played 61 minutes vs. the 'Cats and 78 at Kent State
- Saw 78 minutes of action as the Falcons kept a clean sheet vs. league-leading Buffalo
- Played 82 minutes as BGSU topped Miami, 1-0, for a fourth shutout in five matches
- Was on the field for 57 minutes in BGSU's 7-1 annihilation of Eastern Michigan
- Played 70 minutes and had three shot attempts in the win at Northern Illinois
- Again played 70 minutes as the Falcons posted a shutout win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals
- Played 97 minutes of the semifinal-round matchup vs. Ball State, leading all players with five shot attempts and three shots on goal
2021
- Named to the Academic All-District Team, selected by CoSIDA
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- And, was chosen to the OCSA Academic All-Ohio Second Team
- Started all 21 matches, and had five points on a goal and three assists
- Played a combined 107 minutes in the Notre Dame and Michigan matches
- Assisted on Lacee Bethea's goal at Ohio State
- Had an assist for the second-straight match with a helper on BG's final goal vs. Oakland
- Was on the pitch for 97 minutes as the Falcons battled #17 Xavier to a 1-1 draw
- Played 73 minutes of BG's 2-0 win at Western Michigan
- Saw 71 minutes of action and fired three shots against Northern Illinois
- Played 75 minutes vs. Ohio
- Played 59 minutes at Kent State, and was tripped in the penalty area in the 73rd minute, leading to the game-winning PK
- Was on the field for 66 minutes of the shutout win at Ball State
- Scored the first goal of the match vs. Miami
- After a Bethea shot was saved off of the crossbar, was first to the rebound and tucked it into the corner of the net
- Played 70 minutes and recorded an assist against Eastern Michigan
- Stole the ball at midfield, and her pass sent Lynsey Spotts in all alone for a breakaway goal
- Had four shots, including three on goal, vs. the Eagles
- Played 74 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 OT win at Central Michigan
- Played 70 minutes and fired three shots vs. Buffalo
- Was on the field for 63 minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win at Akron
- Helped BG to another shutout win, playing 62 minutes of the OT victory vs. Toledo
- Played 63 minutes of another shutout, a 1-0 victory over Buffalo in the MAC Tournament semifinal
- Saw 73 minutes of action as the Falcons topped Kent State, 3-0 in the league tourney final
- Played 77 minutes of the NCAA Championships first-round match at #8/9 Michigan
2020(-21) HONORS & AWARDS
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (April 20)
- Academic All-MAC Team
- BGSU Player of the Year
2020(-21)
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Was also named BGSU's Player of the Year
- Started the Falcons' first seven matches of the season, and had seven points on three goals and an assist
- Finished third on the team in both goals and points, and led the Falcons with three game-winning goals (again, in just seven matches played)
- In fact, that GWG total tied her for first in the MAC and 42nd in the country
- Scored the winner in three-straight matches, including the final two regular-season contests and the MAC Championship
- Through the 2020-21 season, had scored five career goals as a Falcon, and four were the GWG
- Had a goal and an assist in the Falcons' scrimmage win over Saginaw Valley
- Started and played 51 minutes of a 3-0 win at Akron in the regular-season opener
- Played 71 minutes and took three shots in the home opener, a 1-0 OT win over Ohio
- Hit the crossbar with an early shot in the Falcons' 2-0 win vs. Miami at Cochrane
- Had a three-point match vs. Kent State, with the game-winning goal plus an assist
- Scored the lone goal of the first half, blocking a clearing attempt by the KSU 'keeper, then quickly firing the ball into the vacated net
- Then, had the lone assist on BGSU's second goal, with a cross to Madison Alberty early in the second half
- Had the GWG for the second-straight game, scoring in the ninth minute of BGSU's 3-0 road win vs. Ohio
- Then, scored the GWG for the third consecutive contest, and this time the win came in the MAC Championship
- Her 62nd-minute strike from distance broke a 1-1 tie as BGSU downed 2-1 to capture the title at Cochrane
- Played 65 minutes of that match, with two total shot attempts
- It marked the second-straight conference tournament win in which she had scored the GWG
- For her efforts vs. BSU, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week on April 20
- Missed the Falcons' match vs. Ole Miss in the NCAA Championships due to injury
2019
- Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team
- Played in all 23 matches, starting 12
- Had four points on a pair of goals
- Played in all 11 MAC regular-season matches, making four starts
- Scored a goal in her first-ever collegiate match, at Kentucky
- Came off the bench to play 82 minutes of that UK match
- Saw 56 minutes of action at Xavier
- Made her first collegiate start in the home opener, a 2-0 win over Valparaiso
- Played 55 minutes vs. the Crusaders, with a pair of shots
- Started and played 86 minutes of the Falcons' double-overtime win over Dayton, with one shot attempt
- Again was in the Starting XI at Michigan, and also drew a start at Michigan State
- Played 65 minutes vs. the Spartans
- Started the DePaul match and saw 72 minutes of time
- Drew the start at West Virginia, playing 61 minutes
- Played 51 minutes against Akron, leading all players with three shot attempts
- Played 49 minutes against Buffalo, firing one shot
- Came off the bench to play 52 minutes at Kent State and 39 at Ohio, as the Falcons picked up a pair of 3-1 victories on the road
- Played 52 minutes of BG's 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan, with one shot attempt
- Played 50 minutes and fired a pair of shots in the Falcons' 2-1 OT victory at Eastern Michigan
- Was on the pitch for 49 minutes of BG's 3-0 win over Miami, with one shot attempt
- Played 68 minutes off the bench vs. Ball State, and fired a pair of shots
- Played 37 minutes of the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois
- Hit the crossbar with a second-half shot in that NIU match, and had another shot blocked by a defender on the goal line for a team save
- Played 50 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win at Western Michigan
- Drew the start and played 68 minutes of BG's 3-1 win at Toledo, as the Falcons clinched the MAC's regular-season title outright
- Played 48 minutes as BGSU downed CMU, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
- Had two shots including one on goal
- Scored her first collegiate game-winning goal as the Falcons downed Buffalo in the semifinals
- Redirected a Sarah Allen cross into the far side of the net
- Came off the bench to play the final 69 minutes of that win
- Played 37 minutes of the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan
- Drew the start in the NCAA Championships match at Michigan, playing 55 minutes and firing a shot on goal
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Granville H.S. (’19) under coach Scott Forster
- Three-time All-Ohio First-Team selection, earning All-America honors in each of her last two years
- Also was the Licking County League Player of the Year on three occasions
- Earned Central District P-O-Y accolades three times and was also a three-time all-region choice
- Helped the Aces to LCL titles in all four years
- Had 86 goals and 75 assists in her career, helping GHS to the state final four on two occasions
- Two-time team captain
PERSONAL
- Born in Columbus, Ohio
- Daughter of Clint and Tami Cox
- The second of three children
- Older sister, Nikki, also played soccer at BGSU
- Also has a younger brother, Kyle
- Father played football collegiately at Toledo, while mother played basketball at Ashland
- Played club ball for Ohio Premier ECNL
- Favorite athletes are Sydney Leroux and Alex Morgan
- Lists her mom as her biggest influence
- Apparel merchandising and product development major at BGSU
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