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2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Pool, Ellie
Jersey Number 32
Ellie Pool
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Sylvania Southview
- Hometown:
- Toledo, Ohio
Bio
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Bowling Green |
- Returned to action in the season-opening win over Oakland, drawing the start and playing 54 minutes
- Saw 76 minutes of action against Illinois and 68 in the win over Cleveland State
- Had a pair of goals, including the GWG, at Detroit Mercy
- Took a long pass and chipped the 'keeper from the left side to give BG a 2-1 lead in the 59th minute
- Then scored an insurance goal in the final minutes of that match
- More than doubled UDM's entire team total with a whopping seven shot attempts in that win
- Played 70 minutes of the Falcons' scoreless draw vs. Cincinnati
- Was on the field for 60 minutes at Robert Morris, and picked up an assist on the winning goal
- Played 58 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win over Duquesne
2024 | Fifth Year
- Missed the entire season due to an injury suffered just prior to the regular-season opener
2023 | Senior
- Played in all 18 matches, making 16 starts
- Was second on the team with 13 points
- Also finished second on the Falcons with four goals and led BG with five assists
- Tied for sixth in the MAC in assists
- Scored 10 of those 13 points in MAC games, again finishing second on the team in goals (three) and points (10)
- Tied for the BG lead with four assists in MAC matches
- In MAC games only, was tied for sixth in the league in both assists and assists per game (0.36)
- Drew the start and played 60 minutes of the season opener at nationally-ranked Michigan State
- Saw 68 minutes of action at Cincinnati, with her two shot attempts including one on goal
- Played 67 minutes in the home opener vs. Loyola Chicago, with an assist on the Falcons' second goal in that 2-0 win
- Scored what proved to be the GWG early in the second half at Detroit Mercy
- Played 70 minutes vs. the Titans, and saw 54 minutes of action at nationally-ranked Pitt
- Saw 65 minutes of action against nationally-ranked Notre Dame, and nearly opened the scoring with a spectacular spin move and shot that forced the 'keeper into an acrobatic diving save
- Had a stellar game in the Falcons' MAC-opening win at Toledo
- Scored what proved to be the GWG just over two minutes in
- Nearly scored again vs. the Rockets, firing another first-half shot that the GK was able to tip off the crossbar at the last second
- Played 54 minutes vs. Western Michigan and 50 more vs. Akron, as BGSU recorded a pair of shutouts
- Came off the bench to play 48 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win at Ohio
- Again came off the bench at Miami, scoring the goal that gave BGSU the lead for good
- Took a Brynn Gardner pass and scored in the 31st minute, breaking a 1-1 tie in what turned out to be a 3-2 win
- Had a three-point game vs. Eastern Michigan, playing 73 minutes
- Fired a corner kick into the box for Taylor Green to knock home with just 2:48 gone
- Then, with BG trailing the Eagles, scored the tying goal in the 61st minute of what would be another 3-2 victory
- Played a season-high 87 minutes vs. Kent State, with her six shot attempts including two on goal
- Saw 73 minutes of work at Buffalo
- Had an assist in the win over Central Michigan
- Picked up two more assists, with the primary helper on both BGSU goals, in a 2-1 victory at Ball State
- Her through ball led to a Brynn Gardner goal with 18 minutes gone
- Then, she got her head on an Emilie Gardner free kick in the box, with her pass finding Brynn Gardner for the GWG with just 28 seconds to go
- Played 69 minutes of the shutout win over Northern Illinois
- Saw 65 minutes of action in the MAC Tournament semifinal vs. Ohio, with a game-high five shot attempts, including three on goal
2022 | Junior
- Played in 11 matches, making six starts, and had four points on a pair of goals
- Saw action in all six of BG's non-conference contests, before being injured in the MAC opener and missing most of the league schedule
- Was in the Starting XI for her BGSU debut, playing 70 minutes vs. Michigan State in the season opener
- Played 76 minutes vs. Cincinnati, with a pair of shot attempts
- Saw 57 minutes of action at nationally-ranked Tennessee
- Played 57 minutes of the win over Detroit Mercy as well, leading all players with four shots
- Had two shots on goal in 53 minutes in a 3-0 win at Valparaiso
- Played 39 minutes off the bench at Xavier, with one shot attempt
- Started the Toledo match on Sept. 22, but left after 20 minutes due to injury
- Missed the next eight games before returning to the pitch in the match at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 23
- In that EMU match, scored what proved to be the GWG less than three minutes after checking in for the first time
- Scored for the second-straight game, notching the tying goal with just 2:12 left in a 2-1 win at Northern Illinois
- Headed Brynn Gardner's cross back across the face of goal and into the lower right corner of the goal
- Played 38 minutes vs. the Huskies, and fired three shots, all on goal
- Came off the bench to play 36 minutes of the Falcons' shutout win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals
- Played 32 minutes off the bench in the semifinal-round matchup vs. Ball State, with a shot on goal
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Toledo |
Toledo, Ohio |
- Attended the University of Toledo, and played two seasons for the Rockets
- Started all 27 of UT's matches during that time, with totals of eight goals, five assists and 21 points
2021 | Sophomore
- Earned All-MAC Second-Team honors
- Started all 20 matches and led the team in scoring as the Rockets went 10-6-4 overall and 5-4-2 in the MAC
- Posted team-leading totals of seven goals and 17 points, and she tied for second on the club with three assists
- Played 1,723 of the Rockets' 1894 total minutes on the season, ranking fourth on the club and leading all forwards
- She paced the team in total shots (47) and shots on goal (22)
- Scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Central Michigan.
- In non-conference play, had a five-point match vs. Detroit Mercy, with two goals and an assist
- Added an assist on the lone goal in a win at Illinois State
- In MAC play, led the team in goals (four) and points (nine)
- Had goals vs. Western Michigan, Miami and Eastern Michigan in addition to CMU, and an assist in a win at Akron
- Her final goal of the season came at Kent State in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament
2020(-21) | Freshman
- Tied for the team scoring lead with four points in seven contests in the spring 2021 season
- Started all seven matches and was named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team
- Her first collegiate goal came against Western Michigan
- Had a two-assist match vs. Northern Illinois
- Played 540 of the team's 653 total minutes during the spring 2021 season
Sylvania Southview High School |
Sylvania, Ohio |
- A four-year letterwinner at Sylvania Southview H.S.
- Was the Northern Lakes League co-Player of the Year – sharing that honor with current BGSU teammate Emilie Gardner – as a senior in 2019
- A three-time All-NLL First-Team selection and two-time all-district honoree with the Cougars
Personal |
- Daughter of Jim Pool and Karen Zedaker
- Has an older sister, Abigail
- Played for Pacesetter Soccer Club, helping that team to the 2019 Ohio North U17 State Cup championship
- An individualized business major at BGSU
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
