Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball

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Bowling Green Falcons
women's basketball
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University Bowling Green State University
Head coach Fred Chmiel (2nd season)
Conference Mid-American
Location Bowling Green, Ohio
Arena Stroh Center
(capacity: 4,700)
Nickname Falcons
ColorsBrown and orange [1]
   
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2007
NCAA tournament appearances
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
AIAW tournament appearances
1974, 1975
Conference tournament champions
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
Conference regular-season champions
1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021
Conference division regular-season champions
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

The Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team is the NCAA Division I women's basketball team that represents Bowling Green State University. The team plays at the 4,700-seat Stroh Center on the BGSU campus in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. [2] The Falcons competes in the Mid-American Conference.

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History

The Falcons have won the most MAC Championships, winning eleven tournament championships since its admission into the MAC in 1981. [3] [4] The team last played in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 2011. [5] [6] The Falcons became the first team from the MAC to reach the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Sweet Sixteen, after they upset the second seed Vanderbilt 59–56 at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan in 2007. [7] [8]

Coaching history

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CoachYearsSeasonsRecordPct.Conf. recordPct.Conf. titles
(Reg. season)		Conf. titles
(Tournament)		AIAW/NCAA Tournament
appearances		National titles
Sue Hager1973–76338–13.745N/aN/aN/aN/a20
Nora Liu1976–78211–17.393N/aN/aN/aN/a00
Kathy Bole1978–84671–81.46723–22.5110000
Fran Voll1984–917144–60.70689–27.7673440
Jaci Clark1991–987135–65.67592–32.7422220
Dee Knoblauch1998-01335–49.41723–25.4790000
Curt Miller 2001–129206–80.720107–36.7486440
Jennifer Roos 2012–2018692-97.48743-63.4061000
Robyn Fralick 2018–2023588–73.54743–49.4671000
Fred Chmiel 2023–present
Totals1973–present39734–409.642378–168.6921210120

Season-by-season results

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Falcons.
Records as of July 30, 2010.

SeasonOverallConferenceFinishConf. TourneyPostseason
2005–0628–316–01st-EastMAC ChampionsLost in NCAA First Round, (UCLA)
2006–0731–415–11st-EastMAC ChampionsLost in NCAA Sweet Sixteen, (Arizona State)
2007–0826–813–31st-EastLost in MAC Semifinals, (Ohio)Lost in WNIT 2nd Round, (Michigan State)
2008–0929–515–11st-EastLost in MAC Finals, (Ball State)Lost in WNIT 3rd Round, (Indiana)
2009–1027–714–21st-EastMAC ChampionsLost in NCAA First Round, (Michigan State)

AIAW/NCAA Tournament Results

The Falcons have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–11.

AIAW

YearResult
1974Second Round
1975Sixth

NCAA

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1987 #9First Round#8 IllinoisL 64–80
1988 #10First Round#7 St. Joseph'sL 66–68
1989 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Cincinnati
#1 Maryland		W 69–59
L 65–78
1990 #12First Round#5 South CarolinaL 50–93
1993 #7First Round#10 FloridaL 67–69
1994 #7First Round#10 CreightonL 73–84
2005 #13First Round#4 Kansas StateL 60–70
2006 #12First Round#5 UCLAL 61–74
2007 #7First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#10 Oklahoma State
#2 Vanderbilt
#3 Arizona State		W 70–66
W 60–59
L 49–67
2010 #12First Round#5 Michigan StateL 62–72
2011 #12First Round#5 Georgia TechL 58–69

WNIT

YearRoundOpponentResults
1998 First roundButlerL 90-95
2008 First round
Second round		Dayton
Michigan State		W 64-52
L 66-74
2009 Second round
Third round		Syracuse
Indiana		W 72-69
L 67-75
2012 First roundVCUL 71-72
2013 First round
Second round
Third round		SMU
Duquesne
Drexel		W 76-70
W 61-54
L 47-50
2014 First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals		High Point
St. Bonaventure
Michigan
Rutgers		W 72-62
W 76-65
W 63-53
L 50-55
2021 First round
Consolation
Consolation championship		Creighton
Dayton
Drake		L 65-72
W 77-76
L 68-78
2023 First round
Second round
Super 16
Great 8
Fab 4		Liberty
Green Bay
Memphis
Florida
Columbia		W 87-80
W 69-51
W 73-60
W 69-52
L 70-77

WBI

YearRoundOpponentResults
2022 First round
Semifinals
Third-place game		Furman
St. Mary's
Nevada		W 82-61
L 67-76
W 73-65

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BGSU Athletic Brand Standards". May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "The Blade". Toledoblade.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  3. ↑ "Unknown". getsomemaction.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Unknown". getsomemaction.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  5. ↑ "Sports | bgfalconmedia.com". Bgnewssports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Women's Basketball – Oklahoma St. vs. Bowling Green". Usatoday.Com. 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  7. ↑ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Vanderbilt University". Vucommodores.cstv.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  8. ↑ Final (2009-12-04). "Bowling Green vs. Vanderbilt – Game Recap – December 4, 2009 – ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  9. ↑ "WBGU-PBS chronicles the history of BGSU women's basketball". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012.
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