The BG Womens Soccer Team came from behind to earn a 1-1 tie with the Rockets last night at Cochrane Field. The Falcons found themselves behind early, but managed to charge back in the second half to tie the score at 1-1. It seemed like the Falcons were going to take the lead for the win, but as evident by the score, they would be denied. Freshman Megan Amann spun a defender and fired a shot past the UT keeper to score the goal for the Falcons. The two teams would exchange scoring chances for the remainder of the second half and both of the overtimes but neither would capitalize. The Falcons, however, appeared to be the better team and looked in good form.
With the win, the Falcons earned a #4 seed in the MAC tourney and will host Western Michigan in the Quaterfinals on Sunday at 1:00.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Senior Goals help Falcons Roll to 3-0 Victory
The BGSU Women's Soccer Team celebrated the careers of it's 6 outgoing seniors today with a victory over Buffalo. The seniors went out in style, each contributing to the win and a gain of 3 points in MAC play. Senior Gina Rossi scored the Game Winning Goal in the 13th minute, while fellow seniors K-Mac and Corbie Yee would also contribute to the 3-0 scoreline later in the game. Senior Captains Susan Hunter and Brianne Eisenhard contributed great performances in the midfield and Senior GK Christy Zabek combined with Alexa to preserve the Falcon's 13th shutout of the season. The coaches and players would like to sincerely recognize and give thanks to the 6 seniors for their outstanding efforts over their careers. Their commitment day in and day out has helped to shape this program. The seniors still have a lot of soccer left to play though...
With the win, the falcons have clenched a spot in the 2008 MAC post-season tournament. BG will face off against Arch-rival Toledo in the final regular season game this Thursday (10/30) at 3:00pm. The game will be played at Home.
Following the game, the Falcon's will know their fate as far as tournament seeding goes, and could find themselves as far up as 2nd place. The top 4 teams will host first round tournament games, starting Sunday 11/2.
Senior Day Celebration
With the win, the falcons have clenched a spot in the 2008 MAC post-season tournament. BG will face off against Arch-rival Toledo in the final regular season game this Thursday (10/30) at 3:00pm. The game will be played at Home.
Following the game, the Falcon's will know their fate as far as tournament seeding goes, and could find themselves as far up as 2nd place. The top 4 teams will host first round tournament games, starting Sunday 11/2.
Senior Day Celebration
Friday, October 24, 2008
1-0 Victory over Kent
The BG women's Soccer team battled the KSU Flashes to a 1-0 victory in rainy and cold conditions tonight at Cochrane Field. The falcons got on the board early in the 11th minute of the match with a goal from Alyssa Zuccaro. "Z" connected on a header from a corner kick that was driven in by fellow teammate, and freshman, Megan Amann. (The two connected for a similar goal just a few weeks ago in the victory over Miami).
Despite the unfavorable weather conditions and slippery playing surface, the falcons kept the majority of the game's possession and produced many other scoring opportunities that were dangerous. Alexa Arsenault and the back line posted another shutout, giving them a total of 12 on the season to date.
BG's next MAC opponent is Buffalo. The game will be played on Sunday at home, with a 1:00pm kick off time. The game on sunday is SENIOR DAY for the falcon's 6 outgoing seniors. The seniors will be recognized for their contributions and the enrichment that they have tirelessly given to the BGSU program over the past four [or 5 for Gina :) ] years.
Walk-out
Despite the unfavorable weather conditions and slippery playing surface, the falcons kept the majority of the game's possession and produced many other scoring opportunities that were dangerous. Alexa Arsenault and the back line posted another shutout, giving them a total of 12 on the season to date.
BG's next MAC opponent is Buffalo. The game will be played on Sunday at home, with a 1:00pm kick off time. The game on sunday is SENIOR DAY for the falcon's 6 outgoing seniors. The seniors will be recognized for their contributions and the enrichment that they have tirelessly given to the BGSU program over the past four [or 5 for Gina :) ] years.
Walk-out
Monday, October 20, 2008
BG records a loss against EMU, 0-2
Yesterday, the BG Women's Soccer team found themselves behind 0-2 at halftime of their game against Easter Michigan. The team fought hard the second half but would not be able to get themselves onto the board. BG Looked like the more dangerous team the second half, having almost all of the possession and chances on goal, but the EMU defense absorbed everything that was thrown at them.
The loss to EMU concluded BG's last away weekend of the regular season. The team now looks forward to a 3 game homestand that begins this Friday, October 23rd at 3:00 with a game against Kent State.
Come Cheer the team on!
The loss to EMU concluded BG's last away weekend of the regular season. The team now looks forward to a 3 game homestand that begins this Friday, October 23rd at 3:00 with a game against Kent State.
Come Cheer the team on!
Friday, October 17, 2008
BG suffers setback against CMU
The BGSU Women's Soccer team suffered a tough road loss to league-leading Central Michigan earlier tonight. CMU scored a pair of second half goals and were able to keep the falcons off the board giving them the 2-0 victory.
The falcons are unnerved by the set back and will look to bounce back with a win over Eastern Michigan on Sunday. The game is set for 1:00 and will conclude the Falcon's last away game of the regular season.
The falcons are unnerved by the set back and will look to bounce back with a win over Eastern Michigan on Sunday. The game is set for 1:00 and will conclude the Falcon's last away game of the regular season.
Monday, October 13, 2008
BG 4 Miami 0
The BG Women's Soccer team put up 4 goals yesterday against a formidable Miami team, and yet again, kept a clean sheet on defense. With the win, the falcons remain in 2nd place in the MAC league standings, but the team put themselves in a position to jump ahead of 1st place Central Michigan as the two teams will battle it out next friday.
BG found goals from 4 different players yesterday. Alyssa Zuccaro scored the game winner around the 17 minute mark, which gave the falcons a 1-0 lead going into half time. Early into the second half, Senior Corbie Yee opened up the flood gates and scored her team leading 5th goal to put the falcons up 2-0. Freshmen Megan Amann and Katelyn Turner would round out the scoring for the day by each contributing a goal.
The defense warded off many Miami offensive attacks to keep the shutout. Defenders Faith Juillerat and Leah Johnson each cleared shots off the line to keep the opposition at zero. Goalkeeper Alexa Arsenault recorded her 8th shutout on the season. The record books were rewritten yesterday following the shutout. Arsenault has earned 8 shutouts on the year, which tops the list for any goalkeeper in the program's history. Likewise, the team as a whole also earned a spot at the top of the list for most shutouts in a season with 11. The previous record was 10 shutouts.
BG will now prepare for a tough Central Michigan team next week. Game time is 4:00 at CMU. Hope to see you there!
Z scores the game winner!
Katelyn scores
BG found goals from 4 different players yesterday. Alyssa Zuccaro scored the game winner around the 17 minute mark, which gave the falcons a 1-0 lead going into half time. Early into the second half, Senior Corbie Yee opened up the flood gates and scored her team leading 5th goal to put the falcons up 2-0. Freshmen Megan Amann and Katelyn Turner would round out the scoring for the day by each contributing a goal.
The defense warded off many Miami offensive attacks to keep the shutout. Defenders Faith Juillerat and Leah Johnson each cleared shots off the line to keep the opposition at zero. Goalkeeper Alexa Arsenault recorded her 8th shutout on the season. The record books were rewritten yesterday following the shutout. Arsenault has earned 8 shutouts on the year, which tops the list for any goalkeeper in the program's history. Likewise, the team as a whole also earned a spot at the top of the list for most shutouts in a season with 11. The previous record was 10 shutouts.
BG will now prepare for a tough Central Michigan team next week. Game time is 4:00 at CMU. Hope to see you there!
Z scores the game winner!
Katelyn scores
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Yee Scores Golden Goal, BG Defeats Ball State 1-0
Last night, the BG Women's Soccer Team defeated Ball State in double overtime by a score of 1-0. With the win, BG upset the two time defending regular season MAC champs and improved their overall MAC record to 3-1-1. The win also earned the team 3 more points to add to their league total, bringing the Falcons into 2nd place going into Sunday's game vs Miami.
The game vs Ball state featured a match up between one of the best offenses in the MAC (BSU) against one of the best defenses (BG). BG's defense, again, held up against the opposition and posted another shutout (bringing their total to a record tying 10 shutouts). Equally earning praise is the BG offense who seemed to control the flow of the game while maintaining solid possession and creating quality attacking opportunties.
Although BG controlled much of the play throughout the game, they were unable to find the back of the net in regulation. However, senior Corbie Yee would rectify that trend 92 seconds into the 2nd overtime with her game-winning "golden" goal from a Megan Moran corner kick. Moran's corner found the head of Sam bland who headed it down for Katie Stephenson to play it back into the danger area where Yee was waiting to put it home. Following the goal, the team erupted for an on field celebration to share the excitement of the win.
BG will now match up against Miami (1:00pm at BG's Cochrane Field) on Sunday in another important MAC league tilt.
The winning goal!
The game vs Ball state featured a match up between one of the best offenses in the MAC (BSU) against one of the best defenses (BG). BG's defense, again, held up against the opposition and posted another shutout (bringing their total to a record tying 10 shutouts). Equally earning praise is the BG offense who seemed to control the flow of the game while maintaining solid possession and creating quality attacking opportunties.
Although BG controlled much of the play throughout the game, they were unable to find the back of the net in regulation. However, senior Corbie Yee would rectify that trend 92 seconds into the 2nd overtime with her game-winning "golden" goal from a Megan Moran corner kick. Moran's corner found the head of Sam bland who headed it down for Katie Stephenson to play it back into the danger area where Yee was waiting to put it home. Following the goal, the team erupted for an on field celebration to share the excitement of the win.
BG will now match up against Miami (1:00pm at BG's Cochrane Field) on Sunday in another important MAC league tilt.
The winning goal!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
2-0 Victory over Akron
Today, BGSU prevailed over the Akron Zips by a score of 2-0. Gina Rossi scored the game winning goal around the 75 minute mark on a nice dribbling display at the top of the box, and Alicia Almond rounded out the scoring with a little over 8 minutes to go. The zips had a couple of good chances throughout the game, but were always thwarted by the strong BG defensive line. Alexa Arsenault, again, made some very nice saves, including a penalty kick stop early in the 1st half, to keep the Zips off the scoreboard.
The win today was a real team effort. The depth of the BG bench is proving to be a great assest. The team, as a whole, is firing on all cylinders and the energy and excitment around the team is really dynamic and compelling. It's a great time to be a falcon!
We host Ball State on Friday at 4:00pm and Miami on Sunday at 1:00pm...Hope to see you there!
Keepers warming up?
Andy grabbing the equipment after the win
Bus ride home
The win today was a real team effort. The depth of the BG bench is proving to be a great assest. The team, as a whole, is firing on all cylinders and the energy and excitment around the team is really dynamic and compelling. It's a great time to be a falcon!
We host Ball State on Friday at 4:00pm and Miami on Sunday at 1:00pm...Hope to see you there!
Keepers warming up?
Andy grabbing the equipment after the win
Bus ride home
Saturday, October 4, 2008
0-0 tie vs Ohio, Akron Zips are next up
Last night the BGSU Women’s Soccer team battled to a 0-0 draw with the Ohio University Bobcats. With the tie, we earned 1 more point toward our MAC standing total and now have a league record of 1-1-1.
The game winning goal seemed within our grasp throughout the entire game, but unfortunately we were unable to convert any of our many dangerous attempts on the OU goal. OU’s goalkeeper made numerous saves, including a breakaway, to keep OU in the game. The goal frame also denied us many times. You would have thought that we were playing a game of “crossbar”, having hit both the crossbar and goal post on a few of our shot attempts. On the afternoon, we outshot OU by a count of 16-10 and, by far, looked like the superior team. It was very disappointing to come away with a tie, when we clearly played well enough to earn the win, but the coaching staff was still pleased with the hard work and “push on” attitude of the entire team.
The defense , again, earned a clean sheet. Alexa Arsenault claimed her 6th complete shutout on the season, while the defensive back line increased their yearly shutout total to an impressive 8 games. Interesting and impressive fact: BG’s defensive play, all over the field, has allowed the team to post 6 shutouts in the last 7 games.
Today (Saturday) the team is currently in route to Akron for our next competition. The bus ride, so far, has been rather rocky. The road out of Athens that we started our trip on was extremely hilly and full of twists and turns. Moaning of “bus sickness” was echoed by all who were on the bus. Thankfully, we made it out of the country roads without anyone becoming too ill, and now everyone is peacefully resting as we finally travel up a normal highway road.
Later today we will have a training session upon reaching Akron to loosen up and to stretch our bus legs. Afterward, the Kordans have kindly volunteered to host the team for dinner. More updates to follow tomorrow after our game vs Akron!
Bus fun on the way to Ohio
Our first game action video
After dinner fun
On the bus to Akron and the Kordan's
The game winning goal seemed within our grasp throughout the entire game, but unfortunately we were unable to convert any of our many dangerous attempts on the OU goal. OU’s goalkeeper made numerous saves, including a breakaway, to keep OU in the game. The goal frame also denied us many times. You would have thought that we were playing a game of “crossbar”, having hit both the crossbar and goal post on a few of our shot attempts. On the afternoon, we outshot OU by a count of 16-10 and, by far, looked like the superior team. It was very disappointing to come away with a tie, when we clearly played well enough to earn the win, but the coaching staff was still pleased with the hard work and “push on” attitude of the entire team.
The defense , again, earned a clean sheet. Alexa Arsenault claimed her 6th complete shutout on the season, while the defensive back line increased their yearly shutout total to an impressive 8 games. Interesting and impressive fact: BG’s defensive play, all over the field, has allowed the team to post 6 shutouts in the last 7 games.
Today (Saturday) the team is currently in route to Akron for our next competition. The bus ride, so far, has been rather rocky. The road out of Athens that we started our trip on was extremely hilly and full of twists and turns. Moaning of “bus sickness” was echoed by all who were on the bus. Thankfully, we made it out of the country roads without anyone becoming too ill, and now everyone is peacefully resting as we finally travel up a normal highway road.
Later today we will have a training session upon reaching Akron to loosen up and to stretch our bus legs. Afterward, the Kordans have kindly volunteered to host the team for dinner. More updates to follow tomorrow after our game vs Akron!
Bus fun on the way to Ohio
Our first game action video
After dinner fun
On the bus to Akron and the Kordan's
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Falcons Earn Accolades on and Off the Playing Field
To date, 3 members of the BGSU Women's Soccer team have earned individual honors this year. Our winning season is a function of both our hard work day in and day out and our commitment to playing for each other. And while everything that we accomplish is a team effort, committee members for the MAC conference have recognized, and awarded, individual efforts that have been noteworthy.
Two players have been awarded MAC player of the week honors. This award is given to One player, comprised of every player in the conference, who has displayed great play and has made an impact in their respective team's weekend play.
Colleen Kordan: Was honored as MAC player of the week on Sept. 15th. Kordan received the honor in lieu of her 2/2 penalty kick makes during the Tennessee Tech/Marshall weekend. Also during that weekend, Kordan helped to anchor a defensive line that recorded two consecutive shutouts.
Alexa Arsenault: Was honored as MAC player of the week on Sept. 8th. For the honor, Arsenault completed a shutout against IPFW and had 6 saves in a 1-1 tie with perennial powerhouse Ohio State. On the year, Aresenault has started 11 games and has a 0.85 GAA and 57 saves.
Katie Stephenson has been recently honored with MAC Scholar Athlete of the week. The MAC Scholar Athlete of the week is presented to an athlete who has a GPA of 3.0 or better and has performed well on the field. Katie has 3 goals on the young season and an assist. Notably, Katie is a 4.0 student who is studying finance.
Two players have been awarded MAC player of the week honors. This award is given to One player, comprised of every player in the conference, who has displayed great play and has made an impact in their respective team's weekend play.
Colleen Kordan: Was honored as MAC player of the week on Sept. 15th. Kordan received the honor in lieu of her 2/2 penalty kick makes during the Tennessee Tech/Marshall weekend. Also during that weekend, Kordan helped to anchor a defensive line that recorded two consecutive shutouts.
Alexa Arsenault: Was honored as MAC player of the week on Sept. 8th. For the honor, Arsenault completed a shutout against IPFW and had 6 saves in a 1-1 tie with perennial powerhouse Ohio State. On the year, Aresenault has started 11 games and has a 0.85 GAA and 57 saves.
Katie Stephenson has been recently honored with MAC Scholar Athlete of the week. The MAC Scholar Athlete of the week is presented to an athlete who has a GPA of 3.0 or better and has performed well on the field. Katie has 3 goals on the young season and an assist. Notably, Katie is a 4.0 student who is studying finance.
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