20 WINS...AGAIN!!

Congratulations to Coach Miller and the 2009-2010 Falcons! They have won 20 games in each of the last consecutive SEVEN seasons!

BGSU, as mentioned, has won 20 games for the seventh consecutive season ... that ties the MAC record held by Kent State ... the Golden Flashes put together seven-straight 20-win seasons from 1995-96 to 2001-02.

The Falcons have won 20 games in a season for the 15th time in school history, most of any MAC institution ... Toledo also has won 20 games this year, the Rockets' 14th such season ... KSU has posted 20 or more wins on 11 occasions.

The win gives the Falcons a 12-0 record at venerable Anderson Arena this year to date ... BGSU has won 29 consecutive regular-season games at "The House That Roars" ... the last regular-season home loss for the Falcons came to Western Michigan, 79-73, on Jan. 30, 2008.

Overall, BGSU has won 31 of the last 32 games at Anderson Arena ... 26 of those 31 wins have come by double digits ... the lone loss during that span came to Indiana in the third round of last year's Postseason WNIT.

The victory was the 199th for the Falcons since Curt Miller assumed the helm ... Miller has a 199-79 overall record in his ninth year at BGSU ... if the Falcons win one of their next 13 games, Miller will become the fastest coach to 200 overall wins in MAC history ... only two other MAC women's basketball coaches have reached 200 victories ... former Toledo coach Mark Ehlen reached 200 wins in his 292nd game at the Rocket helm, while KSU's Bob Lindsay reached the milestone in his 308th game.

Congratulations Maggie and Laura!!

Junior Maggie Hennegan
Senior Laura Bugher

Bowling Green State University women's basketball student-athletes Laura Bugher and Maggie Hennegan have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 4 Team, it was announced Thursday (Feb. 4). Both were named to the second team.

ESPN The Magazine Acad. All-District 4 Team - PDF

The District 4 team is made up of student-athletes from Division I schools in the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. To be nominated, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore, a starter or important reserve, and must carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or higher.

Bugher, a senior, and Hennegan, a redshirt junior, each maintain a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average. Bugher is an early childhood education major, while Hennegan is a health care administration major with a minor in business at BGSU.

Bugher and Hennegan were the only two Mid-American Conference student-athletes named to any of the eight ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District teams on Thursday. Bugher is in her fourth season at BGSU, having helped the Falcons to a 104-22 overall record and a 51-6 MAC ledger since her arrival on campus. Hennegan is in her second year at BG, having sat out last season after transferring from Saint Louis University.

Bugher, a native of Greenwood, Ind. (Lutheran H.S.), has played in 17 of BGSU’s 23 games off the bench, including seven of the team’s nine MAC games. She has averaged 1.1 points and 1.3 rebounds per game, and has shot 70 percent from the field, going 7-of-10.

Hennegan, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula), has played in all 23 games, starting the first eight of the season, and is averaging 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. She is sixth on the team in scoring and third in rebounding. Hennegan, who also ranks fourth in assists, is shooting 47.6% from the floor, placing her second on the Falcons in that category. Her two double-digit scoring games include a 10-point outing in BG’s most recent game, Tuesday’s (Feb. 2) 85-67 win over Northern Illinois.

A pair of Middle Tennessee State players, Brandi Brown and Alysha Clark, were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 4 First Team. They were joined by Jenna Bartsokas of Lipscomb, Angie Bjorklund of Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky’s Colette Cole. The second team was comprised of Bugher, Hennegan, Dayton’s Kristin Daugherty, Murray State’s Rachael Isom and Oakland’s Melissa Jeltema.

The Falcons of head coach Curt Miller are 18-5 overall and 8-1 in MAC play, heading into a Saturday (Feb. 6) game at Ball State. The game, the MAC TV Game of the Week, is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised by Fox Sports Net (FSN Ohio and FSN Indiana).

Congrats to Laura and Maggie! We are very proud of their hard work on and off of the court.

Tradition Never Graduates

We want to say Thank You to all the alumnae who were able to attend our annual Alumnae Day celebration on Saturday, January 23rd. It was a very special day! In front of a loud crowd of 2,800 people, the current Falcons beat the Eagles of Eastern Michigan and the former great Falcons were recognized at halftime. Following the game, we held a reception in their honor so that the current team could meet who came before them and know how special it is to wear a Bowling Green jersey.

This year marked the 5 year anniversary of the 2005 MAC Championship. We also celebrated the 20(ish) year anniversary of the 1988, 1989, and 1990 MAC Championship teams. It was great to have so many former great Falcons come back and share their stories and memories. We look forward to continuing the tradition!

Go Falcons!!

100 MAC Wins!!

Congratulations to Coach Miller and his Coaching Staff!!!

The Falcon's 83-71 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday was the 100th MAC victory in Coach Miller's career. Coach Miller now has a career record of 100-34 in conference games. Coach Miller, who holds the school records for overall and MAC wins, became just the seventh coach in MAC history--and second fastest--to amass 100 league victories!! Congrats on an amazing conference run!

"It's a credit to players and my assistant coaches, who have helped bring these great players to the program," said Miller, regarding his triple-digit MAC win total covering nine seasons. "It's not just my 100th win. It's my staff's 100th win, because they've been here the whole time with me. Not very many staffs can say that, and that's been a huge part of our success."

Coach Reached 100 wins in...

Mark Ehlen (Toledo) 123rd career game

CURT MILLER 134th

Fran Voll (BGSU) 143rd

Bob Lindsay (Kent) 150th

Donita Davenport (CMU) 164th

Ron Stewart (WMU) 173rd

Maria Fantanarosa (Miami) 179th

Go Falcons!!!

Seniors Mark 4th Consecutive Recruiting Class to Reach 100 Victories!

2009 Senior Lindsey Goldsberry
2008 Seniors Kate Achter and Whitney Taylor

2007 Seniors Megan Thorburn, Ali Mann, Amber Flynn, Liz Honegger, Carin Horne, Julie Gompers

2010 Seniors Laura Bugher, Tamika Nurse, Tara Breske, Sarah Clapper

Saturday's (Jan. 16) 89-61 win at Kent State enabled BGSU's three fourth-year seniors, Tara Breske, Laura Bugher and Sarah Clapper, to reach a career milestone ... the Falcons have posted a 100-21 record since the trio joined the program ... the group is the fifth in school history, and the fourth in a row, to be a part of 100 career wins at BGSU ... the 2006-07 senior class that kick-started the Falcons' current run of success – Amber Flynn, Julie Gompers, Liz Honegger, Carin Horne, Ali Mann and Megan Thorburn – had a total of 103 wins ... Kate Achter and Whitney Taylor finished their playing careers in '07-08, posting a total of 108 victories ... and, last year's one-woman senior class, Lindsey Goldsberry, finished her career with a total of 114 wins, the most by any player (male or female) in MAC basketball history.

100-WIN CLASSES AT BGSU
Wins Class of ... 4th-Year Seniors

114 2009 Lindsey Goldsberry
108 2008 Kate Achter, Whitney Taylor
103 2007 A. Flynn, J. Gompers, L. Honegger, C. Horne, A. Mann, M. Thorburn
100 2010 Tara Breske, Laura Bugher, Sarah Clapper
100 1990 Angie Bonner, Tecca Thompson

Five and O

Chrissy Steffen growling at Buffalo's Courtney Brown
Lauren Prochaska

Tracy Pontius stealing the ball from Miami's Courtney Osborn

For the fourth time in five years, we have gone undefeated in the MAC through the first round robin swing of East division games. Here is a brief recap of the start of MAC play:

BG vs. Akron: 74-62

Lauren Prochaska led the team with 27 points, while Jen Uhl had 8 rebounds.

http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2010/1/6/WBB_0106105120.aspx?path=wbball

BG at Ohio: 77-42

Tracy Pontius had 18 points in the victory, while Jen Uhl and Maggie Hennegan had 5 rebounds a piece.

http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2010/1/9/WBB_0109105743.aspx?path=wbball

BG vs. Buffalo: 78-60

Tracy Pontius had 16 points, with Tara Breske and Allison Papenfuss added 8 rebounds each.

http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2010/1/13/WBB_0113102823.aspx?path=wbball

BG at Kent State: 89-61

In a dominating offensive output, Lauren Prochaska led all scorers with 24 points. Tamika Nurse added a career high 7 rebounds. (Good job, Tamika!)

http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2010/1/16/WBB_0116101136.aspx?path=wbball

BG vs. Miami: 85-65

Tracy Pontius played a great game offensively and defensively to lead the Falcons with 27 points. Lauren Prochaska led the team with 5 rebounds.

http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2010/1/19/WBB_0119101703.aspx?path=wbball

Through the first five MAC games, the Falcons are averaging 80 points a game with a margin of victory of 23. This Saturday begins a six-game stretch of West Division games which will prove to be a tough test! We hope you can all make it to Anderson Arena on Saturday at 2:00 pm as the Falcons host the Eagles of Eastern Michigan. They are currently tied for first place in the West.

Roll Along Falcons!

Congratulations Coach Miller (and coaching staff!)

Kevin Eckert, Jennifer Roos, Curt Miller, Monique Rosati, Brandi Poole
Coach Miller has won 5 consecutive MAC Titles

Head Coach Curt Miller

Congratulations to Coach Miller and his coaching staff!! With last night's MAC opening win over Akron, Coach Miller and his staff won their 190th game. Coach Miller became the winningest coach in Falcon history two seasons ago, but this win moved him past former BGSU and Central Michigan coach Fram Voll into third place on the Mid-American Conference wins list!

Coach Miller now trails only Bob Lindsay (Kent State) and Mark Ehlen (former Toledo coach) on the conference chart.

"Fran Voll was such an amzing coach and I know what he meant not only to BGSU Women's Basketball, but to MAC basketball. It's such an honor to be mentioned amongst some of the elite coaches in the MAC."