Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Buffalo, NY
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Falcons Battle Buffalo as February Winds Down
February 24, 2017 | Women's Basketball
BGSU meets the Bulls on Saturday in Western New York
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team hits the road for the next two games, beginning with a Saturday (Feb. 25) matchup in Western New York. Head coach Jennifer Roos and the Falcons will meet the University at Buffalo in a 1:00 p.m. tipoff at Alumni Arena.
BGSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LINKS
GAME NOTES:Â BGSUÂ | Buffalo
BGSU's 2016-17 Notes for All Games
BGSU Women's Basketball Media Guide
Roos, Falcons Sign Five to National Letters of Intent
BGSUÂ Statistics | Career Stats for Current Falcons
Falcons in Cuba! -- Day One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven
BGSU Women's Basketball on...: YouTube | Twitter
Buy Tickets | Join the Falcon Club Today!
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
>> If you can't make it to the arena on game day, fear not – you can still follow the Falcons via your radio- or computer-like devices.
>> Saturday's Buffalo game will be broadcast by WBGU-FM 88.1, the flagship home of Falcon women's basketball, and will be available over the air or on the web.
>> The UB game is scheduled to be streamed via ESPN3.com. Live stats will also be available, and in-game Twitter updates can be found at @BGSUwbb.
>> To follow the Falcons, simply log on to BGSUFalcons.com and click the 'calendar' link on the day of the game, or navigate your way to the women's basketball page. Any and all available links to ticket information and game coverage will be available there.
A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
>> Bowling Green has won 14 MAC regular-season championships and 11 league tournament titles, the highest totals among all conference teams. Prior to the injury-plagued season of 2014-15, the Falcons had won at least 20 games in a MAC-record 11 consecutive seasons. BG won at least 24 games in nine-straight seasons during that span, losing just 18 total games in MAC regular-season play during those nine years.
>> The Falcons made 10 consecutive national postseason trips from 2005-14, with five NCAA Championships appearances and five trips to the WNIT during that time. The 2006-07 team was the most successful in MAC history, winning a league-record 31 games en route to an NCAA 'Sweet Sixteen' appearance.
>> Overall, BGSU has won 20 or more games 19 times, the highest total among all Mid-American Conference women's basketball-playing institutions.
THE FALCONS
>> The Falcons are 2-4 in the month of February, after ending January with an overtime loss at Eastern Michigan and a two-point setback at Kent State. BGSU systematically dismantled Akron, 86-50, at the Stroh Center to begin the February schedule, and the Brown and Orange downed Miami, 61-59, in Oxford last weekend before falling to KSU at the Stroh Center on Wednesday night..
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>> Sophomore Carly Santoro leads the team in scoring, with 12.3 points per game. Santoro is tied for the team lead in rebounding, with 7.3 boards per contest. She has four 20-point games, including a BG season-high 32 points in the first KSU kerfuffle, and also leads the club with 16 double-digit scoring games and five double-doubles this year to date. Santoro has hit 39 three-pointers to rank second on the club.
>> Fellow sophomore Sydney Lambert has 9.8 ppg to rank second on the team. The point guard leads the Falcons in assists (2.2 apg), steals (1.0 spg) and three-pointers made (62). Lambert has started all 55 of BGSU's games since her arrival on campus, and is ranked 13th in school history with 118 career three-pointers made.
>> Senior Abby Siefker has 6.7 ppg and 7.3 rpg, ranking third on the team in scoring and tied for first in rebounding. Siefker paces the team in blocked shots (0.8 bpg), and the center is second on the Falcons in assists (1.9 apg). She has scored in double digits six times this season, and has led the Brown and Orange in assists on 11 occasions.
>> Senior Ashley Tunstall and junior Haley Puk are averaging 6.5 and 6.2 ppg, respectively, while freshmen Caterrion Thompson and Andrea Cecil have 4.8 ppg apiece and junior Rachel Myers 4.5. Puk is third on the team in three-pointers made (30), while Tunstall is third on the club with 5.7 rpg. Tunstall is also third on the team with seven double-digit scoring games, while Puk and Siefker have six apiece.
>> Lambert, Santoro and Siefker each have started all 27 games this year, while Tunstall has started 26 and Puk 20. Myers started the first seven games of the season, while freshman Clare Glowniak (3.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg) has made one start this year.
SCOUTING UB
Buffalo is 19-7 on the season, and the Bulls have a 9-6 record in MAC play. UB is tied for second place in the East Division, just a game out of first. The Bulls have won three-straight games, including a 65-54 win over Ohio on Wednesday night. UB is 12-3 at home, 7-3 on the road and 0-1 in neutral-site matchups this season. In MAC play, UB is 5-3 at Alumni Arena and 4-3 at hostile venues. JoAnna Smith has 16.4 points per game, and also leads the team with 69 three-point field goals made. Stephanie Reid has 10.6 ppg and paces the Bulls with 2.0 steals and a MAC-best 7.5 assists per outing. Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack welcomed back 10 letterwinners, including all five starters, from a year ago. Last year's UB team went 20-14 overall and 8-10 MAC play. The 2015-16 Bulls, seeded eighth for the MAC Tournament, won the tourney title and advanced to the NCAA Championships.
THE SERIES
The Falcons lead Buffalo, 24-11, in the all-time series between the teams, but the Bulls have won six consecutive meetings, including three matchups last season and the first meeting this year. UB picked up a 61-50 win at the Stroh Center last month. Last year's battles included a pair of games in Western New York, a 55-52 UB win in the regular season (Feb. 24, 2016) and a 60-44 Buffalo victory in the MAC Tournament's first round (March 7, 2016). The Falcons had won 20 consecutive games from UB prior to the Bull's current six-game streak. BGSU is 11-5 in home games, 12-6 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites vs. UB over the years.
UP NEXT
Following the Buffalo bout, the Falcons will return to the road to face Ohio in Athens on Wednesday night (March 1). Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Then, BG will return home to close the regular season vs. Miami on Saturday, March 4. The Miami matchup will begin at 12:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center, with Senior Day festivities prior to tipoff.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Much, much more information on the Falcons can be found by accessing the PDF version of BGSU's game notes, which can be found near the top of this very page.
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BGSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LINKS
GAME NOTES:Â BGSUÂ | Buffalo
BGSU's 2016-17 Notes for All Games
BGSU Women's Basketball Media Guide
Roos, Falcons Sign Five to National Letters of Intent
BGSUÂ Statistics | Career Stats for Current Falcons
Falcons in Cuba! -- Day One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven
BGSU Women's Basketball on...: YouTube | Twitter
Buy Tickets | Join the Falcon Club Today!
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
>> If you can't make it to the arena on game day, fear not – you can still follow the Falcons via your radio- or computer-like devices.
>> Saturday's Buffalo game will be broadcast by WBGU-FM 88.1, the flagship home of Falcon women's basketball, and will be available over the air or on the web.
>> The UB game is scheduled to be streamed via ESPN3.com. Live stats will also be available, and in-game Twitter updates can be found at @BGSUwbb.
>> To follow the Falcons, simply log on to BGSUFalcons.com and click the 'calendar' link on the day of the game, or navigate your way to the women's basketball page. Any and all available links to ticket information and game coverage will be available there.
A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
>> Bowling Green has won 14 MAC regular-season championships and 11 league tournament titles, the highest totals among all conference teams. Prior to the injury-plagued season of 2014-15, the Falcons had won at least 20 games in a MAC-record 11 consecutive seasons. BG won at least 24 games in nine-straight seasons during that span, losing just 18 total games in MAC regular-season play during those nine years.
>> The Falcons made 10 consecutive national postseason trips from 2005-14, with five NCAA Championships appearances and five trips to the WNIT during that time. The 2006-07 team was the most successful in MAC history, winning a league-record 31 games en route to an NCAA 'Sweet Sixteen' appearance.
>> Overall, BGSU has won 20 or more games 19 times, the highest total among all Mid-American Conference women's basketball-playing institutions.
THE FALCONS
>> The Falcons are 2-4 in the month of February, after ending January with an overtime loss at Eastern Michigan and a two-point setback at Kent State. BGSU systematically dismantled Akron, 86-50, at the Stroh Center to begin the February schedule, and the Brown and Orange downed Miami, 61-59, in Oxford last weekend before falling to KSU at the Stroh Center on Wednesday night..
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>> Sophomore Carly Santoro leads the team in scoring, with 12.3 points per game. Santoro is tied for the team lead in rebounding, with 7.3 boards per contest. She has four 20-point games, including a BG season-high 32 points in the first KSU kerfuffle, and also leads the club with 16 double-digit scoring games and five double-doubles this year to date. Santoro has hit 39 three-pointers to rank second on the club.
>> Fellow sophomore Sydney Lambert has 9.8 ppg to rank second on the team. The point guard leads the Falcons in assists (2.2 apg), steals (1.0 spg) and three-pointers made (62). Lambert has started all 55 of BGSU's games since her arrival on campus, and is ranked 13th in school history with 118 career three-pointers made.
>> Senior Abby Siefker has 6.7 ppg and 7.3 rpg, ranking third on the team in scoring and tied for first in rebounding. Siefker paces the team in blocked shots (0.8 bpg), and the center is second on the Falcons in assists (1.9 apg). She has scored in double digits six times this season, and has led the Brown and Orange in assists on 11 occasions.
>> Senior Ashley Tunstall and junior Haley Puk are averaging 6.5 and 6.2 ppg, respectively, while freshmen Caterrion Thompson and Andrea Cecil have 4.8 ppg apiece and junior Rachel Myers 4.5. Puk is third on the team in three-pointers made (30), while Tunstall is third on the club with 5.7 rpg. Tunstall is also third on the team with seven double-digit scoring games, while Puk and Siefker have six apiece.
>> Lambert, Santoro and Siefker each have started all 27 games this year, while Tunstall has started 26 and Puk 20. Myers started the first seven games of the season, while freshman Clare Glowniak (3.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg) has made one start this year.
SCOUTING UB
Buffalo is 19-7 on the season, and the Bulls have a 9-6 record in MAC play. UB is tied for second place in the East Division, just a game out of first. The Bulls have won three-straight games, including a 65-54 win over Ohio on Wednesday night. UB is 12-3 at home, 7-3 on the road and 0-1 in neutral-site matchups this season. In MAC play, UB is 5-3 at Alumni Arena and 4-3 at hostile venues. JoAnna Smith has 16.4 points per game, and also leads the team with 69 three-point field goals made. Stephanie Reid has 10.6 ppg and paces the Bulls with 2.0 steals and a MAC-best 7.5 assists per outing. Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack welcomed back 10 letterwinners, including all five starters, from a year ago. Last year's UB team went 20-14 overall and 8-10 MAC play. The 2015-16 Bulls, seeded eighth for the MAC Tournament, won the tourney title and advanced to the NCAA Championships.
THE SERIES
The Falcons lead Buffalo, 24-11, in the all-time series between the teams, but the Bulls have won six consecutive meetings, including three matchups last season and the first meeting this year. UB picked up a 61-50 win at the Stroh Center last month. Last year's battles included a pair of games in Western New York, a 55-52 UB win in the regular season (Feb. 24, 2016) and a 60-44 Buffalo victory in the MAC Tournament's first round (March 7, 2016). The Falcons had won 20 consecutive games from UB prior to the Bull's current six-game streak. BGSU is 11-5 in home games, 12-6 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites vs. UB over the years.
UP NEXT
Following the Buffalo bout, the Falcons will return to the road to face Ohio in Athens on Wednesday night (March 1). Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Then, BG will return home to close the regular season vs. Miami on Saturday, March 4. The Miami matchup will begin at 12:00 p.m. at the Stroh Center, with Senior Day festivities prior to tipoff.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...
Much, much more information on the Falcons can be found by accessing the PDF version of BGSU's game notes, which can be found near the top of this very page.
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