Falcons Double Up DePaul, 2-1, Tuesday Afternoon

Tuesday, September 23

Chicago, Ill.

3 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

3-3-2, 0-0-0

DePaul

2-2-5, 0-0-1

Bowling Green

DePaul

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Photo by: Drake Harlett, BGSU Athletics

September 23, 2025 | Men's Soccer

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Terry, Painter strike less than 3 minutes apart in road win

By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications

CHICAGO, Ill. – Trace Terry and Bennett Painter scored second-half goals less than three minutes apart as the Bowling Green State University men's soccer team defeated DePaul University, 2-1, Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 23). The non-conference matchup took place at Wish Field.

Enzo Gil made six saves for the Falcons (3-3-2).

All three goals in the match came in a span of under seven minutes. Terry gave the Falcons the lead on a wonder-strike with exactly 57 minutes elapsed. Then, just 2:19 later, a nifty pass by Ryko Bodurov freed Painter for a goal that doubled the BGSU lead.

The Blue Demons (2-2-5) cut that lead in half just over four minutes later, however, on a Noeh Hernandez free kick from just outside the 18-yard box. But, Gil and the BG back line would not let the hosts find the equalizer.

DePaul had advantages of 23-9 in total shots, 7-3 in shots on goal and 10-1 in corner kicks. Clayton Brooks had one save in goal for the hosts.

NOTE OF THE DAY
• The Falcons now lead the series with DePaul by a 5-0-2 count. DePaul's goal in the second half of Tuesday's match was the first ever surrendered by BGSU in the series, as the Orange and Brown had blanked DU over the first six-and-two-thirds games.

📹HIGHLIGHTS: Trace Terry got us on the board today, with a spectacular strike!#GoFalcons #AyZiggy 🟠🟤 pic.twitter.com/sUBxll4MmJ
— BGSU Men's Soccer (@BGSUMSoccer) September 23, 2025

📹HIGHLIGHTS: Just over two minutes after Trace's goal, Bennett Painter took a Ryko Bodurov pass and doubled the lead!#GoFalcons #AyZiggy 🟠🟤 pic.twitter.com/N0vGATdALr
— BGSU Men's Soccer (@BGSUMSoccer) September 23, 2025

HOW IT HAPPENED
• BGSU had a great chance early, as off of a throw in, Bennett Painter fired a shot from just outside the box that seemed ticketed for the upper-right corner, before DU goalkeeper Clayton Brooks made a leaping save, tipping the ball over the crossbar.
• Enzo Gil's first save of the match came in the 18th minute, as he went to the ground to stop a low shot from the top of the 18 by Noeh Hernandez. Gil then made a nice stop on Nathan Laird on a counterattack several minutes later.
• Early in the second half, after a handball call on the Blue Demons, Andrew Shaffer played a free kick toward the box. The ball was blocked to Caue Ramos, who fired a shot that was just wide, hitting the outside netting.
• In the 56th minute of the match, the Falcons pushed forward on the left side, working the ball into the penalty area, but back-to-back shots by Ryko Bodurov and Mads Christensen each were blocked.
• The Falcons took the lead with exactly 33 minutes remaining in the second half. Trace Terry saw Brooks off of his goal line, and the BGSU All-American took advantage. Terry fired a shot from distance on the left side, and the blast found the far side of the net to give BGSU the lead. The goal came after Aiden Messinger had gotten his boot on a DePaul throw in, playing it toward midfield. Shaffer knocked the ball ahead to Terry, who led the ball bounce once before hitting a hard volley over the 'keeper and into the net.
• Less than three minutes later, the Falcons doubled the lead. Shaffer put the ball ahead to Bodurov, who made a nifty move to elude a defender, then slid a pass to the onrushing Painter. Painter ran onto the pass on the left side of the 18-yard box and hit a low shot that beat Brooks and found the far side of the net.
• Only two minutes after Painter's goal, Gil made a big save on DePaul's Hernandez, who had gotten behind the BG back line.
• But, DU cut the lead in half in the 64th minute. After a foul on the Falcons just outside the box, Hernandez put a free kick into the top of the net to get the Blue Demons on the board.
• Under 14 minutes remained when Jayden Waski fired a hard shot from the right side, but Gil parried the shot away, and moments later, another DU shot attempt sailed well over the bar. Gil made another leaping stop on Hernandez with under 10 minutes to go.

ADDITIONAL STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• After scoring BGSU's first goal of the game Tuesday, Trace Terry increased his team-leading totals to five goals and 10 points this season. Terry now has career totals of 23 goals and 57 points.
• The senior has moved into a tie for 12th place on the BGSU career goals list, and he is now deadlocked for 14th in career points. Terry is tied with Don Popp (1979-82) on the goals list and has matched Danny Baraldi (2011-14) on the points chart.
• Bennett Painter now has three goals and eight points this season to date. He has scored 46 points in 41 career matches.
• Painter has moved into sole possession of 18th place on the BGSU career goals list, and the junior is 28th on the career points chart.
• Painter's game-winning goal was the sixth of his career.
• Andrew Shaffer's assist on Terry's goal was his second of the season and the 15th of his career. He now has 31 career points.
• Ryko Bodurov's assist on the Painter goal was his first of the season. Bodurov now has three assists and nine points in his BGSU career.
• The Falcons now have a record of 2-2-1 on the road this season.
• DePaul, as mentioned, had never scored a goal against BGSU in six previous meetings. The Falcons now lead the all-time series, 5-0-2, and BG has outscored the Blue Demons by an 8-1 count in those seven matches.
• Aiden Messinger, who made his BGSU debut on Saturday night vs. Bellarmine, made his first start as a Falcon at DePaul. Messinger, a sixth-year collegian, is in his first year with the Falcons after playing in 83 career matches at Spring Arbor University over the previous five seasons. He missed the Falcons' first six regular-season matches after suffering an injury in one of BG's exhibition games.

UP NEXT
• The Falcons return home to face Evansville in the MVC opener on Friday evening (Sept. 26). That contest will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium, and admission is free to all BGSU regular-season matches.
• Fans will want to arrive early on Friday night, as legendary BGSU soccer and lacrosse coach Mickey Cochrane will be recognized prior to kickoff.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...
• For more information on the BGSU men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUMSoccer), Instagram (bgfalcons and bgsumsoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.