Women's Basketball Opens Season with Exhibition Win Over Ohio Dominican

Sunday, October 25

Bowling Green, Ohio

4 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

0-0,0-0MAC

Ohio Dominican (exhibition)

-00,00 GMAC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Ohio Dominican	9	11	13	11	44
Bowling Green	24	14	19	23	80

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Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick dribbles the ball up the court versus Ohio Domincan in the Stroh Center

Photo by: Jake Neary, BGSU Athletics

October 25, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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By: by Sam Hughes, BGSU Athletics

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team topped Ohio Dominican, 80-44, at the Stroh Center in its exhibition for the 2026-27 season.

The Falcons shot 38.7% (24-for-62) from the field and 23.1% (3-for-23) from three-point range and were led by freshman Carol Silva who recorded 18 points with 13 of them coming in the second half of play. Fellow freshman Sara Caetano recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Senior Joniyah Bland-Fitzpatrick and Caetano were each credited with four steals as Bowling Green forced Ohio Dominican into 29 turnovers.

Bowling Green jumped out to a 24-9 after ten minutes of play and held a 38-20 lead heading into the halftime break. The Falcons kept their foot on the gas, outscoring the Panthers by a 42-24 margin in the second half to cruise to the season-opening victory.

UP NEXT
The Falcons will open the regular season when they play host to Georgia Southern in the MAC/Sun Belt Challenge on Nov. 2. Tip off inside the Stroh Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be available on ESPN+.

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