2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 17
Lizzie Bultynck
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Troy
- Hometown:
- Troy, Mich.
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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2025 | Junior
2024 | Sophomore
Sept. 7, 2023 - BG Falcon Media - Bultynck Soaring Onto the Scene
2023 | Freshman
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Bowling Green |
- Played 10Â minutes of the season-opening win over Oakland
- Saw 28 minutes of work against Illinois, and led the Falcons with three shots and two shots on goal
- All three of those shots came in a span of under four minutes in the first half
- Played 26 minutes vs. Cleveland State and 24 at Detroit Mercy
- Saw 11 minutes of action in the Falcons' scoreless draw vs. Cincinnati
- Played 13 minutes of the win at Robert Morris
2024 | Sophomore
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in 16 of BGSU's 18 matches, making three starts
- Had one assist on the season
- After missing the Falcons' two scrimmages and the season opener due to injury, came off the bench to play 44 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win over Findlay
- Was in the starting lineup at Duquesne, playing 48 minutes
- Came off the bench to play 42 minutes at Loyola, with a shot on goal
- Drew the start and played 42 minutes of the win at Cleveland State
- Started the Oakland match as well, playing 46 minutes
- Came off the bench and played 22 minutes of the win at Ball State in the MAC opener
- Saw 14 minutes of action in the Falcons' 2-1 win over Toledo, and played 22 minutes vs. Ohio
- Played 23 minutes of the Miami match and 21 minutes of the win over Northern Illinois
- Saw 18 minutes of action at Western Michigan, and played six minutes at Central Michigan
- Was one of BG's first subs of the Eastern Michigan match, playing 37 minutes vs. the Eagles
- Came off the bench to play 19 minutes of the 2-0 win at Akron
- Had the primary assist on Lilly Boebel's goal in the final minute of the first half at Kent State, sliding a cross past the diving KSU goalkeeper and onto the foot of Boebel
- Played 10 minutes of the MAC Tournament match at Ohio
Sept. 7, 2023 - BG Falcon Media - Bultynck Soaring Onto the Scene
2023 | Freshman
- Played in 17 of the Falcons' 18 matches, making one start
- Had four points on a goal and two assists
- Scored a goal in her BGSU debut, the season opener at nationally-ranked Michigan State
- Played 41 minutes off the bench vs. the Spartans, and saw 37 minutes of action at Cincinnati
- Was on the pitch for 33 minutes of the home opener vs. Loyola Chicago
- Made her first collegiate start in the Detroit Mercy match
- Saw 31 minutes of action in the match at nationally-ranked Pittsburgh
- Played 19Â minutes off the bench vs. nationally-ranked Notre Dame
- Saw 26 minutes of action in the Falcons' MAC-opening win at Toledo
- Played 11 minutes vs. Western Michigan
- Played 32 minutes of BGSU's third-straight shutout, this time against Akron
- Was on the field for 22Â minutes of the Falcons' win at Ohio and 32 minutes at Miami
- Had the primary assist on Brynn Gardner's game-winning goal with just 2:01 left vs. Eastern Michigan
- Chested down a long pass while heading into the box with two defenders on her, then slid a pass to a wide-open Gardner for the winner
- Played 13 minutes vs. Kent State
- Saw 18 minutes of action at Buffalo, and had one of the Falcons' best scoring chances of the day
- Her second-half shot forced the UB 'keeper into a diving save
- Had an assist in the win over Central Michigan
- Played 36 minutes against the Chippewas, and also had two shots on goal
- Had another shot on goal in 23 minutes of action in the win at Ball State
- Played 21 minutes vs. Northern Illinois, and had two shots on goal in that time
 Troy High School |
Troy, Mich.  |
- Attended Troy H.S. ('23)
- A two-time All-Michigan First Team honoree after earning all-state second-team honors as a sophomore
- Also was named to the all-conference, all-district and all-region teams in all three years (her freshman season was canceled due to COVID)
- Named to the Michigan Dream Team as a senior, after scoring 15 goals in 14 matches
- Also named a Regional All-American in 2023
- Helped coach Dan Troccoli's Colts to a 10-3-4 record in 2022, with 20 goals in the 17 games
- Had 13 goals in 13 games in 2021
- AÂ two-year captain
- National Honor Society
 Personal |
- Born in Troy, Mich.
- Daughter of Hector and Lisa Bultynck
- Plans to major in exercise science at BGSU
- Has an older brother, Alex, and a younger sister, Emily
- Her mother played softball at Eastern Michigan Univ.
- Has played club ball for several teams, including Troy Soccer Club, ECNL Liverpool and Super-Y Liverpool
- Favorite athlete is Mallory Pugh
- Lists her mother as her biggest influence
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Sunday, September 07
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