Lena Kovar

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Women's soccer - 2019 MAC Tournament champions

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BGSU women's soccer team 2019 - no coaches

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Borg für Leistungssport St. Pölten
Hometown:
Vienna, Austria

2019

Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team
Played in 18 matches, making eight starts
Had three assists on the year
In MAC play, saw action in all 11 matches, starting two
Two of her assists came in conference contests
Was in the starting lineup in her first-ever collegiate match, at Kentucky
Played 90 minutes of that double-overtime contest
Again drew the start at Xavier, seeing 61 minutes of action
Missed three weeks due to an injury suffered in that XU contest, before returning to play 34 minutes off the bench at DePaul
Saw brief action in the MAC opener, making her Cochrane Stadium debut as BG posted a 1-0 win over Akron
Played 46 minutes against Buffalo two days later, helping the Falcons to a 2-1 win and a 2-0-0 start in conference play
Came off the bench to help BGSU to a pair of 3-1 road wins, playing 13 minutes at Kent State and 39 at Ohio
Played 27 minutes of BG's 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan
Played 52 minutes off the bench at Eastern Michigan, and picked up her first collegiate point in that 2-1 overtime win
Had an assist on Chelsee Washington's 'Golden Goal' vs. the Eagles
Stepped up to block an EMU clearing attempt near the top of the 18-yard box
The ball deflected to Washington, who quickly knocked it past the EMU 'keeper
In addition to the assist, had a shot attempt vs. the Eagles
Returned to the starting lineup, and was on the pitch for 32 minutes of BG's 3-0 win over Miami, with one shot attempt
Saw nine minutes of action in the Ball State match, then started and played 56 minutes in the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois, with a shot on goal
Played 27 minutes of BGSU's 1-0 win at Western Michigan that clinched a tie for the MAC regular-season title
Came off the bench to play the final 77 minutes of BG's 3-1 win at Toledo
Had the primary assist on the final goal of the match at UT, as the Falcons clinched the MAC's regular-season crown outright
Played a free kick into the box, where it found the head of Kennedy White and gave BG a two-goal advantage
Played all 90 minutes as BGSU downed CMU, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
Had an assist on the Falcons' third goal, scored by Makenzie Ortman
That assist came off of a corner kick, and another corner led to BG's fourth goal five minutes later
Had one shot attempt in the win
Played all 90 minutes of BGSU's semifinal-round win over Buffalo
And, played all 110 minutes of the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan, helping the BG back line record a shutout
Played every second of the NCAA Championships match at Michigan, with a shot attempt

HIGH SCHOOL

A graduate of Borg für Leistungssport St. Pölten (’19)

PERSONAL

Born on Dec. 20, 2000, in Vienna, Austria
Daughter of Stefan and Susanna Kovar
A health science major at BGSU, with a 3.833 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester
Has an older sister, Lisa
Has played for the Austrian National Team at the U-17 through U-19 levels
Also has played for FK Austria Wien Frauen

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