Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball

Bowling Green Falcons
2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team
UniversityBowling Green State University
Head coachFred Chmiel (2nd season)
ConferenceMid-American
LocationBowling Green, Ohio
ArenaStroh Center
(capacity: 4,700)
NicknameFalcons
ColorsBrown and orange[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2007
NCAA tournament second round
1989, 2007
NCAA tournament appearances
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
AIAW tournament appearances
1974, 1975
Conference tournament champions
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
Conference regular season champions
1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021
Conference division season champions
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

The Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team is the NCAA Division I women's basketball team that represents Bowling Green State University. The team plays at the 4,700-seat Stroh Center on the BGSU campus in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States.[2] The Falcons competes in the Mid-American Conference.

History

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The Falcons have won the most MAC Championships, winning eleven tournament championships since its admission into the MAC in 1981.[3][4] The team last played in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 2011.[5][6] The Falcons became the first team from the MAC to reach the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Sweet Sixteen, after they upset the second seed Vanderbilt 59–56 at the Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan in 2007.[7][8]

Coaching history

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Coach Years Seasons Record Pct. Conf. record Pct. Conf. titles
(Reg. season)
Conf. titles
(Tournament)
AIAW/NCAA Tournament
appearances
National titles
Sue Hager 1973–76 3 38–13 .745 N/a N/a N/a N/a 2 0
Nora Liu 1976–78 2 11–17 .393 N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 0
Kathy Bole 1978–84 6 71–81 .467 23–22 .511 0 0 0 0
Fran Voll 1984–91 7 144–60 .706 89–27 .767 3 4 4 0
Jaci Clark 1991–98 7 135–65 .675 92–32 .742 2 2 2 0
Dee Knoblauch 1998-01 3 35–49 .417 23–25 .479 0 0 0 0
Curt Miller 2001–12 9 206–80 .720 107–36 .748 6 4 4 0
Jennifer Roos 2012–2018 6 92-97 .487 43-63 .406 1 0 0 0
Robyn Fralick 2018–2023 5 88–73 .547 43–49 .467 1 0 0 0
Fred Chmiel 2023–present
Totals 1973–present 39 734–409 .642 378–168 .692 12 10 12 0
  • -Bowling Green did not belong to a conference until the 1981–82 season.
  • -Records as of the end of the 2012–13 season.

Season-by-season results

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This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Falcons.
Records as of July 30, 2010.

Season Overall Conference Finish Conf. Tourney Postseason
2005–06 28–3 16–0 1st-East MAC Champions Lost in NCAA First Round, (UCLA)
2006–07 31–4 15–1 1st-East MAC Champions Lost in NCAA Sweet Sixteen, (Arizona State)
2007–08 26–8 13–3 1st-East Lost in MAC Semifinals, (Ohio) Lost in WNIT 2nd Round, (Michigan State)
2008–09 29–5 15–1 1st-East Lost in MAC Finals, (Ball State) Lost in WNIT 3rd Round, (Indiana)
2009–10 27–7 14–2 1st-East MAC Champions Lost in NCAA First Round, (Michigan State)

AIAW/NCAA Tournament Results

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The Falcons have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–11.

AIAW

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Year Result
1974 Second Round
1975 Sixth

NCAA

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1987 #9 First Round #8 Illinois L 64–80
1988 #10 First Round #7 St. Joseph's L 66–68
1989 #9 First Round
Second Round
#8 Cincinnati
#1 Maryland
W 69–59
L 65–78
1990 #12 First Round #5 South Carolina L 50–93
1993 #7 First Round #10 Florida L 67–69
1994 #7 First Round #10 Creighton L 73–84
2005 #13 First Round #4 Kansas State L 60–70
2006 #12 First Round #5 UCLA L 61–74
2007 #7 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#10 Oklahoma State
#2 Vanderbilt
#3 Arizona State
W 70–66
W 60–59
L 49–67
2010 #12 First Round #5 Michigan State L 62–72
2011 #12 First Round #5 Georgia Tech L 58–69

WNIT

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Year Round Opponent Results
1998 First round Butler L 90-95
2008 First round
Second round
Dayton
Michigan State
W 64-52
L 66-74
2009 Second round
Third round
Syracuse
Indiana
W 72-69
L 67-75
2012 First round VCU L 71-72
2013 First round
Second round
Third round
SMU
Duquesne
Drexel
W 76-70
W 61-54
L 47-50
2014 First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
High Point
St. Bonaventure
Michigan
Rutgers
W 72-62
W 76-65
W 63-53
L 50-55
2021 First round
Consolation
Consolation championship
Creighton
Dayton
Drake
L 65-72
W 77-76
L 68-78
2023 First round
Second round
Super 16
Great 8
Fab 4
Liberty
Green Bay
Memphis
Florida
Columbia
W 87-80
W 69-51
W 73-60
W 69-52
L 70-77

WBI

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Year Round Opponent Results
2022 First round
Semifinals
Third-place game
Furman
St. Mary's
Nevada
W 82-61
L 67-76
W 73-65

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BGSU Athletic Brand Standards". May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Blade". Toledoblade.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  3. ^ "Unknown". getsomemaction.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. ^ "Unknown". getsomemaction.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  5. ^ "Sports | bgfalconmedia.com". Bgnewssports.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball – Oklahoma St. vs. Bowling Green". Usatoday.Com. 2006-04-18. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  7. ^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Vanderbilt University". Vucommodores.cstv.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  8. ^ Final (2009-12-04). "Bowling Green vs. Vanderbilt – Game Recap – December 4, 2009 – ESPN". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  9. ^ "WBGU-PBS chronicles the history of BGSU women's basketball". Archived from the original on March 31, 2012.
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