Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball

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.

Bowling Green Falcons
2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team
University	Bowling Green State University
Head coach	Fred Chmiel (1st season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	Bowling Green, Ohio
Arena	Stroh Center (Capacity: 4,700)
Nickname	Falcons
Colors	Brown and orange^[1]
Uniforms
Home 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

History

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

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

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

AIAW

Year	Result
1974	Second Round
1975	Sixth

NCAA

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

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 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

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

• Bowling Green Falcons
• Mid-American Conference

References

1. "BGSU Athletic Brand Standards". May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
2. "The Blade". Toledoblade.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
3. http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1597826
4. http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42881&SPID=3793&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=205019485
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". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
9. WBGU-PBS chronicles the history of BGSU women’s basketball March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website