Bowling Green Falcons
2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team
UniversityBowling Green State University
Head coachFred Chmiel (1st 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

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
2005–0628–316–01st-EastMAC ChampionsLost in NCAA First Round, (UCLA)
2006–0731–415–11st-EastMAC ChampionsLost in NCAA Sweet Sixteen, (Arizona State)
2007–0826–813–31st-EastLost in MAC Semifinals, (Ohio)Lost in WNIT 2nd Round, (Michigan State)
2008–0929–515–11st-EastLost in MAC Finals, (Ball State)Lost in WNIT 3rd Round, (Indiana)
2009–1027–714–21st-EastMAC ChampionsLost 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

YearResult
1974Second Round
1975Sixth

NCAA

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

WNIT

YearRoundOpponentResults
1998First roundButlerL 90-95
2008First round
Second round		Dayton
Michigan State		W 64-52
L 66-74
2009Second round
Third round round		Syracuse
Indiana		W 72-69
L 67-75
2012First roundVCUL 71-72
2013First round
Second round
Third round		SMU
Duquesne
Drexel		W 76-70
W 61-54
L 47-50
2014First round
Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals		High Point
St. Bonaventure
Michigan
Rutgers		W 72-62
W 76-65
W 63-53
L 50-55
2021First round
Consolation
Consolation championship		Creighton
Dayton
Drake		L 65-72
W 77-76
L 68-78
2023First 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

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

See also

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 Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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