Men's BBall Looks to Start a Winning Streak

The guys from Valpo made their way to Bowling Green this weekend… for nothing really. Looking to take on the Falcons in the ‘House that Roars’ was a bad idea, considering BG had a TWENTY-FIVE point lead at halftime. Embarrassing really, but the Falcons now improve a winning record of 14-12 on the season.
Dee Brown ended the game with 20 points, 7-12 shooting and five assist to his fellow teammates. But you know what they say, defense wins games. BG ended up with a season-high 14 steals from Thomas, Jakubowski and Polk who ran into some foul trouble and only played a few minutes in the first half.
With that winning record, the Falcons host Kent State tonight in Anderson Arena. With tip off at 7pm BG has a rough game ahead of them. Overall Kent State has a record of 20-8, 7 of 5 on the road. As good as our defense showed to be on Saturday, they will have to trump that tonight to even think about putting a tally in the win column.

BGSU Gymnastics Soaring Above

Sunday afternoon the BGSU Gymnastics team had a little something different to compete for. The meet against Eastern Michigan University was an important one, since the girls were looking to improve to 5-0 in the MAC but Anderson Arena was full of lavender... and hope. All-cancer awareness was the theme and the girls had an excellent turn out. They also had a little something extra to compete for.
Megan Chronister, a senior on the team, lost her mother to cancer this past summer and it was her idea, along with the help of her teammates, to bring everyone together in the light of hope.
With brand new uniforms and lavender ribbons under their left eyes, the Falcons took the gym by storm. It was a different atmosphere, a very positive one; you could definitely feel the fight in the air. And instead of really wanting to beat down the other team… all the girls wanted to do was beat down cancer.
With all the positive energy, the Falcons soared over Eastern to improve their MAC record to 5-0. An undefeated one… and a season that will truly make history.
The girls will be back on the mats this Sunday when they travel to Kalamazoo to take on Western Michigan University. The meets is scheduled to start at 1pm.

Ay Ziggy Zoomba

I think all athletes should know their fight song! Roll Along!

Falcon Icers Fall to Michigan

The Falcon Icers have struggled, especially throughout the beginning of their season. Lately, a winning streak has left fans hoping for more and the Falcons traveled to Ann Arbor to finish up their series with Michigan Tuesday night. The Falcons have won their last two trips to Yost Ice Arena but Michigan took them by surprise and took the ‘W’ 4-0.
Goal tender Nick Eno held the Wolverines off with three saves worth writing about. Two of those saves came within seconds of each other. The score remained at zero going into the second period. Just after the period started, Eno went down with a minor lower leg injury and was taken off the ice. Freshman Andrew Hammond stepped in and felt the pressure immediately. One goal slipped through his grasp resulting in the first goal of the game, but Hammond made 10 consecutive saves for the Falcons.
A late power play chance for BG gave them two shots on goal, but they prove to be unlucky. Despite offensive efforts by Falcons Tommy Dee and Kai Kantola, the team came up short and fell to Michigan 4-0. Eno ended up 13 for 13 on saved shots against him and Hammond with 24 of 28 shots faced.
After the loss, Bowling Green stands with a 4-20-4 overall record, putting them at 3-15-4-3 in the conference. Friday night, BGSU hosts number one ranked Miami Redhawks. The two-game series starts at 7p.m. at the BGSU Ice Arena.