BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL Falcon Basketball AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 1 BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 201 Perry Stadium East Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0030 J.D. Campbell, Director (419) 372-7075, Office (419) 372-6015, Fax jdcampb@bgnet.bgsu.edu Mike Cihon, Asst. Director Women s Basketball Contact (419) 372-0474, Office mjcihon@bgnet.bgsu.edu Jeff Weiss, Asst. Director (419) 372-7077, Office weissj@bgnet.bgsu.edu Web Address MAC STANDINGS (as of Wed. morning, Jan. 24) East Division Kent State (11-6)... 6-1 Bowling Green (8-8)... 4-1 Buffalo (11-5)... 2-3 Marshall (8-8)... 2-3 Miami (8-8)... 2-4 Ohio (5-12)... 2-4 Akron (2-14)... 0-5 West Division Ball State (14-3)... 6-0 Toledo (11-5)... 4-1 Eastern Mich. (10-6)... 3-2 Northern Ill. (7-11)... 3-2 Western Mich. (4-11).. 1-3 Central Mich. (3-14)... 0-6 records listed in parentheses are overall records; MAC records listed in right column UPCOMING MAC GAMES Wednesday, Jan. 24 BGSU at Northern Illinois Ball State at Akron Eastern Michigan at Ohio Marshall at Buffalo Toledo at Central Michigan Western Mich. at Kent State GAME #17 BGSU AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS WED., JANUARY 24, 2001 EVANS FIELD HOUSE DEKALB, ILLINOIS 7:05 P.M. CT BGSU PROBABLE STARTERS F 22 Francine Miller 5-11 Jr. Kalida, Ohio 12.0 ppg 4.7 rpg F 31 Afra Smith 5-9 Sr. Madison, Wis. 8.8 ppg 3.1 rpg C 25 Kelly Kapferer 6-2 Fr. Jefferson, Ohio 4.2 ppg 3.3 rpg G 12 Lindsay Austin 5-7 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 6.7 ppg 3.8 apg G 20 Kim Griech 5-7 So. Tallmadge, Ohio 9.0 ppg 1.9 rpg THE GAME The Bowling Green State University women s basketball team, after falling from the ranks of the Mid-American Conference unbeaten, will look to bounce back. The Falcons (8-8 overall, 4-1 MAC), in the midst of a tough six-game stretch, will play at Northern Illinois University in a Wednesday (Jan. 24) contest. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. locally (8:05 p.m. Eastern) at NIU s Chick Evans Field House (6,044). Following the NIU game, the Falcons will return home for a Saturday (Jan. 27) game against the University at Buffalo. That game is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. at BGSU s venerable Anderson Arena (5,000). COACH DEE KNOBLAUCH Falcon head coach Dee Knoblauch is in her third season at her alma mater, and has a record of 32-39. She has a 21-16 ledger in MAC play. Knoblauch (pronounced: kuh-nob-low), a 1983 graduate of the University, assumed the reins of the Falcon program on August 21, 1998. Knoblauch, in her 14th season as a head coach, has an overall record of 214-158 (.575). She came to BGSU after 11 seasons at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. Over her final five years there, she led the Purple Raiders to a 116-32 mark (.784), including three NCAA Tournament appearances and two NCAA Division III Final Four berths. As a player, Knoblauch was a two-time All-MAC Second-Team selection, and she was named to the Academic All-MAC First Team as a senior. She led the league in assists in each of her last two seasons, and still holds all of the school records in that category. ABOUT THE FALCONS BGSU sports a record of 8-8 on the season, and the Falcons are 4-1 in MAC play. The Falcons beat visiting Akron, 84-65 (Jan. 3), in the league opener, as sophomore Kim Griech had a career-high 18 points in that game. Then, the Brown and Orange had five players score in double digits in an 82-72 win at Ohio (Jan. 6). The Falcons did that one better, as six players scored in double figures in a home win over Central Michigan, 82-63 (Jan. 9). Junior Francine Miller led the way with 19 points. Then, the Falcons bested visiting Toledo by a 63-58 count (Jan. 13), as Griech (16 points) and senior Angie Farmer (15) combined for 31 points off the bench. BGSU travelled to Kent State Monday (Jan. 22) and suffered a 92-55 defeat. That loss broke the Falcons eight-game MAC regular-season win streak which dated to last February. Knoblauch has all 14 of her players back in uniform after playing five consecutive December contests without three starters. Two of those starters, Farmer and Miller, returned to active duty for the final December game, while the third, senior Jackie Adlington, saw brief action vs. CMU and returned to the team s rotation against Toledo. Miller leads the team in scoring, with 12.0 points per game. Miller, an All-Mid-American Conference First- Team selection last year, has hit double digits in four of the six games since her return from injury. Farmer is second on the team with 10.7 points per outing, and leads the Falcons with a 12.2 average in MAC games. Griech is third on the team with 9.0 points per game. Senior Afra Smith and junior Dana Western are fourth and fifth, respectively, with 8.8 and 8.4 points per contest. Freshman Lindsay Austin is averaging 6.7 points, while redshirt frosh Pam Brown averages 6.6 markers.
BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 2 FALCON QUICK FACTS UP NEXT BGSU at Northern Illinois Wednesday, January 24 7:05 p.m. CT Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois LAST TIME OUT at Kent State 92, BGSU 55 Mon., Jan. 22 Kent, Ohio BGSU BITS School Bowling Green State Univ. Location Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 Founded 1910 Enrollment 18,050 Nickname Falcons Colors Orange & Brown Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Mid-American (MAC) Home Court Anderson Arena (5,000) Press Row Phone (419) 372-7131 President Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau Director of Athletics Paul Krebs Associate AD/SWA Janna Blais TEAM INFORMATION 2000-01 Overall Record 8-8 2000-01 MAC Record 4-1 1999-2000 Overall Record 11-17 1999-2000 MAC Record 8-8 1999-2000 MAC Finish Third, East Div. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/2 Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Dee Knoblauch Alma Mater Bowling Green, 1983 Record at BGSU (years) 32-39 (third) MAC Record 21-16 Career Record (years) 214-158 (14th) Assoc. Head Coach Michelle Bohan Assistant Coach Shonda Stampley Graduate Assistant Kerrie Kauer Basketball Office (419) 372-2255 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director J.D. Campbell Asst./Women s Basketball Mike Cihon Office Phone (419) 372-0474 Home Phone (419) 868-3439 Office Fax (419) 372-6015 E-mail mjcihon@bgnet.bgsu.edu Asst. Director Jeff Weiss Address 201 Perry Stadium East Website HISTORY First Year as Varsity Sport 1973-74 All-Time Varsity Record 431-275 (.610) All-Time MAC Record 225-97 (.699) MAC Regular-Season Titles 5 MAC Tournament Titles 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances 6 WNIT Appearances 1 The Falcons are 4-2 at Anderson Arena, 2-6 on the road and 2-0 in neutral-site contests this year. From long distance, several Falcons have posted impressive shooting percentages. Farmer is shooting.511 from behind the arc, having made 23 of her 45 three-point fieldgoal attempts. Griech is shooting.441 (30- of-68) from behind the arc, with a team-high 2.0 treys per game. Western is shooting.420 (21-of-50) from long distance, and sophomore Megan Jerome has made eight of her 15 three-point attempts (.533) on the year. Overall, Smith is shooting.462 from the field, while freshman Kelly Kapferer is second with a.455 field-goal percentage (25-of-55). Western currently leads the team in rebounding (5.6 rpg), followed by Brown (5.1 rpg) and Miller (4.7 rpg). Austin leads the team with 3.8 assists and has 1.6 steals per game, while Miller has averaged 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals in her 11 games to date. Western averages 1.4 steals and paces the team with 20 blocks on the year (1.3 bpg). BGSU is shooting.410 from the floor, while the opponents have a field-goal percentage of.422. The Falcons are sinking free throws at a.734 rate, while the opponents are shooting.712 from the stripe. BG is shooting.396 from three-point range and averaging 7.25 triples per game, while the foes have shot.299 from behind the arc. In MAC games only, the Falcons are shooting.416 from three-point land, averaging 8.40 treys per game, and.773 from the charity stripe. BG leads the MAC in the latter category. BGSU finished the 1999-2000 season with an 11-17 overall record, and the Falcons ended MAC play with an 8-8 record after winning the last four games. The Brown and Orange saw a five-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to Western Michigan in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament. SCOUTING NORTHERN ILLINOIS Northern Illinois has an overall record of 7-11, and the Huskies have a 3-2 MAC mark after a Saturday (Jan. 20) home win over Miami, 63-50... NIU also has a road win against Eastern Michigan to its credit this year... the win over Miami snapped a two-game losing streak... the Huskies are 4-4 at home this season, and have won both MAC contests THE SERIES BG & NORTHERN ILL. GAME-BY-GAME: 12/1/79 at BGSU 79, Northern Ill. 78 11/28/80 at Northern Ill. 91, BGSU 62 1/3/81 at BGSU 92, Northern Ill. 87 (OT) 2/13/82 Northern Ill. 85, at BGSU 69 1/15/83 BGSU 77, at Northern Ill. 71 2/12/83 at BGSU 89, Northern Ill. 60 1/7/84 Northern Ill. 60, at BGSU 58 2/4/84 at Northern Ill. 60, BGSU 58 1/30/85 at Northern Ill. 81, BGSU 70 2/27/85 at BGSU 71, Northern Ill. 61 1/22/86 at BGSU 86, Northern Ill. 64 2/19/86 at Northern Ill. 65, BGSU 61 2/5/98 BGSU 94, at Northern Ill. 87 (OT) 1/2/99 at BGSU 81, Northern Ill. 66 2/23/99 at Northern Ill. 64, BGSU 61 2/7/00 at BGSU 86, Northern Ill. 50 at Evans Field House... individually, sophomore guard Kristen Knake leads the team with 11.5 points per game... she also paces the squad in assists, with a 2.8 average... senior center Michelle Johnson is second with 10.5 points per contest, and leads the team with 22 blocked shots... freshman forward Lindsay Secrest averages 10.1 points and a team-high 2.4 steals per game... a pair of freshman forwards, Jennifer Youngblood (9.7 ppg) and Monique Davis (1.7 ppg), join Johnson, Knake and Secrest in the probable starting five... the Huskies are one of just seven teams in the nation that have either a freshman or sophomore leading the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and assists... last year, NIU went 6-22 overall and 5-11 in league action... head coach Carol Hammerle is 23-49 in her third season in DeKalb... she is 479-275 in her 29th season overall. THE SERIES The Falcons lead the all-time series with 11 of the 12 MAC opponents (BG and Buffalo are tied, 2-2), and BGSU holds a 9-7 advantage over Northern Illinois the Falcons are just 2-5 all-time in road games vs. the Huskies, and host NIU won the last game in DeKalb, 64-61, on a buzzer-beater by Charbea Haller (Feb. 23, 1999)... the Falcons won last year s only meeting, 86-50, at Anderson Arena (Feb. 7, 2000).
BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 3 LAST TIME OUT Six Kent State players scored in double digits as the Golden Flashes posted a 92-55 victory over the Falcons Monday (Jan. 22)... BGSU shot just.281 in the first half to fall behind by 17 points, 44-27, at the break... the Flashes scored the first eight points of the second stanza, sparking a 32-6 run that gave the hosts a 76-33 lead midway through that half... KSU won for the 39th consecutive time at home, tying the team with Texas Tech for the longest current streak in the nation... Andrea Csaszar and Carrie Nance each had 15 points for the Flashes, while three teammates had 14 points apiece... redshirt freshman Pam Brown was the lone Falcon in double digits, with 15 points on the night... no other BG player had more than six points... KSU went to the free-throw line 43 times on the night, making 27... from the field, the Flashes shot.554 for the game to the Falcons'.302. NO LONGER UNBEATEN The Falcons won the first four MAC games for the first time in three years the last team to win the first four conference games was the 1997-98 squad that team burst out to a 5-0 league start en route to a final MAC mark of 15-3 this year s team averaged 9.75 three-point field goals and shot.450 (109-of- 242) overall,.448 (39-of-87) from long range and.794 (54-of- 68) from the free-throw line over the first four MAC contests... the Falcons were held to a.302 field-goal percentage, a.700 freethrow rate and a 3-of-14 (.214) performance from three-point land at Kent State. DOUBLE DIGITS Freshman Kelly Kapferer scored a season-high 10 points in the win at Ohio (Jan. 6), and matched that total in the CMU game three days later... Kapferer became the 11th different Falcon player to hit double figures in scoring on at least one occasion this year... eight different players hit double digits in that category during all of last year. DOUBLE DIGITS II The Falcons had not had five players hit double digits in scoring in the same game in over a year (since the Hampton game of Dec. 30, 1999) before turning the trick in the Ohio game... then, the Falcons had six doubledigit scorers in the next game, against CMU... that had not happened in nearly three years, since a Jan. 14, 1998, game at Kent. THREE BALL, CORNER POCKET In Mid-American Conference play last season, the Falcons averaged almost 10 three-point field goals made per game, with 159 successful triples in 16 games the Brown and Orange sank a season-high 12 against Akron, and added 10 at Ohio, nine vs. CMU and eight vs. Toledo BG has made a total of 201 successful triples in the last 21 MAC regular-season contests (9.6 per game). ANDER-RIFFIC! In eight home conference games last season, the Falcons made an average of 11.75 three-point field goals per contest BGSU shot an eye-popping.461 from threepoint range in those games this year, the Falcons have made 12 treys vs. Akron (Jan. 3), nine against CMU (Jan. 9) and eight vs. Toledo (Jan. 13) adding in the MAC Tournament firstround game vs. Ohio last February, BGSU is averaging 10.9 treys and shooting.446 (131-of-294) over the last 12 home games vs. MAC teams 2000-2001 BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME (*-LETTERS) POS. HT. CL./EL. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 5 Megan Jerome * G 5-9 So./So. Marion, Ohio (Marion Pleasant) 10 Stefanie Wenzel G 6-0 Fr./Fr. Sussex, Wis. (Hartland Arrowhead) 11 Emily Pohl G 5-7 Fr./Fr. Fowler, Mich. (Fowler) 12 Lindsay Austin G 5-7 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore) 14 Jackie Adlington F/C 6-1 Sr./Sr. Toledo, Ohio (St. Ursula) (Cleveland State University) 20 Kim Griech * G 5-7 So./So. Tallmadge, Ohio (Tallmadge) 22 Francine Miller ** G 5-11 Jr./Jr. Kalida, Ohio (Kalida) 24 Angie Farmer *** G 5-9 Sr./Sr. Wayland, Mich. (Wayland Union) 25 Kelly Kapferer C 6-2 Fr./Fr. Jefferson, Ohio (Jefferson Area) 31 Afra Smith * F 5-9 Sr./Sr. Madison, Wis. (James Madison Memorial) (Cloud County [Kansas] CC) 32 Karen Stocz * F 6-0 So./So. Cortland, Ohio (Cortland Lakeview) 34 Pam Brown F 6-0 So./Fr. Warren, Ohio (Warren G. Harding) 42 Rachal Hamilton * C 6-1 Jr./So. Castalia, Ohio (Margaretta) 44 Dana Western ** F 5-11 Jr./Jr. Whitestown, Ind. (Lebanon) Head Coach: Dee Knoblauch (Bowling Green, 83) third season Assoc. Head Coach: Michelle Bohan (Mount Union, 90) third season Assistant Coach: Shonda Stampley (Nicholls State, 90) second season Graduate Assistant: Kerrie Kauer (St. Vincent [Pa.], 97) first season Trainers: Annette Davidson (asst. athletic trainer), Megan Kanable (student trainer) Student Manager: Robyn Gaier Team Captains: Angie Farmer, Afra Smith the Falcons have made at least eight triples in every one of those games. ADLINGTON IS BACK Senior Jackie Adlington suited up for the Central Michigan game (Jan. 9), marking the first time since the season opener that she was in uniform Adlington, who had not played since breaking her foot vs. Youngstown State (Nov. 18), had a blocked shot in one minute of action vs. Central she played 13 minutes in the Toledo game (Jan. 13), scoring two points and setting a BGSU best with seven rebounds... she had three points and again led the team with seven boards at Kent State. KAPFERER KONNECTS Freshman Kelly Kapferer made five of her six shots from the field en route to a season-high 10 points in the win at Ohio (Jan. 6) for her efforts, she was rewarded with her first collegiate start vs. CMU in that game, Kapferer again scored 10 points, going 5-of-8 from the floor she started vs. UT and had four points Kapferer is shooting.542 (13-of-24) over the last four games, after shooting 12-of-31 (.387) during the first 12 contests of the year. FALCONS IN THE NCAA RANKINGS The Falcons were listed in several team and individual categories when the NCAA released the latest national statistics... as a team, BGSU was ranked seventh in the nation in three-point field goals per game, with an average PRONUNCIATION GUIDE OR, IT S GRIECH TO ME Michelle Bohan BOW-enn Kim Griech GREEK Kelly Kapferer CAP-fur Dee Knoblauch kuh-nob-low Emily Pohl POLE Afra Smith A-fruh Karen Stocz STOKES Stefanie Wenzel WHEN-zull
BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 4 2000-01 FALCON SCHEDULE NOVEMBER Wed. 1 PREMIER ALL-STARS (Exhib.) W 87-77 Wed. 8 WBC ILIRIJA (SLOVENIA) (Exhib.) L 60-74 Sat. 18 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 95-88 Tue. 21 at Eastern Kentucky L 61-89 Fri.-Sat. 24-25 at Kroger Classic (Auburn, Ala.) 24 vs. Charleston Southern W 80-76 25 at #18/20 Auburn L 61-94 DECEMBER Sat. 2 DETROIT L 75-94 Tue. 5 at St. Bonaventure L 85-87 Fri.-Sat. 8-9 at Arizona Basketball Classic (Tucson, Ariz.) 8 at Arizona L 43-99 9 vs. Fresno State W 83-73 Tue. 12 OHIO STATE L 49-95 Sat. 16 at Wright State W 56-52 Thu. 28 at Wisconsin-Milwaukee L 48-68 JANUARY Wed. 3 AKRON * W 84-65 Sat. 6 at Ohio * W 82-72 Tue. 9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * W 82-63 Sat. 13 TOLEDO * W 63-58 Mon. 22 at Kent State * L 55-92 Wed. 24 at Northern Illinois * 7:05 CT Sat. 27 BUFFALO * 1:00 Wed. 31 at Western Michigan * 7:00 FEBRUARY Sat. 3 KENT STATE (Fox Sports Net Ohio) * Noon Wed. 7 OHIO * 7:00 Sat. 10 at Akron * 3:00 Mon. 12 at Miami * 7:00 Sat. 17 MARSHALL * 1:00 Wed. 21 at Eastern Michigan * 7:00 Sat. 24 at Buffalo * 5:00 Wed. 28 MIAMI * 7:00 MARCH Sat. 3 MAC Tournament First Round (at campus sites) Tue. 6 MAC Tournament Quarterfinals (Gund Arena) Fri. 9 MAC Tournament Semifinals (Gund Arena) Sat. 10 MAC Tournament Championship (Gund Arena) * Mid-American Conference game All HOME contests are played at Anderson Arena Starting times are p.m. and local to site of 7.53... the Falcons were 11th in the country in three-point fieldgoal percentage, at.405, through games of Jan. 15... individually, sophomore Kim Griech is tied for 25th in the country with a threepoint field-goal pct. of.433... after the KSU game, the Falcons are now shooting treys at a.396 rate and making 7.25 per game, while Griech has improved her long-range rate to.441. SMART, VERY SMART The grades have been announced for the fall, 2000, semester, and the BGSU women s basketball team has had a great deal of success in the classroom... as a team, the Falcons have a grade-point average of 3.13 through the fall semester... eight of the team s 14 players have a cumulative GPA of 3.28 or better, led by sophomore Megan Jerome at a perfect 4.00 through her first three semesters at the University... senior Angie Farmer has a 3.78 GPA. SMART, VERY SMART II OR, FOUR-POINT GUARDS The Falcons four true freshmen seem to have successfully made the transition to college life... in addition to receiving regular playing time on the court, all four had a GPA of 3.45 or better during their first semester on campus... point guards Lindsay Austin and Emily Pohl each had a perfect 4.00 GPA in the fall, while Stefanie Wenzel had a GPA of 3.76... Kelly Kapferer had a 3.45 GPA in the fall... on the hardwood, Austin, Kapferer and Pohl all have played in every game this year, while Wenzel has seen action in 12 of the 16 contests. FARMER S FREE THROWS Senior Angie Farmer entered the season with a career free-throw percentage of.813, and has done nothing to hurt that stat this year this season, she has missed just two free throws in 37 attempts, for a.946 success rate she made her first 22 free-throw attempts of the MAC campaign, including sinking all 10 charity tosses in the win over Akron Farmer enters the NIU game with a.960 conversion rate (24-of-25) in league play. BENCH PROVIDES A LIFT Not surprisingly, BGSU s injury woes in December seem to have translated into greater experience and depth in January the Falcons got tremendous production from the bench players in the win at Ohio (Jan. 6), outscoring the Bobcats by a 41-14 margin the BG bench players outpointed their Toledo counterparts, 33-13 (Jan. 13) over the last five games, the Falcons have gotten 188 points from the bench players to the opponents 125. FARMER, GRIECH HEAT UP Senior Angie Farmer and sophomore Kim Griech have scored a lot of points in very little time in recent games the two combined for 34 points in 34 minutes vs. Akron (Jan. 3) Griech came off the bench for a career-high 18 points in 20 minutes Farmer had 16 points in 14 minutes against Toledo, the two came off the bench for a total of 31 points in 38 minutes Griech had 16 points in 20 minutes, while Farmer had 15 markers in 18 minutes they went a collective 7-of-9 from three-point range against UT. "THE MICROWAVE" With apologies to former Detroit Piston Vinnie Johnson for use of his nickname, Falcon senior Angie Farmer has heated up in the last few HISTORY OF THE 3 AT BG 3 s MADE 3 s ATTEMPTED First 12 years 666 (55.5 avg.) 1,890 (157.5 avg.) Last two years 394 (197.0 avg.) 1,110 (555.0 avg.) 2000-01 (16 gms.) 116 (203.0 pace) * 293 (512.8 pace) * * number listed is BGSU s pace for a 28-game season
BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 5 weeks after missing five contests due to injury, Farmer scored 61 points in 76 minutes off the bench over the next five contests she averaged 32.1 points per 40 minutes during that time... Farmer was held to six points in 23 minutes at KSU. 60 ON "D" IS KEY Not surprisingly, BGSU has been quite successful when limiting the opposition to 60 points or less over the years the Falcons held Toledo to 58 points in the Jan. 13 win, the second time BG had kept the opponent under 60 markers this season the Falcons have won 21 consecutive games when holding the opposition under 60 points since 1991-92, the Brown and Orange is 45-3 when holding foes to 60 points or less. SEE, KIDS, THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE The Falcons win over Toledo broke a fourgame losing streak to the Rockets BG had not beaten UT since Jan. 31, 1998 senior Angie Farmer is the only member of the Falcons (player or coach) who was on the team for that win three years ago. DEFENSE! BGSU did not hold an opponent to less than 73 points in any game over the first nine contests then, however, the Falcons kept foes under that mark in the next six contests the Falcons allowed an average of just 63.0 points over those six games, after surrendering 88.3 per game in the first nine. MORE DEFENSE BGSU has held the opponents to a field-goal percentage of.400 or less on six occasions this season, including in four of the last seven games after making shots at a.437 rate over the first nine games, Falcon opponents shot just.376 (136-for-362) in the next six contests. INJURY REPORT Of the many facts and figures contained in this set of game notes, the following sentence is most likely to bring a smile to head coach Dee Knoblauch s face all 14 players on the Falcon roster are relatively injury-free (other than the usual bumps and bruises) Knoblauch s team played five December games without three starters seniors Jackie Adlington and Angie Farmer and junior Francine Miller but all three have returned to active duty. TAKING BETTER CARE OF THE BALL BGSU had as many or more turnovers as the opponent in each of the first 11 games this season over the next four contests, though, the Falcons had fewer turnovers than the opposition three times during that fourgame stretch, which coincided with the beginning of MAC play, the Falcons averaged 18.25 turnovers to the opponents 20.00. BLOCK PARTY By the 12th game of the season, the Falcons had surpassed the blocked-shots total for all of last season after posting a total of 39 blocks (1.39 per game) last winter, the Falcons now have blocked 50 shots this season BG is averaging 3.13 rejections per contest this season. BLOCK PARTY II Junior Dana Western entered the season with a career total of eight blocked shots through 16 games this year, she already has a total of 20 rejections to her credit. WHO S STARTING NOW? Last year, only seven different players started at least one game this year, a total of 10 different players have made at least one start.. only two players, freshman Lindsay Austin and senior Afra Smith, have started all 16 games this year coach Dee Knoblauch has utilized seven different starting lineups this season she used only three different combinations during all of last season, and used the same lineup for the last 19 games of 1999-2000. 72 GAMES AND COUNTING The Falcons have made at least one threepoint field goal in every game during the Dee Knoblauch Era... in fact, BGSU has drained a triple in each of the last 72 games, a school record... the last time the Falcons were held without a trey was on March 1, 1998... the previous school record was 29-straight games on two occasions most recently, in the 1993-94 (last five games) and 1994-95 (first 24 games) seasons. 2000-01 BG MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Win/Loss Margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 15 19 20+ Wins (8) 2 1 1 2 2 Losses (8) 1 1 6 Starting Combinations W-L (Overall, MAC) Miller-Smith-Adlington-Austin-Farmer (1 game) 1-0, 0-0 Miller-Smith-Stocz-Austin-Farmer (2 games) 1-1, 0-0 Miller-Smith-Brown-Austin-Farmer (2 games) 0-2, 0-0 Western-Smith-Brown-Austin-Griech (7 games) 3-4, 1-0 Western-Smith-Brown-Austin-Miller (1 game) 1-0, 1-0 Western-Smith-Kapferer-Austin-Miller (2 games) 2-0, 2-0 Miller-Smith-Kapferer-Austin-Griech (1 game) 0-1, 0-1 Largest Margin of Victory 19, twice (MR: vs. Central Mich. [82-63]) Largest Margin of Defeat 56 at Arizona (43-99; Dec. 8) Largest Lead 24 vs. Akron (80-56; Jan. 3) Largest Deficit 56 at Arizona (43-99; Dec. 8) Largest Lead in a Loss 11 at St. Bonaventure (71-60; Dec. 5) Largest Deficit in a Win 12 vs. Charleston Southern (12-24; Nov. 24) Largest BG Run 16 at Auburn (42-90 to 58-90; Nov. 25) Largest Opponent Run 20 by Auburn (11-32 to 11-52; Nov. 25) Free-Throw Shooting in Last Two Minutes of Game (& Overtime) All Games BGSU (Farmer 8-8; Brown, Wenzel 2-2; Pohl 5-6; Smith 8-10; Miller 3-4; Griech 4-6; Austin 4-8; Jerome, Kapferer 1-2) 38-50 (.760) Opponents 37-46 (.804) MAC Games Only BGSU (Farmer 8-8; Smith 4-6; Austin, Miller, Pohl 1-2) 15-20 (.750) Opponents 7-10 (.700)
BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 6 FALCON CAREER 3-POINT LISTS THREE-PT. FG ATTEMPTS Player GP Att. 1. Sara Puthoff (1994-98) 111 453 2. Angie Farmer (1997-SA) 77 308 3. Susie Cassell (1990-94) 117 274 4. Sherry Kahle (1996-2000) 112 269 5. Jenny Kulics (1992-95) 78 228 6. Francine Miller (1998-SA) 66 222 7. Jaymee Wappes (1996-2000) 107 217 8. Kim Griech (1999-SA) 43 139 9. Wanda Lyle (1988-91) 81 138 10.Dana Western (1998-SA) 65 124 Bridget Andrews (1994-98) 92 124 12.Cathy Koch (1988-92) 113 115 THREE-PT. FG MADE Player GP 3's 1. Sara Puthoff (1994-98) 111 173 2. Angie Farmer (1997-SA) 77 134 3. Susie Cassell (1990-94) 117 107 4. Francine Miller (1998-SA) 66 90 5. Jaymee Wappes (1996-2000) 107 79 6. Sherry Kahle (1996-2000) 112 78 7. Jenny Kulics (1992-95) 78 73 8. Kim Griech (1999-SA) 43 56 9. Cathy Koch (1988-92) 113 50 10.Dana Western (1998-SA) 65 45 11. Wanda Lyle (1988-91) 81 44 THREE-POINT FIELD-GOAL PCT.* Player Pct. (3's-Att.) 1. Angie Farmer (1997-SA).435 (134-308) 2. Cathy Koch (1988-92).435 (50-115) 3. Francine Miller (1998-SA).405 (90-222) 4. Kim Griech (1999-SA).403 (56-139) 5. Susie Cassell (1990-94).391 (107-274) 6. Megan McGuire (1986-89).387 (24-62) 7. Sara Puthoff (1994-98).382 (173-453) 8. Jaymee Wappes ( 96-2000).364 (79-217) 9. Dana Western (1998-SA).363 (45-124) 10.Chrissy Billiter (1995-97).350 (36-103) * minimum 60 career attempts Active players in Bold EVERYONE S A THREAT Redshirt freshman Pam Brown hit a three-pointer in the Detroit contest, the Falcons fifth game of the year... Brown became the 10th different Falcon to hit a trey this season... 10 different players hit a three last year, as well as in 1998-99... prior to the Dee Knoblauch Era, the most players to hit a trey in the same season was seven. STILL SHOOTING (AND MAKING) THE THREE The three-point shot is a staple of a Dee Knoblauch-coached team last winter, the Brown and Orange set a new NCAA Division I record for three-point field goals made per game BGSU sank 259 treys in 28 contests, for an average of 9.25 per game through 16 games this season, the Falcons are averaging 7.25 three-pointers made per contest Bowling Green has made at least five treys in every game but one this season. FREE-THROW SUCCESS, TOO Nearly lost in all the three-point hoopla last season was the fact that the 1999-2000 Falcons also led the nation in free-throw percentage BGSU converted charity tosses at a schoolrecord.773 rate, making 340 free throws in 440 attempts this season, the Falcons are sinking free throws at a.734 clip BGSU shot.769 or better from the line in each of the first five games this year, shooting.803 (106-of-132) during that time then, with two of the team s top shooters injured (Angie Farmer and Francine Miller), the Brown and Orange shot just.571 (44-of-77) over the next six contests bolstered by a 10-for-10 effort from Farmer, the Falcons shot.818 (18-of-22) vs. Akron (Jan. 3) BG did even better at Ohio (Jan. 6), going 14-of-15 (.933) the Falcons have shot.773 (68-of-88) from the free-throw line over the last five games. MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME In the first 12 seasons after the three-point shot was adopted (1986-87 to 1997-98), Bowling Green teams made a total of 666 three-pointers in 1,890 attempts... over the last two-plus years, BGSU s totals are over 75 percent of the totals during those first 12 years... through the Toledo game, Knoblauch s teams have made 507 treys in 1,389 tries since she became head coach of her alma mater (see graphic on page 4). WRITE THOSE RECORDS IN PENCIL Entering last season, the school record for three-pointers made in a game was 12... BGSU hit double digits in that category no fewer than 12 times last year, including a 16-for-38 performance both school records in a win over Akron (Jan. 26)... the Falcons have hit double digits three times in 2000-01, including twice in MAC play to date... BG made 11 treys vs. Charleston Southern, 12 against Akron and 10 at Ohio. YOUNG AT THE POINT It is safe to say that the Falcons will start a freshman at the point-guard spot whenever the team takes the floor... both of the team s point guards are frosh... Lindsay Austin has started each of the first 16 games... Emily Pohl, the other freshman point guard, has seen her share of action, though... Austin is averaging 29.3 minutes per game, with Pohl averaging 12.4 off the bench. BGSU WINS HOME OPENER, AGAIN The Falcons kept a rather impressive streak going in the Youngstown State game... BGSU has now captured 12 of the last 13 home openers... the only loss among the last 13 homeopening contests came to nationally-ranked Notre Dame, an eventual national semifinalist, in 1996. 1999-2000 FALCONS ENJOY LATE-SEASON SUCCESS BGSU is looking to build upon the success enjoyed late last season... after going nearly all year without winning back-to-back games, the Falcons had a 6-16 overall record (and a 4-8 MAC mark, tied for the 11th seed) on Valentine s Day... the Brown and Orange rallied to win five consecutive games, including road wins against Akron and Buffalo to close the regular season, winding up in a deadlock for fifth place overall... BG capped off the win streak with a victory over Ohio in the MAC Tournament First Round, before seeing the season come to an end with a quarterfinal loss to Western Michigan... the Falcons ended
BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 7 BGSU S RECORD WHEN... 2000-01 totals (1999-2000 totals) Overall record 8-8 (11-17) Playing a conference game 4-1 (8-8) Leading at halftime 6-1 (8-3) Trailing at halftime 2-7 (3-14) Tied at halftime (0-0) Leading with 10 min. left 7-1 (10-3) Trailing with 10 min. left 0-7 (1-14) Tied with 10 min. left 1-0 (0-0) Leading with 5 min. left 7-0 (9-2) Trailing with 5 min. left 1-7 (2-15) Tied with 5 min. left 0-1 (0-0) Shoot 50% or better from field 3-1 (2-1) Shoot less than 50% 5-7 (9-16) Opp s shoot 50% or better 0-2 (0-3) Opp s shoot less than 50% 8-6 (11-14) Having better field-goal pct. 8-1 (10-4) Making more 3-point FG 7-4 (7-4) Making fewer 3-point FG 0-3 (4-11) Making same 3-point FG 1-1 (0-2) Making more free throws 5-1 (6-5) Making fewer free throws 3-7 (4-12) Making same free throws (1-0) Outrebounding opponents 3-1 (3-1) Outrebounded by opponents 4-6 (7-16) Rebounds are even 1-1 (1-0) Scoring less than 70 points 2-6 (1-12) Scoring 70 points or more 6-2 (10-5) Allowing less than 70 points 4-1 (5-1) Allowing 70 points or more 4-7 (6-16) Allowing 80 points or more 1-7 (0-10) Playing overtime games (0-0) Committing fewer turnovers 3-0 (8-4) Committing more turnovers 5-7 (3-12) Turnovers are even 0-1 (0-1) November 2-2 (2-2) December 2-5 (0-6) January 4-1 (3-6) February (6-2) March (0-1) 2000-01 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Double-Digit Scoring Games: BG: 49 (Western 9; Miller, Smith 7; Griech 6; Austin, Brown, Farmer 5; Kapferer 2; Jerome, Pohl, Stocz 1); Opp s: 59. Double-Digit Rebounding Games: BG: 4 (Brown 2; Miller, Western 1); Opp s: 10. Double-Double (Pts./Reb.): BG: 3 (Brown, Miller, Western 1); Opp s: 9. Double-Double (Pts./Asts.): BG: None; Opp s: None. 20-plus Pt. Games: BG: 5 (Smith 2; Brown, Farmer, Miller 1); Opp s: 9. 30-plus Pt. Games: BG: None; Opp s: 1. the year with an overall record of 11-17, and BGSU went 8-8 in MAC regular-season play. TRIPLE YOUR FUN Four current Falcons are ranked among the BGSU career three-point leaders senior Angie Farmer has moved into first place on the all-time school list for career three-point percentage (.435, 134-of-308), while junior Francine Miller is third (.405, 90-of-222) sophomore Kim Griech is now fourth on that list (.403, 56-of-139), while junior Dana Western is in ninth place (.363, 45-of-124) Farmer is second all-time in three-pointers made, while Miller is fourth Griech is eighth and Western 10th on that list Farmer is second in three-point attempts, while Miller is sixth Griech is eighth, while Western is now tied for 10th the complete lists can be found on page 6. MILLER ON PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM Junior Francine Miller was named to the preseason All-MAC Team in October... voting for the five-player team was conducted by members of the MAC News Media Association. HONORS ARE NOTHING NEW FOR MILLER, THOUGH Junior Francine Miller headed a cast of eight returning letterwinners for the Brown and Orange in 2000-2001... last year, Miller became just the second sophomore in school history to earn all-league first-team laurels, joining Jackie Motycka in that exclusive club. IS THAT A NEW RECORD? Before Dee Knoblauch returned to campus, the school records for three-point field goals made and attempted in a season were 97 and 296, respectively... Knoblauch s first team made 135 treys in an even 400 attempts, and last year s squad shattered the records yet again, making a MAC-record 259 triples in 710 attempts... currently, the 2000-01 squad is on a pace to make only 211 treys. FARMER FIRES FOR THREE Last year, as a junior, Angie Farmer shattered the BGSU seasonal records for three-pointers made and attempted... Farmer sank 78 treys in 186 attempts last winter, and her.419 success rate ranked sixth on that BGSU single-season list... four players Farmer, Francine Miller (43, fifth), Sherry Kahle (42, sixth) and Jaymee Wappes (39, eighth) cracked the BG season list for three-pointers made. MILLER MAKES EM, TOO While Farmer was setting the single-season school record for three-pointers made last year, Francine Miller was setting the threepoint percentage mark... Miller s.453 success rate from behind the arc (43-of-95) broke the previous record of.439, set by Farmer in the 1998-99 campaign. CAPTAIN S LOG BGSU seniors Angie Farmer and Afra Smith have been chosen as team captains for the 2000-2001 season. FALCON PLAYER NOTES JACKIE ADLINGTON Senior from Toledo, Ohio... has played in four games, starting two... had three points, the most of her brief BG career, at Kent State... added a team-best seven rebounds for the second-straight contest... that tied her BG best... had two points and seven boards in the win over Toledo... saw action against CMU, marking her first playing time since the season opener... had a blocked shot in one minute of action... broke her foot in the YSU game... started that YSU contest, and played seven minutes vs. the Penguins, with two rebounds, two assists and a steal... also started the first exhibition game at center... scored six points vs. the Premier All-Stars, and had six rebounds and a pair of assists in 19 minutes. LINDSAY AUSTIN Freshman from Cincinnati, Ohio... has started all 16 games at point guard... averaging 6.7 points, sixth on the team... leads the Falcons with 3.8 assists and has 1.6 steals per game... four points at Kent... had four points and four assists in the win over UT... tied her season high with 37 minutes played in that game... tied her season best with seven assists vs. CMU... also had three steals in 34 minutes... had 10 points, six boards and three assists in 35 minutes at Ohio... the double-digit scoring effort was her fifth of the year... three points, four rebounds and seven assists vs. Akron... seven points, six rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes at UWM... 11 points at Wright State, and led the team with a season-best seven rebounds in 36 minutes... had seven points, four assists and three rebounds against Ohio State... had 14 points and four assists at St. Bonaventure, going 6-of-9 from the field in 35 minutes... tied for team scoring honors with 13 points against Detroit, and had team highs of four assists and five steals... had three points, four rebounds and a five assists at Auburn...
BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 8 2000-01 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Date Opponent Forward Forward Center Guard Guard Nov. 1 Premier All-Stars (exhib.) Miller Smith Adlington Austin Farmer Nov. 8 WBK Ilirija (exhib.) Miller Smith Stocz Austin Farmer Nov. 18 YOUNGSTOWN STATE Miller Smith Adlington Austin Farmer Nov. 21 at Eastern Kentucky Miller Smith Stocz Austin Farmer Nov. 24 vs. Charleston Southern Miller Smith Stocz Austin Farmer Nov. 25 at Auburn Miller Smith Brown Austin Farmer Dec. 2 DETROIT Miller Smith Brown Austin Farmer Dec. 5 at St. Bonaventure Western Smith Brown Austin Griech Dec. 8 at Arizona Western Smith Brown Austin Griech Dec. 9 vs. Fresno State Western Smith Brown Austin Griech Dec. 12 OHIO STATE Western Smith Brown Austin Griech Dec. 16 at Wright State Western Smith Brown Austin Griech Dec. 28 at UW-Milwaukee Western Smith Brown Austin Griech Jan. 3 AKRON Western Smith Brown Austin Miller Jan. 6 at Ohio Western Smith Brown Austin Griech Jan. 9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Western Smith Kapferer Austin Miller Jan. 13 TOLEDO Western Smith Kapferer Austin Miller Jan. 22 at Kent State Miller Smith Kapferer Austin Griech Home games in CAPS scored seven points at EKU... had 15 points, four assists and three steals in 29 minutes in her collegiate debut, vs. YSU... went 3-of-3 from the field and 9-of-11 from the freethrow line. PAM BROWN Redshirt freshman from Warren, Ohio... has played in all 16 games, starting 10... averaging 6.6 points and 5.1 rebounds, and is second on the team in the latter category... was BGSU s only double-digit scorer at Kent State, with 15 points and six rebounds... went 6-of-11 from the floor in 18 minutes of action... double-digit effort was her fifth of the year, and helped her break out of a slump which saw her score just four points in the previous three games... had two points and seven rebounds vs. CMU... had two points in just seven minutes at Ohio, after getting into early foul trouble... 10 points and four boards vs. UA... five points and three caroms at UWM... six points and six rebounds vs. Ohio State... scored eight points and tied her season best with 12 rebounds vs. Fresno State... 11 of those boards came in the first half... had a season-best 22 points, on 11-of-14 shooting, at St. Bonaventure... in addition to scoring, led the Falcons with seven rebounds and had three steals... tied for team honors with 13 points vs. Detroit... led BG with seven rebounds in that game... made the first start of her career in the Auburn game... against Charleston Southern, had 12 points and a season-high 12 rebounds... the doubledouble was the first of her brief career... had four points at EKU, and her five rebounds tied her for the team lead... saw the first playing time of her career, with two rebounds in five minutes vs. Youngstown. ANGIE FARMER Senior from Wayland, Mich.... has played in 11 games, starting five... averaging 10.7 points, second on the team... shooting.441 from the field and.511 (23-of-45) from three-point range... had a streak of 22- straight successful free throws snapped in the game at Kent, but still is shooting.946 (35- of-37) from the stripe this year... leads the league with a.960 free-throw rate in conference games only (24-of-25)... started the first five games of the year before sitting out the next five contests... had played in 51-straight games prior to sitting out with a stress fracture in her foot... six points and four rebounds at Kent... had 15 points off the bench for the second-straight game, vs. Toledo... was 4-of-5 from three-point land in just 18 minutes of action... double-digit output was her fifth of the year... 15 points vs. CMU, going 3-of-6 from long range... scored nine points at Ohio, including a 6-for- 6 effort from the free-throw line... had 16 points in just 14 minutes vs. Akron... went 10-of-10 from the free-throw line, adding a pair of treys... scored six points in just four minutes at UWM (her first game back after the injury), going 2-of-3 from long range... had six points in 16 minutes vs. Detroit... scored 17 points vs. Charleston Southern... went 5-of-8 from behind the arc in that game... against YSU, tied for team honors with 20 points... also had five rebounds and four assists. KIM GRIECH Sophomore from Tallmadge, Ohio... has played in 15 games, starting eight... averaging 9.0 points, third on the team, and 21.0 minutes... averaging 10.4 points, 1.6 assists and 2.2 steals in MAC games... shooting.441 (30-of-68) from three-point distance this year... has surpassed her three-point output for all of last season (26)... had three points at KSU... led the Falcons with 16 points off the bench vs. Toledo... went 6-of-7 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point land, and had a career-high four steals in 20 minutes... now has six double-digit scoring efforts this year... had 10 points off the bench vs. CMU... scored five points and grabbed three rebounds at Ohio... had a career-high 18 points in just 20 minutes vs. UA... tied her career bests in assists (six) and steals (three) as well, and went 4-of-8 from three-point land... scored 12 points, going 3- of-6 from long range, at Wright State... had a then career-best 17 points vs. Fresno, going 5- of-7 from three-point land... the five treys made represented a career high... also had six assists and blocked a shot in that game... eight points at Arizona... made her first start of the season at St. Bonaventure, and responded with 15 points... also had four assists, and played a career-most 28 minutes at SBU... had eight points vs. UDM... scored nine points, all on treys, against Auburn... made three of her four long-range tries in that game... had five points off the bench at EKU... missed the YSU game due to a sprained ankle. RACHAL HAMILTON Redshirt sophomore from Castalia, Ohio... has played in six games off the bench... made her only shot attempt and added a rebound and a steal at Kent State... grabbed an offensive rebound vs. Akron... played one minute vs. OSU... saw two minutes of action at Arizona, grabbing a rebound... played three minutes against Auburn... made her only shot attempt, a three-pointer, in that game... saw her first action of the season at EKU, playing two minutes... had a rebound and a steal. MEGAN JEROME Sophomore from Marion, Ohio... has played in 14 games off the bench... averaging 3.4 points in 11.4 minutes per game... shooting.533 (8-of-15) from three-point land on the year... had just five triples during all of last season... had two points and three assists in 10 minutes at KSU... after playing in the first 13 contests, did not see action vs. CMU or
BGSU WOMEN S BASKETBALL AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS JAN. 24, 2001 PAGE 9 UT... scored three points at Ohio... had nine points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a career-high 24 minutes vs. Fresno State... four points vs. Arizona... had seven points against Detroit, adding three rebounds... exploded for 18 points, including 16 after halftime, against Auburn... tied for team scoring honors in that game after having a perfect shooting day... the 18-point total doubled her previous career high... went 4- of-4 from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range... also hit all seven of her free-throw attempts... had five rebounds vs. the Lady Tigers, just one off her career high... her three treys made and seven successful FTs set career standards... played nine minutes vs. YSU, with one point and a pair of rebounds. KELLY KAPFERER Freshman from Jefferson, Ohio... has played in all 16 games off the bench... averaging 14.5 minutes, 4.2 points and 3.3 rebounds, ranking fourth on the team in the latter category... had two points and two boards at KSU... scored four points and had four rebounds vs. UT... had 10 points for the second consecutive game, going 5-of-8 vs. CMU... also had 10 points at Ohio, adding seven rebounds... went 5-of-6 from the field in a season-high 27 minutes of action at OU... two points, six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots vs. Akron... scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting vs. OSU... five points and two rebounds vs. Fresno... had four points, two rebounds and two steals at SBU... scored four points and added three rebounds and a steal vs. Detroit... grabbed nine rebounds against Charleston Southern... scored nine points off the bench at EKU... also had four rebounds, two assists and two blocks... had two rebounds and an assist in six minutes against YSU. FRANCINE MILLER Junior from Kalida, Ohio... a Preseason All- MAC selection for 2000-01 after earning allleague first-team honors last year... has played in 11 games, starting nine... started the first five games this year before missing the next five due to a meniscus injury... leads the team with 12.0 points, and ranks third with 4.7 rebounds per game... is averaging 11.4 points in league play... has 882 career points entering the NIU game... held to just two points and two assists in 12 minutes at KSU... scored 10 points and added five boards vs. UT... double-digit effort was her seventh of the year... had a solid all-around game vs. CMU... led the Falcons with 17 points, and added six rebounds, six assists and three steals... had a team-high 19 points off the bench at Ohio... went 7-of-11 from the field and added six assists and five rebounds... scored nine points and tied her career best with five steals vs. Akron... led the team with 11 points off the bench at UWM... also had five rebounds and a block in 21 minutes... played six scoreless minutes, dishing out three assists, before suffering the injury vs. Detroit... had her first double-double of the year, and the 11th of her career, with 23 points and 11 boards vs. Charleston Southern... blocked three shots in that game, adding four assists... scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half, against Auburn... led the Falcons with seven rebounds... had 18 points in just 19 minutes vs. YSU... went 5-of-9 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line... added five rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal... scored the game s first seven points, but spent the rest of the contest in foul trouble. EMILY POHL Freshman from Fowler, Mich.... has played in all 16 games off the bench... averaging 2.3 points and 1.0 assists in 12.2 minutes... had four points at KSU, in 15 minutes of action... scored one point in seven minutes against CMU... had six points in 15 minutes vs. Akron... made her only shot, a three-pointer, in seven minutes at Wright State... had two points and a season-high five assists vs. Fresno State... four points and two rebounds against Arizona... had the first blocked shot of her career at SBU... had her best game of the season vs. Charleston Southern... scored 10 points and grabbed a pair of rebounds... went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds of that game to clinch the win... had three assists vs. Auburn... had two points in 18 minutes at EKU... played 11 minutes vs. YSU, with two points, a rebound and an assist. AFRA SMITH Senior from Madison, Wis.... has started all 16 games, and has started all 44 contests since coming to BGSU... averaging 8.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists... averaging 8.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists in MAC play, while shooting.531... has 39 assists this year after dishing out 33 during all of last season... had four points at KSU... had her seventh double-digit effort of the season, and her sixth in seven games, with 10 points vs. UT... also had five rebounds and a gamehigh six assists... had 13 points vs. CMU, grabbing five rebounds and going 4-of-5 from the floor... had 11 points and five helpers at Ohio... went 4-of-4 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line in that game... scored six points and tied her BG career high 2000-01 BENCH SCORING Opponent Starters Bench Youngstown State 73-61 22-27 Eastern Kentucky 24-44 37-45 Charleston South. 40-43 40-33 Auburn 25-55 36-39 Detroit 39-64 36-30 St. Bonaventure 76-69 9-18 Arizona 30-69 13-30 Fresno State 54-60 29-13 Ohio State 32-57 17-38 Wright State 47-41 9-11 UW-Milwaukee 29-28 19-40 Akron 38-30 46-35 Ohio 41-58 41-14 Central Michigan 54-33 28-30 Toledo 30-45 33-13 Kent State 15-59 40-33 Totals are BGSU-Opponents with seven rebounds vs. Akron... hit double digits for the third-straight game, with 10 points at UWM... also had two blocked shots... had a team-high 20 points at Wright State, tying her season- and BGSU career-best... played a career-high 38 minutes vs. the Raiders... made six of her first seven shots en route to a team-high 12 points vs. Ohio State... had eight points, four rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes vs. Fresno... seven points against Arizona... had nine points, four rebounds and four assists at St. Bonaventure... had seven points and three steals in the Detroit game... had four points, three rebounds and a career-high seven assists at EKU... assist total more than doubled her previous career best of three... tied for team honors with 20 points against YSU... had a team-high six rebounds to go along with two assists and two steals in that game... was 8-of- 12 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the stripe. KAREN STOCZ Sophomore from Cortland, Ohio... has played in 14 games, starting two... averaging 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds... has gone 13- of-24 (.542) from the field over her last eight games, after going 2-for-6 in the first six contests of the year... had two points and two boards in four minutes at KSU... did not play vs. CMU or UT, the first games she missed this year... had four points in just four minutes vs. Akron... scored four points and added four rebounds at Wright State... also had an assist and a blocked shot... had two points and two rebounds vs. OSU... had the best game of her Falcon career against Fresno State... set career bests in points (11), rebounds (seven) and steals (three) in that game... four points and two assists vs. Arizona... dished out a career-high three