| Bowling Green Falcons | |||
| University | Bowling Green State University | ||
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| Conference | MAC East Division Division |
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| Location | Bowling Green, OH | ||
| Head coach | Curt Miller (10th year) | ||
| Arena | Stroh Center (Capacity: 4,700) |
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| Nickname | Falcons | ||
| Colors | Brown and Orange
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| NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2007 | |||
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances | |||
| 1974, 1975, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | |||
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 Anderson Arena on the BGSU campus in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons are scheduled to move into the new 5,000-seat Stroh Center in 2012 after completion of the new arena in late 2011.[1] The team is currently coached by Curt Miller who is in his tenth season with Bowling Green. The Falcons competes in the Mid-American Conference and has won the most MAC Championships, winning ten tournament championships since its admission into the MAC in 1981.[2][3] The team last played in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament in 2010.[4][5] The Falcons became the first team from the MAC to reach the NCAA Women's Division I 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.[6][7]
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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 |
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| Sue Hager | 1973-76 | 3 | 38-13 | .387 | 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–Present | 9 | 206-80 | .720 | 107-36 | .748 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 1973–present | 37 | 640-364 | .637 | 335-142 | .702 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Falcons. For the full season-by-season history, see Bowling Green Falcons (women) seasons
Records as of July 30, 2010.
| Season | Overall | Conference | Finish | Conf. Tourney | Postseason |
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| 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&nadsh;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) |
The Falcons have appeared in ten NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 6-12.
| Year | Result |
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| 1974 | Second Round |
| 1975 | Sixth |
| Year | Result |
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| 1987 | First Round |
| 1988 | First Round |
| 1989 | Second Round |
| 1990 | First Round |
| 1993 | First Round |
| 1994 | First Round |
| 2005 | First Round |
| 2006 | First Round |
| 2007 | Sweet Sixteen |
| 2010 | First Round |
| BGSU Women's Basketball Current Roster |
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| Head Coach: Curt Miller | |||||||
| G | 2 | Lauren Prochaska | Sophomore | 5'11" | (Plain City, OH) | ||
| G | 3 | Lindsey Goldsberry | Senior | 5'9" | (Dayton, Ohio) | ||
| G | 5 | Tracy Pontius | Sophomore | 5'6" | (Morton, IL) | ||
| G | 14 | Jessica Slagle | Freshman | 5'9" | (Sidney, OH) | ||
| C | 15 | Chelsea Albert | Sophomore | 6'2" | (Brighton, MI) | ||
| G | 23 | Victoria McGowan | Freshman | 5'4" | (Inkster, MI) | ||
| F | 24 | Jen Uhl | Sophomore | 6'1" | (Wadsworth, OH) | ||
| F-C | 30 | Tara Breske | Junior | 6'0" | (Temperance, MI) | ||
| F | 33 | Maribeth Giese | Freshman | 6'2" | (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
| F | 34 | Sarah Clapper | Junior | 6'0" | (Newark, OH) | ||
| F | 41 | Laura Bugher | Junior | 6'1" | (Greenwood, IN) | ||
| G | 42 | Niki McCoy | Junior | 5'11" | (Sylvania, OH) | ||
| C | 44 | Kelly Zuecher | Sophomore | 6'1" | (Orrville, OH) | ||
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