Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball
{{Infobox college basketball team|women=yes
|name = Bowling Green Falcons
women's basketball
|current = 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team
|logo = Bowling green wordmark 2014.png
|logo_size = 250
|university = Bowling Green State University
|conference = Mid-American
|location = Bowling Green, Ohio
|coach = Fred Chmiel
|tenure = 2nd
|arena = Stroh Center
|capacity = 4,700
|nickname = Falcons
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|NCAAchampion =
|NCAAfinalfour =
|NCAAsweetsixteen = 2007
|NCAAsecondround = 1989, 2007
|NCAAtourneys = 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
| AIAWrunnerup =
| AIAWfinalfour =
| AIAWeliteeight =
| AIAWsweetsixteen =
| AIAWtourneys = 1974, 1975
|conference_tournament = 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011
|conference_season = 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021
|division_season = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100628/SPORTS03/6280359 |title=The Blade |publisher=Toledoblade.com |access-date=2016-08-21}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Unknown |url=https://getsomemaction.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1597826 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602140002/https://getsomemaction.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1597826 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=getsomemaction.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Unknown |url=https://getsomemaction.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42881&SPID=3793&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=205019485 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602140002/https://getsomemaction.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42881&SPID=3793&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=205019485 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=getsomemaction.com |language=en}} The team last played in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://bgnewssports.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=36&tag=sweet%20sixteen&limit=20 |title=Sports | bgfalconmedia.com |publisher=Bgnewssports.com |access-date=2016-08-21}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores107/107077/NCAAW763068.htm |title=Women's Basketball – Oklahoma St. vs. Bowling Green |publisher=Usatoday.Com |date=2006-04-18 |access-date=2016-08-21}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/032107aab.html |title=Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site – Vanderbilt University |publisher=Vucommodores.cstv.com |access-date=2016-08-21}}{{cite web|author=Final |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=293380238 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715110022/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=293380238 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |title=Bowling Green vs. Vanderbilt – Game Recap – December 4, 2009 – ESPN |publisher=ESPN |date=2009-12-04 |access-date=2016-08-21}}
=Coaching history=
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| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Bowling Green Falcons|Coach|Years|Seasons|Record|Pct.|Conf. record|Pct.|Conf. titles (Reg. season)|Conf. titles (Tournament)|AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearances|National titles}} | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;" | Sue Hager | 1973–76 | 3 | 38–13 | .745 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 2 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | Nora Liu | 1976–78 | 2 | 11–17 | .393 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 0 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | Kathy Bole | 1978–84 | 6 | 71–81 | .467 | 23–22 | .511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | Fran Voll | 1984–91 | 7 | 144–60 | .706 | 89–27 | .767 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | Jaci Clark | 1991–98 | 7 | 135–65 | .675 | 92–32 | .742 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | Dee Knoblauch | 1998-01 | 3 | 35–49 | .417 | 23–25 | .479 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | Curt Miller | 2001–12 | 9 | 206–80 | .720 | 107–36 | .748 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | Jennifer Roos | 2012–2018 | 6 | 92-97 | .487 | 43-63 | .406 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center;" | Robyn Fralick | 2018–2023 | 5 | 88–73 | .547 | 43–49 | .467 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Chmiel
|2023–present | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;" | 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.
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!Season !Overall !Conference !Finish !Conf. Tourney !Postseason | |||||
| 2005–06 | 28–3 | style="text-align:center;"|16–0 | 1st-East | style="text-align:center;"|MAC Champions | style="text-align:left;"| Lost in NCAA First Round, (UCLA) |
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| 2006–07 | 31–4 | style="text-align:center;"|15–1 | 1st-East | style="text-align:center;"|MAC Champions | style="text-align:left;"| Lost in NCAA Sweet Sixteen, (Arizona State) |
| 2007–08 | 26–8 | style="text-align:center;"|13–3 | 1st-East | style="text-align:left;"|Lost in MAC Semifinals, (Ohio) | style="text-align:left;"| Lost in WNIT 2nd Round, (Michigan State) |
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| 2008–09 | 29–5 | style="text-align:center;"|15–1 | 1st-East | style="text-align:left;"|Lost in MAC Finals, (Ball State) | style="text-align:left;"| Lost in WNIT 3rd Round, (Indiana) |
| 2009–10 | 27–7 | style="text-align:center;"|14–2 | 1st-East | style="text-align:left;"|MAC Champions | style="text-align:left;"| 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=
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! Year !! Result | |
| 1974 | Second Round |
| 1975 | Sixth |
=NCAA=
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Bowling Green Falcons|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}} | ||||
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| 1987 | #9 | First Round | #8 Illinois | L 64–80 |
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| 1988 | #10 | First Round | #7 St. Joseph's | L 66–68 |
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| 1989 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Cincinnati #1 Maryland | W 69–59 L 65–78 |
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| 1990 | #12 | First Round | #5 South Carolina | L 50–93 |
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| 1993 | #7 | First Round | #10 Florida | L 67–69 |
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| 1994 | #7 | First Round | #10 Creighton | L 73–84 |
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| 2005 | #13 | First Round | #4 Kansas State | L 60–70 |
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| 2006 | #12 | First Round | #5 UCLA | L 61–74 |
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| 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 |
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| 2010 | #12 | First Round | #5 Michigan State | L 62–72 |
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| 2011 | #12 | First Round | #5 Georgia Tech | L 58–69 |
WNIT
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| 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 | 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
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| 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 |