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Intercollegiate basketball season
2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record16–15 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStroh Center
Seasons← 2022–232024–25 →
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 – 1   .944 28 – 6   .824
Ball State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824
Kent State † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Buffalo 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
Akron 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Eastern Michigan 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Falcons, led by first year head coach Fred Chmiel, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished 31–7 and 14–4 in the MAC play to finish second in the MAC. They were runners up for the MAC tournament. The Falcons were selected to play in the 2023 WNIT. The team fell to Columbia in the Fab 4. After the season, head coach Robyn Fralick became the head coach for Michigan State Spartans women's basketball.

Preseason

Prior to the season Bowling Green was picked fourth in the MAC preseason poll.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 121 (11)
2 Ball State 110 (1)
3 Kent State 102
4 Bowling Green 77
5 Northern Illinois 99
6 Akron 69
7 Eastern Michigan 66
8 Buffalo 50
9 Ohio 40
10 Western Michigan 38
11 Central Michigan 24
12 Miami 23

MAC Tournament Champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)

Roster

2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Morgan Sharps 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Newark Granville, OH
G 1 Amy Velasco 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Centerville Centerville, OH
G 2 Emily Siesel 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Buckeye Central New Washington, OH
F 3 Sophie Dziekan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Brighton Brighton, MI
G 5 Abbie Riddle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Liberty Union Baltimore, OH
G 10 Paige Kohler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Olmsted Falls Olmsted Falls, OH
F 11 Taya Ellis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Royal Crown Toronto, Ontario, CA
F 13 Olivia Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Fremd Palatine, IL
F 14 Keiryn McGuff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G 20 Jasmine Fearne 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hickory Ridge Cairns, AUS
F 23 Jasmine Clerkley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Okemos Okemos, MI
G 25 Lexi Fleming 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Mercy McAuley Cincinnati, OH
F 32 Erika Porter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Notre Dame West Windsor, NJ
F 33 Jaci Tubergen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hudsonville Hudsonville, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2024

Support Staff

2023-24 Bowling Green Falcons Support Staff
  • Audra Clark - Video Coordinator
  • Zhaque Gray - Director of Player Personnel
  • Tim Kjar - Director of Operations
  • Matt St. Louis - Assistant Athletic Trainer


Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
6:00 p.m. 		Purdue Northwest W 82–43  –
  20 – Fleming   10 – Ellis   4 – Kohler  Stroh Center (1,450)
Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State W 89–86  1–0
  20 – Tied   7 – Porter   8 – Velasco  Stroh Center (1,813)
Bowling Green, OH
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas State
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 48–75  1–1
  14 – Velasco   11 – Ellis   3 – Kohler  Strahan Arena (823)
San Marcos,TX
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Xavier W 73–64  2–1
  21 – Fleming   7 – Fleming   6 – Kohler  Cintas Center (513)
Cincinnati, OH
November 22, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		vs. Mercer
Savannah Hoops Invitational 		W 59–38  3–1
  14 – Fleming   9 – Tied   5 – Tied  Enmarket Arena (123)
Savannah,GA
November 23, 2023*
9:00 a.m. 		vs. Lehigh
Savannah Hoops Invitational 		W 85–73  4–1
  22 – Fleming   7 – Flemming   6 – Kohler  Enmarket Arena (104)
Savannah,GA
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne W 68–66  5–1
  19 – Fleming   10 – Clerkley   4 – Kohler  Stroh Center (1,717)
Bowling Green OH
December 2, 2023*
12:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 4 Iowa L 65–99  5–2
  24 – Fleming   7 – Fleming   6 – Velasco  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
December 17, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 69–48  6–2
  19 – Sharps   10 – Dziekan   3 – Tied  Nutter Center (7,574)
Fairborn, OH
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 1 South Carolina L 62–93  6–3
  25 – Sharps   7 – Tied   6 – Velasco  Stroh Center (4,195)
Bowling Green, OH
December 22, 2023*
6:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 16 Indiana L 35–84  6–4
  14 – Velasco   5 – Tied   2 – Velasco  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (9,067)
Bloomington, IN
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 65–64  7–4
(1–0) 		 28 – Kohler   7 – McGuff   4 – Tied  McGuirk Arena (970)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 75–69  8–4
(2–0) 		 19 – Sharps   7 – Tied   5 – Velasco  Stroh Center (2,054)
Bowling Green, OH
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 69–57  9–4
(3–0) 		 15 – Kohler   10 – Porter   6 – Velasco  Stroh Center (1,897)
Bowling Green, OH
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 61–76  9–5
(3–1) 		 28 – Velasco   11 – McGuff   2 – Tied  Worthen Arena (1,068)
Muncie, IN
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron W 70–59  10–5
(4–1) 		 24 – Porter   6 – Tied   6 – Sharps  Stroh Center (2,035)
Bowling Green, OH
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 47–56  10–6
(4–2) 		 16 – Porter   19 – Porter   3 – Tied  Millett Hall (385)
Oxford, OH
January 24, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo L 72–82  10–7
(4–3) 		 16 – Tied   13 – Porter   11 – Velasco  Alumni Arena (2,273)
Buffalo, NY
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State L 74–82  10–8
(4–4) 		 30 – Sharps   6 – Velasco   7 – Velasco  Stroh Center (2,296)
Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois W 72–54  11–8
(5–4) 		 22 – Sharps   6 – Tied   9 – Velasco  Stroh Center (2,420)
Bowling Green, OH
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 70–82  11–9
(5–5) 		 22 – Kohler   8 – Hill   5 – Tied  Savage Arena (6,077)
Toledo, OH
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 69–52  12–9
(6–5) 		 19 – Porter   13 – Porter   8 – Velasco  Stroh Center (2,151)
Bowling Green, OH
February 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Troy
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 78–88  12–10
(6–5) 		 28 – Sharps   9 – Ellis   7 – Tied  Stroh Center (1,915)
Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo L 68–88  12–11
(6–6) 		 22 – Sharps   9 – Hill   3 – Velasco  Stroh Center (3,998)
Bowling Green, OH
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron W 74–68  13–11
(7–6) 		 22 – Porter   16 – Porter   4 – Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (837)
Akron, OH
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 82–73  14–11
(8–6) 		 32 – Velasco   6 – Tied   7 – Kohler  NIU Convocation Center (1,401)
DeKalb, IL
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 55–70  14–12
(8–7) 		 22 – Porter   13 – Porter   6 – Velasco  Stroh Center (1,868)
Bowling Green, OH
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 66–47  15–12
(9–7) 		 29 – Sharps   15 – Porter   6 – Tied  Stroh Center (1,996)
Bowling Green, OH
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 87–73  16–12
(10–7) 		 26 – Sharps   10 – Hill   5 – Tied  University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan L 54–59  16–13
(10–8) 		 21 – Porter   11 – Porter   5 – Velasco  Convocation Center (1,476)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC tournament
March 13, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Buffalo
Quarterfinals 		L 64–70  16–14
  19 – Tied   11 – Hill   3 – Sharps  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1,426)
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
4:00 p.m. 		at Butler
First Round 		L 63–75  16–15
  32 – Porter   9 – Porter   3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (537)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

References

  1. "Convocation Center". bgsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  2. "Fred Chmiel". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. Adams, Emily (April 8, 2023). "South Carolina women's basketball assistant Fred Chmiel takes over as Bowling Green coach". Greenville News. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  4. "Falcons Fall in MAC Tournament Final, 73-58". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  5. "Falcons Face Flames on Thursday Evening at the Stroh". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  6. "Falcons' WNIT Run Comes to an End". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  7. "Robyn Fralick - SR CBB". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  8. "MAC Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". MAC Conference. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  9. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". bgsufalcons.com.
  10. "Bowling Green Falcons Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.
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