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| 2008-09 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball | |||
| Conference | MAC East | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #25 | ||
| 2008-09 record | 24-2 (13-0 MAC) | ||
| Head coach | Curt Miller | ||
| Assistant coach | Jennifer Roos | ||
| Assistant coach | Brandi Poole | ||
| Assistant coach | Kevin Eckert | ||
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Home arena |
Anderson Arena | ||
Seasons
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The 2008-2009 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball will be the 36th collegiate women's basketball team fielded by Bowling Green State University and will play their home games at Anderson Arena on the BGSU campus. The team will be looking to continue on their success after finishing 26-8 (13-3 MAC) placing 1st in the East Division and securing their fourth straight MAC regular season championship. The Falcons fell short of their fourth straight conference tournament championship when they were upset in double overtime by Ohio in the MAC Tournament semifinals. The Falcons were invited to the WNIT losing to eventual Finals runner-up Michigan State in the second round, 74–66.
Roster[]
| BGSU Women's Basketball Current Roster | |||||||
| Head Coach: Curt Miller | |||||||
| G | 2 | 
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Lauren Prochaska | Sophomore | 5'11" | (Plain City, OH) | |
| G | 3 |
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Lindsey Goldsberry | Senior | 5'9" | (Dayton, Ohio) | |
| G | 5 |
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Tracy Pontius | Sophomore | 5'6" | (Morton, IL) | |
| G | 14 |
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Jessica Slagle | Freshman | 5'9" | (Sidney, OH) | |
| C | 15 |
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Chelsea Albert | Sophomore | 6'2" | (Brighton, MI) | |
| G | 23 |
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Victoria McGowan | Freshman | 5'4" | (Inkster, MI) | |
| F | 24 |
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Jen Uhl | Sophomore | 6'1" | (Wadsworth, OH) | |
| F-C | 30 |
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Tara Breske | Junior | 6'0" | (Temperance, MI) | |
| F | 33 |
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Maribeth Giese | Freshman | 6'2" | (Cincinnati, OH) | |
| F | 34 |
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Sarah Clapper | Junior | 6'0" | (Newark, OH) | |
| F | 41 |
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Laura Bugher | Junior | 6'1" | (Greenwood, IN) | |
| G | 42 |
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Niki McCoy | Junior | 5'11" | (Sylvania, OH) | |
| C | 44 |
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Kelly Zuecher | Sophomore | 6'1" | (Orrville, OH) | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record |
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| Exhibition | |||||||
| 11/04/08* | 7:00pm | Findlay | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH (Exhibition) |
W 90-59 | 0-0 | ||
| 11/08/08* | 4:30pm | OGBR Legends | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH (Exhibition) |
L 68-66 | 0-0 | ||
| Regular Season | |||||||
| 11/14/08* | 7:00pm | @ Temple | Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, PA | L 70-55 | 0-1 | ||
| 11/19/08* | 7:05pm | @ Valparaiso | Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN | L 69-58 | 0-2 | ||
| 11/22/08* | Lipscomb | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 71-52 | 1-2 | ||
| 11/25/08* | 7:00pm | @ Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol Arena • Loretto, PA | W 98-74 | 2-2 | ||
| 11/28/08* | 1:00pm | vs. Winston-Salem State | Flemming Gym • Greensboro, NC (UNCG Marriot Classic) |
W 80-43 | 3-2 | ||
| 11/29/08* | 3:00pm | @ UNC Greensboro | Flemming Gym • Greensboro, NC (UNCG Marriot Classic) |
W 71-53 | 4-2 | ||
| 12/03/08* | 7:00pm | Detroit | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 72-42 | 5-2 | |
| 12/6/08* | 2:00pm | Youngstown State | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 94-61 | 6-2 | |
| 12/14/08* | St. Bonaventure | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 77-59 | 7-2 | ||
| 12/21/08* | Hartford | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 56-52 | 8-2 | ||
| 12/28/08* | 1:00pm | vs. Gardner-Webb | University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, OH (Dayton Flyer Classic) |
W 79-56 | 9-2 | ||
| 12/29/08* | 7:00pm | @ Dayton | University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, OH (Dayton Flyer Classic) |
W 77-68 | 10-2 | ||
| 1/02/09* | 7:00pm | @ SIU-Edwardsville | Vadalabene Center • Edwardsville, IL | W 74-58 | 11-2 | ||
| 1/7/09 | 7:00pm | @ Kent State | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center • Kent, OH | W 77-71 | 12-2 (1-0) | ||
| 1/10/09 | 2:00pm | @ Ohio | Convocation Center • Athens, OH | W 62-52 | 13-2 (2-0) | ||
| 1/14/09 | 7:00pm | Miami (Ohio) | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 87-79 | 14-2 (3-0) | |
| 1/17/09 | 1:00pm | Akron | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 80-51 | 15-2 (4-0) | |
| 1/21/09 | 7:00pm | Buffalo | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 75-51 | 16-2 (5-0) | |
| 1/24/09 | 2:00pm | @ Eastern Michigan | Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, MI | W 69-55 | 17-2 (6-0) | ||
| 1/31/09 | 2:00pm | @ Northern Illinois | Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL | W 76-70 OT | 18-2 (7-0) | ||
| 2/3/09 | 7:00pm | Ball State | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 76-67 | 19-2 (8-0) | |
| 2/7/09 | 12:00pm | @ Western Michigan | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPNU | W 79-77 OT | 20-2 (9-0) | |
| 2/12/09 | 7:00pm | Toledo | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | W 70-53 | 21-2 (10-0) | ||
| 2/15/09 | 3:30pm | Central Michigan | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 94-79 | 22-2 (11-0) | |
| 2/21/09 | 2:00pm | @ Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH | W 81-70 | 23-2 (12-0) | ||
| 2/25/09 | 7:00pm | @ Buffalo | #25 | Alumni Arena • Buffalo, NY | W 89-82 OT | 24-2 (13-0) | |
| 2/28/08 | 12:00pm | Kent State | #25 | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | FS Ohio | ||
| 3/4/09 | 7:00pm | @ Miami (Ohio) | Millet Hall • Oxford, OH | ||||
| 3/7/09 | 2:00pm | Ohio | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | ||||
| Postseason | |||||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||
Coaching staff[]
| Name | Type | College | Graduating year |
| Curt Miller | Head Coach | Baldwin-Wallace | 1990 |
| Jennifer Roos | Associate Head Coach | Davidson | 1993 |
| Brandi Poole | Assistant Coach | Sewanee | 1997 |
| Kevin Eckert | Assistant Coach | Ohio | 1996 |
| Monique Rosati | Director of Basketball Operations | Syracuse | 1997 |