Head Coach Curt Miller

The 2008-092008-09 Bowling Green GreenS Statetate University University women’swomen’s basketball tteam:eam: (front (front row;row; l-r) LaLaurenurenP Prochaska,rochaska Niki McCMcCoy,oy ViVictoriactoria McGowMcGowan,an LindsLindseyey Goldsberry, Tracy Pontius, Tamika Nurse, Jess Slagle (back row; l-r) Laura Bugher, Jen Uhl, Maggie Hennegan, Chelsea Albert, Kelly Zuercher, Maribeth Giese, Sarah Clapper, Tara Breske Bowling Green State University 2008-09 Women’s Basketball THE BASICS ...... 2-3 THE MAC...... 75-86 Falcon Quick Facts / Roster ...... 2 The Mid-American Conference ...... 76-80 Media Information ...... 3 2007-08 Final MAC Stats ...... 81-84 MAC Composite Schedule ...... 85-86 A LOOK INTO FALCON BASKETBALL ....4-15 Last Five Years ...... 4-5 OPPONENTS ...... 87-97 Shaping the Future ...... 6-7 2008-09 Opponent Information ...... 88-96 The House that Roars ...... 8-9 Series Information ...... 97 Hoops Away From Home ...... 10-11 In the Spotlight ...... 12-13 HISTORY/RECORDS ...... 98-128 All-Americans ...... 99 THE 2008-09 SEASON ...... 14-18 BGSU Athletics Hall of Fame ...... 100-101 Season Outlook/Notes ...... 14-18 Honors & Awards ...... 102-103 1,000-Point Club ...... 104-105 THE 2008-09 FALCONS ...... 19-58 Career Records ...... 106-109 Head Coach Curt Miller ...... 20-23 Individual Records ...... 110-113 Assoc. Head Coach Jennifer Roos ...... 24-25 Freshman Records ...... 114 Assistant Coach Brandi Poole ...... 26-27 Year-by-Year Results ...... 115-124 Assistant Coach Kevin Eckert ...... 28-29 All-Time Letterwinners ...... 125 Dir. of Operations Monique Rosati...... 30 Numerology ...... 126 Support Staff ...... 31 Attendance Records ...... 127 Sr. Lindsey Goldsberry ...... 32-33 Anderson Arena / Sundry Records ...... 128 Sr. Tamika Nurse ...... 34-35 R-Jr. Niki McCoy ...... 36-37 THE UNIVERSITY ...... 129-147 Jr. Tara Breske ...... 38-39 This is BGSU ...... 130-137 Jr. Laura Bugher ...... 40-41 Dr. Carol A. Cartwright ...... 138 Jr. Sarah Clapper ...... 42-43 BGSU Board of Trustees ...... 139-140 Jr. Maggie Hennegan ...... 44-45 Vice President Dr. Ed Whipple ...... 141 Lauren Prochaska was the 2007-08 MAC So. Chelsea Albert ...... 46-47 Athletics Director Greg Christopher ...... 142 Freshman of the Year. So. Tracy Pontius ...... 48-49 Athletic Administration ...... 143 So. Lauren Prochaska ...... 50-51 Head Coaches ...... 144 2008-09 MEDIA GUIDE So. Jen Uhl ...... 52-53 The 2008-09 Bowling Green State University Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete Wellness ...... 145 Media Guide is a production of the BGSU Athletic Communications So. Kelly Zuercher ...... 54-55 Falcon Club ...... 146-147 Offi ce, in conjunction with the BGSU Women’s Basketball Offi ce. • Fr. Maribeth Giese ...... 56 Written and edited by Stephanie Sabaduquia and Erin Schorr, with Fr. Victoria McGowan ...... 57 2008-09 RADIO & TV ROSTER ...... 148 assistance from Kelcey Brubaker, Kelly Hughes and Nick Kulik • Fr. Jess Slagle ...... 58 Photography by the BGSU Offi ce of Marketing and Communica- tions (Craig Bell and Brad Phalin), Larry Clapper, Jeff Harwell and Aaron Stevenson) • Printed by Metzgers Printing+Mailing; Toledo, 2007-08 IN REVIEW ...... 59-74 Ohio. Team Statistics ...... 59-68 Boxscores ...... 69-74 UNIVERSITY / ATHLETIC DEPT. HISTORY School ______Bowling Green State University First Year as Varsity Sport ______1973-74 Location ______Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0030 All-Time Varsity Record ______584-353 (.623) Founded ______1910 All-Time MAC Record ______306-139 (.688) Enrollment ______21,132 MAC Regular-Season Titles ______9 Nickname ______Falcons _____ (1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) Colors ______Orange & Brown MAC Tournament Titles ______9 Affi liation ______NCAA Division I _____ (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007) Conference ______Mid-American (MAC) – East Division MAC Tournament Record ______34-15 Home Facility ______Anderson Arena (4,700) NCAA Championships Appearances ______9 Press Row (Box) Phone ______419.372.7131 _____ (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007) Interim President ______Dr. Carol A. Cartwright NCAA Championships Record ______3-9 Faculty Representative ______Dr. Lee Meserve WNIT Appearances (Postseason) ______2 (1998, 2008) Director of Athletics ______Greg Christopher Postseason WNIT Record ______1-2 Associate AD / SWA ______Janna Blais QUICK FACTS FACTS QUICK FACTS Athletics Dept. Phone ______419.372.2401 2007-08 SEASON IN REVIEW 2007-08 Record ______26-8 (.765) COACHING STAFF 2006-07 Conference Record ______13-3 (.813) Head Coach ______Curt Miller Conference Finish ______First, East Division Alma Mater ______Baldwin-Wallace, 1990 2008 Kraft MAC Tournament ______1-1 Record at BGSU (years) ______150-68 (seven) Quarterfi nals ______Def. Kent State, 85-57 MAC Record ______79-33 (.705) Semifi nals ______Lost to Ohio, 68-66 (2OT) 2008 WNIT ______1-1 Career Record (years) ______150-68 (seven) First Round ______Def. Dayton, 64-52 Associate Head Coach ______Jennifer Roos – eighth season Second Round ______Lost to Michigan State, 74-66 Alma Mater ______Davidson, 1993 Assistant Coach ______Brandi Poole – eighth season Alma Mater ______Univ. of the South, 1997 2008-09 OUTLOOK INFORMATION Assistant Coach ______Kevin Eckert – seventh season Letterwinners Returning / Lost ______9 / 4 Alma Mater ______Ohio, 1996 Starters Returning / Lost ______3 / 2 Dir. of Operations ______Monique Rosati - second season Alma Mater ______Syracuse, 1997 Letterwinners Returning (9) – starters in bold italics Administrative Assistant ______Sheri Quiroga Chelsea Albert * ______6-2, So., C, 2.2 ppg., 1.6 rpg Basketball Offi ce Phone ______419.372.2255 Tara Breske ** ______6-0, Jr., F/C, 10.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg Laura Bugher ** ______6-1, Jr., F, 1.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg Sarah Clapper ** ______6-0, Jr., F, 1.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Lindsey Goldsberry *** ______5-9, Sr., G, 8.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg Interim Director (Women's Basketball) ______Mike Cihon Tracy Pontius * ______5-6, So., G, 2.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg Offi ce Phone ______419.372.0474 Lauren Prochaska * ______5-11, So. G, 14.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg Offi ce Fax ______419.372.6015 Jen Uhl * ______6-1, So., F, 6.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg E-Mail [email protected] Kelly Zuercher * ______6-1, So., C, 0.8 ppg, 0.9 rpg Assistant Director ______TBA # Assistant Director ______Dave Meyer Letterwinners Lost (4) Athletic Communications Assistant ______Steve Barr Kate Achter **** ______5-8, Sr., G, 14.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg Graduate Assistant ______Stephanie Sabaduquia Bianca Hooten * ______5-10, Fr., G, 2.4 ppg, 0.7 rpg Mailing Address ______247 Perry Stadium East Crystal Murdaugh * ______5-11, Fr., F, 5.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg Athletics Web Site ______BGSUFalcons.com Whitney Taylor **** ______5-7, Sr., G, 3.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg # will eventually be Mike Cihon ^ year listed is year of eligibility in 2007-08

Newcomers (5) Maribeth Giese ______6-2, Fr., F, Cincinnati, Ohio Maggie Hennegan % ______6-0, Jr., F, Cincinnati, Ohio Victoria McGowan ______5-4, Fr., G, Inkster, Mich. Tamika Nurse % ______5-8, Sr., G, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Jessica Slagle ______5-9, Fr., G, Sidney, Ohio % will sit out the 2008-09 season per NCAA transfer rules

Both Maggie Hennegan (left) and Tamika Nurse will sit out the 2008-09 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Hennegan joins the Falcons from Saint Louis University, while Nurse played three seasons at the University of Oregon.

2 MACMAC TTOURNAMENTOURNAMENT TITLETITLESS 19198787 • 1988 • 1990 • 1993 • 1994 • 2020050 • 2006 • 2007 FOUR TIME DEFENDING MAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS INFORMATION INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION OPPONENT SID BGSU women’s basketball releases and other information can be accessed via the Internet. Log on to INFORMATION BGSUFalcons.com to receive information on all 18 intercollegiate sports. The women’s basketball site includes a schedule, roster, all press releases (usually in portable document [.pdf] as well as text format), results (including boxscores) and up-to-date statistics. Members of the media can receive releases via e-mail by contacting BGSU women’s basketball SID Mike Cihon. School Women’s Basketball SID Offi ce Phone E-Mail address BGSU RADIO & INTERNET BROADCASTS Akron Paul Warner The BGSU department of athletics and the Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization (BGRSO) have 330.972.2677 [email protected] reached an agreement under which WBGU-FM (88.1) will serve as the fl agship station for Falcon women’s Ball State Paula Haughn basketball for the fourth consecutive season. The group is scheduled to broadcast nearly every regular- 765.285.8242 [email protected] season game in 2008-09, and would carry any postseason action as well. The broadcasters will vary on Buffalo Brian Wolff a game-to-game basis. Games produced by BGRSO can be heard on the web at BGSUFalcons.com. 716.645.6311 [email protected] Central Michigan Mike Boseak CREDENTIALS 989.774.3277 [email protected] Press and photo credentials for Falcon women’s basketball home games SHOULD BE REQUESTED AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE. Seating is limited to working press only. Requests should be directed Dayton Jenny Storer to Mike Cihon, BGSU Athletic Communications, Perry Stadium East, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0030. 937.229.4431 [email protected] A press pass doubles as a parking pass. Passes will be mailed if time permits. Detroit Maggie Walsh 313.993.1723 [email protected] INTERVIEWS Eastern Michigan Greg Steiner All interviews with players and coaches should be arranged through the athletic communications offi ce. 734.487.0317 [email protected] Please allow at least 24 hours to set up interviews. HOME, CELL AND/OR DORM ROOM PHONE Gardner-Webb Brent Hager NUMBERS FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE. Student-athletes will not be 704.406.3981 [email protected] asked to miss class for any interviews or media opportunities. Arrangements will be made for telephone and in-person interviews at a mutually-agreeable time. Hartford Dan Ruede 615.966.5862 [email protected] Kent State Aaron Chimenti PHOTOGRAPHERS Only those accredited photographers working on assignment will be issued credentials. No fl ashes or 330.672.8468 [email protected] strobe units are permitted without prior clearance from the athletic communications offi ce. Photographers Lipscomb Mark McGee should shoot from the designated areas. All areas of the east sideline (opposite team benches) and north 615.966.5862 [email protected] end are open; at the south end, only one photographer at a time under the basket; no more than two Miami Michael Roth photographers in the SW corner. Photographers must stay behind the orange band around the outside 513.529.7092 [email protected] of the playing surface and must not block the view of fans. There are several telephone lines available in Northern Illinois Joe Summins the press box for use after the game, but prior notifi cation is encouraged. 815.753.9539 [email protected] Ohio Darrin Bates DIRECTIONS TO ANDERSON ARENA 740.593.1299 [email protected] The quickest and most convenient way to Anderson Arena is via Interstate 75. Take exit 181 off of I-75 and head west on Wooster Street. Go to the second traffi c light (Mercer Road) and turn right. Go to Ridge Street St. Bonaventure Matt Pappano and turn left. The arena and parking lot will be approximately one-half mile ahead, on the left side. 716.375.4019 [email protected] St. Francis Ashley Bailey 814.472.3916 [email protected] PARKING The media parking lot for Anderson Arena is Lot N – the large lot just to the east, off of Ridge Street. SIU-Edwardsville Eric Hess Anyone holding a press credential is entitled to free parking, but an early arrival is suggested, since the 618.650.3608 [email protected] lot is also open to the public. Media members picking up their credentials at the press gate will have their Temple Aimee Cicero names included on a parking list. 215.204.3850 [email protected] Toledo Brian DeBenedictis PRESS ‘ROW’ SERVICES 419.530.4919 [email protected] Programs, game notes, and other pertinent game information will be supplied along press ‘row’, located UNC-Greensboro Meghan Gannon high atop the arena on the west side. A complete box score and play-by-play will be available shortly 336.334.5615 [email protected] after the game’s completion. There are several telephones in the press box for use after the game, and there are also several ethernet connections available. Valparaiso Ryan Wronkowicz 219.464.5232 [email protected] Western Michigan Kristen Keirns POST-GAME INTERVIEWS A post-game press conference will be held in Room 202 on the intermediate level of the arena approxi- 269.387.4123 [email protected] mately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the game. Unless circumstances dictate otherwise, the visiting Winston-Salem St. Trevin Goodwin coach and any requested players will speak fi rst, followed by Coach Miller and requested BGSU players. 336.750.2909 [email protected] BGSU observes a closed lockerroom policy. Youngstown St. John Vogel 330.941.1480 [email protected] VISITING RADIO Requests for permission to broadcast must be made in writing at least two weeks prior to the game. The fee will be waived for the offi cial station of the visiting school if there is a reciprocal agreement.

NCAA TOURNAMENT 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1993 • 1994 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 (SWEET 16) 3 Restoring Tradition, Redefi ningning a aProgram: Program: Leaders of the MAC Winning Percentages since 2003-04 season In the last fi veve seasons; seasons; School ...... Win Pct. (Overall) • Four consecutive post-season appearances; three NCAA Tournament bids, one WNIT berth • Four consecutive Mid-American Conference regular-season championships; three MAC Tournament Championships; fi veve tripstrips to to the the MAC MAC semifi semifi nal nal round round BGSU ...... 796 (129-33) • Five consecutive 20-plus win seasons • A 129-33 overall record (.796) • A 68-12 (.850) MAC regular season record – best in the conference Eastern Michigan ...... 671 (100-49) • A 39-game MAC winning streak (included both regular-season and tournament play) Kent State ...... 578 (85-62) • A record of 51-9 (.850) in Anderson Arena which includes a 33-7 (.825) MAC home record Ball State ...... 574 (85-63) • A record of 55-11 (.833) during the months of February and March • Four MAC Coach-of-the-Year awards, two MAC Freshman-of-the-Year award winners, two Player- Miami ...... 526 (80-72) of-the-Year honorees, and the conference’s fi rst-ever rst-ever COY/POY/FOYCOY/POY/FOY sweepsweep inin 2008. 2008. Other Other specialty specialty Ohio ...... 490 (73-76) awards include one Defensive Player of the Year and one Sixth Man of the Year winner Western Michigan ...... 461 (70-82) • At least one player has been named to the MAC All-Tournament Team in each of the past fi ve ve seasons, including at least one post player each year. Three of the last four MAC Tournament MVPs Toledo ...... 429 (63-84) have worn Orange and Brown Northern Illinois...... 417 (60-84) • Three players have been named All-American with one coming as an Academic All-American. Central Michigan ...... 336 (48-95) • A total of six players have earned All-MAC fi rst, second or third team honors. • The Falcons have occupied the MAC Player of the Week title on 25 occasions. Buff alo ...... 317 (45-97) • 100% of those Falcons who have exhausted their eligibility with the Orange and Brown have Akron ...... 222 (32-112) gone on to graduate. First ever: Last year’s senior class (Kate Achter and • 30-win season (record set for both men and women at the MAC and program levels) Whitney Taylor) posted a 108-23 careerer recorecord,rd, • Sweet Sixteen appearance (record set for MAC women’s programs) the best four-year mark in MAC basketballasketball • 103 wins (career total set by Class of 2007) would later be broken to include fi rst rst ever ever class class to to win win history. Current senior Lindsey Goldsberryoldsberry 108 total games in four seasons (currently held by Class of 2008) needs 24 wins to surpass the four-yearar victoryvictoory • Regular season ‘Four-peat’ champions (record set for both MAC men’s and women’s programs) total amassed by Achter andnd Taylor.Taylor. It all starts with senior leadershipp ...

Class of 2004 Class of 2005 Class of 2006 Class of 2007 Class of 22008008 Lindsay Austin and Sakima Smith, Kelly Casey McDowell and Megan Thorburn, Ali Mann, Amber Flynn, Kate Achterer anandd Stefanie Wenzel Kapferer, Tene Lewis Jill Lause Liz Honegger, Carin Horne and Julie Gompers Whitney TaTaylorylor 21-10 as seniors 23-8 as seniors 84-37 career record 103-25 career record 108-23 careerareer recordd Together we n attack... A look back at those

who helped 2003-04 - 21-10 (11-5 MAC) 2004-05 - 23-8 (13-3 MAC) MAC Tournament runners-up Regular Season and Tournament Champions BGSU win. NCAA TOURNAMENT

2005-06 - 28-3 (16-0 MAC) 2006-07 - 31-4 (15-1 MAC) 2007-08 - 26-8 (13-3 MAC) Regular Season and Tournament Champions Regular Season and Tournament Champions Regular Season Champions d NCAA TOURNAMENT NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN WNIT SECOND ROUND d, ll y Regular season championships in the y last four years. r. 4

1,000 point scorers to graduate since the 2003-04 season. That list includes 5 Lindsay Austin, Ali Mann, Liz Honegger, Carin Horne and Kate Achter.

Wins in the last four years, the most of any school in a four year period in 108 MAC history. Head Coach Curt Miller

• Holds BGSU records for most wins in season (31) and career (150) • Reigning four-time MAC Coach of the Year - only coach to earn honor on as many consecutive occasions

• Players coached include: Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award winner Becky Hammon (Colorado State), MAC Freshman and Player of the Year Ali Mann (BGSU), MAC Player of the Year Kate Achter (BGSU), and reigning MAC Freshman of the Year Lauren Prochaska (BGSU), just to name a few

Associate Head Coach Jennifer Roos

• Awarded a multi-year contract in June, 2008, making Roos the only female assistant coach in the MAC to not operate on a year-to-year contract. • As the ‘defensive expert’ the Falcons have topped the MAC in overall scoring defense in three of the past four seasons. The 2006-07 team would fi nish the season ranking 29th in the country.

Assistant Coach Brandi Poole

• As the primary post player coach, Poole coached not only the Conference Player of the Year in 2007 (Ali Mann), but also the Sixth Man of the Year (Amber Flynn) that same season. • Last season, starting post Tara Breske led BG with a .517 fi eld eld goal goal percentage. percentage. Her Her accuracy accuracy was was the the third best not only among her position group, but the third highest in the league. • Four starting post players have earned All-MAC Tournament accolades under Poole.

Assistant Coach Kevin Eckert

• As the assistant off ensiveensive coordinator,coordinator, the the Falcons Falcons havehave completedcompleted fi fi ve veconsecutive consecutive 20-plus 20-plus win win seasons seasons and were the fi rstrst women’swomen’s squadsquad toto everever winwin fourfour consecutiveconsecutive MAC MAC regularregular seasonseason titles.titles. • Eckert, who assists with th Falcons’ guard play, saw Lindsey Goldsberry and Lauren Prochaska rank in the top ten in the MAC three point FG percentage standings last season. Shooting guard Whitney Taylor would also lead the league in conference-only percentage after setting the school record for treys made in a game in that same season. Top Ten MAC Coaching Eff ortss by Total Wins 1. Bob Lindsay, Kent State (1990-SA) ...... 3533 2. Mark Ehlen, Toledo (1996-2008) ...... 240 3. Ron Stewart, Western Michigan (1998-2008) ...... 179 4. Donita Davenport, Central Michigan (1985-96) ...... 171 5. Bill Fennelly, Toledo (1989-95) ...... 166 6. Maria Fantanarosa, Miami (1999-SA) ...... 161 7. Curt Miller, BGSU (2001-pres) ......

Curt Miller is only the second MAC head coach ever to string together fi ve or more 20-plus win seasons.

A familiar sight...

Eckert cuts the net in 2005 after BG’s Roos continues the Poole snips a souvenir Miller after BGSU clinched fi rst title during the current run ... tradition in 2006 ... of the 2007 season ... the ‘08 regular-season crown On March 1, Kermit F. and Mary Lu Stroh and their family announced an $8 million gift, the largest single private gift in BGSU’s nearly 100-year history. A total of $7.7 million of that gift will go toward a new convocation center – to be called the Stroh Center.

“Anderson Arena is a great venue with wonderful memories, but now is the time for the University to move ahead,” Stroh said. “Our family decided we’d like to lead the charge in creating a new convocation center for the University.”

MAC Women’s Basketball Home Attendance Figures School Home Games Total Attend Avg/Game 1. Toledo ...... 11 ...... 10,197 ...... 1,627 2. BGSU ...... 13 ...... 20,994 ...... 1,611

3. Ball State...... 12 ...... 18,267 ...... 1,522 4. Western Michigan ...... 11 ...... 10,197 ...... 927 5. Kent State ...... 11 ...... 8,093 ...... 736 6. Northern Illinois...... 12 ...... 8,015 ...... 668 7. Buff aloalo ...... 14 ...... 8,717 ...... 623 8. Ohio ...... 13 ...... 8,053 ...... 619 9. Central Michigan ...... 11 ...... 6,702 ...... 609 10. Miami ...... 16 ...... 7,469 ...... 467 11. Akron ...... 14 ...... 5,401 ...... 386 12. Eastern Michigan ...... 12 ...... 4,200 ...... 350

“This is truly a special college basketball venue; I think it is one of the premier places to play. We don’t have the enor- mous arena that a UConn, Tennessee, New Mexico and Iowa State has, but Anderson can get as loud as any arena in the country. They [the fans] are our ‘Sixth Man’ and they are certainly a part of our success. It is fun to look around now and see what’s happened. Seven years ago, you could yell out people’s names across the arena and you could say hi to them during the games, and now I’m hoarse at the end of every game because it’s so loud that they can’t hear me across the fl oor.” - Curt Miller (1/12/08) Anderson Arena Attendance Since the Top Five Arrival of Curt Miller Crowds in Year ...... Games/Avg. Att. 2007-08 ...... 13/1,611 Anderson 2006-07 ...... 13/1,607 2005-06 ...... 11/1,099 Arena in 2004-05 ...... 10/902 3,010 fans 2,228 fans packed into Anderson 2003-04 ...... 13/860 cheered on the Arena for the Falcons’ Dec. 5 bout with 2007-08 Falcons on Jan. nationally ranked Notre Dame. The #13 2002-03 ...... 12/1,078 12 as BGSU beat Fighting Irish edged BG, 86-84, in OT. 2001-02 ...... 11/417 Ohio, 60-45.

Miller’s Home Sweet Home Year ...... Overall ...... MAC 2007-08 ...... 10-3 ...... 6-2 2006-07 ...... 12-1 ...... 7-1 2005-06 ...... 11-0 ...... 8-0 2004-05 ...... 9-1 ...... 7-1 1,906 fans showed up to say good-bye 1,763 saw Lauren BGSU represented the MAC 2003-04 ...... 9-4 ...... 5-3 to seniors Kate Achter (left) and Whitney Prochaska drop a as 1,654 fans rooted for the 2002-03 ...... 6-6 ...... 4-4 Taylor (right) on Mar. 1. The duo helped game high Falcons in the fi rst round of 2001-02 ...... 5-7 ...... 4-4 BGSU down Buff alo 74-47, en route to 17 pts. in a 57-43 the post-season WNIT. BG took adding yet another win to their record. win over EMU in down Dayton, 64-52. February. Post-game thoughts ... “The crowd was amazing. They made a diff erence in the game. It was hard to communicate, and they have it rolling. It’s a great place to play, especially if you are wearing a Bowling Green uniform.” Jim Jabir, Dayton Head Coach (3/20/08)

“For being mostly freshmen, Bowling Green played really well; they grew up really fast tonight. I knew they were 6-0 and had played really well to get to that point. The crowd really helped them, I thought tonight was a great environment to play in. The way they made their free-throws down the stretch, they looked like a veteran team.” 19 Muff et McGraw, Notre Dame Head Coach (12/5/07) Number of countries in which the Falcons have played since the 2001 season. In 2006-07, BGSU played 2 in Cancun, Mexico for their fi rst international tournament. Adventures with the Falcons 101 Number of states, including - BGSU has faced opponents in the following cities: Ohio, in which the Falcons 19 have played since the 2001- Akron, Ohio*; Albuquerque, N.M.; Athens, Ohio *; Bloomington, 02 season. Ind.; Boca Raton, Fla.; Boulder, Colo.; Buff alo, N.Y.*; Cancun, Miles by air between Seattle, Mexico; Chicago, Ill.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio$; Wash. - BGSU’s farthest non- Columbus, Ohio; Coral Gables, Fla.; Corpus Christi, Texas; conference game - and the Dekalb, Ill.*; Detroit, Mich.; East Lansing, Mich.; Fort Wayne, 1953 Ind.; Greensboro, N.C.%; Huntington, W.V. *; Indianapolis, Toledo Airport. Ind.; Ithaca, N.Y.; Kalamazoo, Mich.*; Kent, Ohio*; Lewisburg, Overall average attendance Pa.; Lexington, Ky.; Loretto, Pa.; Miami, Fla.; Mount Pleasant, fi gure at Falcon road/neutral Mich.*; Muncie, Ind.*; Nashville, Tenn.; Orlando, Fla.; Oxford, games since 2001-02. Ohio*; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Providence, R.I.; 1415 Richmond, Ky.; Rochester, Mich.; Seattle, Wash.%; South Bend, Ind.; St. Bonaventure, N.Y.; Toledo, Ohio*; West Lafayette, Air miles between Cancun, Ind.%; Ypsilanti, Mich.*; Youngstown, Ohio Mexico - BGSU’s only 9137 international destination * Mid-American Conference site // % NCAA Tournament site - and the Toledo Airport. Nashville, Tenn. - November, 2007

Overall road/neutral record MAC road/neutral record 78-23 since 2003-04. 30-2 (regular season and tournament) in last three seasons.

Seattle, Wash. - March, 2005 - NCAA Tournament

Cancun, Mexico - December, 2006 - Caribbean Classic Tournament On Monday, March 13, 2006, the front page of the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune proclaimed the Falcons’ second-straight MAC The Falcons’ games have championship and a second consecutive NCAA Tourney dance card. been aired by ESPN a league high fi ve times in the last four seasons. BGSU has been the topic of more than one story on the network’s website.

Columnist Beth Mowins featured the group in a Feb. 2007 article entitled “Falcons hoping to take fl ight come March Madness.”

The Falcons are covered on a regular basis by the BG News, the BG Sentinel- Tribune and the Toledo Blade.

Dave Hackenberg of the Toledo Blade praised the recruiting eff orts under Miller’s leadership on February 28, 2007. Generating 07-08’s Headlines 07-08’s Generating Where to fi nd the latest on the Falcons In Print: •The BG News, an on-campus student run publication • The Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune SCHEDULE ROSTER • The Toledo Blade

• Prospective Student-Athlete Information On Television: • Schedule and Results •BG24, an on-campus student-run • News • Roster news organization • Statistics • Final 2007-08 Overall Stats (32 Pages) Toledo: • Final 2007-08 MAC Only Stats (29 Page • WNWO-TV (NBC) • Final 2007-08 WNIT Only Stats (24 Pag • NCAA Women's Basketball Statistics • WTVG-TV (ABC) • Archives • USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll • WTOL-TV (CBS) • Associated Press poll • FOX Toledo (FOX) • 2008 Women's Basketball Camp Inform (2 Pages) • Camp Information On the Air: 7/2/2008 • Map of BGSU Athletic Facilities • WBGU (88.1 FM) More Great Weeks at E! Soon to be women's hoops alum and E! intern extraordinaire, Whitney • WLQR (1470 AM) Taylor, sends a long distance 'Hello' to those Orange and Brown-ers Upcoming Home Events: across the world wide web, and clues readers in on her exciting future. 2008 Football Home Opener [+] BGSU vs. Minnesota On the Web: 6/24/2008 Saturday, September 6 www.bgsufalcons.com IPFW Announces Addition of Former Falcon Ali Mann 7:30 p.m. - The Doyt to Coaching Staff SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!

IPFW head women's basketball coach Chris Paul has named For ticket info former Bowling Green State University star Ali Mann as an call 1-877-BGSU TICKET

Final words ...

• Audio from Curt Miller’s post-game press conferences, as well as featured players, can be found at www.bgsufalcons.com.

• Nearly every women’s basketball game can be viewed on the Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN). The regional channel brings Falcon sports to the greater Toledo viewing area.

• All contests can be heard live on 88.1 WBGU, the fl agship station for Falcon women’s basketball. 2008-09 SEASON OUTLOOK BGSU has won four consecutive regular-season titles and averaged 27 wins per season. But, the 2008-09 edition of the team is a youthful one, with eight freshmen or sophomores on the 13-woman active roster.

The Bowling Green State University “Now, when you look back to that Sweet ship Lindsey gives us. She is a fantastic women’s basketball team has had one of Sixteen team, only one of our top eight defender, and is a great leader by ex- the most successful runs in Mid-Ameri- players from that team remains. And, ample. Now, we will ask her to increase 08-09 OUTLOOK OUTLOOK 08-09 OUTLOOK can Conference history. In the last four our engine is gone. her role offensively, and we also will ask years, the Falcons have won 108 games, her to be more of a vocal leader as well.” an average of 27 per season. BGSU has “But, we have several options as we won four consecutive regular-season head into 2008-09, and we are excited Lauren Prochaska and Tara Breske are titles, and three MAC Tournament titles, about our three returning starters and the other returning starters. Prochaska before seeing the latter streak snapped the depth we have.” led the team in scoring, becoming the with a double-overtime loss in the 2008 fi rst Falcon freshman to score more semifi nals. The youthful Falcons have eight fresh- than 500 points, and she also paced the men or sophomores on the 13-player ac- club in rebounds. Prochaska had 14.9 BGSU lost only two starters from last tive roster, and just one senior. So, over points and 5.9 boards per game en route year’s team, which went 26-8, posted half of the team has one year or less of to earning MAC Freshman-of-the-Year the MAC’s best regular-season record collegiate playing experience. honors. and advanced to national postseason play for the fourth-straight year. That senior, however, is Lindsey Golds- Breske joined Prochaska and Achter in berry, and Miller is excited about the double digits with 10.9 points per outing, One of those losses was a big one, how- experience and leadership she brings to and added 5.5 rebounds per contest. ever, as Kate Achter had been the point his young team. She also had a team-high 25 blocked guard for each of the last four years. shots and shot nearly 52 percent from Achter, the 2008 MAC Player of the Year, “Lindsey Goldsberry is the consum- the fi eld. made up one-half of a senior class that mate dependable player,” said her head included three-point sharpshooter Whit- coach. “You know exactly what you’re “Lauren is as talented a scorer as I have ney Taylor, and the loss of that duo will going to get. She is a hard worker, a tre- ever worked with,” said Miller. “She had be felt in numerous ways. mendous defensive player, and a timely an unbelievable year, leading a 26-win and opportunistic scorer. team in scoring as a freshman. We will “We are cautiously optimistic going into look to use the momentum of her fresh- this season,” said four-time reigning “We are excited about the senior leader- man-of-the-year campaign, and ask MAC Coach of the Year Curt Miller. “The obvious question mark within the program is the point-guard position. How do you replace arguably the best point guard ever to play at BGSU?

“After our NCAA Sweet Sixteen run in 2007, we graduated ﬁ ve of our top seven players. But, we felt we still had a chance to have a very good year in 2007-08, because our engine was still there. Kate Achter was someone that you could build the program around. She made everyone around her better, and her incredible will to win led us to a fantastic 2008 season. Senior guard Lindsey Goldsberry

14 MAC TOURNAMENT TITLES 1987 • 1988 • 1990 • 1993 • 1994 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 FOUR TIME DEFENDING MAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 2008-09 OUTLOOK 08-09 OUTLOOK SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER Tue. 4 FINDLAY (Exhib.) 7:00 p.m. Sat. 8 OGBR LEGENDS (Exhib.) 4:30 p.m. Fri. 14 at Temple 7:00 p.m. Wed. 19 at Valparaiso 7:05 p.m. CT Sat. 22 LIPSCOMB 2:00 p.m. Tues. 25 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 7:00 p.m.

UNC-Greensboro Tourn. Greensboro, N.C. Fri. 28 vs. Winston-Salem State 1:00 p.m. Sat. 29 at UNC-Greensboro 3:00 p.m.

DECEMBER Wed. 3 DETROIT 7:00 p.m. Sat. 6 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00 p.m. Sun. 14 ST. BONAVENTURE 2:00 p.m. Sun. 21 HARTFORD 2:00 p.m.

Dayton Tournament Dayton, Ohio Sun. 28 vs. Gardner-Webb 1:00 p.m. Mon. 29 at Dayton / vs. Lipscomb 5 / 7:00 p.m.

JANUARY Fri. 2 at SIU-Edwardsville 6:00 p.m. Wed. 7 at Kent State * 7:00 p.m. Sat. 10 at Ohio * 2:00 p.m. Wed. 14 MIAMI * 7:00 p.m. Sat. 17 AKRON * 1:00 p.m. Wed. 21 BUFFALO * 7:00 p.m. Sat. 24 at Eastern Michigan * 2:00 p.m. Sat. 31 at Northern Illinois * 1:00 p.m. CT

FEBRUARY Tue. 3 BALL STATE * 7:00 p.m. Sat. 7 at Western Michigan * 2:00 p.m. Thu. 12 TOLEDO * 7:00 p.m. Sun. 15 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * 3:30 p.m. Sat. 21 at Akron * 2:00 p.m. Wed. 15 at Buffalo * 7:00 p.m. Sat. 28 KENT STATE * 2:00 p.m.

MARCH Wed. 4 at Miami * 7:00 p.m. Sat. 7 OHIO * 2:00 p.m. 11-15 MAC Tournament ^

HOME games at Anderson Arena * Mid-American Conference game ^ at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) Starting times are Eastern unless noted

Top: Junior forward Tara Breske Bottom: Sophomore guard Lauren Prochaska NCAA TOURNAMENT 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1993 • 1994 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 ((SWEETSWEET 16) 15 even more of her. tion if we decide to go with an uncon- “Tara Breske was a big addition to the ventional lineup, but I would not be starting lineup last year. She had a surprised to see her starting the year as great year, an All-MAC caliber year in my our power forward.” opinion, and she has established herself as one of the better post players in the Should Miller go with a more conven- league.” tional lineup, sophomore Tracy Pontius and freshman Victoria McGowan look A player who is new to the active roster, to be the candidates for the point-guard but is no stranger to MAC basketball, is spot. Pontius has a year of experience Niki McCoy. McCoy sat out last season in the program, and showed glimpses of after transferring from Akron, and has her ability in the Falcons’ MAC Tourna- two years of eligibility remaining. A ment semiﬁ nal game vs. Ohio. Mc- native of nearby Sylvania, she ranked Gowan, a native of Inkster, Mich., is one ﬁ fth in the MAC in scoring in 2006-07, of three freshmen on the BGSU roster

08-09 OUTLOOK OUTLOOK 08-09 OUTLOOK averaging 16.1 ppg. this year.

“Niki is going to impact the program,” “Tracy has a year of valuable experience said Miller. “Her biggest strength is her behind Kate Achter,” said Miller. “She versatility. She has the ability to be the understands the system, and we all saw heir apparent at the 4 position, to step how successful she can be in the Ohio right in and give us a really tough match- game. She singlehandedly kept us in up for our opponents. She can hit the that game, and gave us an opportunity three, and she can drive by most post to win. Tracy is a tremendous shoot- playerspl from the perimeter, because ing point guard, and really can help to shesh has natural guard instincts. stretch the defense.

“It is very exciting to coach a player “Victoria may be the best ballhandling likelik Niki, and to ﬁ nd all the ways we point guard I have ever worked with, and canca put her in position to be suc- she has a lot of raw talent. Her adjust- cessful.ce She has the versatility to ment to the speed of the college game playpl anywhere from the 1 to the 4 and to the day-in, day-out grind will positions.po Niki gives us quality depth tell us how successful she will be this at the wings, and she gives us a year. But, she undoubtedly has a lot of uniqueun look at the point-guard posi- untapped potential, and we look forward to getting her more and more familiar with our system.”

Sophomores Jen Uhl and Chelsea Albert return after successful seasons in their ﬁ rst year on campus. Albert played in all 34 games in the post, starting six, while Uhl was one of the top ‘sixth men’ in the league. Uhl averaged 6.6 points and nearly four rebounds.

“Chelsea backed up Tara at center last year, and did a nice job,” said Miller. “I believe she will be even more conﬁ dent and more improved in her sophomore year.

“By the end of last season, I felt Jen Top: Sophomore guard Tracy Pontius Uhl was arguably one of the top sixth Above: Sophomore forward Jen Uhl men in the conference. She will have Right: Sophomore center Chelsea Albert the opportunity to ﬁ ght for that starting position at the 4, but we know that if she comes off the bench, she is a great sixth man and an instant offensive threat.”

16 MAC TOURNAMENT TITLES 1987 • 1988 • 19900 • 1993 • 1994 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 FOUR TITIMEM DEFENDING MAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS Juniors Laura Bugher and Sarah Clap- cess over the past half-decade has set OUTLOOK 08-09 OUTLOOK per, sophomore Kelly Zuercher and the bar very high in Northwest Ohio. freshmen Maribeth Giese and Jessica Slagle round out the active roster. Divi- “We are a young team, and we will be sion-I transfers Tamika Nurse (Univ. of a work in progress,” said Miller. “But, Oregon) and Maggie Hennegan (Saint our goals will not change. We are at a Louis Univ.) will sit out this season be- point with this program that we expect fore suiting up in 2009-10. to compete for championships. We are striving for a ﬁ fth-straight MAC regular- “Laura Bugher, at the power forward po- season championship, and we want to sition, is the ‘steady Eddie’ of our team,” be playing our best basketball come said her head coach. “You always know MAC Tournament time. what you are getting from Laura. Now that she is entering her third year of “It was a deﬂ ating loss that we suffered college basketball, she really has a good in double overtime in last year’s MAC understanding of the system, and she Tournament. A 26-win year and another understands what she needs to do to be trip to national postseason play was still successful. a little bit overshadowed by the exit in the league tournament. Our goals are “Kelly Zuercher and Maribeth Giese both to put ourselves in position to compete bring a physical presence and more of a for the league’s regular-season title, and strong-based kind of player, to give us we want to be playing our best when the quality depth at that center spot. tournament rolls around.”

“Sarah Clapper is a talented and experi- BGSU begins the 2008-09 enced player, but has essentially missed season with a Nov. 14 game the bulk of her ﬁ rst two seasons with at Temple. The home opener back-to-back injuries. Jess Slagle is a comes eight days later (Nov. natural wing, but is a good enough ball- 22) vs. Lipscomb, and BGSU handler – and a good intellectual player will open the MAC portion of – that she could play some point guard the schedule on Jan. 7, 2009, and bring some advantages on the ﬂ oor at Kent State. for us.” Miller notes that Nurse and Hennegan, despite having to wait until 2009-10 to see game action for the Falcons, will aid the program immediately.

“Our two transfers are outstanding, and are going to help us tremendously this year,” said Miller. “They are both sea- soned Division-I players, and will chal- lenge our 2008-09 team to get better in practice every day.

“Tamika is an outstanding point guard with tremendous athleticism. She is as quick as anyone I’ve coached in 19 years at the Division-I level. Maggie is an unbelievable pickup for this program. Her leadership has already paid divi- dends for us, and her versatility to play both the 4 and the 5, and score both in- Top: Junior forward Sarah Clapper side and outside, will help us immensely. Above: Sophomore center Kelly Zuercher Left: Junior forward Laura Bugher Miller and his staff have a young team, with some questions to be answered and spots to be ﬁ lled. But, the eighth- year mentor knows that the team’s suc-

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