2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record18–13 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStroh Center
2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ball State † 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
Toledo 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
Buffalo 13 – 5   .722 30 – 7   .811
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Miami (OH) 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Central Michigan 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
Western Michigan 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Northern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Akron 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
Ohio 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
Eastern Michigan 1 – 17   .056 2 – 27   .069
† 2025 MAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Fred Chmiel, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 10–8 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They were defeated by Buffalo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.[2] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,[3] where they would be defeated by Butler in the first round.[4]

Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the MAC regular season. Bowling Green received 1 vote to win the MAC Tournament.[5]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ball State 120 (10)
2 Kent State 104 (2)
3 Buffalo 98
4 Bowling Green 96
5 Toledo 82
T-6 Northern Illinois 64
Ohio 64
8 Miami (OH) 44
9 Akron 43
10 Western Michigan 34
11 Eastern Michigan 23
12 Central Michigan 20

MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)

Source:[5]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Year
1st Amy Velasco Senior
2nd Erika Porter Fifth year

Source:[5]

Roster

2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Laila Harrison 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mount Notre Dame High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 1 Amy Velasco 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Centerville High School Centerville, Ohio
G 2 Emily Siesel 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Buckeye Central High School New Washington, Ohio
G 3 Johnea Donahue 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Snider High School Fort Wayne, Indiana
G/F 4 Kristiana Kulackovska 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Eastern Florida State College Saldus, Latvia
G 5 Taylor Wallace 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Arbor Prep Shelby Township, Michigan
G 10 Paige Kohler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Olmsted Falls High School Olmsted Falls, Ohio
F 11 Taya Ellis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Royal Crown School Toronto, Ontario
G/F 14 Keiryn McGuff 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Dublin Coffman High School Dublin, Ohio
G 20 Jasmine Fearne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Hickory Ridge High School Cairns, Australia
F 22 Lauren Gerken 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Liberty-Benton High School Findlay, Ohio
G 25 Lexi Fleming (5Y) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Mercy McAuley High School Cincinnati, Ohio
F 32 Erika Porter (5Y) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Baylor West Windsor, New Jersey
F 33 Kendal Moxey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Daytona State College Centreville, Maryland
F Sofia Moschen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Centro Educational Leonardo Da Vinci São Paulo, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Wittenberg W 102–47  –
  25 – Porter   7 – Ellis   4 – Velasco  Stroh Center (1,548)
Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Miss
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 71–67  1–0
  19 – Kohler   9 – Ellis   6 – Velasco  Stroh Center (1,786)
Bowling Green, OH
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy L 66–73  1–1
  20 – Velasco   9 – Ellis   3 – Velasco  Calihan Hall (437)
Detroit, MI
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 68–75  1–2
  28 – Velasco   12 – Ellis   6 – Kohler  Wolstein Center (411)
Cleveland, OH
November 16, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 92–41  2–2
  22 – Velasco   12 – Ellis   5 – Tied  Stroh Center (1,513)
Bowling Green, OH
November 19, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 13 West Virginia L 47–78  2–3
  18 – Velasco   8 – Ellis   2 – Tied  WVU Coliseum (2,772)
Morgantown, WV
November 24, 2024*
1:00 pm, B1G+ 		at No. 12 Ohio State L 53–96  2–4
  24 – Velasco   7 – Kohler   3 – Velasco  Value City Arena (6,660)
Columbus, OH
November 29, 2024*
1:15 pm, BallerTV 		vs. Stetson
Daytona Beach Classic 		W 79–43  3–4
  20 – Tied   8 – Porter   10 – Velasco  Ocean Center (125)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024*
1:15 pm, BallerTV 		vs. Arkansas
Daytona Beach Classic 		W 79–78  4–4
  25 – Kohler   9 – Porter   9 – Velasco  Ocean Center (105)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 7, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Xavier W 78–59  5–4
  19 – Velasco   8 – Tied   6 – Velasco  Stroh Center (1,778)
Bowling Green, OH
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marquette W 64–62  6–4
  14 – Velasco   8 – McGuff   6 – Kohler  Stroh Center (1,892)
Bowling Green, OH
December 21, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 59–67  6–5
  19 – Porter   5 – Tied   4 – Kohler  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (805)
Pittsburgh, PA
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 71–81  6–6
(0–1) 		 17 – Fleming   9 – McGuff   8 – Velasco  MAC Center (1,078)
Kent, OH
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 90–76  7–6
(1–1) 		 22 – Porter   6 – McGuff   5 – Kohler  Stroh Center (2,108)
Bowling Green, OH
January 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 60–70  7–7
(1–2) 		 22 – Velasco   11 – Porter   4 – Tied  Stroh Center (1,690)
Bowling Green, OH
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 63–78  7–8
(1–3) 		 23 – Fleming   7 – Porter   6 – Fleming  Millett Hall (422)
Oxford, OH
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio W 74–53  8–8
(2–3) 		 19 – Fleming   8 – Tied   8 – Kohler  Convocation Center (786)
Athens, OH
January 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois W 74–60  9–8
(3–3) 		 15 – Tied   5 – Tied   6 – Velasco  Stroh Center (1,712)
Bowling Green, OH
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan L 60–63  9–9
(3–4) 		 17 – Porter   6 – Fearne   5 – Kohler  Stroh Center (1,535)
Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 68–80  9–10
(3–5) 		 23 – Fleming   4 – Tied   3 – Tied  Savage Arena (6,527)
Toledo, OH
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron W 82–69  10–10
(4–5) 		 28 – Kohler   7 – Kohler   7 – Kohler  Stroh Center (1,611)
Bowling Green, OH
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 76–69  11–10
(5–5) 		 17 – Kohler   5 – Tied   5 – Donahue  McGuirk Arena (1,232)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 5, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 51–71  11–11
(5–6) 		 15 – Kohler   6 – Porter   3 – Tied  Worthen Arena (2,102)
Muncie, IN
February 8, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 75–73  12–11
  19 – Donahue   11 – Porter   8 – Velasco  First National Bank Arena (815)
Jonesboro, AR
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan W 70–55  13–11
(6–6) 		 18 – Kohler   8 – Fleming   5 – Tied  Stroh Center (2,225)
Bowling Green, OH
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 70–63  14–11
(7–6) 		 15 – Velasco   7 – Fleming   5 – Tied  University Arena (734)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo W 81–72  15–11
(8–6) 		 30 – Velasco   5 – Porter   6 – Kohler  Stroh Center (3,687)
Bowling Green, OH
February 26, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Ohio W 91–61  16–11
(9–6) 		 22 – Tied   7 – Tied   11 – Velasco  Stroh Center (1,840)
Bowling Green, OH
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois L 77-84 OT 16–12
(9–7) 		 18 – Donahue   9 – Porter   5 – Velasco  Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
March 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
March 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan       George Gervin GameAbove Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC tournament
March 12–15, 2025
ESPN+/CBSSN 		vs.        Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "College basketball roundup: UB and Niagara women, St. Bonaventure men advance. Canisius men come up short". WGRZ. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Falcons fall to Butler, 73-61, in WNIT". Sentinel Tribune. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bowling Green Falcons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
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