2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball
2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	16–15 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach	Fred Chmiel (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Nick DiPillo; Lexxus Graham-Blincoe; Maggie Lucas;
Home arena	Stroh Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Previous season[edit]

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.^[4] The Falcons were selected to play in the 2023 WNIT.^[5] The team fell to Columbia in the Fab 4.^[6] After the season, head coach Robyn Fralick became the head coach for Michigan State Spartans women's basketball.^[7]

Preseason[edit]

Prior to the season Bowling Green was picked fourth in the MAC preseason poll.^[8]

Preseason rankings[edit]

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[edit]

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

Fred Chmiel (Excelsior College)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2024

Support Staff[edit]

**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[edit]

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^[9]^[10]

References[edit]

^ "Convocation Center". bgsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
^ "Fred Chmiel". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
^ 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.
^ "Falcons Fall in MAC Tournament Final, 73-58". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "Falcons Face Flames on Thursday Evening at the Stroh". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "Falcons' WNIT Run Comes to an End". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "Robyn Fralick - SR CBB". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "MAC Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". MAC Conference. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". bgsufalcons.com.
^ "Bowling Green Falcons Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

[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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