BGSU women’s soccer team advances to NCAA tournament

Falcons to play at Penn State University on Friday (November 9) in the NCAA tournament

Archived story — This article was published in November 2018 and is preserved as part of the University's news archive. Information in this story was accurate at the time of publication but may no longer be current.

The Bowling Green State women’s soccer team qualified for the NCAA Tournament with a six-round shootout victory over Ball State University in the MAC championship match Sunday at Cochrane Stadium.

BGSU (15-4-2), the top seed in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, battled No. 2 seed Ball State to a 1-1 draw after regulation play, and the score remained the same after two overtime rounds.

In the sixth round of penalty kicks, Elisa Baeron kicked the game-winner, 5-4, as the Falcons advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005. The Falcons will play Penn State University at 6 p.m. Friday (November 9) in the first round at Penn State's Jeffrey Field.

Maureen Kennedy’s penalty kick in the first half gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead over Ball State that would last until the second half.

BGSU has won 10 straight matches at Cochrane Stadium.

Updated: 11/06/2018 12:40AM