BG Sports Preview Week of 11/7/2022

Bowling Green Weekly Sports Preview


    This week is highlighted by the last home game for football, as well as the start of basketball season! 



 photo credit: BG Athletics 


Monday

  • WBB BGSU 0-0 (0-0) at Saint Bonaventure 0-0 (0-0)
  • MBB BGSU 0-0 (0-0) vs Air Force 0-0 (0-0)
    Basketball season tips off tonight. This is kind of a prove it year for Coach Michael Huger in my opinion, as the Falcons outside of the 2020 cut short season have not had much success. With a new AD in town, it is not a settled situation. BG has opened as 2.5 point favorites against Air Force. For the ladies, Coach Fralick's squad returns a lot of key players and will face a SBU team that lost almost all of their production from last year. Both games will be on ESPN platforms. 


Wednesday
  • FB BGSU 5-4 (4-1) vs Kent State 3-6 (2-3)
    Massive game for the boys as midweek MACtion rolls on. The last home game, as BG needs just one win to go bowling for the first time since 2015. Kent is only 3-6 but they are 2.5 point favorites on the road for a reason. They are well coached and have an explosive offense. Despite just a 2-3 MAC record this team is good, unfortunately for Bowling Green this is the easiest game of the 3 left so a win would be big here. 


Friday
  • WXC vs NCAA Great Lakes
  • MXC vs NCAA Great Lakes 
  • VBall BGSU 17-9 (12-3) at Buffalo 17-10 (9-6)
  • MBB BGSU 0-0 (0-0) vs Oakland 0-0 (0-0)
  • Hockey BGSU 3-7 (2-4) vs St Thomas 2-8 (1-3)
    Volleyball continues to roll, rocking a 3 game win streak to end the home games for the year. BG is a lock for the MAC tournament but needs to continue winning to claim the #1 seed from the East. Men's basketball has another non-con game against Oakland, and hockey will look to get rolling as they face another struggling team in Saint Thomas. BG is coming off of a big 6-1 win over Michigan Tech at home. 





Saturday

  • VBall BGSU 17-9 (12-3) at Buffalo 17-10 (9-6)
  • Hockey BGSU 3-7 (2-4) vs St Thomas 2-8 (1-3)
    Both volleyball and hockey have double headers and both teams need a sweep. BG to lock up a great seed in the MAC tournament for volleyball, and for hockey a sweep would put the Falcons at 4-4 in conference play. 



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