BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Nov. 11, 2021) – The ETSU women’s basketball team ended its trip to the Buckeye State with a 90-58 setback to reigning Mid-American Conference champion Bowling Green on Thursday night inside the Stroh Center. 

STAT OF THE MATCH

Bowling Green was plus-9 in made three-pointers as the Falcons knocked down 50 percent from beyond the arc, going 14-for-28, while ETSU was 5-of-25. 

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Jakhyia Davis (Knoxville, Tenn.) led the Bucs with 15 points and eight rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench. Davis was 7-of-13 from the field and scored eight of the 15 points during a two-minute stretch in the first quarter. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons, who returned all five starters and 10 players from last year’s 21-win team who reached the WNIT, scored 20-plus points in each quarter to come away with the 32-point win in their season opener. 

Bowling Green scored the first seven points to open the game and led by eight after the first quarter, 24-16. The closest ETSU would get was six when Carly Hooks (Atlanta) knocked down a three-pointer, making it 25-19 in the opening minute of the second, but the Falcons then mounted a 12-2 run over the next six minutes to build a double-digit lead. Eventually, BGSU took a 17-point lead into the break, 45-28. The Falcons kept their lead in double figures the rest of the contest and came away with the win in their home opener. 

NOTABLES

• Bowling Green shot 50 percent from the field (29-58), compared to ETSU’s 31 percent clip (24-78).
• The Falcons were plus-13 at the charity stripe, going 18-of-24, while the Bucs finished 5-of-9.
• The Bucs grabbed 43 rebounds, including 17 offensive boards … ETSU converted those into 17 second-chance points.
• Bowling Green dished out 22 assists on its 29 makes.
• The Blue and Gold forced 21 turnovers, resulting in 16 points off those BGSU miscues.
• Forty-three of ETSU’s points came from its bench.
• Both teams had 80 possessions on the night.
• BGSU had five players score in double figures with Kadie Hempfling leading the charge with 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc.
• The 90 points given up by ETSU are the most since allowing 101 against South Carolina on Nov. 22, 2018 … The 14 threes allowed were the most since High Point made 16 on Nov. 14, 2019. 

RECORDS UPDATE

• ETSU: 0-2
• Bowling Green: 1-0 

NEXT UP

ETSU heads back to Johnson City to gear up for its home opener when the Bucs host Cornell Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Brooks Gym.

For more information on Buccaneer women’s basketball, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women’s basketball page.