Toledo Draws 2-2 with Bowling Green

Thursday, September 22

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:00 PM

University of Toledo

1-4-3, 0-0-1

Bowling Green

2-3-2, 0-0-1

Toledo

Bowling Green

The Rockets opened conference play with a 2-2 tie at rival Bowling Green in the Battle of I-75 .

Photo by: Evan Procaccini

9/22/2022 10:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Toledo women's soccer team opened Mid-American Conference play with a 2-2 tie at rival Bowling Green in the annual Battle of I-75 Thursday evening.

Morgan Otteson scored her fifth goal of the season in the 27th-minute to put Toledo ahead 1-0. The Rockets held that lead until Bowling Green scored the equalizer at the 59th-minute. The Rockets regained the lead six minutes later with a tip-in goal from Mia Leonetti, but the Falcons tied the game in the 78th minute. Neither team could score in the final 10 minutes and the contest ended in a 2-2 draw.

"It was a good game," head coach TJ Buchholz said. "It is tough when you're up a goal and you feel like the game is in-hand, but at the same time Bowling Green is a really good team. When you're able to take the conference champions to a tie at their place, we'll take it and we've got a lot to build on. It's been a couple weeks of tough stuff, but this is good for us to be able to put this together on the road and get this result.

"I give credit to Bowling Green because they're a good soccer team. Despite giving up two goals, I though our defense weathered a lot. Karson Hill had a great game and our back line was solid. Mia Leonetti's goal was awesome and similar to Morgan Otteson's goal. It's never easy to win on the road. We can keep our heads up with a tie."

Goals and Key Moments

15'| Bowling Green's Ellie Pool appeared to score the first goal of the game, but she fouled goalkeeper Karson Hill so the goal was disallowed.
19'| Hill made a jumping save to deflect the shot over the crossbar to keep the Falcons off the board.
27'| GOAL Madison Medalle popped the ball out of a jam of players, and Morgan Otteson maneuvered to connect at the top of the box and sent it past BG's Lili Berg in the top center to give Toledo a 1-0 lead.
60'| GOAL Hill attempted to make a diving save, but the Falcons' Kennedy White rolled the ball into the bottom left corner to tie the game at 1-1.
64'| GOAL Medalle took a shot from the top of the box and Mia Leonetti deflected the ball past BG's Berg for the goal to put the Rockets back in front, 2-1.
78'| GOAL BG's Brynn Gardner won a one-on-one battle down the left side and sent her shot to the top right corner to tie the game 2-2.

Stats, Notes and Numbers

Otteson's goal was her fifth of the season and 26th in her career.
Leonetti's goal was her second this season and third in her career.
Medalle assisted both of Toledo's goals, matching her season-high and giving her four assists in her career.
This was the 30th occurrence of the Battle of I-75 between Toledo and Bowling Green, with the Rockets holding a 15-10-5 advantage The Rockets' last victory over the Falcons was 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 5, 2017, at the MAC Tournament in Kent, Ohio.
Thursday's game was the first conference opener between Toledo and Bowling Green since 2002.
Toledo is now 10-14-2 in conference openers.

Up Next
Toledo will honor its senior class prior to the 1:00 p.m. kickoff vs. Northern Illinois at Paul Hotmer Field on Sunday, Sept. 25.