TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's soccer team could not find the back of the net against Bowling Green, falling 2-0 in the Battle of I-75 and Mid-American Conference opener for both teams at Paul Hotmer Field on Thursday.
Bowling Green scored a goal just two minutes after kickoff and took its 1-0 lead into halftime. The Falcons made it 2-0 off a penalty kick at the 62nd-minute mark. Toledo kept on the pressure but could not get a shot past BG's keeper in the final stretch of the game.
"We had some really good moments," head coach
Mark Batman said. "We gave up two very preventable goals that changed the game for us. We need to go through games like this to really see who we are and where this group can go. We have so much faith in this group, and we know they'll respond well on Sunday. We have a lot of soccer left to play."
Goals and Key Moments
- 2' | Ellie Pool scored the opening goal in the top right corner to give Bowling Green a 1-0 lead.
- 8' | Junior Olivia Dault took the first shot for Toledo, which was saved by BG's Madison Vukas in the bottom center of the goal.
- 32' | Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Brielle Young made a jumping save at the top of the crossbar to keep the Falcons from extending their lead.
- 62' | BG went up 2-0 off a penalty kick taken by Brynn Gardner to the top right corner of the net.
- 81' | Young made a diving save at the top of the box to keep the Falcons from adding another goal late in the game.
Stats, Notes, and Numbers
- Bowling Green pounded out 13 shots compared to Toledo's eight.
- Toledo is now 15-11-5 all-time vs. Bowling Green.
- Toledo is 10-15-2 in MAC openers.
Up Next
Toledo (3-4-1, 0-1-0 MAC) will go on the road for its next match, visiting Northern Illinois (2-4-2, 0-1-0 MAC) this Sunday for a 2:00 p.m. (EST) match at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
