Spitler’s Equalizer Pushes Rockets To 1-1 Finish at Bowling Green

Thursday, October 15

Bowling Green, Ohio

7:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

5-4-5, 1-2-4

Bowling Green

6-2-5, 2-1-4

Team	1	2	Final F
Toledo	0	1	1
Bowling Green	0	1	1

Morgan Spitler celebrates a goal against Bowling Green on Oct. 15, 2026

Morgan Spitler scored her first goal of the season in Toledo's 1-1 tie at Bowling Green on Thursday.

Photo by: Bree Bee

Spitler’s Equalizer Pushes Rockets To 1-1 Finish at Bowling Green

10/15/2026 9:27:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

Paige Dornheggen makes career-high nine saves

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Morgan Spitler's 69^th-minute equalizer gave the Rockets a point in a 1-1 draw with Bowling Green In the Battle of I-75 at Cochrane Stadium on Thursday evening.

Spitler's goal came just 45 seconds after the Falcons took a 1-0 lead off a free kick opportunity, and Toledo survived the rest of the way behind several late saves from Paige Dornheggen. Dornheggen earned a career-high nine saves on the evening, tallying five in the second half. Spitler scored for the first time since Oct. 16, 2025 against Ball State, as she put both of her shots on target.

The Rockets (5-4-5, 1-2-4 MAC – 7 PTS) earned their sixth-straight result on the road, just the third time in program history with a result in at least six consecutive road matches. The point kept Toledo within three points of the Falcons (6-2-5, 2-1-4 MAC – 10 PTS) for the final MAC Tournament position.

Bowling Green held a 24-7 edge in shots, with a 10-4 margin in shots on goal. Corner kicks favored the Falcons, 7-2.

Quoting Head Coach Mark Batman
"Really good result against a talented team. Coming here is always tough, and I'm proud of our focus and our response after giving up a goal. Great goal from Morgan to quiet the crowd and quiet the bench. I really appreciated seeing the late effort from Sadie [Walsh] and Morgan. I thought that would result in a game-winner. Good progress and now we move on to Ball State."

Rocket Goal Summary

Morgan Spitler (1), unassisted – 69th minute

How it Happened

30' | Abby-Lee Sanogo's shot from long range was stopped by the keeper.
40' | A Bowling Green shot bounced off a Toledo defender and went just wide.
53' | Sanogo made a sliding block to deny a chance in the box for BG.
63' | Gabrielle Anulare's shot from outside the box hit the crossbar.
68' | Off a free kick, Bowling Green's Emme Butera scored from well outside the box, with the ball bouncing in off the crossbar.
69' | Less than a minute later, Morgan Spitler pounced on a turnover and capitalized, scoring upper-left to tie the match, 1-1.
77' | Atley Pittman made a run up the right side and connected on a through ball, but her shot was denied by the goalkeeper.
83' | Paige Dornheggen made two saves in short order to keep the game tied.

Up Next
The Rockets are back home on Sunday, Oct. 18 against Ball State. The contest will begin at 1 p.m. from Paul Hotmer Field and will air on ESPN+. The match will the program's Breast Cancer Awareness match, with a pink theme around the stadium. Ball State is 2-2-3 (9 PTS) in the MAC after a draw with Kent State today.