Life can’t possibly get any harder for the Bowling Green women’s basketball team.

Can it?

A week and a half ago the Falcons were in Kalamazoo taking on a tough Broncos team.

They followed that up by welcoming Eastern Michigan, the defending Mid-American Conference champions to Anderson Arena.

Then they spent this past weekend in Toledo, taking on the arch-rival Rockets and their raucous fans.

So this means they have to be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Or does it?

The Falcons (10-5, 3-1 MAC) welcome Miami (8-6, 2-1) to Anderson tonight.

The RedHawks are commonly considered the cream of the crop in the MAC East division this season and their backcourt is considered even better.

“Their backcourt is tremendous,” BG head coach Curt Miller said. “Figuring out how to stop their back court has been our main focus.”

That backcourt starts with point guard Nicki Motto, who is averaging 10.1 points, 4.0 assists and 3.9 rebounds per contest while hitting 36 threes in 14 games. Miller considers her to be the best sharp shooter in the conference.

But it doesn’t end there.

Amanda Jackson is right there with Motto, averaging 12.4 points and 3.6 boards per night.

And making matters worse for BG is Cindi Merrill, a 5-9 off guard averaging 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

“She’s probably the most athletic wing in the league,” Miller said. “Few teams are able to shut down her penetration.”

For the Falcons, it won’t be a matter of just one player trying to shut down these three.

“We’re certainly concerned about some one on one issues,” Miller said. “But we’re not going to beat them one on one, we’ll have to play team defense.”

And to make matters worse for the Falcons, leading scorer Liz Honegger is questionable for the game. Honegger injured her foot late in the Toledo game and will be a game time decision for BG.

That is all the bad news the Falcons have for the week.

The good news is that they’re coming home for awhile. Tonight’s game starts a stretch in which four of BG’s next five games will be played at Anderson Arena, a welcome sign for a team that has played just three of their first 15 games at home.

“Now is the time of the year where we’re going to have a stretch of home games,” Miller said. “Now we have to hold serve at home; We have to establish Anderson Arena as a tough place to win.”

The Falcons will welcome Miami to Anderson tonight. Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 7 p.m.