The BGSU women’s soccer team begins Mid-American Conference play this weekend as they host Ohio University and Marshall. The team has been playing a slew of tough out-of-conference schools to prepare for the challenges they will face in the MAC.
Despite starting conference play with a 1-5-0 record, the Falcons are confident and ready to begin their quest for another birth in the MAC championship game. One of the team’s biggest objectives for this weekend is to score some goals. Since scoring seven goals against Duquesne in the first game of the season, BG has been held to just one goal in their last six games.
“We’re not scoring goals. We know we’ve had a run of bad luck, and that has to change at some point,” head coach Andy Richards said.
BG will face Ohio on Friday to start off the weekend. Ohio comes into the match with a 0-4-2 overall record after playing two tie games in the conference last weekend. The Bobcats fought MAC favorite Western Michigan to a double overtime scoreless tie last weekend after playing Northern Illinois to a score of 1-1.
Sunday, the Falcons will face off against Marshall. The Herd enters the weekend with a record of 2-3-2 after dropping their first two conference games last weekend. Marshall fell to Northern Illinois 1-0 and also lost to Northern Illinois by a score of 2-1.
Coach Richards said the team is very positive going into the Ohio game and will focus on a major goal increase as well as keeping everyone healthy.
The team has every reason to be positive and confident. Goalkeeper Ali Shingler played a strong pair of games last weekend and both the defense and offense have matched up well to their competition throughout their early season games.
Friday’s game will be at BG’s own Cochrane Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
