Three players in BGSU men’s soccer (12-6-2, 4-3-1 MVC) have earned Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) All-Tournament Honors.
Fifth-year goalkeeper Brendan Graves, junior forward Trace Terry, and sophomore winger Jake Lane have all been named to the team.
Graves made 14 saves during the tournament, including a shutout against Drake in the semifinal round.
Terry had two assists in the Falcons’ 4-1 quarterfinal win over UIC and then scored the game-winning goal in the semifinals against the Bulldogs.
For Lane, he created the assist in Bowling Green’s first goal against Evansville in the MVC championship, finding teammate Andrew Shaffer to tie the match up. Then, he scored the go-ahead goal that put the Falcons in the lead at 2-1. Before that, Lane also had an assist against UIC in the quarterfinal round. Lane is also the receipt for the Elite 18 Winner.
MVC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Bart Muns, UIC
Noah James, Western Michigan
Ryder Barrett, Drake
Eskil Gjerde, Drake
Alex Matthews, Missouri State
Tyler Caton, Missouri State
Brendan Graves, Bowling Green
Jake Lane, Bowling Green
Trace Terry, Bowling Green
Jacopo Fedrizzi, Evansville
Martin Wurschmidt, Evansville
Nacho Garcia, Evansville
Tournament MVP – Kai Phillips, Evansville
Elite 18 Winner – Jake Lane, Bowling Green (Individualized Business Major, 4.00 GPA)
The Falcons fell to Evansville in the MVC championship 3-2 in overtime, concluding their tournament. Bowling Green will wait and see if they receive an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Monday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m.
