2021-22 (mostly 22) season thread

[threestooges]

BGSU played well in the MAC opener against Ball State. Next up is Buffalo on Wednesday night at Stroh. UB is 2-0 with wins over Central Michigan and Miami. Should be a good game and a good barometer to see how BG stacks up against one of the top teams in the MAC.

[Flipper]

Amy Velasco is a good player...she's not Lexi Fleming (yet) but we have a chance o be a pretty good team if she continues to develop.

[BillyLP]

Losing Fleming for the season is definitely a blow, but I've been pleasantly surprised at their last few games. I think Buffalo is the team to beat with Fair at guard, but BG could make a solid run.

[threestooges]

No game tonight at Kent State. Next scheduled game is Saturday vs. Miami. Hopefully they'll be able to play that one.

[threestooges]

No game tonight at Kent State. Next scheduled game is Saturday vs. Miami. Hopefully they'll be able to play that one.

They will not. Miami game has been postponed & rescheduled for Valentine's Day.

The MAC announced the rescheduled dates for a lot of games, including all three of our postponed games.

January 24 at EMU
February 14 home vs. Miami
February 21 at KSU

[HoopsFan]

The following games have been MOVED…
Akron at NIU – From Wednesday, December 29 to Monday, January 24
BGSU at EMU – From Wednesday, December 29 to Monday, January 24
Ohio at Miami – From Wednesday, December 29 to Monday, January 17
WMU at Ball State – From Wednesday, December 29 to Monday, February 21
EMU at Ohio – From Saturday, January 1 to Monday, February 14
Ohio at Akron – From Wednesday, January 5 to Monday, February 21
Miami at Kent State – From Wednesday, January 5 to Monday, February 7
Miami at Ball State – From Saturday, January 8 to Monday, January 24
Kent State at Buffalo – From Saturday, January 8 to Monday, January 17
Buffalo at Ohio – From Wednesday, January 12 to Monday, January 24
BGSU at Kent State – From Wednesday, January 12 to Monday, February 21
NIU at WMU – From Saturday, January 12 to Monday, January 31
WMU at Buffalo – From Saturday, January 15 to Monday, February 7
EMU at WMU – From Wednesday, January 19 to Monday, February 28
Miami at Bowling Green – From Saturday, January 15 to Monday, February 14

It looks like the schedule is going to blow up in 3 or 4 weeks.

HoopsFan

[BillyLP]

Dominating win against the CMU Molly Davises. Really well balanced attack. I’m really impressed with the quickness of Velasco. She can *move*. Nice to see Tate get some quality playing time, too. This team is a Lexi Fleming away from being a tourney lock.

[threestooges]

Dominating win against the CMU Molly Davises. Really well balanced attack. I’m really impressed with the quickness of Velasco. She can *move*. Nice to see Tate get some quality playing time, too. This team is a Lexi Fleming away from being a tourney lock.

Yeah, CMU is a shell of the team they once were, but that was a good win after a covid pause. Davis had 29, but BG had six players in double digits, and eight players had at least eight points. A lot of Falcons had good games, but I thought Lewis in particular did a nice job. Nine points, seven rebounds and eight assists without a turnover. After not playing for 11 days or however long it was, the team looked like they were really having fun out there.

[FalconRollAlong]

BG fell to Ohio the other day, but picks up the win over Eastern tonight. Freshman Velasco preforming well.

[threestooges]

Hempfling played great last night at EMU. She had 19 points, including 13 in the third quarter. She now needs only 3 more points to reach 1000.

Zoe Miller was really good last night as well. They kept throwing it to her down low, and she made her first 5 shots of the night on basically the same post move. Then she hit a 3.

Lewis came off the bench for the first time after starting every game prior to last night. She seems to have been struggling a bit over the last 2 games. I thought Hampton struggled a bit last night as well, but she and Velasco really stepped up in the fourth quarter as BGSU kept EMU from rallying.

I didn't realize until I looked at the BGSU web site just now, but Western Michigan is currently in second place in the MAC, so FWIW we play the second-place team tomorrow night before playing the first-place team on Saturday.

[BillyLP]

Hempfling hit 1,000 points tonight in a big time win over WMU. Very dominant from start to finish. Elissa Brett nearly had a double-double in the first half and finished with 12 & 10. Amy Velasco was huge with 15 points and some great passes. 67-51 final and the score is closer than what the game represented.

[threestooges]

Hempfling hit 1,000 points tonight in a big time win over WMU. Very dominant from start to finish. Elissa Brett nearly had a double-double in the first half and finished with 12 & 10. Amy Velasco was huge with 15 points and some great passes. 67-51 final and the score is closer than what the game represented.

That first half was fantastic. BG allowed WMU to make just 5 field goals in the first half, and BG had 10 steals and a huge rebounding advantage to take a 39-17 lead at the half. WMU never got closer than 12 in the second half.

It seemed like Hempfling was pressing a little bit in the first half, but the 1000th point came on a three-point play in the third quarter, which was great because it provided a natural stoppage in play and gave the crowd a great chance to show their appreciation for the accomplishment.

The more I watch Velasco, the more impressed I am. She is great at getting herself to the hoop with the shot clock ticking down, and she made some big baskets tonight to help crush any thoughts of a WMU rally. As you said, it was definitely not as close of a game as the final score might make it seem.

The Rockets are up next!

[BillyLP]

Nice wire to wire win over NIU tonight. Didn’t get to watch but looks like Brett had a huge game. Over .500 in the MAC now.

[mbenecke]

This team still has a chance to make a real run this year. We currently sit 7th in the MAC standings, but there are still a ton of games in front of us, and we're only 1 game out of 2nd place in the loss column. The league is really tight right now, so it has a chance to work itself in the last month of the season.

[fredthefalcon]

Nice wire to wire win over NIU tonight. Didn’t get to watch but looks like Brett had a huge game. Over .500 in the MAC now.

Wasn't quite wire to wire. NIU took a lead with 1 1/2 minutes left but Valasco notched 2 FTs and Hempfling hit a 3 to start a 10-1 run for the win. Neither player had a hot game but came up big when it counted.