Women's Basketball | January 21, 2020

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's basketball travels to Bowling Green to take on the Falcons in another Mid-American Conference road matchup on Wednesday, January 22.

Wednesday, Jan. 22 • 7:00 p.m. • Bowling Green, Ohio • Stroh Center (5,000)
Western Michigan Broncos (10-6, 3-2 MAC) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (7-10, 0-5 MAC)

Series Record: Bowling Green leads 35-33
Last Meeting: January 5, 2019 – Bowling Green – WMU 84, BGSU 82

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LAST TIME OUT
Western Michigan nearly pulled off an upset against 5-0 Central Michigan on Saturday, but were unable to earn the upper hand, falling 70-80 on January 18. Despite Western Michigan holding a strong lead including a ten-point advantage heading into the final frame, the Chippewas took over at the eight-minute mark of the fourth quarter. CMU unleashed a 14-point scoring streak, shutting out the Broncos for four minutes of play. Despite a late-quarter surge from WMU that included a 9-4 scoring advantage, the Brown & Gold could not overcome their late scoring deficit.
 
Junior transfer Reilly Jacobson led Western Michigan with a career-high 20-point performance, leading and scoring all points for the Bronco bench. She added three rebounds, one block and an assist to the scoresheet. Redshirt senior Breanna Mobley tallied four points and a season-high 16 rebounds, pushing her closer to the 1,000-rebound mark with 985 total in her career. She led the Broncos with a season-high seven assists, and two blocks.
 
SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
The Broncos finished the nonconference portion of their season with an 8-4 mark, including four wins on the road. They are currently led in scoring by redshirt sophomore Jordan Walker, who is averaging 16.1 points per game, a mark that also earns her a spot at fifth in the MAC. Redshirt senior Breanna Mobley is averaging a double-double on the season with 13.6 points per game and 10.5 rebounds. She has held the top rebounding average spot in the conference since early November and is nearing 1,000 career rebounds to go along with a previously-earned accolade of 1,000 career points. WMU averages 70.9 points per game with 40.7 rebounds, led by Walker and Mobley.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday's contest will mark the 68th all-time matchup between Western Michigan and Bowling Green, with the Falcons owning a 35-33 series advantage. Western Michigan has won in the last ten meetings with Bowling Green, including three wins in matchups during the MAC Tournament in Cleveland. The two teams most recently met last year (January 5, 2019) in WMU's MAC opener, with the Broncos earning an 84-82 victory. Four of five Bronco starters tallied double digit scoring numbers. Jasmyn Walker and Kamrin Reed led the Brown & Gold with 17 points. Deja Wimby scored 15 while Leighah-Amori Wool added 13 points. 
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
The Falcons have dropped their first five MAC contests to start out the conference season, but have fought hard with two overtime games against MAC East leader Buffalo and second/West Ball State. Akron ranks first in the MAC in scoring offense with 75.6 points per game, led by Madisen Parker (11th) with 14 points per game, and Caterrion Thompson (12th) with 13.9. At the helm of Bowling Green basketball in her second season is Robyn Fralick, who led the Falcons last season to a 9-21 finish and a 2-16 mark in the conference.
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COUNTDOWN TO 1000
Senior Breanna Mobley has the chance to hit a unique Bronco milestone this season. She currently holds second place in the individual career records for rebounds with 985 and counting, and became a member of the 1,000-point club against Miami on Jan. 20, 2018. If she tallies at least 1,000 rebounds this season she will become the second ever Bronco to reach both 1,000 points and rebounds, alongside former WMU player and coach Pat Charity, who hit the milestone in the 1977-78 season.

LAST YEAR IN THE MAC
Last season, the Broncos finished 4-14 overall during Mid-American Conference play, finishing fifth in the MAC West standings. They ended their season in the first round of the MAC Tournament, losing a hard-fought battle to Northern Illinois, 70-69. WMU opened the conference season with an 84-82 win over Bowling Green before snapping a seven-game losing streak with their 71-68 win against Eastern Michigan in February. The Broncos averaged 61.8 points per game, 32.4 rebounds per game and 12.0 assists per game.