KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's basketball team received a No. 5 seed for the MAC Tournament and hosts No. 12 Bowling Green in a first-round matchup on Monday, March 9 at 7 p.m. 

Monday, March 9 • 7:00 p.m. • Kalamazoo, Mich. • University Arena (5,421)
Western Michigan Broncos (17-12, 10-8 MAC) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (10-20, 3-15 MAC)

Series Record: Bowling Green leads 36-34
University Arena: 17-14
Last Meeting:  February 19, 2020 - Kalamazoo, Mich. - WMU 69, BGSU 55

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SCOUTING THE BRONCOS
Western Michigan heads into Monday's contest with a 10-8 record in conference play, averaging 69.2 points per game and 39 rebounds. Jordan Walker has led the team in scoring this season with 15.6 points per game, while Breanna Mobley averages a double-double with 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds.

MAC TOURNAMENT RECORD
Western Michigan is 24-31 all-time in the MAC Tournament with championship titles in 1985 and 2003. Under head coach Shane Clipfell, the Broncos are 9-7 in the MAC Tournament look to head to Cleveland for the quarterfinals for the first time since 2018. Last season, the Broncos lost in a heartbreaking 70-69 battle in the first round of the tournament, playing at No. 7 Northern Illinois.

BRONCOS AND FALCONS POSTSEASON
WMU is an even 4-4 against the Falcons in the postseason, their last meeting an 85-71 first  round win in 2018 at  home.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Broncos fell at the hands of Ball State 64-64 in an overtime battle inside University Arena. Jordan Walker led the squad with 21 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.

SERIES HISTORY
Bowling Green has the advantage in the all-time record 36-34. Before a loss in January to the Falcons, WMU had won in the last ten matchups with Bowling Green. The Broncos hold the advantage inside University Arena with a 16-14 record. Last time out against the Falcons, WMU won 69-55 at home. Redshirt senior Breanna Mobley tied her season-high of 23 points, adding 13 rebounds for her 16th double-double of the season.
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
The Falcons have gone 2-3 in their last five MAC contests in the conference season, picking up wins against Miami (OH) and an upset of Ohio University. 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.

SCORING MACHINE
Redshirt sophomore Jordan Walker continues to lead the Broncos with an average of 15.8 points per game, earning her a spot at seventh overall in the Mid-American Conference. Walker broke a trio of personal records in Saturday's game against Northern Illinois. Her 33 points, 13 field goals and seven three-point shots all replaced her previous records of 32 points, 11 field goals and five threes, set at the first round of the MAC Tournament against Bowling Green in March of 2018.
 
RECORD-BREAKING BRONCO                                                                      
Breanna Mobley is dominating the rebounding category this season, breaking multiple records in her senior season. Mobley surpassed 1,000 rebounds against Ball State to become the second-ever Bronco to have scored 1,000 points and rebounds in her career. She became a member of the 1,000-point club against Miami on Jan. 20, 2018. The record puts her alongside former WMU legend and coach Pat Charity, who hit the milestone in the 1977-78 season. On Feb. 3 against Miami (Ohio), Mobley moved up to 1,028 rebounds to tie the all-time rebounding record, also earned by Charity, and broke the record on Feb. 8 against Eastern Michigan to move to 1,038 rebounds in her career. Mobley now holds the rebounding record for all of Bronco basketball.
 
ASSIST GAME STRONG
Western Michigan ranks fifth in the Mid-American conference in assists, with seven players contributing assists in the double-digits, four of whom are starters for the squad. On February 15 against Northern Illinois, several Broncos broke into new helper milestones. Chelayne Bailey surpassed 90 assists to continue leading the team with the eighth-highest number in the MAC. Leighah-Amori Wool ranks 14^th in the conference and passed 70 assists on the season, while Jordan Walker hit the 60-assists mark and Breanna Mobley got to 30 total.