Williams, Simon, Barton Set To Join Packed Coaches Show Monday Night
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The weekly Falcons Nest Coaches Show presented by Fricker's, returns Monday night (Jan. 27) on Falcon Sports Radio Network stations. The show will begin live at Fricker's with Kevin Piel hosting this week. Head hockey coach Dennis Williams will kick off the show at 6 p.m. The second guest, head men's basketball coach Todd Simon, will join remotely via a pre-recorded session with the "Voice of the Falcons" Todd Walker due to men's basketball travel. The show will wrap up live in-person at Fricker's with Piel being joined by head swimming and diving coach Tanner Barton.
Fans are encouraged to submit questions by clicking HERE. You can also interact with Todd Walker on Twitter at @FalconsVoice. For fans unable to make the show in person at Fricker's, the show can be heard locally on WFRO 99.1 FM, 100.7 FM in Toledo, 1280 WONW in Defiance and 970 WFUN in Ashtabula. There will also be streams through BGSUFalcons.com and "The Varsity Network" app from Learfield Sports.
The hockey team for the Falcons have been hot of late, surging up to fourth in the CCHA standings. Coming off a home series against Augustana, Bowling Green will head on the road this week, traveling to face Northern Michigan on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 31-Feb. 1), both with 7:07 p.m. puck drops.
The men's basketball team will also be on the road this week, playing two MAC contests away from the Stroh Center. Bowling Green will begin the week at Kent State on Tuesday (Jan. 28) with a 7 p.m. tip. From there, the Falcons will transition to Central Michigan on Saturday (Feb. 1) with a 7 p.m. start, the second game of a BGSU-CMU doubleheader with the women's teams playing earlier in the day at 1 p.m. in Mount Pleasant.
The swimming and diving team is coming off a first place finish at the Butler Invitational this past weekend, taking first in the five-team field. This weekend, the Orange and Brown will take on Toledo and Buffalo. The three teams will begin at Cooper Pool in Bowling Green on Friday (Jan. 31) before transitioning to Toledo on Saturday (Feb. 1).
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