SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20  |  7:00 P.M.  |  COCHRANE STADIUM  |  BOWLING GREEN, OHIO

BGSU-DePaul game info at bottom of page)

SETTING THE SCENE / FOLLOW THE FALCONS
• The Bowling Green State University men's soccer team is home for three of the next four matches, beginning Saturday evening (Sept. 20). Head coach Eric Nichols and the Falcons face Bellarmine University, with first touch set for 7:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium. Admission is free to all home soccer action.

• Following the Bellarmine match, the Orange and Brown will head to the Windy City for a Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 23) meeting with DePaul University. That match will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET at Wish Field.

WHERE TO WATCH
• Saturday's Bellarmine match will be televised by BCSN in the Toledo area, and also will be streamed via the BCSN+ app as well as ESPN+.

• Tuesday's DePaul contest will be streamed on the Marquee Sports Network.

STATS & SOCIAL MEDIA
• Links to live stats (as well as to any available audio/video) for all 2025 matches can always be found on the web at BGSUFalcons.com – both on the men's soccer schedule page and in the right column on the main page – on match day.
 
THE STARTING XI
I – The Falcons are 2-2-2 on the season. BGSU's last three games have come against Michigan (a 1-0 road loss), Michigan State (a 1-0 win at Cochrane Stadium) and #18 Kentucky (a 1-1 draw on the road).

II – Senior Trace Terry scored against both MSU and UK, and leads the Falcons with four goals and eight points this season. Junior Bennett Painter has two goals and a team-leading two assists for six points on the year, while five Falcons have one assist apiece.

III – Junior goalkeeper Enzo Gil has 39 saves, a goals-against average of just 0.67 and a pair of clean sheets. Gill has been named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week twice this season, earning the honor on Aug. 26 and Sept. 9.

IV – Currently, Gil leads the MVC  in total saves (39), saves per game (6.50) and save percentage (.907). He is tied for first in the entire nation in total saves, while ranking second in the country in saves per game and 14th in save percentage.

V – Head coach Eric Nichols and his staff – assistant coaches Gonzalo Carranza, Jack Bennett and Ryan James – have a total of 12 returning student-athletes on the 2025 roster. That group includes six starters from a year ago. A whopping 15 newcomers joined the Falcons in 2025.

VI – BGSU had an MVC Player of the Week in each of the first three weeks of the season, as in addition to Gil's two honors, Terry earned league Offensive Player-of-the-Week accolades on Sept. 2.

VII – BGSU finished the 2024 season with an overall record of 12-6-2, and the Falcons went 4-3-1 in their second season in the MVC, tying for third place in the then nine-team league. The Orange and Brown picked up wins over UIC and Drake to advance to the championship match of the MVC Tournament, before falling in overtime to Evansville.

VIII – Four of the top-six point-scorers from the 2024 club are back. The returnees include a pair of forwards who combined for a whopping 25 goals and 59 points last fall. Painter led the team with 13 goals and 30 points in '24, while Terry had 12 goals and 29 points. The duo combined for nine game-winning goals. Terry was named to the All-MVC First Team, and Painter earned all-league second-team honors.

IX – Terry was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team last season, and also was chosen to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Third Team. Terry was named to the TDS Preseason Best XI Third Team in 2025.

X – Last December, Terry was chosen by Seattle Sounders FC in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft. He is the first player in program history to return to the Falcons after being drafted, and is the fifth player in history (and the first since 1999) to come back for another season after being named an All-American.

XI – Terry was named to the United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch list this season – one of just 20 players to be so honored. Additionally, the Falcons were picked to finish second in the MVC in 2025, and Painter, Terry and Andrew Shaffer and Terry all were named to the Preseason All-MVC Team.

BGSU MSOC FEATURE & LINKS
Sept. 16 - BG Falcon Media - When Passion Meets Opportunity: Michael Lindh's D1 Soccer Breakthrough
Sept. 1 - BG Falcon Media - Zig Zone One on One: Trace Terry

THE KNIGHTS / THE SERIES
• Bellarmine is 3-2-2 on the season, and the Knights will come to Cochrane Stadium on a two-match winning streak. BU picked up a 1-0 win over Northern Kentucky before topping Spalding, 7-0, on Wednesday night. Johan Nissen-Lie leads the team with five goals and 10 points after recording a hat trick against Spalding, while no fewer than nine other players have one goal apiece. Peter Van Euwen has started all seven matches in goal, and has 21 saves and a 1.12 goals-against average. Head coach Tim Chastonay, the winningest coach in program history, is in his 28th season at the helm. The Knights went 5-6-5 overall and 2-3-2 in the Atlantic Sun Conference a year ago. Saturday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between BGSU and Bellarmine in men's soccer.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...
• For more information on BGSU men's soccer, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUMSoccer), Instagram (bgfalcons and bgsumsoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer), and on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23  |  3:00 P.M.  |  WISH FIELD  |  CHICAGO, ILL.