Stransky Named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
Bowling Green State University women's soccer standout Emma Stransky has earned her second Mid-American Conference honor in as many days. On Wednesday (Sept. 17), Stransky was named the MAC's Female Scholar Athlete of the Week. She earns that honor for the first time in her career.
On Tuesday (Sept. 16), Stransky was named the MAC's Offensive Player of the Week.
Stransky, a native of Copley, Ohio (Copley), scored both BGSU goals as the Falcons topped Kent State, 2-1, on Sunday (Sept. 14). Her first goal came on a header in the 36th minute, and after the Flashes tied the game early in the second half, the junior slotted a ball into the right side of the net with just under an hour gone for the eventual winning goal. The brace was the first of her career.
Stransky now has BG-best totals of five goals and 10 points this season. She ranks second in the MAC in both categories, and is tied for the league lead with two game-winning goals. Stransky has 12 goals and 29 points in her career, and with seven GWG, has moved into BGSU's career top-10 in the latter category.
In the classroom, Stransky is an exercise science major with a perfect 4.000 cumulative grade-point average.
The Scholar-Athlete of the Week Award is presented to one male and one female student-athlete each week. Nominees must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and must have performed well during the previous week's competition. An institution can nominate up to one male and one female student-athlete per week in any of that current season's sports. The winners are selected by a representative of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs).
A student-athlete may only receive the MAC Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Week award twice in one season.
The Falcons, off to a school record-tying 6-1-1 start to the season, face a pair of tough tests this week. BGSU, 1-0-0 in MAC play, heads to Athens for a Thursday (Sept. 18) matchup with Ohio University. That contest begins at 4:00 p.m. at Chessa Field.
Then, the Orange and Brown will return home for a Sunday (Sept. 21) game vs. preseason MAC favorite Western Michigan. Sunday's game begins at 1:00 p.m. at Cochrane Stadium, and admission is free.
For more information on the women's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSU_WSoccer) and Instagram (bgsu_wsoccer), as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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