CONGRATS KARI GALEN!

Congratulations Kari Galen for being named to the Mid-American Conference Academic All-MAC Team! Kari led the team with .78 blocks-per-set in 29 matches this fall and carries a cumulative GPA of 3.77. Awesome job Kari!

SPRING BREAK!

The team is on spring break and we are not. :( It seems I have neglected our blog a little bit. With the team on spring break, I figure this would be a great time to catch you up on some of the recent happenings around BGSU.

On Saturday we had the official "closing of the doors of the house that roars!" The last regular season basketball game (in which BG crushed Buffalo) took place on Saturday. Below former NBA and BGSU great Nate Thurmond (the tall man with his back to the camera) waits to enter the Anderson Arena to talk with the fans after the game.

There was a great crowd and a big party later that evening in Anderson. There were a lot of great stories about people, big matches, big games, and concerts. I found out yesterday that the Black Eyed Peas played in Anderson and that in 1963 the BGSU Men's Basketball team beat Loyola (92-75) who was ranked #2 in nation at the time. In fact, Loyola won the National Title that year. So much history in this building. It was a good time reminiscing about the great times in Anderson.

Check back later this week for more updates! ROLL ALONG!

RED CARPET CHRISTMAS!

Yesterday was the first day of classes for the spring semester. We got together with the team and shared some Christmas stories. Raise your hand if you got to sit next to some stars at the People's Choice Awards. I wanted to share some pictures from Madi Nitta’s Christmas break. I say that was a decent Christmas break...

Madi and her boyfriend, Jeff posing for a picture in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.

Jeff came out to California for a week and a half to spend some quality Christmas time with the Nitta family.

Jeff and Madi's Christmas present - a bulldog! We wish. (One of the three bulldogs we saw in one day.)

Madi posed for a picture before heading down to her sit next to the stage at the People's Choice Awards at Nokia Live.

Now that is truly awesome!

MAKING THE GRADE!

What do Laura Avila, Lindsey Butterfield, Libby Dachenhaus, and Kaitlyn Skinner all have in common (besides being Falcons)? They all had 4.0’s this past fall. CONGRATULATIONS! As a matter of fact we had 9 players with GPA’s this fall of 3.66 or higher. We are well on our way to our 11 consecutive AVCA Team Academic Award. This team put a lot of hard work in both the gym and the classroom this fall. CONGRATS again to our 4.0 students!

CHECK IT OUT!

Click on the link and check out the inside of the Stroh!

Bowling Green State University - Stroh Center Update: The Court Is Being Painted!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations Ashley Herzberg on being named to the 2010 Academic All-MAC Team! She was one of 18 student-athletes selected by the faculty athletic representatives of the 12 MAC institutions. Herzberg played in 31 of our 32 matches this year, was a primary passer, and finished with 130 digs. Ashley is one of the hardest workers on the team and it showed both on the court and in the classroom. Herzberg is a Nursing major and has a cumulative GPA of 3.94! That is awesome! With her athleticism and work ethic, she definitely earned this honor. Congrats again Ashley!

Uncompromising and Committed: "HARDCORE!"

"Hardcore" is what Ashley Dunn had to say about her lift today. She and Danielle Tonyan hit the weight room one last time before leaving for break. At least one last time before Danielle heads home to Chicago. I believe Dunner will be spending Christmas at home in BG! Judging by the post lifting picture - I would say they attacked the workout today!