2008 Woodie Awards
Sports
Homewreckers
Eastern Michigan spoils Falcons' Homecoming game
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Following BG's 24-21 Homecoming loss to Eastern Michigan, one of coach Gregg Brandon's explanations for the defeat stuck out. "They made more plays than we did. That's the bottom line," Brandon said. "They made one more play than we did." That one play was a 16-yard reception by a wide-open Tyler Jones with 36 seconds left in the half that capped the fastest scoring drive of the game.
Old demons come back to haunt Falcon defense
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Through its first five games this season, the Falcons' defense has played better than it did a year ago. One glance at the stat sheet is all it takes to show their improvement. The defense has allowed eight less points, 59 less rushing yards and 53 less total yards per game than last year - all major steps forward.
Volleyball collects two hard-fought victories over Ohio, Kent State
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For BG's seniors there couldn't have been a better way to open their final MAC season at Anderson Arena. The Falcons turned around their early season troubles and won two five-set matches over Ohio who they had not beaten in over four years and Kent State, who ended BG's season in 2007.
Falcon hockey wins exhibition, loses shutout
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Following three years of cake walk exhibitions against Windsor, BG had a much tougher challenge this year hosting and beating the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 5-1. Strong defense and goaltending kept both teams off the scoreboard in the first and most of the second period despite a pair of posts hit in the first.
BG/EMU scoring summary
First Quarter 1:18 - Jimmy Schielder, 6-yard pass from Tyler Sheehan (Sinisa Vrvilo kick), BG 7-0 Second Quarter 2:34 - Terrence Blevins, 1-yard rush (Joe Carithers kick), BG 7-7 Third Quarter 9:40 - Carithers, 28-yard field goal, EMU 10-7 7:41 - Adrian H
