2008 Woodie Awards
Sports
A second half surge
Turner, offense return to old form as BG moves to first place in MAC East Division
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In what started out as a typical 2008 BG offensive showing, Saturday's game ended with the offense showing the kind of potential they actually have. After putting up just 14 points in the second quarter, the Falcons found themselves trailing 21-14 at the half.
BG/Akron scoring summary
First Quarter Dennis Kennedy, 3-yard rush (Igor Iveljic kick), UA 7-0 Second Quarter 5:54 - Deryn Bowser, 37-yard pass from Chris Jacquemain (Iveljic kick). UA 14-0 3:50 - Marques Parks, 34-yard pass from Tyler Sheehan (Sinisa Vrvilo kick), UA 14-7 2:58 - Kennedy, 19-yard run (Iveljic kick), UA 21-7 0:42 - Corey Partridge 8-yard pass from Sheehan (Vrvilo kick), UA 21-14 Third Quarter 10:06 - Iveljic, 47-yard field goal, UA 24-17 5:00 - Iveljic, 26-yard field goal, UA 27-17 Fourth Quarter 13:04 - Sheehan, 19-yard rush (Vrvilo kick) UA 27-21 11:38 - Jimmy Scheidler, 5-yard pass from Anthony Tuner (Vrvilo kick), BG 28-27 7:47 - Merce Poindexter, 13-yard pass from Jacquemain (2-pt conversion failed), UA 33-28 4:52 - Partridge, 21-yard pass from Sheehan (2-pt.
Volleyball team picks up two road wins over weekend
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The Falcons were able to extend their Mid-American Conference winning streak to four as they came from behind to beat Akron 3-2 and downed Buffalo 3-1 on the road this weekend. In the opening set at Akron, BG was able to stay with the Zips the whole set despite hitting .
Hockey 1-0-1 after opening weekend
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BG opened its season this weekend with a pair of hard-fought games, earning a win over the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers and settling for a tie with the Niagara Purple Eagles. On Friday, RIT opened the scoring early as Dan Ringwald beat BG junior goaltender Jimmy Spratt on the power play with a shot from the slot 3:53 into the game.
"D" made stops when it had to
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They were run on. They were passed on. They were down 21-7 at one point in the game. And they won. The Falcons' defensive effort was a tale of two halves-the first being one to forget and the second being one to remember. The defense allowed Akron running back Dennis Kennedy to rush for his best effort in 24 games, and that was just in the first half.
