# 2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Falcons, led by first year head coach Fred Chmiel, played their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished 31–7 and 14–4 in the MAC play to finish second in the MAC. They were runners up for the MAC tournament. The Falcons were selected to play in the 2023 WNIT. The team fell to Columbia in the Fab 4. After the season, head coach Robyn Fralick became the head coach for Michigan State Spartans women's basketball.

## Preseason

Prior to the season Bowling Green was picked fourth in the MAC preseason poll.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Toledo | 121 (11) |
| 2 | Ball State | 110 (1) |
| 3 | Kent State | 102 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 77 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 99 |
| 6 | Akron | 69 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 66 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 50 |
| 9 | Ohio | 40 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 38 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 24 |
| 12 | Miami | 23 |
MAC Tournament Champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Purdue Northwest | W 82–43 | – | 20 – Fleming | 10 – Ellis | 4 – Kohler | Stroh Center (1,450) Bowling Green, OH |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 89–86 | 1–0 | 20 – Tied | 7 – Porter | 8 – Velasco | Stroh Center (1,813) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas State MAC-SBC Challenge | L 48–75 | 1–1 | 14 – Velasco | 11 – Ellis | 3 – Kohler | Strahan Arena (823) San Marcos,TX |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Xavier | W 73–64 | 2–1 | 21 – Fleming | 7 – Fleming | 6 – Kohler | Cintas Center (513) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Mercer Savannah Hoops Invitational | W 59–38 | 3–1 | 14 – Fleming | 9 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Enmarket Arena (123) Savannah,GA |
| November 23, 2023* 9:00 a.m. | | vs. Lehigh Savannah Hoops Invitational | W 85–73 | 4–1 | 22 – Fleming | 7 – Flemming | 6 – Kohler | Enmarket Arena (104) Savannah,GA |
| November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | W 68–66 | 5–1 | 19 – Fleming | 10 – Clerkley | 4 – Kohler | Stroh Center (1,717) Bowling Green OH |
| December 2, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 4 Iowa | L 65–99 | 5–2 | 24 – Fleming | 7 – Fleming | 6 – Velasco | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| December 17, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 69–48 | 6–2 | 19 – Sharps | 10 – Dziekan | 3 – Tied | Nutter Center (7,574) Fairborn, OH |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 1 South Carolina | L 62–93 | 6–3 | 25 – Sharps | 7 – Tied | 6 – Velasco | Stroh Center (4,195) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 16 Indiana | L 35–84 | 6–4 | 14 – Velasco | 5 – Tied | 2 – Velasco | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (9,067) Bloomington, IN |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | W 65–64 | 7–4 (1–0) | 28 – Kohler | 7 – McGuff | 4 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (970) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | W 75–69 | 8–4 (2–0) | 19 – Sharps | 7 – Tied | 5 – Velasco | Stroh Center (2,054) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 69–57 | 9–4 (3–0) | 15 – Kohler | 10 – Porter | 6 – Velasco | Stroh Center (1,897) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 61–76 | 9–5 (3–1) | 28 – Velasco | 11 – McGuff | 2 – Tied | Worthen Arena (1,068) Muncie, IN |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Akron | W 70–59 | 10–5 (4–1) | 24 – Porter | 6 – Tied | 6 – Sharps | Stroh Center (2,035) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 47–56 | 10–6 (4–2) | 16 – Porter | 19 – Porter | 3 – Tied | Millett Hall (385) Oxford, OH |
| January 24, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 72–82 | 10–7 (4–3) | 16 – Tied | 13 – Porter | 11 – Velasco | Alumni Arena (2,273) Buffalo, NY |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kent State | L 74–82 | 10–8 (4–4) | 30 – Sharps | 6 – Velasco | 7 – Velasco | Stroh Center (2,296) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 72–54 | 11–8 (5–4) | 22 – Sharps | 6 – Tied | 9 – Velasco | Stroh Center (2,420) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 70–82 | 11–9 (5–5) | 22 – Kohler | 8 – Hill | 5 – Tied | Savage Arena (6,077) Toledo, OH |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ohio | W 69–52 | 12–9 (6–5) | 19 – Porter | 13 – Porter | 8 – Velasco | Stroh Center (2,151) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Troy MAC-SBC Challenge | L 78–88 | 12–10 (6–5) | 28 – Sharps | 9 – Ellis | 7 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,915) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 68–88 | 12–11 (6–6) | 22 – Sharps | 9 – Hill | 3 – Velasco | Stroh Center (3,998) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Akron | W 74–68 | 13–11 (7–6) | 22 – Porter | 16 – Porter | 4 – Tied | James A. Rhodes Arena (837) Akron, OH |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 82–73 | 14–11 (8–6) | 32 – Velasco | 6 – Tied | 7 – Kohler | NIU Convocation Center (1,401) DeKalb, IL |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Buffalo | L 55–70 | 14–12 (8–7) | 22 – Porter | 13 – Porter | 6 – Velasco | Stroh Center (1,868) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 66–47 | 15–12 (9–7) | 29 – Sharps | 15 – Porter | 6 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,996) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 87–73 | 16–12 (10–7) | 26 – Sharps | 10 – Hill | 5 – Tied | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | L 54–59 | 16–13 (10–8) | 21 – Porter | 11 – Porter | 5 – Velasco | Convocation Center (1,476) Ypsilanti, MI |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Buffalo Quarterfinals | L 64–70 | 16–14 | 19 – Tied | 11 – Hill | 3 – Sharps | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1,426) Cleveland, OH |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m. | | at Butler First Round | L 63–75 | 16–15 | 32 – Porter | 9 – Porter | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (537) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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