# 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Fred Chmiel, play their home games at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2023–24 season 16–15, 10–8 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were defeated by Buffalo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT, where they would be defeated by Butler in the first round.

## Preseason

On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the MAC regular season. Bowling Green received 1 vote to win the MAC Tournament.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ball State | 120 (10) |
| 2 | Kent State | 104 (2) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 98 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 96 |
| 5 | Toledo | 82 |
| T-6 | Northern Illinois | 64 |
| T-6 | Ohio | 64 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | 44 |
| 9 | Akron | 43 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 34 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 23 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 20 |
MAC tournament champions: Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)
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### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Year |
| 1st | Amy Velasco | Senior |
| 2nd | Erika Porter | Fifth year |
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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | Wittenberg | W 102–47 | – | 25 – Porter | 7 – Ellis | 4 – Velasco | Stroh Center (1,548) Bowling Green, OH |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Miss MAC–SBC Challenge | W 71–67 | 1–0 | 19 – Kohler | 9 – Ellis | 6 – Velasco | Stroh Center (1,786) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Detroit Mercy | L 66–73 | 1–1 | 20 – Velasco | 9 – Ellis | 3 – Velasco | Calihan Hall (437) Detroit, MI |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cleveland State | L 68–75 | 1–2 | 28 – Velasco | 12 – Ellis | 6 – Kohler | Wolstein Center (411) Cleveland, OH |
| November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | W 92–41 | 2–2 | 22 – Velasco | 12 – Ellis | 5 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,513) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at No. 13 West Virginia | L 47–78 | 2–3 | 18 – Velasco | 8 – Ellis | 2 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (2,772) Morgantown, WV |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, B1G+ | at No. 12 Ohio State | L 53–96 | 2–4 | 24 – Velasco | 7 – Kohler | 3 – Velasco | Value City Arena (6,660) Columbus, OH |
| November 29, 2024* 1:15 pm, BallerTV | vs. Stetson Daytona Beach Classic | W 79–43 | 3–4 | 20 – Tied | 8 – Porter | 10 – Velasco | Ocean Center (125) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 1:15 pm, BallerTV | vs. Arkansas Daytona Beach Classic | W 79–78 | 4–4 | 25 – Kohler | 9 – Porter | 9 – Velasco | Ocean Center (105) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Xavier | W 78–59 | 5–4 | 19 – Velasco | 8 – Tied | 6 – Velasco | Stroh Center (1,778) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Marquette | W 64–62 | 6–4 | 14 – Velasco | 8 – McGuff | 6 – Kohler | Stroh Center (1,892) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Duquesne | L 59–67 | 6–5 | 19 – Porter | 5 – Tied | 4 – Kohler | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (805) Pittsburgh, PA |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 71–81 | 6–6 (0–1) | 17 – Fleming | 9 – McGuff | 8 – Velasco | MAC Center (1,078) Kent, OH |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Michigan | W 90–76 | 7–6 (1–1) | 22 – Porter | 6 – McGuff | 5 – Kohler | Stroh Center (2,108) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Buffalo | L 60–70 | 7–7 (1–2) | 22 – Velasco | 11 – Porter | 4 – Tied | Stroh Center (1,690) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) | L 63–78 | 7–8 (1–3) | 23 – Fleming | 7 – Porter | 6 – Fleming | Millett Hall (422) Oxford, OH |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Ohio | W 74–53 | 8–8 (2–3) | 19 – Fleming | 8 – Tied | 8 – Kohler | Convocation Center (786) Athens, OH |
| January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Illinois | W 74–60 | 9–8 (3–3) | 15 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 6 – Velasco | Stroh Center (1,712) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Michigan | L 60–63 | 9–9 (3–4) | 17 – Porter | 6 – Fearne | 5 – Kohler | Stroh Center (1,535) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Toledo | L 68–80 | 9–10 (3–5) | 23 – Fleming | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Savage Arena (6,527) Toledo, OH |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Akron | W 82–69 | 10–10 (4–5) | 28 – Kohler | 7 – Kohler | 7 – Kohler | Stroh Center (1,611) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | W 76–69 | 11–10 (5–5) | 17 – Kohler | 5 – Tied | 5 – Donahue | McGuirk Arena (1,232) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 5, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 51–71 | 11–11 (5–6) | 15 – Kohler | 6 – Porter | 3 – Tied | Worthen Arena (2,102) Muncie, IN |
| February 8, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Arkansas State MAC–SBC Challenge | W 75–73 | 12–11 | 19 – Donahue | 11 – Porter | 8 – Velasco | First National Bank Arena (815) Jonesboro, AR |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Central Michigan | W 70–55 | 13–11 (6–6) | 18 – Kohler | 8 – Fleming | 5 – Tied | Stroh Center (2,225) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Western Michigan | W 70–63 | 14–11 (7–6) | 15 – Velasco | 7 – Fleming | 5 – Tied | University Arena (734) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Toledo | W 81–72 | 15–11 (8–6) | 30 – Velasco | 5 – Porter | 6 – Kohler | Stroh Center (3,687) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ohio | W 91–61 | 16–11 (9–6) | 22 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 11 – Velasco | Stroh Center (1,840) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois | L 77-84 $^{OT}$ | 16–12 (9–7) | 18 – Donahue | 9 – Porter | 5 – Velasco | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| March 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kent State | | | | | | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | | | | | | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+/CBSSN | vs. | | | | | | Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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