Bowling Green State University junior Trace Terry goes to the pitch to flip a shot back over his head. (Lauren Laudato | BGSU Athletics)
ROSSFORD – The Bowling Green State University men’s soccer team scored four times in a span of less than 20 minutes, rolling along to a 5-0 win over Eastern Illinois University on Tuesday night in a non-conference game at the TOCA Soccer and Sports Center Toledo.
BGSU junior forward Trace Terry had his second-straight two-goal game for the Falcons (7-1-1), who are receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches top-25 poll. Terry has scored five goals in the Falcons’ last three games.
Kyle Cusimano, Josh Erlandson and Bennett Painter also scored goals for the Falcons, while senior Alberto Anaya tied the school single-game record with four assists. Anaya matched the mark set by Brian Ferguson in a 6-1 win over Eastern Michigan on Sept. 20, 1989.
BGSU has tied the team’s win total for all of last season.
The Falcons had an 18-1 advantage in shots in the first half alone, building a 4-0 lead over the Panthers (1-4-1) at the intermission. BGSU wound up with a 40-5 lead in total shot attempts along with a 13-4 lead in shots on goal and a 13-2 advantage in corner kicks.
The match, originally scheduled to be played at Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, was moved to the indoor venue due to storms and heavy rain in the area on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
BGSU goalkeeper Brendan Graves (Perrysburg) made four saves en route to the shutout win. Kyce Toutanji and Lucas Ortiz combined for eight saves for the Panthers, with Ortiz stopping seven of eight BGSU second-half shots on goal.
BGSU’s total of 40 shot attempts is tied for eighth on the school single-game list. It is BG’s highest total in 28 years, since another 40-shot match against Western Michigan in 1996.
In addition, Terry has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week. The league office made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. Terry earns the honor for the first time in his career.
Earlier on Tuesday, Terry earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week, receiving that honor for the second time in his BGSU career.
Terry, a native of Bellbrook, Ohio, scored all three of the Falcons’ goals last week. First, he found the back of the net on a header midway through the first half last Tuesday (Sept. 17), as BGSU battled Northern Kentucky to a 1-1 draw.
On Saturday, Terry headed home both BGSU goals against Bradley. He gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead midway through the opening half for the second game in a row, scoring on a header from near the top of the 18-yard box after a nifty pass from Jake Bergin. Then, after the Braves equalized earl in the second half, Terry headed home the winner off of Andrew Shaffer’s cross with just 3:37 to go.
On the season, Terry has totals of team-leading totals of eight goals and 17 points.
The Falcons are off to a 2-0 start in MVC play.
