Story Courtesy of BGSU Media Relations

It was a complete team effort for the Bowling Green State University women's basketball team on Wednesday night (Dec. 23), as the Falcons posted an 89-68 win over Appalachian State University.  The non-conference game was held at venerable Anderson Arena.

With the win, the Falcons improve to 9-3 on the year, and BGSU has won eight of the last nine contests.  The Mountaineers drop to 4-6 on the season.

Fifteen different players saw action for head coach Curt Miller's team, with no fewer than 14 finding the scoresheet.  BGSU made 14 three-point field goals, shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc in the win.

Junior Lauren Prochaska led the home team with 21 points, while classmate Tracy Pontius had 15 points and a game-high eight assists.  Senior Tamika Nurse also was in double figures with 12 points, adding four assists and a team-leading three steals.

The Falcons' team effort offset eye-popping statistical performances from a pair of ASU freshmen.  Ashlen Dewart led all players with 34 points, going 15-of-22 from the field and adding seven rebounds.  Anna Freeman had a double-double, with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, and came relatively close to a quadruple-double with eight blocked shots and seven assists.  She added a team-high three steals for good measure.

Sam Ramirez scored 10 points and dished out six assists for the visitors.

BGSU forced 26 ASU turnovers, and the Falcons held a 31-12 margin in points off turnovers.  The home team also went 19-of-26 from the free-throw line, including a 14-of-16 effort in the first half.  The Mountaineers did not get to the stripe in the opening half and went 6-of-8 for the game.

BG now takes a break for the holidays.  The Falcons' next game will be next Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Hartford.  The Brown and Orange then will return home to close the non-league portion of the schedule on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, against SIU Edwardsville in a 2:00 p.m. tip.