Moves Into #2 in the nation (Scores: BG 28 Louisville 17, BGSU 7  Louisville 0) 

Bowling Green defeated Louisville in this weekend's clash of the top teams in the Mid-American Conference. 

The Falcons led comfortably through much of the game, holding a 28-5 advantage until late in the game. Co-captain and No. 8 Phil Tracey scored three tries on the day, while Griffin Wilson added another and Joey Apel converted all four. 

Wilson's try was a fun one. In the wet conditions Louisville dropped the ball and Wilson toed it ahead. Wisely he opted not to try to pick up the ball and instead kept soccer-dribbling the ball down the field and into in-goal before diving on it to score. "This was probably our most complete game," said BGSU Head Coach Tony Mazzarella. In addition, said the coach, several players had their best games of the season. 

Fullback Beau Abbott is coming along nicely and his tactical kicking was huge for Bowling Green. Flyhalf Jake Capel was really strong on defense, while the forwards battled hard to win the contact point on both sides of the ball. This was a big victory for Bowling Green, which has been unseated as MAC champs last year by these self-same Louisville Cardinals. 

The result puts Bowling Green at 5-0 with 25 standings points and two games left on the schedule.  Right behind BGSU, Louisville, Western Michigan, and Cincinnati all have 20 standings points.