Senior Trace Terry had two goals and an assist, while junior Bennett Painter scored as well for the Falcons (5-6-2, 1-2-0 MVC). Sophomore Ryko Bodurov had two assists in the win.
The Falcons, looking to snap a two-match win streak, seemed to be on the front foot in the first half, but found themselves trailing at halftime. The Braves (2-5-5, 0-2-1 MVC) took the lead just over a half hour into the match when Nokkvi Hjorvarsson scored after running onto an errant BGSU pass.
Undaunted, BGSU peppered goalkeeper Drew Berry and the Bradley defense with 14 shot attempts in the second half (and 23 on the night), and the Falcons finally broke through on a Golazo by Terry in the 63rd minute. Bodurov chipped the ball into the penalty area from the right side, and Terry left his feet to fire an unstoppable half-volley into the upper-left-hand corner of the net.
After tying the score, Terry gave the Falcons the lead for good just over seven minutes later. The Seattle Sounders FC draft choice was fouled in the 18-yard box with just under 20 minutes remaining in the match, and blasted the ensuing penalty kick past Berry.
BG added some insurance with eight and a half minutes to go. Senior Andrew Shaffer played Terry down the left side of the field, and Terry crossed the ball into the ‘danger zone.’ From the far side of the six-yard box, Bodurov headed the ball back across the goalmouth, and Painter got a touch at the left post, giving the Falcons a two-goal lead.
The Falcons had advantages of 23-16 in shots, 11-5 in shots on goal and 6-5 in corner kicks. Jason Ball made four saves in goal to earn the win, while Berry had seven stops at the other end of the field.
NOTE OF THE NIGHT: BRACE TERRY, PART III
• Senior Trace Terry now has played three games vs. Bradley in his career. He has scored two goals in each of those three games. Terry had his first career brace vs. the Braves two years ago (Sept. 23, 2023), in another 3-1 win at Cochrane Stadium.
• Last year, Terry scored both BG goals in a 2-1 win over BU on the road (Sept. 21, 2024).
• Terry now has six career two-goal matches, with half of them coming against Bradley.
STATS, NOTES & NUMBERS
• Senior Trace Terry now has team-leading totals of eight goals and 18 points on the season. Junior Bennett Painter scored his fifth goal of the year on Friday night, and now has 13 points on the year.
• Sophomore Ryko Bodurov had his first career two-assist match, and has three assists this season to tie Painter for the team lead in that category.
• Bodurov now has career totals of five assists and 11 points.
• Terry has moved into the top 10 on the BGSU career goals list. He now has 26 career goals to tie Chris Dore (1996-99) for ninth place.
• With 65 career points, Terry ranks 11th on that BGSU list, just one point behind 10th-place Dave Kindl (1993-96).
• Bennett Painter now has 21 career goals and 51 career points. He is tied for 14th at BGSU in career goals, and now ranks 23rd in career points.
• Terry’s match-winning goal was the 11th of his career, moving him into a tie for second place on that list. Kindl and teammate Steve Klein (1993-96) each had 11 winners in their respective BGSU careers. The school record-holder is Rob Martella, who had 16 game-winning goals from 1989-92.
UP NEXT
• The Falcons are idle until next Saturday, Oct. 18, when BGSU travels to meet MVC preseason favorite Drake. That match will begin at 8:30 p.m. ET at Medicom Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
• Then, BGSU will face Western Michigan the following Saturday (Oct. 25), in a 12:00 p.m. start in Kalamazoo. BG’s next home game is Friday, Oct. 31, vs. UIC
REMAINING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
(all times Eastern [ET]; home matches in CAPS)
Sat., Oct. 18 – at Drake – 8:30 pm
Sat., Oct. 25 – at Western Michigan – 12 pm
Fri., Oct. 31 – UIC – 7 pm
Wed., Nov. 5 – at Northern Illinois – 8 pm
FOR MORE INFORMATION…
• For more information on the BGSU men’s soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUMSoccer), Instagram (bgfalcons and bgsumsoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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This article was published by Bowling Green Falcons on 2025-10-11 00:02:00
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