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BGSU women's basketball benefitting from challenging nonconference schedule

BOWLING GREEN — Don’t expect Bowling Green State University women’s basketball coach Fred Chmiel to soften up his team’s nonconference schedule anytime soon.

There’s a reason why the Falcons are playing Associated Press top-15 power conference teams like West Virginia and Ohio State, just like last season when BGSU hosted top-ranked South Carolina and traveled to top-20 squads in Iowa and Indiana.

“I’m hoping that we make the NCAA tournament, and when you make the NCAA tournament, that first or second round, you’re going to see one of those teams. If you’re not ready, if you haven’t seen that before, you’re going to be a little bit shell-shocked,” said Chmiel, who is in his second year leading the Falcons after spending eight seasons as an assistant at South Carolina.