BOWLING GREEN — As Elisa Baeron stepped to the penalty spot with a chance to send Bowling Green to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament, the hushed whisper of anticipation fell over the crowd at Cochrane Field.
The Mid-American Conference tournament championship on Nov. 4 came down to penalty kicks. Watching with bated breath from the sideline was a mob — made up mostly of BG athletes from other sports — ready to storm the field.
“You could tell from the photographs of the other teams that were watching their friends play, they were so engrossed in the game,” Bowling Green women’s soccer coach Matt Fannon said.