Skip to main content

Goins scores 24 as Bowling Green downs Aquinas 131-50

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Aiden Goins’ 24 points off of the bench led Bowling Green to a 131-50 victory against Aquinas of Michigan on Sunday.

Goins shot 9 of 11 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line for the Falcons (7-3). Justin Thomas scored 20 points while going 8 of 8 (3 for 3 from 3-point range) and added four steals. Mayar Wol shot 6 of 8 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 15 points, while adding six rebounds.

The Saints were led in scoring by Jordan Bledsoe, who finished with 11 points. Caden Pokorzynski added nine points for Aquinas, an NAIA program.

Bowling Green took the lead for good with 19:49 left in the first half. The score was 71-26 at halftime, with Thomas racking up 13 points. Bowling Green pulled away with a 19-3 run in the second half to extend a 67-point lead to 83 points. They outscored Aquinas (MI) by 36 points in the final half, as Goins led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story