Stepping Up and Stealing a Win With a Buzzer-Beater, Who Is the Falcon’s No.1 Amy Velasco?

The NCAA‘s women’s division has treated its fans with some nerve-wracking games in the opening month of the tournament. In yet another exciting clash, the Bowling Green Falcons secured a buzzer-beating 68-66 victory over the Duquesne Dukes. On a wild night, the game went down the wire before a moment of brilliance got the Stroh Center off their feet.

The contest had plenty of drama before BGSU’s junior guard Amy Velasco stepped in to steal the show. As a result, the Bowling Green Falcons saved their winning streak on the back of impressive last-minute heroics by their guard.

Amy Velasco saves the day

The Bowling Green Falcons won their fourth game in a row by a whisker on Monday at home. A lot of credit for their narrow victory goes to their junior guard Amy Velasco. The talented No.1 shifted the tides in the Green Falcons’ favor seconds before the officials called it a night.

At the final buzzer, she scampered through the defense and landed a floater to hand BGSU a thrilling victory over Dukes. In addition to this, she also was among the four players who finished in double figures with 15 points. At the end of the day, it was Amy’s magical move that got the Falcons over the line.

The Falcons led the Dukes in the opening quarter by a narrow margin of 3 points. BGSU carried on their momentum in the second quarter and further extended their lead. As a result, they were sitting pretty on 40-31 at half-time. The tables, however, started to turn for the Duquesne Dukes in the third quarter, as they scored 25 points and quickly closed in on the gap.

At this time, they gained a marginal lead of 7 points on the Green Falcons. Nonetheless, BGSU didn’t let the game slip away and kept fighting to keep themselves in the hunt. They roared back into the game in the penultimate quarter scoring 19 points before Velasco sealed the deal for them. 

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Amy Velasco is having an impressive campaign for the Falcons so far this season.

Amy Velasco’s season so far

The 5 ft 7 in guard had a terrific start to her season in BGSU’s opening win against Cleveland State. She ended her night with 16 points and 8 rebounds to her name. Moreover, the junior guard scored 4 out of 4 from three-point range.

Velasco has been a prolific scorer for BGSU as she has double-digit scores in all her outings this season. She is averaging 13.8 points to go with 1.7 rebounds per game and has a field goal percentage of 42.6 in the tournament so far.

The Bowling Green Falcons are finding their rhythm in the tournament with an impressive 5-1 record. However, they will come across a tough challenge when they face the Hawkeyes in their next encounter. Let’s see what Amy and the Falcons have in store for Caitlin Clark’s Iowa on Saturday, December 2.

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