Wooster grad Fransen overcomes injury to make impact at Bowling Green
Christie Fransen made her collegiate soccer debut a little later than expected.
But the wait was well worth it.
After spending the first eight matches of the season on the injured list, the Wooster graduate and current Bowling Green State University freshman made her debut in late September and has worked her way into eight matches.
As for her first career appearance, it was something out of a storybook. Just three minutes into the Falcons’ match with Akron, the 5-foot-7 Fransen played a ball to Emma Stransky, leading to the eventual game-winning goal.
Two matches later Fransen was making her first of a pair of starts on the year and saw 57 minutes off the bench in a win against Eastern Michigan.
Bowling Green finished the Mid-American Conference regular season at 8-1-2 and was the second seed in the MAC Tournament, losing 2-1 to Ohio University on Nov. 2 to finish 10-6-2 overall.
Football
Redshirt sophomore A.J. Rhodes (Triway) has been the kicker for Ashland this season, connecting on eight field goals including a season-best 41-yard make against Tiffin. He is 32-for-35 on extra-point tries.
Wideout Jack Williams (Wooster) has played in all nine games for Denison, catching five including a 14-yard touchdown reception in a win at Hiram.
Walsh redshirt sophomore Koty Henry (Wooster) has 16 tackles and 3 ½ sacks this season for the Cavaliers. Henry also forced a fumble earlier this fall.
Volleyball
After missing the entire 2022 season with an injury, Chloe Sherrieb (Triway) has appeared in 87 sets for Ashland. The former Principals Athletic Conference Player of the Year has 61 kills including a career-best seven winners against Davenport, along with 25 digs.
Madison McCoy (Wooster), a senior at Otterbein, was recently named second-team All-Ohio Athletic Conference. The veteran middle hitter ranked Top 10 in the league for hitting percentage (.271), blocking (0.72/set) and service aces (36). She had four-plus blocks in 10 different matches as a defensive stalwart and earned OAC Player of the Week honors in early September.
University of Indianapolis setter Marin Dixon (Wooster) has played in 12 sets this season, dishing out 73 assists and recording 26 digs in those appearances.
Men’s soccer
Sophomore defender Nathan Monastra (Wooster) has appeared in 17 matches for John Carroll, starting five of those contests on the backline for a team that is currently 13-5-2 after losing on penalty kicks to Otterbein in the OAC semifinals. JCU will play St. Mary’s College of Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Div. III tournament Nov. 11.
Men’s golf
Junior Ben Cors (Wooster resident/Walsh Jesuit) played in all four tournaments this past fall for Dayton, posting a 74.0 average for the 12 rounds. The highlight of the season for Cors came at the Marshall Joe Feaganes Invitational, where the local shot a 5-under-par 208 — which included back-to-back rounds of 69 to open the event — finishing tied for seventh out of 76 players.
Cleveland State’s Mason Frazier (Wooster) wrapped up the fall campaign appearing in three events for the Vikings, his highest finish coming at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational, tying for 45th with a six-over-par 219.
Carter Hahn (Wooster) had a solid fall for Ohio Dominican, capped off by a top-25 finish at the Capital Fall Invite to help the Panthers to the team title. Hahn, a graduate student, had rounds of 78 and 84 to finish with a 162.
Sophomore Gavin Stutz (Triway) closed out the fall portion of the schedule for Ohio Wesleyan with an 11th-place finish at the Wittenberg Fall Classic. Stutz fired a 5-over 149 to lead the Battling Bishops.
Swimming
For the second straight season, Thomas Matthew (Wooster) has been tabbed to serve as a captain at Cincinnati. Matthew, who was 10th in the American Athletic Conference in the 50-yard freestyle last winter, swam on a second-place 400 free relay in the 2023 opener against Northwestern. The Bearcats will compete in the Big 12 this upcoming season.
