by UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH– Headlining a full Saturday of girls high school basketball was Robyn Fralick. She is now in her fifth season as Bowling Green’s head coach of the women’s basketball team, seeking to bring more success to the Falcons program. Fralick spoke at the intermission of the Pink Power Preview to all of the young women competing at the event held by John Carroll University.
Before being handed the reins at Bowling Green, she dominated the Division II ranks. That might be shortchanging the fact that she went 104-3 at Ashland University. Fralick captured a title in three short years, which came in the 2016-2017 season. A win percentage of around 97% was at one point the record at any NCAA level with at least 100 games coached.
She has brought over that success to Division I to a struggling program at Bowling Green. Before her arrival the Falcons were just 8-46 across the preceding three seasons. On top of that, they were pummeled in the MAC as well, mustering 20 wins in conference over six years. With Fralick at the helm all of that has changed in two campaigns with their record being 24-14.
In 2020-2021 Bowling Green finished 21-8 and made it all the way to the MAC Tournament Championship, falling short to Central Michigan, 77-72.
With experience in winning and losing situations she has gained lots of wisdom to share with young and aspiring women in the basketball realm.
Fralick spoke for around 20 minutes with some of her main messages including not being afraid to chase what you want, challenge yourself, and controlling the things in your life that you can control.
“Make sure that you are engaging in things that matter the most. Make sure your present in what’s happening now.”
The players were participating whenever Fralick popped in a question. One of those referred to a major talking point. “What are some of the things you can control everyday?” Most of them answered with work ethic, attitude, and effort.
Those answers led her into five core values that she builds every day with her team. Those are, being a great teammate, manners matter, trust, toughness, and commitment.
Commitment was one that Fralick really stressed. “Central to anything done well… you gotta have a plan. You can’t just show up to practice and think that small amount of time you have is enough. Not if you really wanna do something great.” She really drove the point home with, “Who you are is what you do.”
After some great personal stories throughout her journey, Fralick wrapped things up with taking ownership of your career and challenging everyone this season. “Enjoy the challenges and the moments.”
