Bowling Green, Ohio -- Champions. Again.

For the fourth consecutive season and the sixth time in program history, the Bowling Green State University women's soccer program has won the Mid-American Conference Tournament title.

Nikki Cox scored in the seventh minute on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 7), giving the top-seeded Falcons (11-6-3) the lead for good, and Audrey Shea and Lacee Bethea scored second-half goals as BGSU went on to a decisive 3-0 win over Kent State (13-5-3) at Cochrane Stadium.

Lili Berg made five saves in net as the BG back line posted a fourth consecutive shutout.

With the win, the Falcons have earned the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships for the fourth consecutive season. BGSU will learn the date, opponent and site of the next match when the NCAA reveals the tournament field Monday (Nov. 8) at 4:30 p.m. ET.

The three-goal win was BGSU's largest margin of victory in a MAC Tournament final in program history.

Bethea was named the MAC Tournament's Most Valuable Player, while Cox, Shea and Madi Wolfbauer joined her on the MAC's All-Tournament Team.

The Falcons' win snapped Kent State's nine-match unbeaten streak. The Flashes had been 7-0-2 since a 3-2 loss to BGSU in Kent on Oct. 3.

KSU, the tournament's third seed, was shut out for just the fourth time this season. The Golden Flashes had scored seven goals in two tournament wins leading up to Sunday's final.

BGSU now has an overall record of 20-7-7 in MAC Tournament matches. The Falcons' total of 20 wins is the second-highest of any conference team (Miami has 21 tourney wins), and BG's .691 winning percentage is the best of all league schools.