Ball State University will go to the preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament this year for the first time since 2002-03.
The 16-team tournament begins for Ball State on Friday in Bloomington against Indiana University. It's Indiana's first tournament since its 1998-99 season.
Ball State trails 3-23 against the Hoosiers all-time. Ball State has gone 0-18 since the 1978-79 season. Also, Ball State is 0-15 when playing at Bloomington.
Ball State lost its game against the Hoosiers last year 71-76.
The startAs Kelly Packard begins her first season with the Cards we look back at how past head coaches did in their first year.
- Rosalie DiBrezzo went 17-6 in her first season in 1974-75.
- Sue Tussey went 7-6 in her first season in 1977-78.
- Debbie Powers went 5-11 in her first season in 1978-79.
- Karen Fitzpatrick went 7-17 in her first season in 1982-83.
- Marsha Reall went 13-14 in her first season in 1985-86.
- Ethel Gregory went 4-23 in her first season in 1986-87.
- Robyn Markey went 3-23 in her first season in 1992-93.
- Brenda Oldfield went 16-13 in her first season in 1999-2000.
- Tracy Roller went 24-8 in her first season in 2001-02.
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