In Ball State's 81-73 loss to Eastern Michigan Wednesday night, the Cardinals suffered from a poor shooting display in the second half, including from the foul line.
Ball State only attempted three foul shots in the first half, making two of them.
In the second half, the Cardinals attempted 20 foul shots but only made 10 of them, finishing the game shooting 52 percent from the line.
This season the Cardinals are shooting 68 percent from the foul line.
The surprise stat for the night came from senior forward Emily Maggert, who had zero free-throw attempts on the night.
"I have to take responsibility for not getting to the line," she said. "It's a two-way street."
Coach Kelly Packard said it was frustrating to watch her team struggle from the foul line.
"Absolutely," she said. "We're Division I athletes."
Along with the team's poor performance from the foul line, Ball State shot 23 percent from the field in the second half on seven of 31 shooting.
Even with the poor shooting, Packard said she was pleased with how her team played against Eastern Michigan's defensive pressure.
"We did so much better," she said. "We had 27 turnovers at their place. I wouldn't credit it to that at all."
The loss Wednesday brought flashes of last season's home loss to the same Eagles team on Feb. 13 when the Cardinals shot 12 of 27 from the foul line.
Ball State lost that game 63-57.
The loss to the Eagles pushes the Cardinals' losing streak to five games and puts them at four games under .500 in the Mid-American Conference.
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