The Ball State women’s basketball team had its home exhibition against Oakland City University Wednesday and came out on top with a score of 109-58.
All 10 players showed up and dominated in the fast pace game, including the freshmen.
When they were not making plays in the paint, they were taking care of defense. For their first time playing against another opponent in the college level, the freshmen were aggressive.
Head coach Brady Sallee knew how the freshmen would mix in was one of the biggest questions of the night.
“I felt good about the way they played,” He said. “I challenged them early before the game to just make this about them and not about me and just go play.”
Freshmen Jill Morrison and Renee Bennett entered the game early and Sallee said they “really let it fly.”
When freshman Haley Richardson entered the court, Sallee said she brought in a lot of energy and life to the game, which positively affected the way the team played.
Morrison said she felt more excited than nervous, and having the hometown crowd behind her helped ease her nerves. Bennett said she felt a little worried that she would be rusty since she hasn’t played in a game for a while, but afterwords she felt good about the way she played, as well as her team.
Ball State women’s basketball will return to the court at 2 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Purdue.
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