- Ball State hit 25 of 32 free throws.
- The best shooters were Brittany Carter and Brandy Woody.
- Coach Brady Sallee was happy with his team.
Free throws have been the key to Ball State’s latest victories.
After not shooting well from the free-throw line and only hitting 18 out of 33 shots when playing against Eastern Michigan last week, the women’s basketball team had a stronger showing from the line in this week’s game against Kent State.
Free throws were a large part of the game, having contributed 25 points to the 31-55 win over Kent State. Without those free throws, the Cardinals would have had a tighter game with a score of 30-26.
Throughout the game, the Cardinals were sent to the line 16 times with a total of 32 shots, making 25 of them, to give the team a 78 percent on the free-throw line.
“When getting to the free-throw line that many times, we got to make those free throws so those aren’t empty possessions,” Head coach Brady Sallee said. “Those are big for us, we play to get to the free-throw line.”
Players that were sent to the line made nearly, all of their shots, only missing a few.
Senior guard Brandy Woody and junior Brittany Carter were both sent to the line four times during the game, each capitalizing on their shots. Woody went 7-8 and Carter went 6-8 on the free-throw line.
When asked if free throws were something the girls have been working on more in practice, Sallee said it was not something he was worried about since the girls have been shooting well throughout the season.
“I know the team I’ve got. They didn’t like the way they shot [against Eastern Michigan], so they got in the gym and worked on it,” Sallee said. “They’re a group who wants to make them.”
Ball State’s sole loss in its last four games came against Akron where the team attempted 25 free throws. The second-lowest total attempts over that stretch was 28 against IPFW.
All throughout the first half, the girls were 8-8 on the line and could have sealed up the game by a larger lead in the second half but shots were being missed at the line.
Despite the late misses, Sallee couldn’t be more pleased with going to the free-throw line 32 times.
“Usually the tougher, more aggressive team is going to be the one who shoots the [most] free throws.” Sallee said.
Though Ball State had a successful day at the free-throw line against Kent State, which helped them secure the victory, Sallee still looks forward to seeing improvement.
“I’m the guy who focuses on the seven we miss,” he said.
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