WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State falls to Kent State on the road, 57-60

Sophomore forward Nathalie Fontaine attempts a layup during the game Jan. 26 against Buffalo. Fontaine scored 14 points in the game and had 14 rebounds. DN PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK
Sophomore forward Nathalie Fontaine attempts a layup during the game Jan. 26 against Buffalo. Fontaine scored 14 points in the game and had 14 rebounds. DN PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK

Three individuals scored in double figures for Ball State, but the women’s basketball team fell to Kent State 57-60 Sunday night.

The road loss dropped the Cardinals’ record to 9-11 overall and 4-5 in the Mid-American Conference.

The Golden Flashes entered the game with a 3-16 record, and no wins in league play. Both teams hit 19 field goals from the floor, but
Ball State hit 9 three-pointers while Kent State managed only two on 13 attempts.

Shelbie Justice shot 5-of-8 from three-point range to lead Ball State with 16 points. It was her second best scoring effort of the 2013-14 season.

The junior guard scored more three-point field goals than the rest of the team combined. Other players were able to contribute from inside the arc, though.

Sophomore forward Nathalie Fontaine tallied a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. She added one assist and one block. Both Fontaine and senior point guard Brandy Woody played all 40 minutes on Sunday.

The pair combined to shoot 25 of Ball State’s 51 field goal attempts in the high scoring game. Woody finished the game 5-of-13 from the floor with 13 points and four assists.

Lacking field goal percentages plagued both teams, but free throw shooting was a different story. Kent State hit 90.9 percent of its attempts, while Ball State shot just 38.5 percent.

The Cardinals left 16 points at the free-throw line. In a game decided by just three points, the free throws could have completely changed the outcome.

Ball State has lost three of its last four games, and now holds a 4-5 record. The team returns to action Thursday in a home game against Central Michigan.

The Chippewas are 13-8 this season and 9-0 in the MAC.

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