“We fought like cats and dogs:” Ball State women’s basketball defeats Buffalo after a poor start
Just ten minutes in, Ball State women’s basketball found themselves down 27-9 to Buffalo.
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Just ten minutes in, Ball State women’s basketball found themselves down 27-9 to Buffalo.
The Ball State women’s basketball team (13-2, 3-0 MAC) earned their first home Mid-American Conference (MAC) victory of the season Wednesday night.
The Ball State Daily News will use this program to honor athletes who had an impressive week or a breakout performance. A candidate from each school will be chosen and the community can vote for the winner.
The Delaware County Tournament is one of the most anticipated events for local Indiana high school basketball fans. It allows the six competing county schools to come together and battle it out for the title.
On Tuesday evening, Ball State welcomed Akron to Worthen Arena for the Cardinals' third Mid-American Conference (MAC) game of the season. Once the clock hit zero, the Cardinals left the court after falling in their second home loss of the season as Akron took the 80-76 win.
Basheer Jihad sat with a blank expression on his face.
This week is the boys’ and girls’ Delaware County high school basketball tournaments. To some, the yearly event might answer the question of which teams are the best in the area. However, how can it prove that when not every Delaware County team competes?
There were 21 seconds left and Worthen Arena was loud. Ball State men’s basketball was down two to Central Michigan, but the Cardinals had just forced a turnover.
In perhaps the most intense game of the season for Ball State men’s basketball, the Cardinals lost their fourth straight game, falling 71-65 to Mid-American Conference (MAC) rival Central Michigan. Ultimately, the Chippewas (8-6, 1-1 MAC) forcing four turnovers in the last four Ball State (8-6, 0-2 MAC) possessions of the game was the most deciding factor in the final minute.
In the four quarters that led up to overtime, Ball State struggled to get perimeter shots to fall. Yet with 20 seconds left and the red and black up 67-64, the Cardinals had a chance to seal the victory.
On Saturday afternoon, Ball State traveled to take on the Akron Zips. The Cardinals’ second Mid-American Conference (MAC) matchup of the season ended with the red and black taking the 71-64 win.
Compared to years past, head coach Brady Sallee said he believes the defense is better than it ever has been. The ability to take teams out of their comfort zones and be disruptive is the reason why.
After a non-conference schedule that saw them drop just two games to Notre Dame and UConn, the Ball State Cardinals (11-3, 1-0 MAC) began Mid-American Conference (MAC) play with a 78-56 road win against the Western Michigan Broncos (5-6, 0-1 MAC).
On Tuesday evening, Ball State opened 2024 with their first Mid-American Conference of the season as the Cardinals faced Kent State on the road.
Michael Lewis emphatically closing his laptop screen at the end of his postgame press conference may as well have been his version of a mic drop. While it took 40 minutes for Ball State to lose 82-69 to Kent State, Lewis knew it was over by the end of the first half.
Both senior Annie Rauch and Estel Puiggros came into the Ball State women’s basketball program in 2019. Years later, their experience is still leading the Cardinals in a 95-58 win over Oakland City.
Ball State men’s basketball went into its biggest non-conference game of the season against the B1GTEN’s Minnesota shorthanded. With graduate student Ethan Brittain-Watts already out for the season and freshman Joey Brown suspended, three more Cardinals joined the inactive list.
On Thursday evening, the Cardinals ended their non-conference schedule with a trip to Minneapolis as Ball State faced Minnesota.
“I knew immediately when the defender was backing up that we had it. I knew we won,” junior Madelyn Bischoff said.
Ball State women’s basketball used a late comeback and a game-winner from junior Ally Becki to capture the Sun Coast Challenge championship Thursday afternoon in New Port Richey, Fla.