From as little as one season to as many as 132 games, these three players have impacted and been impacted by the Ball State and Muncie communities in their time as athletes and students. When the final buzzer sounds, these are their final remarks in dawning the cardinal and white.
Despite a record with just eight wins and a roster featuring six freshmen, Ball State Women's Basketball saw immense growth throughout the 2018-2019 season.
Heading into the NCAA Tournament, it was no question the team's opponent, the Tennessee Volunteers, would present a challenge in the first round. But the outcome was anything but predictable.
Well, one more game has turned into another one more game. Ball State (16-16, 7-12 MAC) took down higher-seeded Eastern Michigan (15-17, 9-9 MAC) 61-43 on the road Monday in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Another game involving Ball State Women's Basketball (8-23, 3-15 MAC) and Toledo (20-10, 12-7 MAC) came down to the wire and the Rockets were able to sneak away with the victory for the third time this season against the Cardinals,
While Ball State (8-23, 3-15 MAC) managed to outscore Toledo (20-10, 12-7 MAC) in every quarter apart from the first, the early deficit gave the Rockets enough headway to come out victorious to advance to the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, sending the Cardinals back to Muncie and ending their season.
Outscoring the Eagles 38-14 in the second half, Ball State Men's Basketball (16-16, 7-12 MAC) took off to upset sixth seeded Eastern Michigan (15-17, 9-9 MAC) 61-53.
One more game. There could be more pending a win, but at the moment, Ball State has one more game.
Ball State Women's Basketball (8-22, 2-15 MAC) was not able to keep control of the game as they gave up a 13-point lead and fell short in the regular season finale to Eastern Michigan (13-16, 6-12 MAC), 67-57.
There’s a reason it’s called “March Madness.” “It’s March,” Ball State redshirt senior guard Tayler Persons said. “Anything can happen.” Along with Persons, Ball State (15-16, 6-12 MAC) honored seniors Trey Moses and Austin Nehls prior to its contest with Northern Illinois (15-16, 8-10 MAC) for senior night Friday.
It was senior night for Northern Illinois (17-12, 9-8 MAC) Wednesday, but Huskie senior guard Mikayla Voigt’s 30 points and seven 3-pointers weren’t enough to give Ball State Women’s Basketball (8-21, 3-14 MAC) its 11th consecutive loss.
Ball State (15-15, 6-11 MAC) has allowed an opposing player to score 20 points and grab 20 rebounds twice this season. Neither occurred in the Cardinals’ first 28 games.
Déjà vu? For the second time in its last three games, Ball State has gone down to the wire when it led by double digits in the second half.
A slow start for Ball State (7-21, 2-14 MAC) damaged its hopes of getting back in the win column as the Cardinals fell to Western Michigan (10-17, 4-12 MAC), 72-54.
Although Ball State (7-20, 2-13 MAC) has not seen a win since Jan. 23 when they took down Kent State, head coach Brady Sallee and his squad are not focused on the wins and losses.
Despite a career night for junior guard Jasmin Samz, her performance wasn’t enough to push Ball State Women's Basketball (7-20, 3-12 MAC) past the top seed in the Mid-American West, as the Central Michigan Chippewas (21-6, 12-3 MAC) won their fifth consecutive. Here are a few takeaways from Wednesday’s MAC west matchup at Worthen Arena.
It’s been a bumpy road for Ball State Women’s Basketball this season, but the future looks bright for the Cardinals as sophomore forward Oshlynn Brown has taken her talents to the next level.
However, while each posted 26 points, the other components to Central Michigan’s (21-6, 12-3 MAC) squad showed their stripes, as well, pushing the Chippewas passed Ball State (7-20, 2-13 MAC) for the second time this season.
Sophomore forward Zach Gunn hit a 3-pointer 14 and a half minutes into the game Tuesday, and from that point on, it was clear the gang was back together.
While Ball State Men's Basketball (14-14, 5-10 MAC) did have a stronger shooting night, the team couldn't seem to get a stop as Toledo (22-6, 10-5 MAC) 34 rebounds on the night to hand the Cardinals their third straight loss, 80-72.
