Ball State Women's Basketball (2-6, 0-0 MAC) are 1-1 in the all-time series record against the Vanderbilt Commodores (3-5, 0-0 SEC), and they look to post their third win of the season on Thursday when the teams meet again, but this time in Muncie.
It was a sloppy start for both teams, but Butler’s (6-0, 0-0 Big East) experience gave them an advantage over Ball State Women’s Basketball (2-6, 0-0 MAC), as the Cardinals failed to extend their three-game win streak against the Bulldogs, losing 64-47. Here are four areas of Ball State’s play that stood out from their loss Sunday.
A perfect record remains in-tact for the Butler Bulldogs (6-0, 0-0 Big East) as they overcome Ball State Women's Basketball (2-6, 0-0 MAC) by a score of 64-47 today in Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Ball State (5-3, 0-0 MAC) came into Indianapolis with three players averaging double-figures in the scoring column. By the end of their contest with the Jaguars (5-3, 0-0 Horizon), five Cardinals had 10 or more points.
In a homecoming of sorts for five different Cardinals, Ball State Men's Basketball (5-3, 0-0 MAC) was able to pull away from IUPUI (5-3, 0-0 Horizon) in the late second half for the 85-75 win.
Coming off of a 46 point win over Tiffin on Tuesday, Ball State Men's Basketball (4-3, 0-0 MAC) will face a hot IUPUI (5-2, 0-0 Horizon) on Saturday in Indianapolis.
Ball State (2-5, 0-0 MAC) put together an all-around performance to defeat Cincinnati (5-3, 0-0 American), 75-63. Here are five aspects from the game that were key in the Cardinals’ victory.
Four players with double-digit points along with a noteworthy performance from freshman Anna Clephane awarded Ball State Women’s Basketball (2-5, 0-0 MAC) with a win over Cincinnati (5-3, 0-0 American).
Five Cardinals reached double-figures in the scoring column to combine for 81 points. Here’s a description of each of their performances.
Tayler Persons, redshirt senior guard for Ball State Men’s Basketball, said leadership is the most underrated thing in sports. The Cardinals have two players who went to extreme measures last summer to enhance their leadership qualities.
Breaking triple digits for the first time since its double overtime win against Akron last season, a strong team effort gave Ball State Men's Basketball (4-3, 0-0 MAC) a dominating win over Tiffin (2-4, 0-0 G-MAC), 108-62.
After three straight games at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida, Ball State Women's Basketball (1-5, 0-0 MAC) returns to Worthen Arena tomorrow to take on the Cincinnati (5-2, 0-0 American) followed by a trip to Butler (5-0, 0-0 Big East) on Sunday.
Ball State Women’s Basketball finished their break in Florida with zero wins, however, there were some positives and improvement was made in their three game stretch. Here are some takeaways from the Gulf Coast Showcase.
The Gulf Coast Showcase presented challenges for Ball State Women's Basketball (1-5, 0-0 MAC) as it moved to 0-3 in the tournament after falling to Quinnipiac (3-3, 0-0 MAAC), 69-66.
Ball State Men’s Basketball (3-3, 0-0 MAC) gave Evansville (2-3, 0-0 MVC) all it could handle in the Cardinals’ 82-72 win Saturday. Here are a few areas of the game that stood out.
In a neck-in-neck battle half way through the first half, redshirt junior guard KJ Walton would down 19 points in the first 20 minutes to give Ball State Men’s Basketball (3-3, 0-0 MAC) a substantial lead throughout the game and eventually a 82-72 win over Evansville (2-3, 0-0 MVC)
Duke (3-2, 0-0 ACC) tops Ball State Women’s Basketball (1-4, 0-0 MAC) in its third meeting in program history, but the game saw the Cardinals best performance of the three against the Blue Devils.
Ball State Women’s Basketball (1-3, 0-0 MAC) battled until the end, but it wasn’t enough as it fell short to Fordham (2-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10) in the first round of the Gulf Coast Showcase, 78-70.
Ball State Women’s Basketball (1-2, 0-0 MAC) will leave the cold weather for the holiday and travel south for the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida
With 2:43 second left in regulation, it was looking like Ball State Men's Basketball (2-3, 0-0 MAC) would leave the Charleston Classic with a win as it held an 11-point lead over Appalachian State (1-4, 0-0 Sun Belt). The Mountaineers would go on a 17-6 run to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime the period, the Cardinals took control of the game, going on a 11-0 scoring run to grab the win, 94-86.
