When it's not your night, nothing seems to go right. That seemed to be the case for Ball State women's basketball as it fell to Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Ball State earned five awards, with three individual players being selected for All-Mid-American Conference awards, according to an announcement made by the league.
Ball State juniors Tayler Persons and Trey Moses were selected to All-MAC men's basketball teams.
Ball State women's basketball finished off the regular season with a commanding 88-63 victory over Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
Ball State's loss at Northern Illinois may have serious implications on its seeding in the conference tournament.
Entering the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament Friday, Ball State women's basketball needed the conference powerhouses to knock off some bubble teams in order to increase its chances of receiving an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.
After Ball State's 88-80 loss on Wednesday evening to fellow bubble team Central Michigan, things look bleak for the team's chances at an NCAA Tournament at-large bid.
After leading for majority of the game, Ball State women's basketball (23-5, 12-5 MAC) fell short to Central Michigan (24-4, 16-1 MAC) in a fast paced battle.
The Mid-American Conference, like the rest of Division l men's college basketball, has had a season that can be summed up with one word — unpredictable.
Ball State entered its game against Central Michigan with a chance to secure a first-round bye in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
In its last four games, Ball State women’s basketball had dominated its competition. Today was a different story.
Loud cheers were heard throughout Worthen Arena as 2,822 fans honored Ball State’s senior class before tipoff of its final home game of the regular season.
Senior guard Sean Sellers started the night off with a bang for Ball State, connecting on his 225th 3-pointer just five minutes into the game to break Jesse Berry's record for the most made triples in school history.
After winning five games in a row and seven of its last eight, Ball State can clinch a first-round bye in the Mid-American Conference Tournament with a win.
Ball State women's basketball isn't the only team on the bubble as the season winds down. Who's right there with them?
At this stage of this of the season, Ball State (22-4, 11-4 MAC) knows every game matters for its postseason hopes.
Ball State made everything hectic for the Western Michigan offense, forcing it to commit 17 turnovers.
Two freshman and a sophomore — that's what makes up Ball State's bench. And they're going to be key to the Cardinals success moving forward.
The Cardinals lit it up from the floor in the second half, shooting 47 percent from the floor on 15 made baskets.
Sean Sellers kept Worthen Arena on the edge of its seat as the Cardinals won their fifth straight MAC game.
