GRAPHIC: Cardinals defeat IUPUI 61-58
By Tyson Bird / December 2, 2015Ball State defeated IUPUI 61-58 in Worthen Arena Tuesday night. Cardinal of the Game Ryan Weber posted 12 points, six rebounds and two assists for the Cardinals.
Ball State defeated IUPUI 61-58 in Worthen Arena Tuesday night. Cardinal of the Game Ryan Weber posted 12 points, six rebounds and two assists for the Cardinals.
Ball State men’s basketball won its fifth consecutive game, topping Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis in a 61-58 home victory that came down to the wire.
For the fourth time in her career, junior guard Jill Morrison was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
Ball State Athletics will put on Winter Fan Jam Dec. 6 in partnership with the women’s basketball team, who will be hosting Butler University the same day.
While most students went home over Thanksgiving break, student-athletes at Ball State University continued winter season play for their respective athletic teams. Whether they stayed in Muncie, traveled across the country or crossed borders, here’s what the Cardinals have done in the past week of play.
The Ball State men’s basketball won its third straight game against Indiana University-Kokomo 90-54 at home on Nov. 25.
Ball State women’s basketball improved to 2-1 on the season after its 72-44 victory against the Austin Peay Governors (2-4).
In the second of three consecutive days of basketball for Ball State, the team got its first win in the @EKUHoops Classic at Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 21 against Longwood, winning 78-67.
Ball State women’s basketball team (1-1) topped Western Kentucky (0-1) in its home opener, 74-60, behind senior Nathalie Fontaine’s 30-point performance. Fontaine scored 24 points in the second half. “Listen, I’ve got a problem,” she said. “I want the ball all the time.”
Senior forward Bo Calhoun played like a man who wanted to snap the Ball State men's basketball team’s 18-game losing streak on Nov. 16.
Ball State defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 73-56 Monday night in Worthen Arena.
The Ball State men’s basketball team etched their first win of the season on Monday night, 73-56 over Eastern Illinois. Senior Bo Calhoun came off the bench under three minutes into the game after Franko House got into early foul trouble and led the team in scoring with 17 points.
Points were hard to come by in Ball State’s season opener at Bradley on Friday, Nov 13. The Cardinals made 20 field goals on 55 attempts, good for a 36.4 percent from the field.
The Ball State women’s basketball team dropped its season opener in Charlotte, N.C., 72-66, marking the ninth straight season-opening loss for the Cardinals.
One year removed from winning the Mid-American Conference West Division women’s basketball title with a 13-5 conference record (17-14 overall), Ball State was picked to finish second in the division in the MAC coaches’ preseason poll.
The men’s basketball program has the tools to compete for a Mid-American Conference championship this year.
Ball State women’s basketball team unofficially opened its season with a resounding 79-point exhibition victory against Division-II Urbana University 151-72.
On Oct. 28, the Mid-American preseason conference polls were released. After a 7-23 (2-16) finish last season, the Ball State men's basketball team is projected to finish last in the conference for a second consecutive season.
After finishing atop the Mid-American Conference West Division standings last season with a 13-5 conference record (17-14 overall), the preseason MAC coaches’ poll projects the Ball State women's basketball team to finish in second.
Practice has begun for the Ball State men's basketball team, and it's clear there is one part of the game it is focused on improving. Last season, the Cardinals ranked 244th in the country on total team defense, allowing 69 points per game and a 46 percent shooting percentage. Head coach James Whitford is looking to drastically improve that number toward the top of the Mid-American Conference.
