MEN’S BASKETBALL: Ball State hit by injuries
By Conor Hockett / February 19, 2013Matt Kamieniecki bent slightly at the waist, clearly favoring his back as he walked gingerly to the bench for a timeout late in Saturday’s game.
Matt Kamieniecki bent slightly at the waist, clearly favoring his back as he walked gingerly to the bench for a timeout late in Saturday’s game.
Akron’s Rachel Tecca was averaging 18.9 points per game coming into Saturday’s contest against Ball State. She ended the game with 22 points as Akron beat Ball State, 64-52.
After Ball State beat Northern Illinois on Wednesday, freshman guard Marcus Posley tweeted a message concerning the health of Jesse Berry.
Despite the feelings after Sunday’s loss to Toledo, Ball State’s season isn’t over. The women’s basketball team will try to rebound tonight against Akron.
Ball State has found comfort in visiting Mid-American Conference arenas all season long and Wednesday was no different.
Junior guard Jesse Berry never missed a game in his career before Saturday, but one chance was all freshman Marcus Posley needed to stir up some controversy at the off-guard spot.
While it would’ve been easier for Matt Kamieniecki to walk around Nate Hutcheson at midcourt, Ball State’s junior forward chose contact.
Like against Bowling Green a month ago, Ball State started in an ugly shooting slump, opening the game in an 0-of-11 hole from the field.
Brandy Woody and Shanee’ Jackson sat in utter silence, seemingly in shock at what had happened a few minutes earlier.
For 20 minutes, Jauwan Scaife walked the the ball up the court and initiated the offense. By the end of the second half, he was the offense.
Ball State is no stranger to big moments this season.
Ball State was ranked second in the MAC in field goal defense. Central Michigan was first in scoring. Something had to give.
Brandy Woody received the inbounds pass late in the fourth quarter.
Ball State’s (8-13, 2-7 MAC) second-half energy did little to improve the deficit as the team lost 69-42 to Ohio (16-6, 7-1 MAC) on Wednesday.
The Cardinals find themselves in a three-way tie for first place in the MAC West with Central Michigan and Toledo.
The past three regular season games between the Cardinals and Bobcats were decided by a combined six points.
Brady Sallee isn’t the type of coach likely to get caught looking ahead in the schedule.
As Ball State travels to Ypsilanti to face Eastern Michigan, it can take pride in knowing that it’s allowing 54 points per game since it’s started MAC play.
Jordon Crawford’s game could be described as flashy, maybe even wild, but his style is often wildly effective on the court.
She scored her points on 9-of-11 shooting, adding two points from the free-throw line.