WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals dominate paint in victory
November 21, 2011What appeared to be a mismatch on paper translated into a 29-point victory for Ball State at Worthen Arena on Monday night.
What appeared to be a mismatch on paper translated into a 29-point victory for Ball State at Worthen Arena on Monday night.
As the final seconds ticked off the clock, the game ended in similar fashion. Indiana State held off Ball State's comeback attempt to win 57-50 in front of 5,773 fans at the Hulman Center.
Hundreds of Ball State fans came out to the John E. Worthen Arena to see their team face off against Murray State, but stayed to watch sophomore Jazmin Hitchens set a new career-high Saturday afternoon with 22 points.
When coach Kelly Packard led her team onto the court of John E. Worthen Arena Saturday afternoon, she wasn't foreshadowing the accomplishment that's been within reach for the last 293 days, her 50th career win.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- When the whistle blew to complete Justin Gant's and-one layup, all five Ball State players looked up at the scoreboard.
After a near upset victory over then No. 16 Arizona, Ball State now focuses its attention to in-state opponent Indiana State.
After missing the first two games of the season due to a two-game suspension for violating team rules, sophomore forward Jazmin Hitchens made her season debut Wednesday night against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The day following Ball State's 73-63 loss to No. 16 Arizona, the Mid-American Conference West Division named senior forward Jarrod Jones Player of the Week.
Staring at an 0-2 record wasn't what coach Kelly Packard anticipated as her team began the 2011-12 season. Ball State, who lost its season opener to Illinois State 63-52 on Friday, was dealt another setback Sunday, losing by double figures at Wright State.
When sophomore Chris Bond made his second free-throw attempt to give Ball State (0-1) a 7-6 lead at the 16:26 mark in the first half, the upset bid was on against No. 16 Arizona (3-0).
Although the Wildcats lost Derrick Williams to the NBA Draft, last year's PAC-12 Player of the Year, they still have plenty of quickness to make up for the loss.
It has been emphasized over and over: last season is in the past, and Ball State is looking to form a new identity in 2011.
Having dropped 10 consecutive games to end last season, coach Kelly Packard is presented with possibly the most difficult challenge in her tenure at Ball State this season.
The Ball State men's basketball team opens up its 2011-12 season with an exhibition game against Taylor University at 7 tonight.
In one of its most hyped seasons in recent memory, Ball State has been picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference West Division preseason poll, the league announced Wednesday morning.
The preseason poll for the Mid-American Conference 2011-2012 women's basketball season was announced Tuesday by head coaches and media members.
The NCAA Division I board of directors will vote on an academic requirement for postseason play Friday, according to USA Today.
Junior guard Chloe Barnes will no longer compete for the Ball State women's basketball team because of a medical disqualification, according to the Ball State Athletics Compliance Department.
The Ball State men's basketball team headlines at least three of the 39-games of regional men's and women's basketball television coverage produced and distributed by SportsTime Ohio.
Ball State men's basketball has lost a recruit from the 2012 recruiting class.
