There will be no shortage of opportunities to build on last season’s run in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
The Ball State women’s basketball team announced its 2013 schedule on Tuesday.
The Cardinals open the season Nov. 10 in West Lafayette against reigning Big 10 champion Purdue.
Ball State will host a pair of teams that made the postseason last year in Pittsburgh and Western Kentucky. Those games will take place on Nov. 14 and Dec. 7, respectively.
2013 national runner-up Louisville will visit Worthen Arena Dec. 17. Louisville returns nine upperclassmen to its championship-caliber roster.
Just four non-conference games will be rematches from last season. Evansville, Northern Kentucky, Wyoming and IPFW will all host Ball State.
Ball State went 1-3 against those teams with the win lone coming in a home game against IPFW. The Cardinals’ non-conference record in 2012 was 5-8.
Play in the Mid-American Conference will kick off with a road game against Akron on Jan. 4. Ball State finished with a 12-4 record in MAC play last season, a substantial improvement from the team’s 4-12 record two years ago.
The Cardinals will close out the schedule with back-to-back home games. Northern Illinois will visit on Wednesday, March 5, followed by Toledo on Saturday, March 8 for the regular season finale.
