No. 3 seed Ball State Women's Basketball (25-7) defeated No. 6 seed Akron (17-13) 92-68 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament. The Cardinals return to action March 10 against No. 2 seed Bowling Green (26-5) at approximately 12:30 p.m. in a semifinal contest.
No. 3 seed Ball State Women's Basketball (25-7) defeated No. 6 seed Akron (17-13) in the first round of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament 92-68. Here are three takeaways to how the Cardinals were able to achieve victory.
In 2020 for Ball State, a potential eighth Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship was taken away. In 2023, the Cardinals first game of the MAC Tournament is set to tip-off March 9 around 1:30 p.m, taking on Ohio in the first round.
The Ball State Daily News has four reporters and three photographers up in Cleveland for the 2023 Men’s and Women’s Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament. Day one saw the group travel through Indiana and Ohio to Cleveland.
Getting into the MACtion mood, the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament starts in about 24 hours. As we close in, here are some keys to winning the whole darn thing.
Benbow loves her position and editors at the IndyStar. She said while they do a great job of putting male reporters on women’s sports, she still thinks they have a bit of a tendency to give her stories about women. For example, she was assigned a story on how the uniforms for women's beach volleyball are “nothing” compared to the men’s.
The Eagles (17-9) had a hard challenge to face in the championship. They were playing New Castle (14-12) on their home turf. But right out of the gates, that did not matter to them.
Ball State Women's Basketball (24-7, 14-4 MAC) defeated Miami (Ohio) (12-19, 7-11 MAC) 77-68 in the final regular season contest for either side. The No. 3 seed Cardinals are set to play in the fourth game of March 8's slate of games against the No. 6 seed Akron (17-12 8-10 MAC) in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio.
One player that has stood out during this stretch is junior Jackson Wors. He led the Eagles with a career-high 27 points in their first-round win over the Bulldogs. But one thing that some might not know is that he has to wear a brace around his right shoulder during games and practices. Over the summer, Wors dislocated his shoulder.
“This is something I’ve dreamed about,” Fisher, a senior, said. “I’ve been at [Muncie] Burris my whole life, since kindergarten, and I’ve been coming to these basketball games. I know this group [of seniors] has always wanted to get to this moment.”
“We didn't come up with the same fire that we had at Akron, which is disappointing,” Ball State Men’s Basketball head coach Michael Lewis said. “We got to figure that out between now and Thursday.”
It’s Thursday, February 23. The last practice before Wes-Del’s final regular season game against Elwood. Warriors head coach John McGlothin blows his whistle after each minute and tells his team to switch shooters. The Warriors are partner shooting. “We do it at least three times a week,” McGlothin said. “Lots of shots, working on our individual game…I felt like when I was a younger coach, my teams didn’t take enough time just getting shots up.” For the winningest coach in Wes-Del history, this is what the winter weeknights have looked like for the last 30 years. But following the 2022-23 season, that routine will end with his retirement.
For Ball State Women’s Basketball, a MAC Championship means everything. For Estel Puiggros, it means even more.
Wapahani blew by Monroe Central 76-33 in the first round of sectionals. In the victory, the Raiders hit 17 three-pointers.
In the second to last road game of the season, Ball State Women's Basketball (23-7, 13-4 MAC) was defeated by Bowling Green (25-4, 14-3 MAC) 81-76 in overtime. The Cardinals return to action in the final game of the regular season against Miami (OH) (12-18, 7-10 MAC) Mar. 4 at 1 p.m.
The Muncie Burris Owls went 8-14 in the regular season. They lost their first eight games of the season. But last night, that record and streak flew out the window as the Owls defeated Winchester Community in the first round of sectionals.
This season, there have been multiple high school players in Delaware County that have been, in my opinion, at the top of my list.
When a new season of high school basketball comes around, people wonder what players will stand out. To some, it’s their skill level, their attitude or just how they play the game. Since taking over the beat writer position for Delaware County high school boys basketball earlier this season, multiple players have stuck out to me. This list is, in my opinion, the players who have improved the most from last season.
Ball State Women's Basketball (23-6, 13-3 MAC) fell 72-70 to Toledo (23-4, 14-2 MAC) in two players' final game at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals return to action Mar. 1 at Bowling Green (24-4, 11-3 MAC) at 5 p.m. in a contest on ESPNU.
Lapel girls basketball made its first-ever trip to the state finals on Feb. 25. In the end, the Bulldogs fell to the defending 2A champions, Forest Park, 38-37 as junior Madelyn Poynter’s last-second three-point shot bounced off the rim.
