Ohio wins 7th straight in victory over Ball State Women’s Basketball
By Gabi Glass / February 2, 2019An Ohio record was broken, just shy of an NCAA record, in Saturday’s matchup between the Bobcats (17-2, 6-2 MAC) and Cardinals (7-13, 2-6 MAC).
An Ohio record was broken, just shy of an NCAA record, in Saturday’s matchup between the Bobcats (17-2, 6-2 MAC) and Cardinals (7-13, 2-6 MAC).
In a game that saw redshirt junior guard K.J. Walton score a new career high and hit two buzzer-beaters Saturday, Ball State (11-11, 2-7 MAC) couldn’t close it out against Kent State (16-5, 5-3 MAC) as it fell for the fourth consecutive time at home.
Ball State (11-10, 2-6 MAC) fell 83-59 to No.18 Buffalo (19-2, 7-1 MAC) Tuesday. Taking on a nationally-ranked team on the road is a tall task in itself, but the Cardinals made things more difficult in multiple areas. Here’s what to take away from the game.
Tonight, No. 18 Buffalo (19-2, 7-1 MAC) ran Ball State Men's Basketball (11-10, 2-6 MAC) right out of the building for the Bulls 21st straight win at home and the Cardinals third straight loss, 83-59.
Due to expected severe weather, Ball State Women's Basketball has postponed its matchup against Buffalo on Jan 30 at Worthen Arena. The game has been rescheduled for Feb 20 at Worthen Arena.
The Cardinals have had leads heading into the second half or fourth quarter on four separate occasions this season including, the 65-62 loss on Saturday against conference opponent Western Michigan at home.
Ball State (11-9, 2-5 MAC) dropped its second game to Ohio (11-8, 3-4 MAC) of the season Saturday. Here’s a look at what stood out.
With the clock ticking down a three ball from Ohio's Gavin Block would fall helping the Bobcats pull away from the Cardinals, 78-74.
Meredith Miller of Western Michigan (8-9, 2-4 MAC) was the deciding factor Saturday against Ball State (7-12, 2-5 MAC), draining four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to grant the Broncos a 65-62 win.
“That was old school.” That’s how head Coach Brady Sallee explained the Cardinals second conference win over the Golden Flashes 48-44 that snapped their three-game losing streak.
It was more than just one game on the line tonight as Ball State Women's Basketball (7-11, 2-4 MAC) took on Kent State (10-7, 3-3 MAC). The Golden Flashes had not won a game inside Worthen Arena since 1997.
Go. No ready. No set. Just go. That’s what goes through redshirt junior guard K.J. Walton’s head when he sees an opening.
After dropping competitive contest to Miami (10-9, 2-4 MAC), 71-65, Ball State Men's Basketball (11-8, 2-4 MAC) has dropped five of its last four only a quarter of a way through a competitive MAC schedule. With being so close, but so far, the Cardinals aren't letting their record get to them.
Miami came up on top in a nail-biter beating Ball State 60-57 making it the Cardinals third-straight loss and their fourth conference loss of the season. Here are a few key aspects that stood out from the matchup.
Coming off of a slim loss to Bowling Green on Tuesday, Ball State Men's Basketball snapped at three game losing streak in a strong performance on the road to Central Michigan, 82-73. With Miami just around the corner, here are some key takeaways from the matchup.
A late scoring run led Ball State (11-7, 2-3 MAC) to its second conference win of the season on the road against Central Michigan (14-4, 3-2 MAC). This victory put an end to a three-game losing streak for the Cardinals.
Today marked head coach Brady Sallee’s first loss against the Miami RedHawks (12-4, 4-2) as they took down Ball State (6-11, 1-4 MAC) in Millett Hall, 60-57.
Ball State’s freshman forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir has been on a scoring tear, and she maintained her hot-streak against Buffalo Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough as the Cardinals (6-10, 1-4 MAC) lost their second straight conference game to the Bulls (11-4, 3-1 MAC) 77-65.
Growing up, Thelma Dis Agustsdóttir was surrounded by basketball. Her mother, Björg Hafsteinsdóttir, played on the national teams when Thelma was young and from the age of five, she knew she want to follow in her mother’s footsteps.
Buffalo senior Cierra Dillard holds the No. 2 spot in the NCAA for points per game, and she proved her point in Wednesday’s game against Ball State (6-10, 1-4 MAC). The Bulls (11-4, 3-1 MAC) topped the Cardinals by a final score of 77-65.
