Ball State (26-4, 15-2) women’s basketball defeated Mid-American Conference (MAC) foe Kent State (18-8, 13-4) 75-71. The 26th win is a new program record for the Cardinals.
With the regular season conference champion still to be determined, Ball State (26-4, 15-2 MAC) locked up at least the number two seed in the conference tournament with a 75-71 road win against Kent State (18-9, 13-4 MAC).
The Cardinals (15-15, 7-10 MAC), without leading scorer Basheer Jihad, won 76-69 against Kent State (15-15, 8-9 MAC) Ball State has its final game of the season Friday, March 8, when the Cardinals travel to Bowling Green, Ohio, to take on the Falcons (18-12, 9-8 MAC) at 7 p.m.
Senior Jonny Manor led the Eagles with 15 points as Delta defeated Yorktown 55-44 in the sectional No. 24 championship game.
Junior Jalin Anderson led the Cardinals with 25 points as Ball State fell to Western Michigan 78-76.
The Cardinals (14-15, 6-10 MAC) failed to secure eighth place in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) with a 78-76 overtime loss against Western Michigan (11-18, 8-8 MAC). Ball State returns to action Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in the final home game of the season against Kent State.
Whenever a senior day comes around, head coach Brady Sallee always wants to celebrate the women’s basketball class with a curtain call, points and a win. Each Cardinal (25-4, 14-2 MAC) senior was able to do that on their day in the 75-47 win over Eastern Michigan (6-21, 2-14 MAC).
On the second miss, Becki grabbed the rebound and found Rauch who once again earned a trip to the line. After missing the first, she put the second free throw in to give her 1,000. Rauch would add two more later in the quarter to finish with 17 for the game.
“You always hope that experience brings poise and good decision-making,” Detweiler said. “We got a point guard [Jonny Manor] I trust to make good decisions, and if you have a guy you can trust with the ball in his hands that’s a big deal.”
Throughout the 2023-24 season, there has been storyline after storyline. Andrews broke the school's scoring record and is on pace for the Delaware County scoring record. Daleville senior Meryck Adams became the Broncos’ leader in 3-pointers made in a career.
Wes-Del and Wapahani will face each other in Friday's semifinal round after wins over Burris and Lapel.
The game against the Zips (9-16, 4-10 MAC) was dedicated to the people of Westminster Village, a non-profit retirement community in Muncie. Several people from Westminster showed up and claimed a corner in the arena, hanging a poster of support for the Cardinals. With the group in attendance, the Cardinals bounced back from a loss against the Toledo Rockets and came away with a 75-51 win over Akron.
Josiah Love was voted as the Ball State Daily News Delaware County Athlete of the Week for the week of 2/14-2/21.
Junior Mickey Pearson Jr. led the Cardinals with a season high 25 points as Ball State defeated Central Michigan 79-71.
Here are some results from Delaware County sporting events from 2/19-2/24.
After the Feb. 24 game between Ball State and Eastern Michigan, it was Basheer and Yusuf Jihad's fourth time playing against each other at the collegiate level. However, this contest was the first in which each Jihad brother made the starting lineup.
The Cardinals lost 58-56 to Eastern Michigan (11-16, 4-10 MAC). Ball State (13-14, 5-9 MAC) returns to action Tuesday, Feb. 27, when the Cardinals travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to take on Central Michigan (16-11, 10-4) at 7 p.m.
40 minutes later and a 22-point win, Toledo (21-4, 13-1 MAC) showed why they are coming off a conference championship and still the team to beat in the MAC with their 70-48 win over the Cardinals.
Basheer Jihad recorded his ninth double-double as the Cardinals fell to Eastern Michigan 58-56.
In the match up the Ball State Cardinals (23-4, 12-2 MAC) struggled against the reigning MAC champions Toledo Rockets (21-4, 13-1 MAC), falling by a final score of 70-48.
