Lack of post presence hurts Cardinals
By Anthony Lombardi / January 19, 2015The Ball State men’s basketball team struggles scoring at the rim. It’s no secret. Ball State has been outscored by its opponents in the paint in 11 of 15 games.
The Ball State men’s basketball team struggles scoring at the rim. It’s no secret. Ball State has been outscored by its opponents in the paint in 11 of 15 games.
A season that at one point looked to be heading south has received a shot in the arm over the last few weeks.
It was a tale of two halves for the Ball State men’s basketball team in a 58-46 loss at Bowling Green Saturday.
The Mid-American Conference West Division leader was defeated for the first time in conference play Saturday, as the Ball State women's basketball fell to Buffalo 53-43. Unlike its first four MAC games, Ball State did not put together the dominant performance on defense that had led it to four straight wins. "It was a very tough and physical game that we struggled to stay consistent in," head coach Brady Sallee said. Throughout the first half, Ball State and Buffalo remained in a tight contest.
Freshman Moriah Monaco came off the bench for 20 minutes, but made the most of her minutes exploding for 19 points as Ball State tied its season-high in points in an 85-47 victory over Kent State Wednesday.
The officials called both coaches to the midcourt line as the final buzzer sounded in double overtime to end the Ball State men’s basketball team’s game at Western Michigan. Neither side appeared to know what had taken place.
The son of a former Major League Baseball pitcher, fifth-year senior Matt Kamieniecki was raised in a competitive environment.
After missing the first two games of the season with a foot injury, Ball State men's basketball guard Francis Kiapway didn't shy away from the big moment.
A combined 5-0 start in Mid-American Conference play by the Ball State men's and women's basketball teams has brought Pepsi and Ball State Athletics together for a special deal.
For the third time this season and the fifth time of her career, Ball State women's basketball forward Nathalie Fontaine has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
Ball State men's basketball forward Franko House has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
The Ball State Women's Basketball team has raised its play since Mid-American Conference play started, and a new, defensive approach to the game is the catalyst.
With back-to-back wins over Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan, the Ball State men’s basketball team opened it’s Mid-American Conference schedule 2-0. The Cardinals are on a four-game winning-streak overall, and sophomore forward Franko House thinks the team’s recent play is sending a message to the rest of the league.
It had been five games since Ball State men’s basketball head coach James Whitford felt sophomore point guard Zavier Turner played to the level he is capable. Earlier in the week, Whitford met privately with Turner and challenged his young floor general to elevate his game.
The Ball State women's basketball team showed its physical, defensive prowess to begin Mid-American Conference play, defeating Western Michigan 54-36 Saturday at Worthen Arena.
After going 4-7 in its non-conference portion of the schedule, the Ball State women's basketball team is out to a 2-0 start in Mid-American Conference play.
With 20 seconds remaining in overtime trailing Eastern Michigan by two, freshman Sean Sellers took a pass behind the three-point line from teammate Franko House. The leading scorer on the Ball State men’s basketball team, Sellers was having an off-night. He had already missed a potential game-winner in regulation and was shooting two-of-eight from behind the arc.
The Ball State women's basketball team played its first home game in three weeks, and defeated Mid-American Conference foe Miami 72-41 behind a game-high 27 points from junior Nathalie Fontaine.
The Ball State men’s basketball team only needed 11 games to match last season’s win total of five, but head coach James Whitford still feels his team has a long way to go.
