Despite junior forward Oshlynn Brown’s 22 points and 14 rebounds, Ball State (4-4, 0-0 MAC) came up short in Saturday’s matchup with Western Kentucky (7-2, 0-0 C-USA).
The Cardinals went 1-1 on the tournament, grabbing a buzzer-beater win over the Mountain Hawks and falling short to the Badgers.
Fans were on the edge of their seats Saturday in Worthen Arena, as Ball State Women’s Basketball came out with a four-point win over Butler.
It was a showdown at Fifth Third Arena Saturday afternoon where Ball State Women’s Basketball and Cincinnati traded leads and fought tooth-and-nail, ending in a 63-56 victory for the Bearcats.
A team-first mentality sealed the Cardinals’ first 30-point victory since last December’s matchup against Urbana University (Ohio).
Four players stood out in particular, contributing nearly three-quarters of the points for the Cardinals.
For Ball State Football redshirt junior quarterback Drew Plitt and Ball State Women’s Volleyball freshman middle blocker Marie Plitt, their sibling relationship has been everything but a rivalry.
To start its final Mid-American Conference series of the season, Ball State (32-17, 9-7 MAC) split a Friday doubleheader with Central Michigan (19-24-1, 9-7-1 MAC) before falling in game three Saturday in Mount Pleasant.
While Rothwell would pick up another career save, the Cardinals will split their double header to the Rockets.
After falling to Bowling Green (14-19, 2-6 MAC) in the first game of the weekend series today 4-1, Ball State Softball (26-12, 4-2 MAC) is now 1-2 in the first game of a MAC series this season.
