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WBB Improves To 14-1 With 74-61 MAC Road Win At Akron
January 10, 2018 | Women's Basketball
AKRON, Ohio - The Ball State women's basketball team (14-1, 3-1 MAC) earned its second-straight road victory in Mid-American Conference action with its 74-61 victory at Akron (6-9, 0-4 MAC) Wednesday night in James A. Rhodes Arena.
Senior forward Moriah Monaco led all scorers with a game-high 23 points. Senior forward Frannie Frazier chipped in 16 points while teammates, junior guards Carmen Grande and Jasmin Samz each added 10 points on the night. The win marked the Cardinals fifth straight over the Zips.
Samz scored six of the Cardinals first 10 points after hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to give Ball State an early 10-4 lead over Akron at the 6:57 mark. Ball State had pushed its lead to 12 (18-6) with three minutes remaining, but Akron closed the quarter with an 8-2 run to cut the Cardinals lead to 20-14 heading into the second frame.
Akron picked up momentum in the second stanza after opening with a 14-5 scoring spree, giving the Zips their first lead (28-25) at the 4:52 mark since the start of the game. Ball State had gone cold in the second frame and could not seem to get their offensive tempo on track. Monaco brought the Cardinals back to life with back-to-back 3-pointers to put Ball State back up by one (33-32) with just over a minute remaining. Akron would score on its ensuing possession to go back up by one, but a pair of free throws by junior guard Carmen Grande to close the half, would seal a one-point (35-34) advantage for Ball State at intermission.
Ball State enjoyed a strong start to the third frame, opening with a 12-0 run to build a 47-34 lead at the 4:11 mark. The Cardinals stepped up their defensive game as well holding Akron to without a field goal up until the 4:07 mark. After that, the Zips fought their way back into the ball game and would cut the Cardinals lead to 51-44 heading into the final frame.
The Cardinals continued to control the game in the fourth quarter, Grande knocked down a 3-pointer at the 5:36 mark to extend Ball States lead to 13 (63-50). Ball State took its largest lead of the ball game (74-54) with under two minutes remaining after a layup and 3-point basket from Monaco. The Cardinals had their best shooting performance of the game in the fourth quarter 53.6 percent (9-of-16) which helped seal Ball State's 14th win of the season.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns home Saturday to face Mid-American Conference East division leader Buffalo at 2 p.m. in Worthen Arena.
To purchase tickets for the game, log on to www.ballstatesports.com, call 888.BSU.TICKET or visit the Stoops Buick GMC Ticket Center inside Worthen Arena.
Senior forward Moriah Monaco led all scorers with a game-high 23 points. Senior forward Frannie Frazier chipped in 16 points while teammates, junior guards Carmen Grande and Jasmin Samz each added 10 points on the night. The win marked the Cardinals fifth straight over the Zips.
Samz scored six of the Cardinals first 10 points after hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to give Ball State an early 10-4 lead over Akron at the 6:57 mark. Ball State had pushed its lead to 12 (18-6) with three minutes remaining, but Akron closed the quarter with an 8-2 run to cut the Cardinals lead to 20-14 heading into the second frame.
Akron picked up momentum in the second stanza after opening with a 14-5 scoring spree, giving the Zips their first lead (28-25) at the 4:52 mark since the start of the game. Ball State had gone cold in the second frame and could not seem to get their offensive tempo on track. Monaco brought the Cardinals back to life with back-to-back 3-pointers to put Ball State back up by one (33-32) with just over a minute remaining. Akron would score on its ensuing possession to go back up by one, but a pair of free throws by junior guard Carmen Grande to close the half, would seal a one-point (35-34) advantage for Ball State at intermission.
Ball State enjoyed a strong start to the third frame, opening with a 12-0 run to build a 47-34 lead at the 4:11 mark. The Cardinals stepped up their defensive game as well holding Akron to without a field goal up until the 4:07 mark. After that, the Zips fought their way back into the ball game and would cut the Cardinals lead to 51-44 heading into the final frame.
The Cardinals continued to control the game in the fourth quarter, Grande knocked down a 3-pointer at the 5:36 mark to extend Ball States lead to 13 (63-50). Ball State took its largest lead of the ball game (74-54) with under two minutes remaining after a layup and 3-point basket from Monaco. The Cardinals had their best shooting performance of the game in the fourth quarter 53.6 percent (9-of-16) which helped seal Ball State's 14th win of the season.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns home Saturday to face Mid-American Conference East division leader Buffalo at 2 p.m. in Worthen Arena.
To purchase tickets for the game, log on to www.ballstatesports.com, call 888.BSU.TICKET or visit the Stoops Buick GMC Ticket Center inside Worthen Arena.
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