Ball State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Opens 2006 MAC Season at Toledo
January 06, 2006 | Women's Basketball
MATCHUP AT A GLANCE:
Arena (Seating Capacity) John F. Savage Hall (9,000)
Tip-off 7 p.m.
Television none
Webcast WCRD FM 91.3
Series Toledo leads 40-11
RADIO COVERAGE: The BSU-Toledo contest will be broadcast live by WCRD FM 91.3 . . . BSU's student-run station will carry 26 regular-season games plus all postseason competition . . . Sports director Nathan Rausch is in his second full season as a part of the broadcast team and will handle play-by-play duties this year . . . Joel Nickels will provide color commentary, while Kyle Trompeter will do sideline reporting . . . The WCRD broadcasts can be heard via the internet at the official web site of Ball State athletics: www.ballstatesports.com.
BALL STATE PROBABLE STARTERS:
1 Tina Bolte G 5-7 Jr./Jr. 11.2 ppg 3.0 rpg 1.0 apg 29.1 mpg
11 Kelsey Corbin G 5-9 Jr./Jr. 7.8 ppg 3.9 rpg 4.1 apg 25.3 mpg
13 Raechelle Hampton C 6-2 Sr./Sr. 9.8 ppg 5.7 rpg 0.6 bpg 27.6 mpg
23 Erica Cotton G 5-8 Sr./Jr. 3.38 ppg 2.2 rpg 2.0 apg 20.3 mpg
14 Julie DeMuth G 5-10 So./So. 12.0 ppg 9.0 rpg 2.0 spg 26.4 mpg
OFF THE BENCH:
2 Stephanie Douglas G 5-9 Jr./Jr. 3.6 ppg 2.0 rpg 0.4 apg 10.1 mpg
3 Porchia Green G 5-8 Fr./Fr. 4.2 ppg 3.0 rpg 1.8 spg 14.0 mpg
12 Kiley Jarrett G 5-4 Fr./Fr. 3.4 ppg 2.1 rpg 4.0 apg 20.4 mpg
25 Dana Moorman F 6-0 Fr./Fr. 0.5 ppg 0.7 rpg 0.0 apg 4.7 mpg
35 Krista Stewart C 6-1 Sr./Jr. 10.3 ppg 2.9 rpg 1.4 spg 19.6 mpg
42 Lisa Rusche F 6-1 So./So. 2.8 ppg 2.8 rpg 0.5 apg 10.0 mpg
44 Brandy Ross F 6-1 So./So. 1.4 ppg 1.3 rpg 0.3 apg 8.8 mpg
52 Becca Bajorek C 6-2 Jr./Jr. 0.0 ppg 0.0 rpg 0.0 bpg 0.0 mpg
SCOUTING BALL STATE: Ball State wrapped up its 2005-06 non-conference schedule with a 7-4 mark . . . Julie DeMuth tops a trio of Cardinals averaging double-figure scoring marks with her 12.0 average . . . She is also first for BSU with 9.0 rebounds a game and 22 steals . . . Tina Bolte is second with 11.2 points per game, while Krista Stewart is third with her 10.3 average . . . Kelsey Corbin owns a team-leading 4.1 assists-per-game average . . . Ball State averages 66.5 points and 39.8 rebounds per game, while yielding 67.7 points and 38.2 rebounds to its opponents . . . The Cardinals are forcing 18.4 turnovers per game.
INJURY UPDATE: Junior center Becca Bajorek is out indefinitely due to a hip injury . . . She has not played this season.
SCOUTING TOLEDO: Toledo is 5-5 overall . . . The Rockets own wins over North Dakota State, Michigan, St. Francis (Pa.), Wright State and Oakland . . . UT's losses have come at the hands of Virginia Commonwealth, Indiana State, Cincinnati, Dayton and Tulane . . . Danielle Bishop, a 2005-06 Preseason All-MAC selection, tops the team with 13.3 points per game . . . Jasmine House and Savannah Werner tie for second with identical 8.8 scoring averages . . . Werner is first with her 5.6 rebounding average . . . Crystal Young is first with 3.9 assists per game . . . Toledo averages 66.6 points and 38.4 rebounds, while giving up 66.4 points and 40.4 rebounds to its opponents.
BALL STATE VS. TOLEDO: Ball State and Toledo have met 51 times in a series which originated with a 63-47 BSU win Jan. 3, 1981 . . . The Rockets boast a 40-11 advantage and have won 20 of 24 games played on their home court.
LAST TIME: Ball State scored an 81-60 victory Feb. 23, 2005, in Muncie giving the Cardinals a split in the 2005 season series . . . Kate Endress led a group of four players who scored in double figures with her 18 points . . . She also topped BSU with seven boards . . . Tina Bolte and Becca Bajorek added 14 points each, while Raechelle Hampton chipped in with 10 . . . Danielle Bishop led a trio of Rockets who scored in double figures with 15 points . . . BSU converted 51.5 (34-of-66) percent of its shots in the game, including a hot 18-of-28 (.643) in the second half . . . The Cardinals also forced Toledo into 24 turnovers compared to 16 of their own.
FAMILIAR FACES: Ball State's game at Toledo marks a reunion with two familiar faces on the Rockets' bench . . . Former BSU assistant coaches Duffy Burns and Stephanie White are part of Toledo's coaching staff . . . Burns, a 1985 BSU alum, spent two years as assistant coach at his alma mater before moving to Toledo over the summer . . . White was part of the Cardinals' staff during the 2003-04 campaign . . . After spending last season at Kansas State, she joined UT's staff over the summer.
BSU CAPTAINS: Juniors Tina Bolte and Kelsey Corbin plus sophomore Julie DeMuth are tri-captains of the 2005-06 squad . . . Corbin is in her second season as a captain for the Cardinals . . . All three players were regular starters on last season's team, which posted a 16-13 overall mark and an 11-5 MAC slate.
BSU IN MAC OPENERS: Ball State owns a 9-15 record in Mid-American Conference openers, but has been victorious in five of the past six league openers . . . The Cardinals are 3-1 in MAC opening games under head coach Tracy Roller . . . BSU is in its 25th season of women's basketball in the MAC and owns a 150-255 all-time regular-season mark versus league opponents.
BSU VERSUS UT IN OPENERS: Ball State and Toledo will be meeting for only the second time against one another in a MAC opener . . . Last season, the Rockets handed Ball State a 74-62 defeat Jan. 5 in Savage Hall in the league opening game for both teams.
PRESEASON POLL: In the 2005-06 MAC News Media Association Preseason Poll, Ball State was picked to finish third in the West Division . . . Eastern Michigan was tabbed as the favorite in the West with 132 points, including 20 first-place votes . . . Western Michigan was second (99), followed by BSU (86), Toledo (83), Northern Illinois (44) and Central Michigan (39) . . . Bowling Green, the 2005 MAC Tournament and regular-season champs, is the favorite in its division with 132 points, including 17 first-place tallies . . . Kent State was second (117), followed by Miami (93), Ohio (68), Buffalo (40) and Akron (33) . . . BGSU, which move back to the East Division at the advent of this school year, is the favorite to win the tournament with 15 points, followed by Kent State with five, Eastern Michigan with four and Western Michigan with one point.
ROAD WARRIORS: Ball State opened its 2005-06 season on the road, but then returned home to Muncie to enjoy the friendly confines of Worthen Arena for the next five games . . . The Cardinals are now in the midst of seven-straight road games -- at Butler, Wright State, Duke, Saint Mary's College, Santa Clara, Toledo and Western Michigan.
BALANCED BALL STATE: Ball State has had at least three players score in double figures in eight games thus far . . . Four players reached double digits versus Evansville Nov. 22, against Butler Dec. 9 and at Santa Clara Dec. 31 . . . Five hit the plateau against North Dakota State Nov. 27 -- Krista Stewart, Kiley Jarrett, Julie DeMuth, Kelsey Corbin and Raechelle Hampton . . . All 11 players who dressed against Lipscomb scored at least three points.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS: Sophomore Julie DeMuth is leading Ball State for the second-straight year in rebounding . . . She is averaging 9.0 per game and has led BSU in rebounding seven times this season . . . She has posted four double-doubles this season for a total of seven in her career . . . DeMuth had 14 points and 10 boards against Valparaiso Dec. 4 after 19 points and 14 rebounds versus Illinois State Nov. 30 . . . She had 11 points and 13 rebounds vs. North Dakota State Nov. 27 . . . Her latest double-double effort came Dec. 31 with 17 points and 14 rebounds at Santa Clara . . . DeMuth has 12 double-digit rebounding marks in her career and has led BSU in that category a total of 18 times . . . She also boasts 14 double-figure scoring efforts in her career.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE/DOUBLE-DOUBLE: In its Dec. 31 game against Santa Clara, Ball State dominated the boards accumulating a season-high 54 . . . For the first time this season, BSU had two players tally double-doubles in the game -- Julie DeMuth and Raechelle Hampton . . . DeMuth had a game-high 17 points versus the Broncos plus pulled down 14 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the campaign . . . Hampton snared a career-high and game-leading 15 missed shots plus added 14 points for her first career double-double.
PETITE DISH: Freshman Kiley Jarrett accumulated the second double-digit assist mark of her career with 10 at Wright State Dec. 17 . . . BSU's shortest player at 5-foot-4, Jarrett dished off a team season-high 11 versus Evansville Nov. 22 . . . She is currently second on the team and ninth in the MAC with 4.0 assists per game.
RECORD START: Ball State's 6-1 start to the 2005-06 season has been bettered by just one other team in the 32-year history of women's basketball at the university . . . The 1975-76 squad began its campaign with a 7-1 record, before eventually finishing with a 13-6 mark . . . Ball State's 5-0 start to this season is the best in school history . . . The five wins surpassed the 4-0 start of Brenda (Oldfield) Frese's 1999-2000 team . . . Four of the wins came in the friendly confines of Worthen Arena.
WONDERFUL WORTHEN: Ball State is 47-16 in home games over the last six campaigns for a .746 rate of success . . . BSU, which is 4-1 in home contests this season, finished with an 8-5 mark in home games in 2004-05 after a 6-5 slate during the 2003-04 season . . . BSU posted a 7-2 record at Worthen Arena in 2002-03, dropping two games by a combined total of nine points -- 68-64 to Eastern Michigan March 2 and 78-73 to Toledo Feb. 11 . . . With its first-round WNIT victory over Louisville March 13, 2002, Ball State finished with a program record 13-1 mark at Worthen Arena in 2001-02 . . . The previous best home record was the 2000-01 team's 9-2 ledger.
SCHEDULE CHANGE: Ball State's Jan. 14 game at home versus Central Michigan has been moved to a 7 p.m. starting time to accommodate television . . . The game will be broadcast by the Ball State Sports Network as part of a two-game package.
TV SCHEDULE SET: Ball State is scheduled to have two games aired by the Ball State Sports Network -- Jan. 14 vs. Central Michigan and Feb. 15 against Toledo . . . In addition, the Cardinals will appear on FSN Ohio Jan. 31 at Ohio and on Comcast Local Feb. 28 versus Northern Illinois.
FORMIDABLE FOE: When Ball State traveled to Duke Dec. 19, it faced a squad that was picked No. 1 in The Associated Press Preseason Poll and No. 2 in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Preseason Poll . . . Duke, which currently ranks second in both polls, finished last season with a 31-5 overall record and ranked 7/8, respectively, in the final polls . . . When the Blue Devils visited Muncie Dec. 20, 2004, they were the No. 3 ranked team in the nation.
DEMUTH GARNERS MAC AWARD: Julie DeMuth was honored for the first time in her career with her selection as Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week Dec. 5 . . . She gained the award after averaging 16.5 points and 12 rebounds over a two-game span . . . DeMuth notched her second and third-straight double-doubles of the season -- the fifth and sixth of her career -- with 19 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Illinois State Nov. 30 and then 14 points and 10 boards in a loss versus Valparaiso Dec. 4.
THE TRACY ROLLER SHOW: The Tracy Roller Show takes place each Monday night from 6 - 7 p.m. at Johnny Carino's in Muncie . . . The show, in its second season, is carried live on WCRD -- BSU's student-run radio station . . . Nathan Rausch, Joel Nickels and Kyle Trompeter host the show, which can be heard live on the web at www.ballstatesports.com.
BSU CAPTURES CLASSIC: The Cardinals captured the championship of the first-ever Ball State Credit Union Classic Nov. 26-27 . . . BSU trounced Lipscomb 83-53 in the semifinals and then defeated North Dakota State 65-54 to win the title . . . The Cardinals averaged 74 points, 43 rebounds and 13 steals a game, while holding their opponents to 53.5 points, 35 rebounds and a cool .352 (38-of-108) field goal percentage . . . BSU also forced its two opponents into 47 turnovers . . . Julie DeMuth was selected as the classic's Most Valuable Player, while Krista Stewart and Kelsey Corbin were named to the all-tournament team . . . With its championship in the Classic, the Cardinals have captured non-conference tournament titles in each of the past four seasons -- all under head coach Tracy Roller and are 11-5 record in non-conference tournament competition.
HOME GROWN: Ball State's 2005-06 roster boasts five players from the state of Indiana -- juniors Tina Bolte (Columbus) and Kelsey Corbin (Fort Wayne), sophomore Julie DeMuth (Merrillville) and freshmen Porchia Green (Indianapolis) and Kiley Jarrett (Bloomington) . . . Bolte, Corbin and DeMuth were all fulltime starters last season.
THROUGH MICHIGAN AND OHIO: If not from Indiana, you should look at Detroit, Mich., to find the homes of four more Cardinals -- Erica Cotton, Stephanie Douglas, Raechelle Hampton and Brandy Ross . . . Three more hail from the state of Ohio -- Becca Bajorek (Columbus), Lisa Rusche (Cincinnati) and Dana Moorman (Dayton).
LAST SEASON: Ball State concluded the 2004-05 campaign with a 16-13 overall record and an 11-5 Mid-American Conference mark . . . The Cardinals tied for second place in the West Division and earned the No. 5 seed in the MAC Tournament . . . The fifth-seeded Cardinals hosted 12th-seeded Akron in the first round and posted a 77-52 victory . . . In quarterfinal action at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, BSU's season was ended with a 72-64 loss at the hands of fourth-seeded Eastern Michigan.
IT'S ACADEMIC: The fall 2005 fall grading period marked the fifth-straight semester the Ball State women's basketball team has combined for a better than 3.00 grade-point average . . . The 13-member squad tallied a 3.09 GPA for the term . . . The team posted a 3.10 for the 2005 spring semester, a 3.02 for the 2004 fall semester, a 3.18 GPA for the 2004 spring semester and a 3.30 GPA for the 2003 fall semester . . . The 2005-06 team boasts an overall cumulative GPA of 3.07 with nine members netting 3.0 or higher marks . . . Kelsey Corbin tops the squad with a 3.69 cumulative GPA, followed by Tina Bolte at 3.49, Dana Moorman at 3.48, Becca Bajorek at 3.40, Lisa Rusche at 3.22, Raechelle Hampton at 3.16, Brandy Ross at 3.15, Julie DeMuth at 3.10 and Kiley Jarrett at 3.0.
THREE SIGN EARLY: Head coach Tracy Roller inked three players during the early signing period -- Indiana guards Kyleigh Jones (Elwood, Ind./Elwood H.S.) and Audrey McDonald (Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo H.S.) plus post player Kalynne Proctor (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Regina H.S.) . . . Jones and McDonald are both Super Senior 25 preseason picks by Regional Roundball.
