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Women?s Hoops Loses At North Dakota State 65-57
November 28, 2009 | Women's Basketball
Sophomore guard Patrice King led the Cardinals with 15 points. In her 100th career start senior Audrey McDonald and teammate Danielle Gratton both had 13 points apiece. Gratton also earned her first double-double of the season after pulling down 11 rebounds.
Both teams got off to a slow start in the second period. After over two minutes of play, North Dakota State hit a layup to tie the game 28-28. Ball State was held scoreless for over four minutes until King made a basket.
Much like the first half both teams traded baskets. Ball State tried to pull away from the Bison after McDonald knocked down a three pointer making it a 41-38 ball game at the around the 10 minute mark.
NDSU would then go on a 9-0 run to take its biggest advantage of the game 48-41 with 6:44 on the clock.
The Cardinals made a run of their own after McDonald hit another three her third of the game, soon after BSU would make a defensive stop at the other end of the court which allowed Gratton to hit a reverse layup. BSU would only trail by two (48-46) with five minutes remaining.
In the opening minutes of the first half both teams traded baskets. Ball State got on the board first after junior forward Emily Maggert hit a jumper in the paint.
North Dakota State went on a seven point run to take a 13-9 edge over the Cardinals with 11:56 left on the clock. Ball State climbed its way back into the game and took back the lead at the 8:51 mark to go up 16-15 after Gratton hit a three pointer.
The game was tied 21-21 for the fourth time at 4:26 before Ball State went on a 5-0 run to take a 26-21 advantage. BSU led by as many as five with just over a minute to play. The Bison would hit a three pointer late but Ball State would end the half with a 28-26 edge over North Dakota State.
