Ball State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Continues MAC Action At CMU Tuesday
January 11, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (7-7; MAC 2-0) at
Central Michigan (3-11; MAC 0-2)
Tuesday • 7 p.m. (ET)
Rose Arena (Capacity 5,200)
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Radio: WCRD (91.3 FM) - James Rider and Kyle Binder
WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals notched their first Mid-American Conference road win Saturday evening with a 64-62 victory at Northern Illinois . . . With the win, Ball State improved to 7-7 overall and 2-0 in league play . . . Emily Maggert leads the Cardinals with 18.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game . . . Audrey McDonald is adding 11.2 points a contest, while Danielle Gratton is contributing 10.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.
Scouting Central Michigan: The Chippewas fell to 3-11 overall and 0-2 in the Mid-American Conference after suffering a 74-60 loss at Toledo Saturday . . . Shonda Long leads the Chippewas with 13.6 points per game, while Britni Houghton is adding 13.4 points and Kaihla Szunko is chipping in 11.0 points per game and 9.0 rebounds.
The Coaches: Ball State head coach Kelly Packard is in her second season at Ball State . . . Packard's overall record at Ball State is 33-16, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 16-2 . . . Central Michigan's head coach Sue Guevara is in her third season at CMU with a 27-79 career coaching mark at CMU, including a 11-22 MAC record.
The Series: Ball State and Central Michigan have met 38 times with both team tied at 29-29 . . . Ball State has won six of the last seven meetings and has not lost since 2005-06 . . .Ball State has won the last three game in Mt. Pleasant . . . Ball State won both meetings last season, 83-75 at home and 71-67 at Rose Arena.
Packard's Game Day Quote: "Central Michigan will challenge our transition defense. Their offensive strategy is to push the pace and attack the rim aggressively to score or create draw and kick opportunities. We must be quick to locate, communicate, and know personnel strengths in order to address their offensive style of play. Offensively, we must continue to show consistent progress in our execution and management of the ball."
