Ball State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Takes On SIU-Edwardsville At Home Friday
January 14, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (7-8) vs.
SIU-Edwardsville (3-15)
Friday • 7 p.m.
Worthen Arena (Capacity 11,500)
Muncie, Ind.
Radio: WCRD (91.3 FM) - James Rider and Kyle Binder
WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals dropped their first Mid-American Conference contest Tuesday night after falling 80-87 at Central Michigan . . . With the loss, Ball State dropped to 7-8 overall and 2-1 in league play . . . Emily Maggert leads the Cardinals with 18.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game . . . Audrey McDonald is adding 11.4 points a contest, while Danielle Gratton is contributing 10.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
Scouting SIU-Edwardsville: The Cougars improved to 3-15 overall after defeating Northern Kentucky 56-53 Wednesday night . . . Raven Berry leads the Cougars with 13.6 points per game, while Melia Duncan is adding 11.1 points and Ashley Bey is chipping in 10.5 points per contest.
The Coaches: Ball State head coach Kelly Packard is in her second season at Ball State . . . Packard's overall record at Ball State is 33-17, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 16-3 . . . SIU-Edwardsville head coach Amanda Levens is in her second season at the helm of the Cougars and owns a 8-39 overall ledger.
The Series: This is the first meeting between Ball State and SIU-Edwardsville . . . The Cougars went Division I in 2008-09 . . . in its first season at the NCAA Division I level head coach Amanda Levens coached the Cougars to a 5-24 overall record . . . SIU-Edwardsville is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.
