Ball State University Athletics
WBB Heads To Eastern Michigan In MAC Action Wednesday
January 20, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (9-8, 3-1 MAC) vs.
Eastern Michigan (13-3, 3-1 MAC)
Wednesday • 7 p.m.
Convocation Center (Capacity 8,824)
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Media: WCRD (91.3 FM) - James Rider and Kyle Binder
WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals improved to 9-8 overall and 3-1 in the Mid-American Conference after knocking off MAC West Divisional leader Toledo 73-69 Sunday afternoon at Worthen Arena . . . Emily Maggert leads the Cardinals with 18.8 points and 10.9 rebounds per game . . . Audrey McDonald is adding 11.4 points a contest, while shoting 93 percent from the charity stripe (46-of-49).
Scouting Eastern Michigan: The Eagles improved to 13-3 overall and 3-1 in the MAC after defeating Northern Illinois at home Saturday 72-63 . . . Tavelyn James leads the Eagles with 21.4 points per game . . . Cassie Schrock is contributing 11.8 points per contest and 5.7 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 35-17, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 17-3 . . . Eastern Michigan's head coach AnnMarie Gilbert is in her third season at the helm of the Eagles and owns a 38-36 ledger at EMU with a 18-19 league mark.
The Series: This is the 59th meeting between Ball State and Eastern Michigan . . . The Eagles lead the all-time series record 31-27 . . . Ball State won both of its contests over the Eagles last season 62-55 at Worthen Arena and 68-59 at the Convocation Center ... The Cardinals have not dropped a game to the Eagles since the 2005-06 season.
Packard's Game Day Quote: "Eastern Michigan is easily the most improved team in the MAC. Their current record reflects their growth, as well as the maturity and confidence of their returning players. Sophomore Tavelyn James is a prolific scorer and we will need to gear a large majority of our defensive strategy and efforts to address her talent."
