Ball State University Athletics
Women's Basketball Travels To Ohio Saturday
January 29, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (9-11, 3-4 MAC) vs.
Ohio (5-15, 1-6 MAC)
Saturday • 2 p.m.
Convocation Center (Capacity 13,080)
Athens, Ohio
Media: WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
WCRD (91.3 FM) - James Rider and Kyle Binder
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals fell to 9-11 overall and 3-4 in the Mid-American Conference after suffering their first overtime loss of the season 64-66 to Akron Wednesday night . . . Emily Maggert earned her 13th double-double of the season against the Zips . . . Maggert leads the team with 18.4 points per game and 11.1 rebounds . . . while Audrey McDonald is chipping a 11.4 points per contest . . . Ty'Ronda Benning and Danielle Gratton are close to averaging double digits at 9.9 and 9.3 respectively.
Scouting Ohio: The Bobcats dropped to 5-15 overall and 1-6 in the MAC after losing 56-53 to Ohio at home Wednesday. . . Jenny Poff leads the Bobcats with 11.3 points per game while teammate Kamille Buckner is averaging 5.9 boards a 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 35-20, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 17-6 . . . Ohio's head coach Semeka Randall is in her second season at the helm of the Bobcats and owns a 18-23 ledger overall with a 8-15 league mark.
The Series: This is the 32nd meeting between Ball State and Ohio . . . The Bobcats lead the all-time series record 26-25 . . . The Cardinals defeated the Bobcats in their last meeting in 288-09 at home 80-72 . . . Ohio won in overtime that last time Ball State played in Athens, 88-82 in 2007-08.
Coach Packard's Game Day Quote: "The beauty of the college women's basketball season is the multiple opportunities presented to grow, develop, and respond. Saturday's game against Ohio University finds both teams coming off a tough home loss. We need to be aggressive and bold in our response, and in the growth needed from one game to the next."
