Ball State University Athletics
WBB Plays At Illinois State Thursday
December 09, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Scouting Ball State: The Ball State women's basketball team improved to 4-3 overall after its 66-60 victory at SIU-Edwardsville Sunday afternoon. Senior forward Emily Maggert led all scorers with 21 while tallying 16 rebounds for her 26th double-double of her career. Junior forward Suzanne Grossnickle chipped in nine points while senior guard Ty'Ronda Benning ended the day with eight.
Scouting Illinois State: The Redbirds enter tonight's game with a 4-2 record. Illinois State is coming off of an 94-86 overtime win at home against Illinois-Chicago. The Redbirds have also posted wins over Illinois (69-62), Eastern Illinois (84-53) and SIU-Edwardsville (68-57). Illinois State has suffered losses to South Dakota State (73-70) and DePaul (100-83). Emily Hanley leads the Redbirds in scoring averaging 15.0 points per contest.
The Coaches: Ball State head coach Kelly Packard is in her third season at Ball State . . . Packard's overall record at Ball State is 44-29, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 21-11 . . . Stephanie Glance was named the sixth head women's basketball coach in Illinois State history April 20, 2010 . . . she comes to Illinois State after spending last season with Pat Summit as an assistant coach.
The Series: The game versus Illinois State is the eigth meeting all time between the two schools. Ball State leads the series 5-2. In the last meeting Ball State captured an 86-80 victory over the Redbirds at Worthen Arena on Dec. 13 last season. That win marked the first victory for a Mid-American Conference school over Illinois State since the 2006-07 season. Heading into last year's contest the Cardinals had last defeated the Redbirds in 2003.
Game Day Quote From Coach Packard: "On film, Illinois State appears to be the most talented team we have played to this point. Team defense, particularly collecting multiple stops, will be crucial in slowing down an offense averaging 78 points."
