Ball State University Athletics
WBB Travels To MAC West Leader Toledo Saturday
February 26, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (12-15, 6-8 MAC) vs.
Toledo (21-6, 11-3 MAC)
Saturday • 4:30 p.m.
Savage Hall (Capacity)
Toledo, Ohio
Media: WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
WCRD (91.3 FM) - James Rider and Kyle Binder
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals improved to 12-15 overall and 6-8 in the Mid-American Conference after earning a 66-60 win at home Tuesday over Northern Illinois . . . with the win Ball State earned the rights to host the first round of the upcoming MAC Tournament . . . . . Seniro Audrey McDonald led the Cardinals with a 26 point performance which included 6-of-8 shooting from behind the arc . . . Junior forward Emily Maggert leads the team with 17.8 points per game and 10.9 rebounds . . . while McDonald is chipping a 12.3 points per contest . . . Ty'Ronda Benning is contributing 9.2 points per game.
Scouting Toledo: The Rockets improved to 21-6 overall and 11-3 in the MAC after defeating Central Michigan 77-68 Wednesday night in Mt. Pleasant . . . Toledo is stands in first in the MAC West Division . . . Tanika Mays leads Toledo with 15.0 points per game while teammate Naama Shafir is averaging 13.6 points per game.
The Coaches: Ball State head coach Kelly Packard is in her second season at Ball State . . . Packard's overall record at Ball State is 38-24, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 20-10 . . . Toledo's head coach Tricia Cullop is in her second season at the helm of the Rockets and owns a 39-19 ledger at Toledo with a 22-8 league mark.
The Series: This is the 62nd meeting between Ball State and Toledo . . . The Rockets lead the all-time series record 38-24 . . . Ball State defeated Toledo in Muncie back in January 73-69. Toledo holds a 22-6 advantage of games played at home against Ball State. The Cardinals did win their last meeting against the Rockets in Savage Hall last season, 75-69.
Head Coach Kelly Packard's Quote: "I view Saturday's Toledo game as MAC Tournament caliber basketball one week early. Toledo will undoubtedly have a great atmosphere, and it will simulate a tournament environment. It is important for us to compete in an intense environment with one of the conference's top seeds in preparation for the "win or go home" consequence of the MAC Tournament."
