Ball State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Hosts MAC Leader Bowling Green
February 05, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (9-13, 3-6 MAC) vs.
Bowling Green (18-5, 8-1 MAC)
Saturday • 2:30 p.m.
Worthen Arena (Capacity 11,500)
Media: WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
WCRD (91.3 FM) - James Rider and Kyle Binder
FSN Indiana-Talent Mike Case and Cheryl Reeve
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals fell to 9-13 overall and 3-6 in the Mid-American Conference after suffering a 69-54 road loss at Miami Wednesday night . . . Emily Maggert led the Cardinals in scoring with 18 points . . . Maggert leads the team with 18.2 points per game and 11.0 rebounds . . . while Audrey McDonald is chipping a 11.0 points per contest . . . Ty'Ronda Benning and Danielle Gratton are close to averaging double digits at 9.5 and 9.3 respectively.
Scouting Bowling Green: The Falcons improved to 18-5 overall and 8-1 in the MAC after defeating Northern Illinois 85-67 Tuesday night in Anderson Arena. . . Lauren Prochaska leads the Falcons with 17.9 points per game while teammate Tracy Pontius is averaging 12.7 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 35-22, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 17-8 . . . Bowling Green's head coach Curt Miller is in his ninth season at the helm of the Falcons and owns a 197-78 ledger overall with a 102-35 league mark.
The Series: This is the 54th meeting between Ball State and Bowling Green . . . The Falcons lead the all-time series record 39-14. . . The Cardinals defeated the Bowling Green in their last meeting 55-51 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship game in 2008-09.
Coach Packard's Game Day Quote: "Bowling Green is currently the pride of the MAC. They are executing extremely well, and have a great distribution of individual productivity on the court. Our goal is to continually collect confidence. Our execution in addressing Bowling Green's strengths will provide confidence. Of equal importance is our return to our home court after playing six of our first nine conference games on the road."
