Ball State University Athletics
Women's Hoops Hosts CMU On Senior Night Tuesday
March 02, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (12-16, 6-9 MAC) vs.
Central Michigan (11-16, 8-7 MAC)
Tuesday • 7 p.m.
Worthen Arena (Capacity 11,500)
Muncie, Ind.
Media: WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
WCRD (91.3 FM) - James Rider and Kyle Binder
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals fell to 12-16 overall and 6-9 in the Mid-American Conference after falling 62-48 at Toledo Saturday . . . Junior forward Emily Maggert earned her 21st career double-double after scoring 15 points and pulling down 13 rebounds . . . Maggert has moved to first all-time for rebounds in a season with her 13 boards . . . Maggert passes Jessica Reiter who has held the record since 2003-04 with 294 rebounds . . . Maggert now has 312 rebounds this season . . . Maggert leads the squad with 17.7 points a game and 11.0 boards . . . Senior guard Audrey McDonald chips in 12.3 points per game.
Scouting Central Michigan: The Chippewas fell to 11-16 overall and 8-7 in the league after suffering a 64-56 loss to Western Michigan Saturday . . . CMU has three players averaging double figures with Shonda Long leading the way with 15.2 points per game . . . Britni Houghton is chipping in 14.3 a contest and Kaihla Szunko rounds the points out with 11.8.
The Coaches: Ball State head coach Kelly Packard is in her second season at Ball State . . . Packard's overall record at Ball State is 38-25, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 20-11 . . . Central Michigan's head coach Sue Guevara is in her third season at the helm of the Chippewas and owns a 35-84 ledger at CMU with a 19-27 league mark.
The Series: This is the 40th meeting between Ball State and Central Michigan . . . The Chippewas lead the all-time series record 30-29 . . . Ball State fell to Central Michigan in its first meeting Jan. 12 by a score of 87-80.
Today's Game: Today's game marks the last MAC regular season contest of the season . . . The Cardinals will also say good-bye to their seniors guard Audrey McDonald and forward Danielle Gratton . . . Ball State will host the first round of the MAC Tournament Saturday.
Game Day Quote From Head Coach Kelly Packard: "Senior Night is a very precious opportunity to honor and acknowledge Audrey McDonald and Danielle Gratton. We will also be placing the spotlight on our student assistant coach, Kyleigh Jones. Each of these young ladies has impacted our program in an influential and meaningful way. They will forever be included on the famous Ball State team that made history in the March Madness frenzy of 2009."
