Ball State University Athletics
WBB Hosts Western Michigan Saturday In MAC Tourney
March 05, 2010 | Women's Basketball
Media: WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
WCRD (91.3 FM) - James Rider and Kyle Binder
Scouting Ball State: The Cardinals improved its overall record Tuesday night to 13-16 overall and 7-9 in the Mid-American Conference after defeating Central Michigan 77-74 in their last MAC regular season contest . . . Five players scored in double figures for Ball State with junior guard Ty'Ronda Benning leading the way with 14 points . . . Junior forward Emily Maggert earned her 22nd double-double of her career after chipping in 13 points and pulling down 10 rebounds . . . Senior guard Audrey McDonald tallied 13 point while classmate forward Danielle Gratton scored 11 . . . Rounding out the scoring was freshman guard Shanee' Jackson who contributed a personal best 10 points . . . Maggert leads the squad with 17.6 points a game and 10.9 boards . . . Senior guard Audrey McDonald chips in 12.3 points per game.
Scouting Western Michigan: The Bronocs improved to 9-20 overall and 4-12 in the league after defeating Northern Illinois 54-47 in their regular season finale Tuesday . . . WMU is led by Miame Giden who is averaging 14.5 points per game . . . Ebony Cleary is contributing 10.5 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 39-25, while her Mid-American Conference mark is 21-11 . . . Western Michigan's head coach Tasha McDowell is in her second season at the helm of the Broncos and owns a 16-43 ledger at WMU with a 7-25 league mark.
The Series: This is the 64th meeting between Ball State and Western Michigan . . . The Broncos lead the all-time series record 32-31 . . . Ball State hosted Western Michigan for its Mid-American Conference opener back in January and defeated the Broncos 70-55. The Cardinals have won six in row against the Broncos since the 2007-08 season.
Kelly Packard's Game Day Quote: "The MAC Tournament is the culmination of our energy and effort since the beginning of the academic year. Preseason conditioning and individual skill development workouts are preparation for the non-conference season. The non-conference schedule is preparation for the MAC regular season. The MAC regular season is preparation for the MAC Tournament. The MAC Tournament is pressure basketball. It is the frenzy of March Madness."
