Ball State University Athletics
WBB Travels to SIU-Edwardsville Wednesday
November 15, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (0-2, MAC 0-0) vs.
SIU-Edwardsville (1-0, Ohio Valley 0-0)
Wednesday, 7 p.m. (EST)
Vadalabene Center (Capacity 4,200)
Edwardsville, Ill.
Internet: www.ballstatesports.com
Radio: WERK (104.9 FM) - John Fox
Scouting Ball State: The Ball State University women's basketball team (0-2) suffered a 74-55 loss to Wright State (1-0) Sunday afternoon in the Nutter Center. True freshman Brittany Carter, for the second straight game, led the Cardinals in scoring with 10 points. Ball State had three players chip in eight points, senior center Amber Crago, sophomore guard Brandy Woody and sophomore forward Katie Murphy who also added nine rebounds on the day.
Scouting SIU-Edwardsville: SIU-Edwardsville opened the season with a 67-64 overtime victory over Valparaiso Saturday at the Vadalabene Center. Raven Berry and Melia Duncan scored nine points in overtime to help the Cougars win the contest. SIU-Edwardsville was recently picked to finish eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference. Last season the Cougars ended with an overall record of 11-19.
The Coaches: Ball State head coach Kelly Packard is in her fourth season at Ball State . . . Packard's overall record at Ball State is 49-49 (.500), while her Mid-American Conference mark is 25-24 . . . SIU-Edwardsville head coach is Amanda Levens . . . she is in her fourth season at SIUE . . . Last season she led the Cougars to a 11-19 mark . . .Levens currently owns a 30-83 overall ledger.
The Series: Ball State defeated SIU-Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois 66-60 last season . . . This is the third meeting all-time between Ball State and SIU-Edwardsville . . . The Cardinals lead the all-time series record 2-0 . . . SIU-Edwardsville became Division I in 2008-09.
Familiar Territory For Carter and Hitchens: Teammates Brittany Carter and Jazmin Hitchens both attended Incarnate Word Academy located in St. Louis, Mo. Now the guard (Carter) and forward (Hitchens) are headed into familiar territory as the two head to SIU-Edwardsville Wednesday with the Ball State women's basketball team to take on the Cougars at 7 p.m. According to Google map directions Incarnate Word Academy and SIU-Edwardsville are approximately 33.9 miles away from each other.
