Ball State University Athletics
WBB Travels To Bowling Green Saturday
February 05, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Media: WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
WCRD (91.3) - Chris Renkel and Donnie Kolakowski
Scouting Ball State: Ball State snapped its four game home Mid-American Conference winning streak Wednesday nigth when it fell to Ohio by a score of 68-59. Despite the loss the Cardinals shot 52 percent from the field to the Bobcats 42.9 percent and outrebounded Ohio 37-to-32. Senior forward Emily Maggert led the Cardinals after a 16 point, 10 rebound performance. Senior guard Ty'Ronda Benning chipped in 10 points for the evening.
Scouting Bowling Green: The Falcons enter today's game with an overall record of 18-4 and 6-3 stand in MAC play. BGSU recently defeated Northern Illinois 67-64 Tuesday on the road at the Convocation Center. Bowling Green owns a 2-2 record against the MAC West Division with wins over NIU and CMU but lost to Western Michigan and Toledo. Bowling Green has only suffered one loss at home all season. Lauren Prochaska is the high scorer for the Falcons averaging 18.5 points per game while Tracy Pontius chips in 11.8 per contest.
The Coaches: Ball State head coach Kelly Packard is in her third season at Ball State . . . Packard's overall record at Ball State is 49-39 (.556), while her Mid-American Conference mark is 25-16. . . Curt Miller is in his 10th season at Bowling Green. . . Miller's overall record at BGSU is 224-84 and owns a MAC record of 114-39.
The Series: This is the 55th meeting between Ball State and Bowling Green . . . The Falcons lead the all-time series record 40-14. . . The Cardinals fell to Bowling Green 80-76 last season at Worthen Arena . . . senior forward Emily Maggert scored a career-high 28 points that game.
Packard Embarking on 50 wins: Head Coach Kelly Packard has earned 49 career victories at Ball State in three seasons (2008-present). With a win over BGSU Saturday, Packard could get win number 50 which makes her the only other coach besides Tracy Roller (2001-04) to earn 50 victories in three seasons.
Coach Packard's Game Day Quote: "Bowling Green will have a great environment for the game, and it will be an opportunity for us to thrive within the atmosphere created. It will be important for us to limit the high volume of 3-point attempts that flow out of their high ball screen offense. Limiting their free throw attempts is also of crucial importance due to the attacking mentality the coincides with the use of their ball screens."
