Ball State University Athletics
WBB Hosts Northern Illinois in MAC Action Wednesday
January 10, 2012 | Women's Basketball
Ball State (6-9, MAC 1-1) vs.
Northern Illinois (6-8, MAC 0-2)
Wednesday, 7 p.m. (EST)
Worthen Arena (Capacity 11,500)
Muncie, Ind.
Internet: www.ballstatesports.com
Radio: WERK (104.9 FM) - Jay Garrison
WCRD (91.3) - Donnie Kolakowski and Sean Stewart
Ball State Sports Network Chanel 49
Talent: Lisa Rusche/Wil Hampton
Scouting Ball State: The Ball State University women's basketball team faces Northern Illinois in Mid-American Conference action Wednesday after suffering a 76-64 loss at Western Michigan Sunday afternoon. Ball State's defense held Western Michigan to a 29.6 shooting percentage in the first half but the Broncos rebounded from the field in the second half shooting 44.4 percent. For the game junior guard Shanee' Jackson led the Cardinals with a personal best 16-point performance. Freshman guard Brittany Carter had 15 points while freshman guard Shelbie Justice ended the day with 11. Two Cardinals are currently averaging double digits for Ball State leading the way is Jazmin Hitchens with 11.6 points per game while teammate Brittany Carter contributes 10.1 per contest.
Scouting Northern Illinois: Northern Illinois enters Wednesday's game with two straight Mid-American Conference losses to Central Michigan (86-67) and Eastern Michigan (65-52). The Huskies own an overall record of 6-8. Satavia Taylor leads Northern Illinois in scoring with 9.9 points per game while Kim Davis is the leader in rebounds with 5.6. The Huskies do not fair well on the road winning 2-of-5 games this season.
The Coaches: The Coaches: Ball State head coach Kelly Packard is in her fourth season at Ball State . . . Packard's overall record at Ball State is 55-55 (.500), while her Mid-American Conference mark is 26-24 . . . Kathi Bennett is in her second season at Northern Illinois. . . Bennett's overall record at NIU is 19-26 and owns a MAC record of 7-11.
The Series: Ball State owns a 12-3 record over Northern Illinois dating back to the 2003-04 season . . . This is the 40th meeting between Ball State and Northern Illinois . . .The Cardinals lead the all-time series record 25-14. . . Ball State lost both of its games last season to the Huskies . . . Prior to the 2010-11 season the Cardinals had not lost to Northern Illinois since the 1998-99 season in Worthen Arena.
