Wednesday, December 28
Muncie, Ind.
7:00 PM
Ball State University
7-5
93
vs
49
Urbana
2-5
1
2
3
4
F
Urbana
12
16
7
14
49
Ball State
25
32
21
15
93
Morrison Scores 1,000th Point In WBB's Win Over Urbana
December 28, 2016 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team closed its non-conference play with a 93-49 win against Urbana Wednesday night in Worthen Arena. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 7-5 overall before heading into Mid-American Conference play while Urbana dropped to 2-5 on the year.
Senior guard Jill Morrison became the 24th member of the Ball State women's basketball 1,000-point club after tallying 15 points on the night. Junior forward Moriah Monaco overcame her shooting woes the last few games and led the Cardinals tonight with a 22-point performance while knocking down 4 of 6 from the 3-point line. Sophomore guard Destiny Washington rounded out the double figure scoring with 12 points.
Defensively the Cardinals held the Blue Knights to 32.2 shooting percentage, while Ball State shot 45.0 percent from the field. Ball State also continued its trend of winning the points in the paint battle, 50 to 20 and outrebounded Urbana, 53 to 34.
The Cardinals set the pace early in the first quarter after opening the game with a 25-12 run in the first quarter. The Ball State scoring spree eventually led Ball State to a 57-28 halftime advantage over Urbana. Morrison would score her 1,000th point after knocking down a 3-point basket at the 6:35 mark in the second quarter, increasing the Cardinals lead to 21 (40-19).
In the second half, Ball State had built a significant lead that would allow the entire bench to see some playing time. The Cardinals got 35 points off their reserves.
The Ball State women's basketball team begins Mid-American Conference action at Toledo on Dec. 31 at Noon in Savage Arena. It will mark the 76th time in program history the two schools have met with the Rockets leading the all-time series 46-29. The Cardinals are 4-0 against the Rockets in their last two seasons.
Senior guard Jill Morrison became the 24th member of the Ball State women's basketball 1,000-point club after tallying 15 points on the night. Junior forward Moriah Monaco overcame her shooting woes the last few games and led the Cardinals tonight with a 22-point performance while knocking down 4 of 6 from the 3-point line. Sophomore guard Destiny Washington rounded out the double figure scoring with 12 points.
Defensively the Cardinals held the Blue Knights to 32.2 shooting percentage, while Ball State shot 45.0 percent from the field. Ball State also continued its trend of winning the points in the paint battle, 50 to 20 and outrebounded Urbana, 53 to 34.
The Cardinals set the pace early in the first quarter after opening the game with a 25-12 run in the first quarter. The Ball State scoring spree eventually led Ball State to a 57-28 halftime advantage over Urbana. Morrison would score her 1,000th point after knocking down a 3-point basket at the 6:35 mark in the second quarter, increasing the Cardinals lead to 21 (40-19).
In the second half, Ball State had built a significant lead that would allow the entire bench to see some playing time. The Cardinals got 35 points off their reserves.
The Ball State women's basketball team begins Mid-American Conference action at Toledo on Dec. 31 at Noon in Savage Arena. It will mark the 76th time in program history the two schools have met with the Rockets leading the all-time series 46-29. The Cardinals are 4-0 against the Rockets in their last two seasons.
Team Stats
UU-W
BALLST
FG%
.322
.450
3FG%
.280
.318
FT%
.800
.737
RB
34
53
TO
25
8
STL
2
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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