Ball State University Athletics
WBB Hosts Think Pink Game Saturday Against WMU
February 19, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Marketing Event For Saturday's Game:
-Team Play 4 Kay: Donation Page #Play4Kay
-The K9 Disc Dog Crew will perform at halftime
-Burger King Family Game (Visit a Muncie Burger King for free ticket vouchers)
-MBB Special (Those with tickets to Friday's MBB game will gain free entry to Saturday's WBB game)
-We encourage fans to wear pink! For every ice cream scoop purchased a donation will be made to Play 4 Kay.
The Cardinals Nest
Ball State women's basketball returns home for the first time in two games, when it hosts Western Michigan for its annual “Think Pink” game Saturday at 1 p.m. in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals snapped their two-game losing streak with a convincing 73-57 road win at Northern Illinois Wednesday night in the Convocation Center. With the win, Ball State improved its overall record to 17-7 and 9-4 in Mid-American Conference action.
The Broncos are coming off of a bye week and have not played since last Saturday when Western Michigan defeated Akron 69-65 in University Arena. The Broncos bring a 15-10 record to Worthen Arena and a 7-6 league ledger. The Cardinals took the first meeting from the Broncos on Jan. 23 by a score of 77-53 in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Against Northern Illinois, four Cardinals scored in double figures with Renee Bennett and Nathalie Fontaine leading the charge with 19 points and nine rebounds apiece. Moriah Monaco chipped in 14 points and teammate Carmen Grand ended the night with 13.
- Fontaine was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week, marking the 12th time Fontaine has earned the honor in her career and the sixth time this season. For the week, Fontaine averaged 28.5 points per game and 12.0 rebounds. Fontaine has now reached the 2,000 career point mark, making her only the second player in program history (Tamara Bowie is first with 2,091 points) to reach that milestone and the 15th player in MAC women's basketball history.
-The last time Ball State went 10-2 at home was in 2006-07 under former head women's basketball coach Tracy Roller. That season the Cardinals went 10-1 in John E. Worthen Arena with Ball State's only loss coming against Ohio (66-77) on Jan. 27, 2007. Ball State also posted a 14-1 mark at home in 2008-09 under former head coach Kelly Packard with the only loss coming against Temple.
- Head coach Brady Sallee emphasizes how important points in the paint are to him and the Cardinals have listened this season. Ball State has outscored all of their opponents in the paint but four this season. Ball State vs. Charlotte (30-to-8), Ball State vs. Western Kentucky (30-to-14), Ball State vs. Austin Peay (30-to-18), Ball State vs. Florida (42-to-30), Ball State vs. UMass (30-to-16), Ball State vs. Ohio Valley (62-to-10), Ball State vs. Butler (26-to-12), Ball State vs. Lipscomb (30-to-14), Ball State vs. Purdue (32-fo-26), Ball State vs. Evansville (32-to-8), Ball State vs. Saint Louis (22-to-24), Ball State vs. Toledo (28-to-28), Ball State vs. Ohio (20-to-24), Ball State vs. Miami (34-to-16), Ball State vs. Buffalo (32-to-16), Ball State vs. Bowling Green (24-to-18), Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan (34-to-22), Ball State vs. Western Michigan (36-to-26), Ball State vs. Ohio (30-to-18), Ball State vs. Akron (36-to-30), Ball State vs. Buffalo (26-to-24), Ball State vs. Central Michigan (34-to-26), Ball State vs. Kent State (28-to-12) and Ball State vs. Northen Illinois (34-to-18).
