Ball State University Athletics
WBB Battles CMU For Top Spot In The MAC West
February 24, 2016 | Women's Basketball
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The Cardinals Nest
- The Ball State women's basketball team returns to the road Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tipoff at Central Michigan in a battle for the top spot for the Mid-American Conference West Division. The Chippewas are currently in first place with an 11-3 MAC ledger while Ball State and Toledo are tied with a 10-4 league mark. The Cardinals currently win the head-to-head tie breaker over the Rockets because Ball State defeated Toledo earlier this season. Ball State will face Toledo for the second time in its last MAC regular season game on March 5 in Toledo, Ohio. The Cardinals lost their first meeting to the Chippewas by a score of 74-65 in Muncie on Feb. 10. Central Michigan is looking to bounce back from its 81-79 overtime loss to Toledo Saturday McGuirk Arena. After tonights contest, Ball State has three games remaining in the regular season at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 27) before returning home for senior night against Northern Illinois (March 2) and then at Toledo (March 5).
- Nathalie Fontaine led all scorers in Ball State's 60-54 win over Western Michigan Saturday afternoon in Worthen Arena. Fontaine also had 10 rebounds for her 31st career double-double of her career. Mariah Monaco had 11 points for the night while Renee Bennett finished the game with 10.
-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 five 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); Ball State vs. Northen Illinois (34-to-18) and Ball State vs. Western Michigan (24-to-24).
