Ball State University Athletics
WBB On The Road In MAC Action Saturday At Buffalo
February 06, 2016 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals Nest
- After losing to Ohio Saturday 68-67, the Cardinals rebounded with a 78-71 victory Wednesday night in Worthen Arena. Ball State continues Mid-American Conference action against the MAC East Division when it travels to Buffalo Saturday for a 1 p.m. tipoff in Alumni Arena. The Cardinals and the Bulls will meet for the second time this season with Ball State taking the first game 68-63 on Jan. 13 in Muncie, Ind. Ball State is 2-1 on the road this season in MAC action and Buffalo owns a 2-2 ledger at home. The Bulls had lost six-straight contests after their game at Ball State before upsetting MAC leader Ohio Wednesday by a score of 51-43, handing the Bobcats their first league loss of the season.
-The last time Ball State went 10-1 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 emphasis how important points in the paint mean 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) and Ball State vs. Akron (36-to-30).
- Ball State head women's basketball coach Brady Sallee reached his 200th career win at Bowling Green, Jan. 16. Sallee currently owns a 203-161 (.554) career record. Sallee owns a 67-52 (.559) record at Ball State and ranks second all-time in wins. Former head coach Tracy Roller (2001-08) ranks first with a 118-73 record.
- Did you know the Cardinals only lost two games in 2012-13 in the month of February. Ball State started the month with back-to-back wins on the road at Eastern Michigan and at home over Central Michigan. The Cardinals lost to Toledo and Akron before ending the month with three straight wins. The Cardinals went cold in 2013-14 in the month of February with a 2-5 record. Ball State started last season off hot with a 5-0 mark and only suffered two losses last season in February. This year the Cardinals are off to a 1-0 start.
