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WBB Battles MAC West Divison Rival CMU On The Road Wednesday
January 10, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Game #16 Ball State at Central Michigan
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017
Tipoff: 7 p.m.
Television: ESPN3
Listen: Muncie Sports Station 102.9 FM/1340 AM
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Social Media: @ballstatesports, @bsucoachbrady, @BallStateWBB, #ChirpChirp
Game Notes: Ball State, Central Michigan
Cardinal Notes:
• Ball State will play its second Mid-American Conference road game of the season when it travels to MAC West Division rival Central Michigan Wednesday night for a 7 p.m. tipoff in Mcguire Arena. The Cardinals have opened league action with a 3-0 record after posting wins over Toledo (51-45), Kent State (71-47) and Western Michigan (61-56). The 3-0 mark is the best start since the 2014-15 season when Ball State opened conference play with victories over Bowling Green, Miami and Western Michigan. Today's game will be streamed live on ESPN3. The Cardinals are currently 10-5 overall and 3-0 in MAC action.
• Central Michigan enters today's contest with an 11-4 overall record and a 3-0 conference ledger. The Chippewas have opened league action with wins over Kent State (91-78), Akron (89-62) and Buffalo (88-71). Central Michigan owns an 8-1 home record this season in McGuirk Arena.
• Wednesday's game against Central Michigan will mark the 73rd time the teams have met, with the Chippewas leading the all-time series record, 37-36. Ball State lost both of its meetings to Central Michigan last season. From 1996-present the Cardinals own a 28-11 record over the Chippewas. Ball State's largest win streak against Central Michigan was 11 from 2000 thru 2006. In 2014-15, the Cardinals swept the series over the Chippewas winning at home, 73-64 on Feb. 18 and then clinched the MAC West Division title with an 85-69 win at Central Michigan on March 4.
• Fifth year head coach Brady Sallee has guided the Cardinals to a 24-10 (.687) Mid-American Conference mark in the month of January over the course of his last four years; 2012-13 (6-1), 2013-14 (4-4), 2014-15 (6-3), 2015-16 (6-2) and 2016-17 (2-0).
Next Game:
Ball State returns home Saturday when it hosts Akron at 2 p.m. in Worthen Arena.
