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Women's Basketball Hosts Akron In MAC Action Saturday
January 13, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Game #17 Akron at Ball State
Date: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017
Tipoff: 2 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, Akron
Cardinal Notes:
• Ball State returns home in Mid-American Conference action Saturday, hosting Akron in a cross-division match-up at 2 p.m. in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals just suffered their first loss in league action after losing by a score of 101-92 at MAC rival Central Michigan Wednesday night in McGuirk Arena. Despite the loss, Ball State is still off to one of its best conference starts since the 2014-15 season when the Cardinals began 4-1 that year. Today's game will be streamed live on ESPN3. The Cardinals are currently 10-6 overall and 3-1 in MAC action.
• Akron comes to Worthen Arena with a 7-8 overall record and an 0-4 conference ledger. The Zips have lost four straight all during league action after suffering setbacks at Western Michigan (73-60) and Central Michigan (89-62). Akron recently dropped back-to-back home games versus Bowling Green (62-58) and Ohio (85-69).
• Saturday's game against Akron will mark the 36th time in program history the two schools have met with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, 19-16. The last time Ball State defeated Akron was last season in Worthen Arena on Feb. 3 by a score of 78-71.
• Fifth year head coach Brady Sallee has guided the Cardinals to a 24-11 (.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 (2-1).
• Ball State University will hold a celebration to commemorate '25 Years of Worthen Arena' on Jan. 28. The men's basketball team is slated to host Western Michigan at 1 p.m., while the women's basketball team is set to take on Northern Illinois at 3:30 p.m. The Jan. 28th doubleheader will feature commemorative programs, customized cups and specially priced items at the concession stands, a student T-shirt giveaway and free cupcakes for fans courtesy of Gigi's Cupcakes while supplies last. Fans will want to be in their seats before the games start to see a video highlighting memorable games, concerts and events from the past 25 years.
Next Game:
Ball State continues its two-game conference homestand when it hosts Eastern Michigan Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Worthen Arena.
