Ball State University
University of Akron
Women's Basketball Plays At Akron In MAC Action Wednesday
January 31, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Game #22 Akron at Ball State
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 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, Akron
Cardinal Notes:
• The Ball State women's basketball team looks to remain undefeated against its Mid-American Conference cross-division match-ups when it travels to Akron Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tipoff in James A. Rhodes Arena. The game will air live on ESPN3. The Cardinals have already defeated the Zips once this season at home on Jan. 14 by a score of 80-70. Ball Statehas also earned victories over MAC East Division opponents; Kent State (71-47), Bowling Green (75-53) and Buffalo (89-75). Ball State is coming off of a 101-96 loss to Northern Illinois Saturday in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals enter today's contest with a 14-7 record and an 7-2 league ledger.
• The Zips hold a 9-10 record heading into tonight's contest and a 2-6 MAC record. Akron is coming off of an 80-62 win at home against Eastern Michigan Saturday. The Zips are the only team in the Mid-American Conference that has handed Northern Illinois a loss this conference season after defeating the Huskies, 84-55, in DeKalb, Ill., on Jan. 18.
• Wednesday's game against Akron will mark the 37th time in program history the two schools have met with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, 20-16.
• Ball State women's basketball junior forward Moriah Monaco has been named Mid-American West Division Player of the Week, as announced by the league office Tuesday. Monaco helped the Cardinals improve to 7-2 in conference action last week for its best MAC start since the 2008-09 season. The junior from Dover, Ohio, started the week off with a career-high 35 points while tying her personal-best in 3-pointers made (8), helping the Cardinals earn an 89-75 road win at Buffalo last Wednesday night in Alumni Arena. On Saturday. Monaco led the Cardinals again in scoring with a 23-point performance against Northern Illinois. She has now scored in double figures in all but one of Ball State's 21 games this season. For the week, Monaco averaged 29.0 points and made 11 from behind the arc while shooting 50.0 percent from the field (20-of-40). She also added 7.0 rebounds per contest.
Next Game:
Ball State returns to the road Saturday for a Mid-American Conference cross-division match-up at Miami. Tipoff is set for noon and will be play at Millett Hall.
