Saturday, January 13
Muncie, Ind.
2:00 PM
Ball State University
14-2, 3-2MAC
80
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84
Buffalo
13-3, 4-1MAC
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Buffalo
29
16
16
23
84
Ball State
12
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80
Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services
Women’s Basketball Suffers 84-80 Loss To MAC East Leader Buffalo
January 13, 2018 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team (14-2, 3-2 MAC) suffered a heartbreaking 84-80 loss to Mid-American Conference East Division leader Buffalo (13-3, 4-1 MAC) Saturday afternoon in Worthen Arena.
Despite overcoming a 17-point deficit in the first half and outscoring Buffalo 28-to-16 in the third quarter, Ball State could never close it out in the final frame today.
Senior forward Destiny Washington had a dominant performance leading the Cardinals with 17 points after shooting 60 percent (6-of-10) from the field. Junior guard Carmen Grande recorded her sixth double-double of the season and 11th of her career after scoring 14 points while dishing out 11 assists. Junior guard Jasmin Samz chipped in 13 points while teammate's senior forward Moriah Monaco and junior guard Nakeya Penny ended the day with 10 points apiece. Monaco also had a double-double after leading the Cardinals defensively with 11 rebounds.
Ball State started the game off strong, taking a quick 6-2 lead over Buffalo after layups from Washington, Grande and Monaco. After that, Buffalo took control of the first quarter, putting together an impressive 27-6 run to take a commanding 29-12 cushion heading into the second frame. The Bulls key to success was from behind the arc, as Buffalo shot 71 percent (5-of-7) from the 3-point line while holding the Cardinals 0-for-4.
In the second quarter, the Cardinals outscored the Bulls 21-to-16 and cut their once 17-point lead down to seven (40-33) by the 1:25 mark. The run for Ball State came over a two minute stretch that started at the 3:52 mark off of a layup from Brown which followed by baskets from Grande and Monaco. But Buffalo didn't sit quiet and would go back up by 12 (45-33) at intermission.
Washington opened the third quarter for the Cardinals with a 3-point basket, sparking a 15-0 Ball State run. The Cardinals regained the lead for the first time since the start of the contest (48-45) at the 5:12 mark after Brown was fouled on a layup by Buffalo's Mariah Suchan. Brown then completed the three-point play. After that, the game became a shoot- out as both teams traded baskets, Grande was sent to the line with 2.7 second left in the third stanza and would knock down 1-of-2 to knot the game 61-61 heading into the final period.
With the final 10 minutes left in the game, both teams were fighting for the lead. Buffalo finally pushed ahead of the Cardinals 74-67 at the 5:54 mark after the Bulls Katherine Ups hit three straight from behind the arc. Ball State never recovered after that despite its efforts losing its second game of the season.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns to Mid-American Conference West Division play Wednesday on the road at Toledo. The game will begin at 7 p.m. in John F. Savage Arena.
Despite overcoming a 17-point deficit in the first half and outscoring Buffalo 28-to-16 in the third quarter, Ball State could never close it out in the final frame today.
Senior forward Destiny Washington had a dominant performance leading the Cardinals with 17 points after shooting 60 percent (6-of-10) from the field. Junior guard Carmen Grande recorded her sixth double-double of the season and 11th of her career after scoring 14 points while dishing out 11 assists. Junior guard Jasmin Samz chipped in 13 points while teammate's senior forward Moriah Monaco and junior guard Nakeya Penny ended the day with 10 points apiece. Monaco also had a double-double after leading the Cardinals defensively with 11 rebounds.
Ball State started the game off strong, taking a quick 6-2 lead over Buffalo after layups from Washington, Grande and Monaco. After that, Buffalo took control of the first quarter, putting together an impressive 27-6 run to take a commanding 29-12 cushion heading into the second frame. The Bulls key to success was from behind the arc, as Buffalo shot 71 percent (5-of-7) from the 3-point line while holding the Cardinals 0-for-4.
In the second quarter, the Cardinals outscored the Bulls 21-to-16 and cut their once 17-point lead down to seven (40-33) by the 1:25 mark. The run for Ball State came over a two minute stretch that started at the 3:52 mark off of a layup from Brown which followed by baskets from Grande and Monaco. But Buffalo didn't sit quiet and would go back up by 12 (45-33) at intermission.
Washington opened the third quarter for the Cardinals with a 3-point basket, sparking a 15-0 Ball State run. The Cardinals regained the lead for the first time since the start of the contest (48-45) at the 5:12 mark after Brown was fouled on a layup by Buffalo's Mariah Suchan. Brown then completed the three-point play. After that, the game became a shoot- out as both teams traded baskets, Grande was sent to the line with 2.7 second left in the third stanza and would knock down 1-of-2 to knot the game 61-61 heading into the final period.
With the final 10 minutes left in the game, both teams were fighting for the lead. Buffalo finally pushed ahead of the Cardinals 74-67 at the 5:54 mark after the Bulls Katherine Ups hit three straight from behind the arc. Ball State never recovered after that despite its efforts losing its second game of the season.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns to Mid-American Conference West Division play Wednesday on the road at Toledo. The game will begin at 7 p.m. in John F. Savage Arena.
Team Stats
BUF
BALLST
FG%
.458
.444
3FG%
.500
.385
FT%
.727
.737
RB
42
37
TO
19
23
STL
11
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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