Saturday, January 6
Bowling Green, OH
2:00 PM
Ball State University
13-1, 2-1MAC
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73
Bowling Green
8-6, 0-3MAC
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Five Score In Double Figures As WBB Earns Road Win Against Bowling Green
January 06, 2018 | Women's Basketball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Five Ball State women's basketball players scored in double figures as the Cardinals defeated Bowling Green, 84-73 at the Stroh Center Saturday afternoon in Mid-American Conference action.
With the win, Ball State improves to 13-1 overall and 2-1 in the MAC while Bowling Green falls to 8-6 on the year and 0-3 in conference play.
Junior guard Carmen Grande led the Cardinals with a 16-point performance while teammates senior forward Moriah Monaco and junior guard Jasmin Samz each had 14 points apiece. Senior forward Destiny Washington and freshman guard Maliah Howard-Bass rounded out the double digit scoring with 10 points each.
Ball State won the points in the paint battle for the 13th time this season outscoring Bowling Green, 36-to-16. Head coach Brady Sallee has extended his win streak to seven now against the Falcons.
Both teams struggled to put the ball in the basket to begin the game, with Ball State converting on 2-of-6 from the field and Bowling Green shooting 3-of-7 from the floor, with just four minutes shaved off the clock. Howard-Bass got the Cardinals offense going after knocking down three straight baskets from behind the arc to give Ball State a 15-8 edge over the Falcons with 3:05 left in the first frame. After that, the Cardinals closed out the quarter with a 17-4 run to take a 23-13 lead over BGSU heading into the second quarter.
The Cardinals opened the second stanza with a 7-2 run but then went silent, allowing Bowling Green to go on a 7-2 run of its own to cut Ball State's once 17 point lead to 10 (32-22) with 4:33 left in the half. After that, the Cardinals outscored the Falcons 14-10 and Grande would cap the second frame off with a 3-point basket to give Ball State a 46-32 lead at intermission.
Grande led all scorers at the half with 14 points, as the Cardinals shot 56.7 percent from the field (17-of-30) while holding the Falcons to 38.5 percent from the floor (10-of-26).
Monaco opened the third quarter for Ball State scoring five straight points right out of the shoot to give the Cardinals their largest lead of the contest (52-34) at the 7:27 mark. Bowling Green then came charging back to come within nine (58-49) late in the third quarter. The Cardinals quickly took back their double-digit lead (62-49) after free throws from Samz and a put back from freshman forward Oshlynn Brown heading into the final frame.
Bowling Green continued to fight its way back into the ball game and would come to within eight twice in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals though remained resilient to the Falcons efforts and showed composure down the stretch to secure their victory.
The Ball State women's basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action when it plays at Akron Wednesday in James A. Rhodes Arena at 7 p.m.
With the win, Ball State improves to 13-1 overall and 2-1 in the MAC while Bowling Green falls to 8-6 on the year and 0-3 in conference play.
Junior guard Carmen Grande led the Cardinals with a 16-point performance while teammates senior forward Moriah Monaco and junior guard Jasmin Samz each had 14 points apiece. Senior forward Destiny Washington and freshman guard Maliah Howard-Bass rounded out the double digit scoring with 10 points each.
Ball State won the points in the paint battle for the 13th time this season outscoring Bowling Green, 36-to-16. Head coach Brady Sallee has extended his win streak to seven now against the Falcons.
Both teams struggled to put the ball in the basket to begin the game, with Ball State converting on 2-of-6 from the field and Bowling Green shooting 3-of-7 from the floor, with just four minutes shaved off the clock. Howard-Bass got the Cardinals offense going after knocking down three straight baskets from behind the arc to give Ball State a 15-8 edge over the Falcons with 3:05 left in the first frame. After that, the Cardinals closed out the quarter with a 17-4 run to take a 23-13 lead over BGSU heading into the second quarter.
The Cardinals opened the second stanza with a 7-2 run but then went silent, allowing Bowling Green to go on a 7-2 run of its own to cut Ball State's once 17 point lead to 10 (32-22) with 4:33 left in the half. After that, the Cardinals outscored the Falcons 14-10 and Grande would cap the second frame off with a 3-point basket to give Ball State a 46-32 lead at intermission.
Grande led all scorers at the half with 14 points, as the Cardinals shot 56.7 percent from the field (17-of-30) while holding the Falcons to 38.5 percent from the floor (10-of-26).
Monaco opened the third quarter for Ball State scoring five straight points right out of the shoot to give the Cardinals their largest lead of the contest (52-34) at the 7:27 mark. Bowling Green then came charging back to come within nine (58-49) late in the third quarter. The Cardinals quickly took back their double-digit lead (62-49) after free throws from Samz and a put back from freshman forward Oshlynn Brown heading into the final frame.
Bowling Green continued to fight its way back into the ball game and would come to within eight twice in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals though remained resilient to the Falcons efforts and showed composure down the stretch to secure their victory.
The Ball State women's basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action when it plays at Akron Wednesday in James A. Rhodes Arena at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
BALLST
BGSU
FG%
.491
.400
3FG%
.400
.500
FT%
.733
.682
RB
32
38
TO
14
20
STL
12
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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