Ball State University
Miami University (OH)
WBB Continues MAC Cross Divisional Play At Miami Saturday
January 18, 2019 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals look to extend their win streak to eight against the RedHawks
Ball State (6-10, 1-3 MAC) at Miami (11-4, 2-2 MAC)
Saturday, Jan. 19 (1Â p.m.)
Oxford, Ohio (Millett Hall)
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Game Notes: Ball State | Miami
Time For Tip-Off
- Ball State remains on the road against the MAC East Division when it travels to Miami Saturday for a 1 p.m. tipoff in Millet Hall. Â
- The RedHawks are the closest MAC school to Ball State in proximity. The distance from Worthen Arena to Millett Hall is exactly 76 miles door-to-door.
- Seventh-year head coach Brady Sallee has never lost to Miami during his tenure at Ball State, winning seven striaight over the RedHawks.
- Miami is coming off of a huge road win at Central Michigan Wednesday. The RedHawks stunned the MAC West favorite by a score of 70-67 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
- Saturday's game against Miami will mark the 67th time in program history the two schools have met with the Cardinals leading the all-time series 46-20. The last time Ball State defeated Miami was last season in Muncie by a score of 81-60 on Jan 3.Â
- Since 1998-99 the Cardinals have won 17 of the last 26 meetings against the RedHawks. The last time Ball State lost to Miami was in 2011-12 in Oxford, 72-61.
About Miami
- The RedHawks are coming off of a 70-67 road win at MAC West Divsion rival Central Michigan Wednesday night in McGuirk Arena snapping a nine-game losing streak against the Chippewas. The RedHawks were led in scoring by Savannah Kluesner with 21 points.
- Miami is coming off of 21-11 campaign in 2017-18 under then first-year head coach Megan Duffy. Duffy enters her second season at the helm of the RedHawks . Prior to her appointment at Miami, Duffy spent three seasons as an assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines. Duffy was a four-year letterwinner at Notre Dame from 2002-06.Â
- The RedHawks have four players averaging double figures, Lauren Dickerson (13.8 ppg), Savannah Kluesner (13.5 ppg), Kendall McCoy (13.4 ppg) and Nia Clark (10.6 ppg). Kluesner also leads Miami defensively averaging 7.6 rebounds per contest.
