Saturday, March 9
Muncie, Ind.
2:00 PM
Ball State University
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Eastern Michigan University
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WBB Ends MAC Regular Season With 67-57 Loss To EMU
March 09, 2019 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team (8-22, 3-15 MAC) led for 30 minutes in today's ball game but EMU (13-16, 6-11 MAC) used a 27-14 run in the fourth quarter to win the ball game, 67-57.
It was like déjà vu for the Cardinals and the Eagles in the fourth quarter. The first meeting in Ypsilanti, Mich., between EMU and BSU had also went down to the wire.
Tied at 51-51 with 4:46 left in the game, both teams were fighting to come out on top. EMU used a 16-6 run in the final five minutes of action to comeback and take the victory from BSU.
The Cardinals carried their offensive momentum from Wednesday's win at NIU to today's contest against the Eagles. Ball State opened the game over Eastern Michigan with a 9-0 run with seven of those points coming from sophomore guard Maliah Howard-Bass. After the media timeout the Eagles turned up their defense, holding Ball State to only two field goals the remainder of the first quarter, but Ball State returned the favor and held EMU to only two points, taking a 15-2 lead heading into the second frame of action.
EMU outscored the Cardinals 8-2 in the opening minutes of the second quarter to make a 17-10 game with at the 5:24 mark. Both teams then struggled offensively for over a three-minute stretch. Ball State finally got some baskets to drop in the closing minutes of the first half and took a 26-17 lead at the break.
The Eagles began to click offensively after intermission, outscoring Ball State 11-6, making it a four-point (32-28) ball game with 5:39 left in the third stanza. Freshman forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir and senior guard Jasmin Samz hit back-to-back baskets to put Ball State back up by nine (37-28) at the media timeout. But the Eagles continued to push the ball up the court and made some key plays inside the paint to make it a three point contest (43-40) heading into the final frame.
Prior to today's contest, the Cardinals recognized its lone senior guard Nakeya Penny. Howard-Bass led BSU in scoring with 18 points while classmate Brown finished the game with 14 rebounds.
The Cardinals will be the No. 11 seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament and will travel for a first round game at No. 6 Toledo on Monday at 7 p.m.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State women's basketball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateWBB.
It was like déjà vu for the Cardinals and the Eagles in the fourth quarter. The first meeting in Ypsilanti, Mich., between EMU and BSU had also went down to the wire.
Tied at 51-51 with 4:46 left in the game, both teams were fighting to come out on top. EMU used a 16-6 run in the final five minutes of action to comeback and take the victory from BSU.
The Cardinals carried their offensive momentum from Wednesday's win at NIU to today's contest against the Eagles. Ball State opened the game over Eastern Michigan with a 9-0 run with seven of those points coming from sophomore guard Maliah Howard-Bass. After the media timeout the Eagles turned up their defense, holding Ball State to only two field goals the remainder of the first quarter, but Ball State returned the favor and held EMU to only two points, taking a 15-2 lead heading into the second frame of action.
EMU outscored the Cardinals 8-2 in the opening minutes of the second quarter to make a 17-10 game with at the 5:24 mark. Both teams then struggled offensively for over a three-minute stretch. Ball State finally got some baskets to drop in the closing minutes of the first half and took a 26-17 lead at the break.
The Eagles began to click offensively after intermission, outscoring Ball State 11-6, making it a four-point (32-28) ball game with 5:39 left in the third stanza. Freshman forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir and senior guard Jasmin Samz hit back-to-back baskets to put Ball State back up by nine (37-28) at the media timeout. But the Eagles continued to push the ball up the court and made some key plays inside the paint to make it a three point contest (43-40) heading into the final frame.
Prior to today's contest, the Cardinals recognized its lone senior guard Nakeya Penny. Howard-Bass led BSU in scoring with 18 points while classmate Brown finished the game with 14 rebounds.
The Cardinals will be the No. 11 seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament and will travel for a first round game at No. 6 Toledo on Monday at 7 p.m.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State women's basketball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateWBB.
Team Stats
EMU
BSU
FG%
.362
.350
3FG%
.250
.133
FT%
.692
.684
RB
44
42
TO
16
18
STL
9
7
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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