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Agustsdottir Scores Career High 26 Points In WBB’s Win At Buffalo
February 15, 2020 | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sophomore Thelma Dis Agustsdottir helped the Cardinals to a 69-58 Mid-American Conference road victory at Buffalo Saturday afternoon in University Arena after registering a career high 26-point performance against the Bulls. With the win, Ball State improved to 17-7 overall and moved to 9-3 in league play while the Bulls drop to 13-10 on the year and 4-8 in MAC action.
Although the score may have indicated it was an easier win than games past, it still came down to the final quarter. Buffalo never gave up the fight, but the Cardinals answered every time by rebounding, stellar defense and making some much needed shots.
Agustsdottir led the charge with a career best 26 points after shooting 76 percent (10-13) from the field and 85 percent (6-7) from behind the arc. Freshman Sydney Freeman also reached doubles figures with 16 points while Junior Oshlynn Brown led the squad defensively, pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds.
Ball State sealed the victory by shooting 55 percent from the field in the third quarter and then finished shooting 50 percent from the floor in the final frame. The Cardinals maintained their defense in the fourth period to help hold off Buffalo with any last scoring sprees that the Bulls tried to make happen.
The opening minutes of the game lately for Ball State has had the same theme and today's competition at Buffalo was no different. The Cardinals and Bulls were neck and neck in the opening 10 minutes of the contest. Both had leads and both knotted the game four times. Ball State had possession as time was winding down in the first quarter but couldn't score. BSU still took the one-point (13-12) edge over Buffalo as both teams headed into the next frame of action.
The Cardinals began to find a rhythm in the first three minutes of the second period. At the seven-minute mark, Ball State went on a 6-0 scoring run that was capped off by a fast break layup from senior Arbrie "Deuce" Benson to sophomore Blake Smith, making the score, 19-14. Buffalo answered by outscoring the Cardinals 9-0 while holding Ball State without a field goal for over three minutes to take back the lead. The Cardinals fought back though, Brown and freshman Annie Rauch went 2-for-2 from the charity stripe to put Ball State back up by two (25-23) with 2:21 on the clock. After that, Agustsdottir nailed 3-pointer on the left side off of the assist from freshman Estel Puiggros, accompanied by two more Agustsdottir jump shots in the paint, allowed the Cardinals to take the 32-26 advantage over Buffalo at intermission.
Buffalo came out of the gates strong after the half, quickly cutting the Cardinals lead to two (32-30). Agustsdottir answered by hitting her third 3-pointer, followed by an old fashioned 3-point play from Smith and a fast break layup from Brown. That sequence quickly put Ball State back up by nine (42-33) at the 6:45 mark. Ball State led by as many as 11 (46-35) after Freeman sank a 3-pointer at the 6:13 mark. Buffalo came out guns a blazing after the media timeout, the Bulls picked up their defense and started attacking the rim to bring Buffalo back to within four (46-42) with 1:32 remaining in the third. Ball State closed out the third frame scoring three points, a free throw from Brown and a layup from Freeman to put the Cardinals up by seven heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns to Worthen Arena Wednesday for a 7 p.m. Mid-American Conference West Division match-up against Northern Illinois.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State women's basket team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateWBB
Although the score may have indicated it was an easier win than games past, it still came down to the final quarter. Buffalo never gave up the fight, but the Cardinals answered every time by rebounding, stellar defense and making some much needed shots.
Agustsdottir led the charge with a career best 26 points after shooting 76 percent (10-13) from the field and 85 percent (6-7) from behind the arc. Freshman Sydney Freeman also reached doubles figures with 16 points while Junior Oshlynn Brown led the squad defensively, pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds.
Ball State sealed the victory by shooting 55 percent from the field in the third quarter and then finished shooting 50 percent from the floor in the final frame. The Cardinals maintained their defense in the fourth period to help hold off Buffalo with any last scoring sprees that the Bulls tried to make happen.
The opening minutes of the game lately for Ball State has had the same theme and today's competition at Buffalo was no different. The Cardinals and Bulls were neck and neck in the opening 10 minutes of the contest. Both had leads and both knotted the game four times. Ball State had possession as time was winding down in the first quarter but couldn't score. BSU still took the one-point (13-12) edge over Buffalo as both teams headed into the next frame of action.
The Cardinals began to find a rhythm in the first three minutes of the second period. At the seven-minute mark, Ball State went on a 6-0 scoring run that was capped off by a fast break layup from senior Arbrie "Deuce" Benson to sophomore Blake Smith, making the score, 19-14. Buffalo answered by outscoring the Cardinals 9-0 while holding Ball State without a field goal for over three minutes to take back the lead. The Cardinals fought back though, Brown and freshman Annie Rauch went 2-for-2 from the charity stripe to put Ball State back up by two (25-23) with 2:21 on the clock. After that, Agustsdottir nailed 3-pointer on the left side off of the assist from freshman Estel Puiggros, accompanied by two more Agustsdottir jump shots in the paint, allowed the Cardinals to take the 32-26 advantage over Buffalo at intermission.
Buffalo came out of the gates strong after the half, quickly cutting the Cardinals lead to two (32-30). Agustsdottir answered by hitting her third 3-pointer, followed by an old fashioned 3-point play from Smith and a fast break layup from Brown. That sequence quickly put Ball State back up by nine (42-33) at the 6:45 mark. Ball State led by as many as 11 (46-35) after Freeman sank a 3-pointer at the 6:13 mark. Buffalo came out guns a blazing after the media timeout, the Bulls picked up their defense and started attacking the rim to bring Buffalo back to within four (46-42) with 1:32 remaining in the third. Ball State closed out the third frame scoring three points, a free throw from Brown and a layup from Freeman to put the Cardinals up by seven heading into the final 10 minutes of play.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns to Worthen Arena Wednesday for a 7 p.m. Mid-American Conference West Division match-up against Northern Illinois.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State women's basket team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateWBB
Team Stats
BSU
UB
FG%
.431
.343
3FG%
.500
.200
FT%
.579
.357
RB
42
45
TO
18
16
STL
10
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
10
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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