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Women's Basketball Hosts Annual "Think Pink" Game Against Akron Saturday
February 07, 2020 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals are looking to remain undefeated at home in MAC play
Ball State (14-7, 6-3 MAC) vs. Akron (10-10, 3-6 MAC)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
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Game Notes: Ball State | Akron
Ball State Women's Basketball Donation Link Play4Kay "Think Pink"
Opening Tip:
-Â Saturday's game against Akron will mark the 42nd time in program history the two schools have met with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, 24-17. Ball State has won six of the last seven meeting against the Zips. Brady Sallee owns a 6-6 mark against the Zips. Last year Ball State fell on the road to Akron by a score of 61-91 on Feb. 13. Prior to that contest, the Cardinals had won six in a row against the Zips.
- Both Ball State and Akron are well rested after each having a bi-week this week with no mid-week MAC action. The Cardinals enter today's contest with a 68-65 win under their belt after defeating Western Michigan on Feb. 1 in Worthen Aren. Ball State enters the contest today undefeated at home in conference play with a 5-0 mark. In John E. Worthen Arena, the Cardinals have earned victories over Kent State (66-62), Eastern Michigan (59-54), Buffalo (69-65), Miami (80-63) and Western Michigan (68-65).
- Akron comes to Worthen Arena off of the heels of a win also, as the Zips defeated Eastern Michigan, 88-81, on Feb. 1 in James A. Rhodes Arena. The Zips have lost six MAC games so far this season and have defeated three, Bowling Green (76-73), Miami (70-62) and EMU
- As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ball State women's basketball's game today will be its annual "Think Pink" "Play4Kay" game against the Zips. The vision for Play4Kay came directly from Coach Kay Yow. Through Play4Kay, she saw a vision to bring communities together and honor survivors in the fight against ALL cancers affecting women. It was basically a simple idea — take a game in your schedule and use it to fundraise for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
Cardinal Recap:
- The Cardinals went 1-1 last week in Mid-American Conference acton, losing to Kent State on the road by just one point (68-69) on Jan. 29. Ball State then rebounded on Saturday with a 68-65 victory over Western Michigan to remain undefeated in league action at home improving to a 5-0 MAC ledger.Â
- Last week Jasmin Samz led the Cardinals in scoring averaging 16.5 points per game. The graduate senior made five 3-pointers and shot over 50 percent (12-23) from the field while also going a perfecto 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
- The last time the Cardinals went undefeated in MAC play at home was the 2008-09 season. That year Ball State wrapped up league action with an 8-0 mark. Currently, Ball State's 5-0 MAC home record is the best ledger since the 2008-09 season.
1,000 Points, 1,000 Rebounds:
- Junior Oshlynn Brown is currently has 941 career points and 724 rebounds. Brown needs 59 points to reach the 1,000 points and she needs 276 rebounds to hit 1,000. Brown will become only the second player in Ball State women's basketball history to reach 1,000 points and rebounds. Former Cardinal Emma Jones (1984-87) so far is the lone player in program history to get 1,000 points and rebounds.
Scouting Akron:
- Until last season, the Zips hadn't defeated the Cardinals since 2014.Â
- Akron is under the direction of second-year head coach Melissa Jackson who was an assistant for the Zips for 10 seasons prior to her appointment last year.
- Both Akron and Ball State seem to take the majority of its games down to the wire. The Zips placed five players in double figures last Saturday in an overtime win against Eastern Michigan, lead by Haliegh Reinoehl with 19 points.
- Akron is led in scoring by Haliegh Reinoehl who is scoring 15.2 points per contest while Jordyn Dawson is averaging 13.2 points per game. Reinoehl also leads the team defensively with 8.1 rebounds a game.
- The last time the Zips played at Worthen Arena was on Jan. 31, 2018 resulting in a 97-65 win for the Cardinals.
