Saturday, March 7
Kalamazoo, MI
2:00 PM
Ball State University
21-9,13-5MAC
64
at
63
.png&width=60&height=60&type=webp)
Western Michigan
17-12,10-8MAC
1
2
3
4
OT 1
F
Ball St.
12
20
8
17
7
64
Western Mich.
13
10
18
16
6
63
Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services
Women’s Basketball Ends Regular Season On A High Note; Defeats WMU In OT
March 07, 2020 | Women's Basketball
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - With the 2020 Mid-American Conference tournament in their sights, the Broncos were playing for a first-round bye today against the Cardinals. Western Michigan made its move in the second half to send the game into overtime, but the Cardinals held on defensively for a 64-63 OT victory Saturday afternoon in Read FieldHouse/University Arena.
Ball State (21-9, 13-5 MAC) led the majority of the contest, including a nine-point advantage over the Broncos (17-12, 10-8 MAC) at the half. WMU continued to fight, outscoring the Cardinals in the last 20 minutes of action.
The Cardinals defense has been the result of many victories this season and today's OT win proved to be the case again for BSU, holding WMU to without a last second basket to seal the contest. The Cardinals finished the game on a 7-0 run in the final two minuets.
Today's game started as an up and down affair, as both teams traded baskets for over the first five minutes of play. After the media timeout, the Cardinals tried to pull away with a 10-6 lead after back-to-back scores from freshmen Annie Rauch and Sydney Freeman. That run didn't last long, as WMU went back up 13-12 over the Cardinals to end the first quarter.
Ball State began to catch fire in the second quarter. Senior Arbrie Benson got things started with a 3-pointer off of the dish from junior Oshlynn Brown at the 9:40 mark, sparking an 11-2 run for Ball State. Freeman and sophomore Thelma Dis Agustsdottir each drained a 3-pointer, along with a layup from Brown during the run to put BSU up 24-15. The BSU run forced WMU's head coach Shane Clipfell to call a timeout with 5:10 left in the first half. Clipfell tried to take away the Cardinals momentum, and it somewhat worked, as the Broncos brought themselves back to within four (27-23) at the 2:08 mark. With three minutes left in the half, Agustsdottir and Freeman answered quickly for BSU, making back-to-back 3-pointers followed by a layup under the basket from Rauch to give Ball State a nine-point (32-23) advantage over Western Michigan at intermission.
It was a slow moving third quarter offensively, most of the points came from the free throw line from both teams. Ball State had executed offensively on several plays but couldn't get the shots to drop. WMU capitalized on a few of the Cardinals miscues, making it a four-point (40-36) ball game with 1:43 left in the third frame. WMU's Leighah-Amori Wool hit a jumper as time expired to give the Broncos the 41-40 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of action.
Brown collected her 15th double-double of the season with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Freeman also registered a 17-point performance and dished out six assists while Agustsdottir ended the game with 13 points.
The Ball State women's basketball team will compete Wednesday as the No. 2 seed in Cleveland, Ohio at the 2020 Mid-American Conference Tournament. The Cardinals will be game seven playing against the first-round winner of game three at approximately 30 minutes after game six in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State women's basketball team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BSUCoachBrady and @BallStateWBB.
Ball State (21-9, 13-5 MAC) led the majority of the contest, including a nine-point advantage over the Broncos (17-12, 10-8 MAC) at the half. WMU continued to fight, outscoring the Cardinals in the last 20 minutes of action.
The Cardinals defense has been the result of many victories this season and today's OT win proved to be the case again for BSU, holding WMU to without a last second basket to seal the contest. The Cardinals finished the game on a 7-0 run in the final two minuets.
Today's game started as an up and down affair, as both teams traded baskets for over the first five minutes of play. After the media timeout, the Cardinals tried to pull away with a 10-6 lead after back-to-back scores from freshmen Annie Rauch and Sydney Freeman. That run didn't last long, as WMU went back up 13-12 over the Cardinals to end the first quarter.
Ball State began to catch fire in the second quarter. Senior Arbrie Benson got things started with a 3-pointer off of the dish from junior Oshlynn Brown at the 9:40 mark, sparking an 11-2 run for Ball State. Freeman and sophomore Thelma Dis Agustsdottir each drained a 3-pointer, along with a layup from Brown during the run to put BSU up 24-15. The BSU run forced WMU's head coach Shane Clipfell to call a timeout with 5:10 left in the first half. Clipfell tried to take away the Cardinals momentum, and it somewhat worked, as the Broncos brought themselves back to within four (27-23) at the 2:08 mark. With three minutes left in the half, Agustsdottir and Freeman answered quickly for BSU, making back-to-back 3-pointers followed by a layup under the basket from Rauch to give Ball State a nine-point (32-23) advantage over Western Michigan at intermission.
It was a slow moving third quarter offensively, most of the points came from the free throw line from both teams. Ball State had executed offensively on several plays but couldn't get the shots to drop. WMU capitalized on a few of the Cardinals miscues, making it a four-point (40-36) ball game with 1:43 left in the third frame. WMU's Leighah-Amori Wool hit a jumper as time expired to give the Broncos the 41-40 lead heading into the final 10 minutes of action.
Brown collected her 15th double-double of the season with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Freeman also registered a 17-point performance and dished out six assists while Agustsdottir ended the game with 13 points.
The Ball State women's basketball team will compete Wednesday as the No. 2 seed in Cleveland, Ohio at the 2020 Mid-American Conference Tournament. The Cardinals will be game seven playing against the first-round winner of game three at approximately 30 minutes after game six in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State women's basketball team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BSUCoachBrady and @BallStateWBB.
Team Stats
BSU
WMU
FG%
.364
.328
3FG%
.292
.250
FT%
.773
.762
RB
45
42
TO
19
11
STL
4
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
G
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's BasketballThis Week in Ball State Sports // Mike Uremovich, Ally Becki, Qua Ashley & Kelli Miller Phillips
Thursday, September 18
Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses the NCAA vs. House Settlement
Tuesday, July 01
Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses NCAA vs. House Settlement & Bill Richards Thank You
Friday, June 27
Worthen Arena // Floor Update Timelapse
Wednesday, June 04