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Women’s Basketball Beats Western Michigan On Senior Day, 76-69
March 06, 2021 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - Hard work and determination paid off for the Cardinals today as they sent their three seniors off on a high note by defeating Western Michigan Saturday afternoon in Worthen Arena.
"Today's contest was a slugfest", head coach Brady Sallee said. But the Cardinals' (14-10, 12-8 MAC) were resilient and outlasted Western Michigan (6-15, 5-14 MAC) by a score of 76-69.
After the game, Sallee said that Western Michigan came in very well prepared and he gave WMU's head coach Shane Clipfell a lot of credit for how well the Broncos played today.
Sallee was impressed with his team's ability to stay focused and stay in the moment to get the job done despite the Cardinals slow start.
Western Michigan controlled the tempo of the contest in the first 20 minutes of action.
But after intermission, Sallee must have said something in that locker room because BSU outscored WMU 47-33 in the second half.
Junior forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir nailed a 3-pointer at the 8:23 mark that gave BSU a six-point (61-55) edge over the Broncos at the start of the fourth quarter.
Western Michigan rallied to take back a one-point lead (64-63) with 5:21 remaining.
Agustsdottir, then quickly answered with a 3-point basket which would entail put Ball State back into the driver's seat for the remainder of the ball game.
Ball State placed four players in double figures today with Agustsdottir leading the way with 19 points.
Not too far behind Agustsdottir, was redshirt sophomore guard Anna Clephane who chipped in 17 points. Senior forward Oshlynn Brown tallied 14 points and 17 rebounds for her 48th career double double while sophomore guard Sydney Freeman rounded out the double digit scoring with 11 points while also dishing out nine assists.
Prior to the contest, the Cardinals said good-bye to their three seniors' forward Oshlynn Brown, guard Katie Helgason and guard Maliah Howard-Bass.
The Ball State women's basketball team will now head to Cleveland, Ohio for the 2021 Mid-American Conference Tournament as the No. 6 seed. The Cardinals will face the No. 3 seed Ohio Bobcats in the last game of the quarterfinal round Wednesday night in Rocket Mortgage Field House.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State women's basketball team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BSUCoachBrady and @BallStateWBB.
2021 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 8 Eastern Michigan, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Buffalo vs. No. 5 Kent State, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Central Michigan vs No. 7 Northern Illinois, Time TBA (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 6 Ball State, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Friday, March 12th, 2021 - Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 10:00 a.m. ET (ESPN+)
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 13th, 2021 - MAC Championship
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
11:00 AM ET (CBS Sports Network)
*Minimum 30 minutes between completion of prior game in the session
"Today's contest was a slugfest", head coach Brady Sallee said. But the Cardinals' (14-10, 12-8 MAC) were resilient and outlasted Western Michigan (6-15, 5-14 MAC) by a score of 76-69.
After the game, Sallee said that Western Michigan came in very well prepared and he gave WMU's head coach Shane Clipfell a lot of credit for how well the Broncos played today.
Sallee was impressed with his team's ability to stay focused and stay in the moment to get the job done despite the Cardinals slow start.
Western Michigan controlled the tempo of the contest in the first 20 minutes of action.
But after intermission, Sallee must have said something in that locker room because BSU outscored WMU 47-33 in the second half.
Junior forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir nailed a 3-pointer at the 8:23 mark that gave BSU a six-point (61-55) edge over the Broncos at the start of the fourth quarter.
Western Michigan rallied to take back a one-point lead (64-63) with 5:21 remaining.
Agustsdottir, then quickly answered with a 3-point basket which would entail put Ball State back into the driver's seat for the remainder of the ball game.
Ball State placed four players in double figures today with Agustsdottir leading the way with 19 points.
Not too far behind Agustsdottir, was redshirt sophomore guard Anna Clephane who chipped in 17 points. Senior forward Oshlynn Brown tallied 14 points and 17 rebounds for her 48th career double double while sophomore guard Sydney Freeman rounded out the double digit scoring with 11 points while also dishing out nine assists.
Prior to the contest, the Cardinals said good-bye to their three seniors' forward Oshlynn Brown, guard Katie Helgason and guard Maliah Howard-Bass.
The Ball State women's basketball team will now head to Cleveland, Ohio for the 2021 Mid-American Conference Tournament as the No. 6 seed. The Cardinals will face the No. 3 seed Ohio Bobcats in the last game of the quarterfinal round Wednesday night in Rocket Mortgage Field House.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State women's basketball team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BSUCoachBrady and @BallStateWBB.
2021 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 1 Bowling Green vs. No. 8 Eastern Michigan, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Buffalo vs. No. 5 Kent State, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Central Michigan vs No. 7 Northern Illinois, Time TBA (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Ohio vs. No. 6 Ball State, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Friday, March 12th, 2021 - Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 10:00 a.m. ET (ESPN+)
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 13th, 2021 - MAC Championship
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
11:00 AM ET (CBS Sports Network)
*Minimum 30 minutes between completion of prior game in the session
Team Stats
WMU
BSU
FG%
.394
.446
3FG%
.292
.533
FT%
.625
.750
RB
34
44
TO
14
17
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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