Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
Miami University (OH)
Women's Basketball Hosts Rival Miami Saturday in MACtion
January 12, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 12 | Muncie, Ind. | Worthen Arena | 11 am ET
Opening Tip:
- Ball State is looking to get back on the winning track after falling to 76-83 to Toledo Wednesday night in Savage Arena. Ball State placed four in double digits with Marie Kiefer leading the way with a season best 19 points. Sophomore Ally Becki chipped in 17 points while teammate Thelma Dis Agustsdottir had 14 points. Rounding out the double figure scoring was redshirt senior Anna Clephane with 11.
- Saturday's game against Miami will mark the 71st time in program history the two schools have met with the RedHawks leading the all-time series 40-30. Ball State won the two-game series over Miami in 2021 defeating the RedHawks 85-82 in Worthen Arena on Jan. 27, 2021 and then again in Oxford, Ohio 79-77 on Feb. 13, 2021. In their lone contest in 2022, the Cardinals posted a 67-64 victory against thee RedHawks in Worthen Arena Jan. 24. Ball State has won four of the last five meetings against Miami.
- Miami rallied from a double-digit second-half deficit to stun Kent State 84-76 in overtime Wednesday night at Millett Hall. Ivy Wolf scored a game-high 25 points for the RedHawks, while Peyton Scott added 22 points, seven rebounds and seven steals before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Amani Freeman contributed 15 points and a game-high nine rebounds, with Maddi Cluse adding 12 points. Sierra Morrow scored all six of her points in overtime and had six blocks (one shy of the school record).
- Since the 1989-90 season, the Cardinals have won 20 of the last 30 meetings against the RedHawks. Out of all the Ball State women's basketball coaches, Brady Sallee owns the best record over Miami at 11-1.
- It may be cold outside but the Cardinals tend to get hot in the month of January under 11th-year head coach Brady Sallee. Sallee owns an overall record of 52-28 (.650) in the month of January dating back to his first season in 2012-13.
When BSU Scores 80+ We Win:
When the Cardinals score 80+ points this season it results in a victory for Ball State. The Cardinals are 8-0 when the reach the 80 point plateau with wins over Indiana University East (105-51), Butler (84-68), Utah State (80-55), Western Kentucky (82-76), Saint Louis (85-51), Tarleton State (80-77), Chicago State (119-53) and Bowling Green (81-73).
Fast Facts:
- Redshirt senior Anna Clephane has 983 points for her career and only needs 17 points to become the 10th player under Brady Sallee to reach the 1,000 point milestone. Clephane is first on the team in scoring averaging 12.9 points per game.
- Sophomore Marie Kiefer has proven to be a great defender for the Cardinals. She currently sits in 12th place all-time in blocked shots with 72 and so far has 24 total this season. Kiefer averages 1.4 blocks per contest.
- Graduate senior Thelma Dis Agustsdottir has found her rhythm behind the arc again as she currently leads the team with 47 three's so far this season. Agustsdottir has 265 total 3-pointers for her career and sits in fourth place all-time. She needs one more to move up to third place which is currently being held by former Cardinal Jill Morrison (2013-17) with 266 3-pointers.
Home Sweet Home:John E. Worthen Arena has been very good to the Cardinals for the past decade. Ball State has a record of 165-85 (.653) at Worthen Arena from 2004-present. In 11 seasons Brady Sallee has compiled a 100-50 (.658) record in Worthen Arena. His best season at home was in 2017- 18 when the Cardinals went 15-3 in Muncie. So far this season the Cardinals are undefeated at home with a 7-0 mark.
Sallee Series vs. Miami
2012-13: Ball State 62, Miami 59
2013-14: Ball State 80, Miami 70
2014-15: Ball State 72, Miami 41
2014-15: Ball State 72, Miami 55
2015-16: Ball State 66, Miami 41
2016-17: Ball State 81, Miami 60
2017-18: Ball State 86, Miami 61
2018-19: Miami 60, Ball State 57
2019:20: Ball State 80, Miami 63
2020-21: Ball State 85, Miami 82
2020-21: Ball State 79, Miami 77
2021-22: Ball State 67, Miami 64
