Ball State University Athletics
Ball State University
University at Buffalo
Women's Basketball Heads to Buffalo for Midweek MACtion Wednesday
January 17, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 18 | Buffalo, N.Y. | Alumni Arena | 6 pm ET
Opening Tip:
- The Ball State women's basketball team looks to improve to a 4-1start in Mid-American Conference play for the first time since the 2016-17 season when it travels to Buffalo for a 6 pm ET tipoff in Alumni Arena.
- Redshirt senior Anna Clephane scored her 1,000th career point to help the Cardinals earn a 92-61 victory over the Miami RedHawks in MAC action last Saturday afternoon in Worthen Arena. Clephane's 1,000th point moment was bittersweet after missing two seasons over her five-year career due to not one but two ACL injuries. Clephane finished the game with 25 points.
- Buffalo has won three-straight and looks to improve to 4-1 as well in league play. The Bulls are coming off of a 78-59 victory over Eastern Michigan Saturday, Jan. 14. UB has also defeated Central Michigan (70-63) and Ohio (69-64). The Bulls lone MAC loss came against Kent State (63-64).
- Ball State and Buffalo's first-ever meeting was on Jan. 30 at Buffalo in 1998-99. The Bulls won that meeting 71-63 and would go on to win the next two over the Cardinals. Ball State's first-ever victory over Buffalo was in Worthen Arena on Feb. 9 by a score of 72-59.
- Wednesday's game against Buffalo will mark the 36th time in program history the two schools have met, with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, 19-16.
- The last time these two teams met was in the Mid-American Conference Tournament title game in Cleveland, March 12. Ball State fell to Buffalo, 75-79, that game. In the MAC regular season last year, the two squads split their two-game series with Ball State winning at Buffalo, 72-70, Jan. 26 and then UB returned the favor in Worthen Arena after defeating BSU, 67-62, Feb. 16. Ball State and Buffalo only play each other once this season.
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 9-0 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), Bowling Green (81-73) and Miami (92-61).
Ball State's Bench:
The Cardinals bench has stepped up their game this season as they have combined to score 347 points including a season high 59 points against Chicago State.
Fast Facts:
- Redshirt senior Anna Clephane has 1,008 points for her career and became the 10th player under Brady Sallee to reach the 1,000 point milestone against Miami (1/14/23. Clephane is first on the team in scoring averaging 13.6 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 73 and so far has 25 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 53 three's so far this season.
Agustsdottir has 271 total 3-pointers for her career and sits in third place all-time. She needs 21 more to move up to second place which is currently being held by former Cardinal and current assistant Moriah Monaco (2014-18) with 292 3-pointers.
In The Nation:
Nationally the Cardinals rank 21st in scoring offense (79.2), 22nd in 3-pointers per game (8.5), 38th in 3-point field goal attempts (24.7), 33rd in field goal percentage (45.7), 36th in assists per game (16.5), 63rd in free throw attempts (19.8), 70th in free throws made per game (13.9) and 49th in winning percentage (80.0). The Cardinals currently sit at No. 8 in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll, the highest of any MAC team.
