Wednesday, January 18
Buffalo, NY
6 pm
Ball State University
14-4,4-1MAC
81
at
59
University at Buffalo
8-6,3-2MAC
1
2
3
4
F
Ball St.
14
19
18
30
81
Buffalo
16
13
20
10
59
Women’s Basketball Scores 30 In Fourth Quarter to Claim Victory at Buffalo
January 18, 2023 | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. - It was one of the highest-scoring quarters of the season for the Ball State women's basketball team, a 30-point explosion to be exact, in the final 10 minutes of action that helped the Cardinals to an 81-59 victory at Buffalo Wednesday night in Mid-American Conference action in Alumni Arena.
With the win, Ball State improved its overall record to 14-4 and now has a 4-1 MAC ledger for its best league start since the 2016-17 season. Buffalo dropped to 8-6 on the year and 3-2 in conference play.
It came to no surprise that tonight's game would be a close contest, so close in fact that the game was knotted at 51 with 9:49 remaining in the contest.
After that, graduate senior Thelma Dis Agustsdottir broke the tie with a layup to give Ball State back the lead for the 10th and final time, as the Cardinals ran away with it, putting together an incredible offensive and defensive display which allowed Ball State to outscore Buffalo, 30-10.
"Our team understood the 40 min effort we had to play with," Ball State head coach Brady Sallee said. "We got stronger as the game went on and I thought the tougher team won tonight."
Sallee was right, the Cardinals were on fire in the fourth quarter making shots from all over the court which included 63 percent (10-16) shooting for the field.
All-in-all Ball State out toughed Buffalo tonight, out-rebounding the Bulls, 35-28. The Cardinals were also able to move the ball well along with getting 23 points from its bench which BSU has been able to utilize all season.
For the game, Sophomore Ally Becki led all players with 23 points while also adding 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season. Clephane was the second highest scorer with 20 points and teammate senior Annie Rauch chipped in 14 points.
The Ball State women's basketball team will return to Worthen Arena Saturday when it hosts Central Michigan at 1 pm ET. The Cardinals will welcome their alumni back for the game and a dinner following the contest.
Fans can purchase tickets to the game by calling the Stoops Buick/GMC Ticket Center at 888.BSU.TICKET or 765.285.1474 to join the Cardinal Family inside Worthen Arena! Season and group tickets are also on sale now, while single game tickets are also available online at Ticketmaster.com.
.
With the win, Ball State improved its overall record to 14-4 and now has a 4-1 MAC ledger for its best league start since the 2016-17 season. Buffalo dropped to 8-6 on the year and 3-2 in conference play.
It came to no surprise that tonight's game would be a close contest, so close in fact that the game was knotted at 51 with 9:49 remaining in the contest.
After that, graduate senior Thelma Dis Agustsdottir broke the tie with a layup to give Ball State back the lead for the 10th and final time, as the Cardinals ran away with it, putting together an incredible offensive and defensive display which allowed Ball State to outscore Buffalo, 30-10.
"Our team understood the 40 min effort we had to play with," Ball State head coach Brady Sallee said. "We got stronger as the game went on and I thought the tougher team won tonight."
Sallee was right, the Cardinals were on fire in the fourth quarter making shots from all over the court which included 63 percent (10-16) shooting for the field.
All-in-all Ball State out toughed Buffalo tonight, out-rebounding the Bulls, 35-28. The Cardinals were also able to move the ball well along with getting 23 points from its bench which BSU has been able to utilize all season.
For the game, Sophomore Ally Becki led all players with 23 points while also adding 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season. Clephane was the second highest scorer with 20 points and teammate senior Annie Rauch chipped in 14 points.
The Ball State women's basketball team will return to Worthen Arena Saturday when it hosts Central Michigan at 1 pm ET. The Cardinals will welcome their alumni back for the game and a dinner following the contest.
Fans can purchase tickets to the game by calling the Stoops Buick/GMC Ticket Center at 888.BSU.TICKET or 765.285.1474 to join the Cardinal Family inside Worthen Arena! Season and group tickets are also on sale now, while single game tickets are also available online at Ticketmaster.com.
.
Team Stats
BSU
UB
FG%
.508
.481
3FG%
.387
.278
FT%
.643
.333
RB
35
28
TO
12
16
STL
9
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Basketball
/ Women's Basketball
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
Athletics // Weekly Podcast: Jeff Mitchell, Mandy Williams, Marie Kiefer, and Scott Baker
Wednesday, April 02