Ball State University
Ohio University
Women's Basketball Plays at Ohio Saturday in MACtion
January 27, 2023 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 28 | Athens, Ohio | Convocation Center | 1 pm ET
Opening Tip:
- The Ball State women's basketball team looks to improve to a 7-1start in Mid-American Conference play for the first time since the 2016-17 season when it hosts Akron Wednesday in Worthen Arena. Currently, the Caridnals are in first place in the Mid-American Conference standings.Â
- The Cardinals remained undefeated at home (10-0) in Worthen Arena after an impressive 89-66 victory over Akron in midweek MACtion Wednesday night. Five Cardinals reached double figure scoring ith sophomore Madelyn Bischoff leading the way with a career best 20 points after shooting 8-10 from the field and 4-5 from the 3-point line.Â
- Saturday's game against Ohio will mark the 69th time in program history the two schools have met with the Bobcats leading the all-time series record, 39-29.Â
- Ohio is looking to get back on the winning track Saturday against Ball State. The Bobcats recently fell at Central Michigan Wednesday by a score of 66-69. Ohio's lone conference win this season was at Miami Jan. 21 after defeating the RedHawks, 84-73.
- From 1998-2006 the Cardinals had held a nine-game win streak over Ohio. In 11 seasons under head coach Brady Sallee Ball State has won four games against the Bobcats .Â
- 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 58-29 (.658) in the month of January dating back to his first season in 2012-13.
- Ball State head coach Brady Sallee is one game shy of his 200th career win as the Cardinals' head coach. Making him the first head coach in program history to accomplish that feat in both men's and women's basketball.
Fast Facts:
- Redshirt senior Anna Clephane has 1,057 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 14.0 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 77 and so far has 29 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 58 three's so far this season. Agustsdottir has 276 total 3-pointers for her career and sits in third place all-time. She needs 16 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.
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), Miami (92-61), Buffalo (81-59) and Akron (89-66).
Where the Cards Rank:
Nationally the Cardinals rank 21st in scoring offense (78.8), 21st in 3-pointers per game (8.4), 38th in 3-point field goal attempts (24.7), 24th in field goal percentage (46.2), 28th in assists per game (16.6), 77th in free throw attempts (19.2), 85th in free throws made per game (13.4) and 38th in winning percentage (78.9). The Cardinals currently sit at No. 10 in the latest College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll, the highest of any MAC team.
Scouting Ohio:
- Throughout the season, Ohio has been led by sophomore guard, Yaya Felder in scoring. Felder currently holds 366 total points for the Bobcats, averaging 20.3 a game. Caitlyn Kroll follows with 174 points, and behind her is Abby Garnett creeping up with 127 points. Caitlyn Kroll leads Ohio in rebounds, totaling 105; 86 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive. In terms of steals Yaya holds 42 for the season and Kroll is behind with 34.
- The last time the Cardinals and the Bobcats met was last season in Athens. Ball State won that game 84-74 Feb. 2, 2022. Ally Becki led the Cardinals with a career best 27 points that game while Thelma Dis Agustsdottir had 16 points versus the Bobcats. The two squads were supposed to meet again Feb. 9 in Worthen Arena but the game was canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
