Monday, November 6
Muncie, Ind.
11 am
Ball State University
1-0,0-0MAC
97
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64
Tennessee Tech University (Field Trip Day)
0-1,0-0OVC
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Tennessee Tech
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Ball St.
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97
Photo by: Bobby Ellis (Ball State Creative Services)
Six Cardinals Score in Double Figures as WBB Cruises Past Tennessee Tech in Season Opener
November 06, 2023 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - In front of 4,212 screaming fans on the seventh-annual Ball State Women's Basketball Field Trip Day the Cardinals opened the season with a 97-64 win over Tennessee Tech Monday afternoon in Worthen Arena.
"It was a heck of a way to start the season," Ball State head coach Brady Sallee said. "I want to thank our marketing department and our administrators for helping make this a great environment for our players. We enjoy it and you got to believe that there is a kid or two that are really watching and saying to themselves I really want to be No. 0 or that Hampton kid one day."
Ball State (1-0) played strong both offensively and defensively from start to finish today over Tennessee Tech (0-1).
For the game, the Cardinals shot a staggering 63 percent from the field (36-57). The offense was led by Alex Richard who had 18 points while Ally Becki finished the game with 16 points after shooting a perfect 7-of-7 from the field. Four more Cardinals reached double figures; Madelyn Bischoff (13 pts), Ana Barreto (12 pts), Annie Rauch (11 pts) and Marie Kiefer (10 pts). The Cardinals' bench also proved to have depth as they scored a combined 34 points.
The first 10 minutes of action was an up-and-down game although the Cardinals never lost their lead to the Golden Eagles. The turning point for Ball State came in the second quarter of play after Barreto made back-to-back defensive plays that also turned into layups to push the Cardinals lead to double digits (34-24) with 3:53 remaining in the first half.
Those defensive plays that turned into points became a domino effect as the Cardinals jumped out to 17-point advantage right before the break. The Cardinals would end the first half of play with a 43-28 edge over the Golden Eagles.
After the break, the Cardinals continued to connect on all cylinders on both sides of the court making it impossible for the Golden Eagles to make any kind of a comeback.
All-in-all it was an all-around solid performance for the Cardinals especially defensively as the Cardinals held the Golden Eagles to only 28 points in the first half. BSU also forced Tennessee Tech to commit 26 turnovers for the game.
Offensively, Ball State was impossible to stop in the paint scoring 54 points along with 25 that were chipped in from fast break layups.
The Ball State women's basketball team will now head onto the road for back-to-back contests when it travels to Troy on Saturday for a 4:33 pm ET tipoff before heading to Chicago State on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 6 pm ET.
"It was a heck of a way to start the season," Ball State head coach Brady Sallee said. "I want to thank our marketing department and our administrators for helping make this a great environment for our players. We enjoy it and you got to believe that there is a kid or two that are really watching and saying to themselves I really want to be No. 0 or that Hampton kid one day."
Ball State (1-0) played strong both offensively and defensively from start to finish today over Tennessee Tech (0-1).
For the game, the Cardinals shot a staggering 63 percent from the field (36-57). The offense was led by Alex Richard who had 18 points while Ally Becki finished the game with 16 points after shooting a perfect 7-of-7 from the field. Four more Cardinals reached double figures; Madelyn Bischoff (13 pts), Ana Barreto (12 pts), Annie Rauch (11 pts) and Marie Kiefer (10 pts). The Cardinals' bench also proved to have depth as they scored a combined 34 points.
The first 10 minutes of action was an up-and-down game although the Cardinals never lost their lead to the Golden Eagles. The turning point for Ball State came in the second quarter of play after Barreto made back-to-back defensive plays that also turned into layups to push the Cardinals lead to double digits (34-24) with 3:53 remaining in the first half.
Those defensive plays that turned into points became a domino effect as the Cardinals jumped out to 17-point advantage right before the break. The Cardinals would end the first half of play with a 43-28 edge over the Golden Eagles.
After the break, the Cardinals continued to connect on all cylinders on both sides of the court making it impossible for the Golden Eagles to make any kind of a comeback.
All-in-all it was an all-around solid performance for the Cardinals especially defensively as the Cardinals held the Golden Eagles to only 28 points in the first half. BSU also forced Tennessee Tech to commit 26 turnovers for the game.
Offensively, Ball State was impossible to stop in the paint scoring 54 points along with 25 that were chipped in from fast break layups.
The Ball State women's basketball team will now head onto the road for back-to-back contests when it travels to Troy on Saturday for a 4:33 pm ET tipoff before heading to Chicago State on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 6 pm ET.
Team Stats
TNTech
BSU
FG%
.510
.632
3FG%
.385
.450
FT%
.583
.667
RB
29
25
TO
26
14
STL
7
19
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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