Ball State University Athletics
WBB Hosts Belmont in First Round WNIT Game Thursday
March 12, 2023 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals will play the Bruins Thursday at 6:30 pm ET in Worthen Arena
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team has been chosen as a host for the first round game of the postseason Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) Thursday at 6:30 pm ET against Belmont.
All WNIT first round tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for youth 18-and-under, and are available by calling 765.285.1474 or 888.BSU.TICKET, or by visiting the Ball State Athletics ticket office inside Worthen Arena.
Fans who are a faculty or staff member of Ball State University or Muncie Community Schools can purchase tickets at a discounted price of $6.
Season ticket holders may secure their usual seat locations by calling or visiting the ticket office before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, at which point all reserved seat locations will be released for sale to the general public.
Ball State students may gain entry by showing their Ball State Student ID. Please note that because this is a postseason event, Emeritus/Honoratus status will not apply to ticket prices; all guests (except Ball State students) must purchase a ticket for admission.
Ball State will be making its eighth WNIT appearance under Ball State 11th-year head coach Brady Sallee and 11th overall (all since 2002). The Cardinals are 6-10 all-time in WNIT play winning a first round game in 2018 and then won two games to reach the final 16 of the 2013 event.
Ball State enters the WNIT with a 25-8 overall record. The Cardinals went 14-4 in Mid-American Conference play and made it to the semifinal game of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament for the second-straight season which was also under Sallee. The 20-win season marks the sixth time within the last eight campaigns he has reach the 20-win plateau.
Sallee, is the only head coach in program history to take the Cardinals to eight WNITs. He is also he program's winningest coach with 208 victories.
Belmont comes to Ball State with a 23-11 season ledger. The Bruins went 17-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference and made it to the Hoops in the Heartland conference tournaments championship game losing to Drake, 89-71. Prior to that loss, the Bruins' were on a 16-game win streak.
The 2023 WNIT field features 64 NCAA Division I women's basketball teams. The field includes 30 teams that receive automatic berths - one berth from each of the nation's established conferences - and 33 at-large selections. All teams at the NCAA Division I level are considered for at-large berths, including those who are independent and/or are in the process of reaching full NCAA Division I status.
