WBB to Host Nationally Televised Game on CBS Sports Network Against MAC Rival Toledo on Jan. 20
October 22, 2024 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. -- For the second consecutive season, the Ball State women's basketball team will host a nationally televised regular season contest when Mid-American Conference rival Toledo visits Worthen Arena on Monday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. ET.
This will also be the third season in a row the Cardinals will play on a national stage. Ball State has been chosen to display its past success on ESPN2, ESPNU and CBS Sports Network. Last year, Ball State won both of its nationally televised contests beating Toledo, 65-61, in Muncie on CBSNÂ and Kent State on the road on ESPNU by a score of 75-71.Â
MAC women's basketball has consistently been on the rise, and so have the Cardinals. Ball State head coach Brady Sallee and his staff have put together an array of challenging non-conference opponents this year.
Ball State had a highly successful 2023-24 season, with its 28 overall wins and 16 MAC victories both being program records. The Cardinals earned the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament, reaching the semifinals for the third-straight season, and received votes in the USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll for nine straight weeks during the year. Ball State ended the season by hosting the first round of the inaugural NCAA Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament.
The Ball State women's basketball team opens play at home against IU Kokomo in an exhibition contest on Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. ET before officially kicking off the 2024-25 season at home Nov. 4 versus Old Dominion for the first of two MAC/SBC Challenge contests. That game will also tipoff at 6:30 p.m. ET in Worthen Arena.Â