Wednesday, November 13
Muncie, Ind.
6:30 pm
Ball State University
3-0,0-0MAC
95
vs
66
University of Memphis (Jersey Night)
2-2,0-0AAC
1
2
3
4
F
Memphis
14
13
15
24
66
Ball St.
18
24
32
21
95
WBB Leaves Memphis Singing the Blues Behind Becki’s Triple Double
November 13, 2024 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals improve to 3-0 on the season for the second-straight year
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team put on quite the show in Worthen Arena tonight with the star being senior Ally Becki, who registered her first career triple double in the Cardinals' 95-66 victory over Memphis Wednesday night. Becki's triple double was the first by an NCAA Division I women's basketball player so far this season.
With the win, the Cardinals improved their overall record to 3-0 for the third-straight season while Memphis dropped to 2-2.
For the game, Becki scored 22 points, pulled down 10 rebounds while dishing out 10 assists. Becki's triple double also marked the first from a Ball State women's basketball player since at least 2010 when the NCAA started keeping the triple double stat.
Elise Stuck turned in a career high 20-point performance while shooting 8-of-12 from the field. Rounding out the double figure scoring was Lachelle Austin with 11 and Maliyah "MJ" Johnson with 10.
Tonight's contest opened as an up and down affair that saw the Cardinals take a slight 18-14 edge over the Tigers to end the first quarter of play.
The Cardinals took that motivation into the second 10 minutes of action as Ball State opened the second frame on a 11-0 scoring spree which was capped off by a long jumper from Becki to give BSU a 29-14 edge over the Tigers. The Cardinals' stingy defense held Memphis without a field goal up until the 5:15 mark.
Memphis started to make a slight comeback but back-to-back 3-pointers from Grace Kingery and Becki stopped the Tigers in their tracks. The frustration on Memphis' face was evident as Ball State continuously made plays on both sides of the court. Becki closed out the half with a last minute 3-pointer to put the Cardinals up 42-27 over the Tigers at intermission.
The Cardinals' second half defensive pressure accompanied by some good ball handling and impressive shooting, eventually led to a 31-point (62-31) cushion for Ball State at the five-minute mark of the third quarter. The strong late lead by the Cardinals made it nearly impossible for the Tigers to make any kind of comeback the remainder of the contest.
Ball State simply outplayed Memphis tonight after leading the way 60-28 in the points in the paint category while also having the advantage in second chance points (20-4), fast breaks (26-16) and points from turnovers (22-8). Rebounding was also a key component (49-38). The Cardinals limited their turnovers as well to a season low of eight.
The Ball State women's basketball team will play its first road contest of the season when it travels to Northern Iowa Saturday for a 3 pm ET tipoff in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
With the win, the Cardinals improved their overall record to 3-0 for the third-straight season while Memphis dropped to 2-2.
For the game, Becki scored 22 points, pulled down 10 rebounds while dishing out 10 assists. Becki's triple double also marked the first from a Ball State women's basketball player since at least 2010 when the NCAA started keeping the triple double stat.
Elise Stuck turned in a career high 20-point performance while shooting 8-of-12 from the field. Rounding out the double figure scoring was Lachelle Austin with 11 and Maliyah "MJ" Johnson with 10.
Tonight's contest opened as an up and down affair that saw the Cardinals take a slight 18-14 edge over the Tigers to end the first quarter of play.
The Cardinals took that motivation into the second 10 minutes of action as Ball State opened the second frame on a 11-0 scoring spree which was capped off by a long jumper from Becki to give BSU a 29-14 edge over the Tigers. The Cardinals' stingy defense held Memphis without a field goal up until the 5:15 mark.
Memphis started to make a slight comeback but back-to-back 3-pointers from Grace Kingery and Becki stopped the Tigers in their tracks. The frustration on Memphis' face was evident as Ball State continuously made plays on both sides of the court. Becki closed out the half with a last minute 3-pointer to put the Cardinals up 42-27 over the Tigers at intermission.
The Cardinals' second half defensive pressure accompanied by some good ball handling and impressive shooting, eventually led to a 31-point (62-31) cushion for Ball State at the five-minute mark of the third quarter. The strong late lead by the Cardinals made it nearly impossible for the Tigers to make any kind of comeback the remainder of the contest.
Ball State simply outplayed Memphis tonight after leading the way 60-28 in the points in the paint category while also having the advantage in second chance points (20-4), fast breaks (26-16) and points from turnovers (22-8). Rebounding was also a key component (49-38). The Cardinals limited their turnovers as well to a season low of eight.
The Ball State women's basketball team will play its first road contest of the season when it travels to Northern Iowa Saturday for a 3 pm ET tipoff in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Team Stats
Mem
BSU
FG%
.407
.443
3FG%
.429
.229
FT%
.706
.750
RB
38
49
TO
21
8
STL
3
12
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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