Monday, November 25
Paradise Island, Bahamas
5 pm
Ball State University
5-2,0-0MAC
62
vs
69
Columbia University
6-2,0-0Ivy League
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2
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4
F
Ball St.
14
17
14
17
62
Columbia
17
8
25
19
69
Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics
Kiefer Becomes WBB’s All-Time Blocks Leader in Loss to Columbia
November 25, 2024 | Women's Basketball
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas - The Ball State women's basketball team (5-2) lost a hard-fought battle in their last game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament when the Cardinals fell 69-62 to Columbia University (6-2) Monday night in Imperial Arena.
In the second quarter, senior Marie Kiefer became Ball State women's basketball's all-time blocks leader with 153 total blocks passing former Carinal Tamara Bowie who owned the record of 152 since 2003.
From start-to-finish the game was a tight affair as both teams went back-and-forth up until the 1:47 mark in the second quarter. After that, the Cardinals began to pull away from the Lions. Elise Stuck, Maliyah "MJ" Johnson and Madelyn Bischoff made an impact during the Cardinals 9-4 run. The run allowed Ball State to take a 31-25 lead over Columbia University at intermission.
The momentum switched hands to Columbia in the third stanza as the Lions outscored the Cardinals 25-14 to take a 50-45 advantage over Ball State into the final 10 minutes of play.
Columbia carried that strong presence into the remainder of the contest eventually building an 11-point cushion 58-45 over Ball State at the 7:54 mark of the fourth quarter.
Ball State began to make a comeback with baskets from Kiefer along with a jumper from Lachelle Austin with 2:18 left on the clock. That scoring spree brought the Cardinals to within five (63-58) which forced Columbia to call a timeout. But despite the Cardinals efforts, the Lions remained atop the rest of the contest.
Tonight's game saw five Cardinals reach double-digit scoring which was led by Austin who had 15. Bischoff tallied 13 points while Kiefer finished the night with 12. Stuck and Ally Becki rounded out the double figure scoring after registering 10 points apiece. Defensively, both Kiefer and Austin had seven rebounds, respectively.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns home Sunday, Dec. 1 as the Cardinals host South Dakota in Worthen Arena. The game is slated to begin at 1 pm ET.
In the second quarter, senior Marie Kiefer became Ball State women's basketball's all-time blocks leader with 153 total blocks passing former Carinal Tamara Bowie who owned the record of 152 since 2003.
From start-to-finish the game was a tight affair as both teams went back-and-forth up until the 1:47 mark in the second quarter. After that, the Cardinals began to pull away from the Lions. Elise Stuck, Maliyah "MJ" Johnson and Madelyn Bischoff made an impact during the Cardinals 9-4 run. The run allowed Ball State to take a 31-25 lead over Columbia University at intermission.
The momentum switched hands to Columbia in the third stanza as the Lions outscored the Cardinals 25-14 to take a 50-45 advantage over Ball State into the final 10 minutes of play.
Columbia carried that strong presence into the remainder of the contest eventually building an 11-point cushion 58-45 over Ball State at the 7:54 mark of the fourth quarter.
Ball State began to make a comeback with baskets from Kiefer along with a jumper from Lachelle Austin with 2:18 left on the clock. That scoring spree brought the Cardinals to within five (63-58) which forced Columbia to call a timeout. But despite the Cardinals efforts, the Lions remained atop the rest of the contest.
Tonight's game saw five Cardinals reach double-digit scoring which was led by Austin who had 15. Bischoff tallied 13 points while Kiefer finished the night with 12. Stuck and Ally Becki rounded out the double figure scoring after registering 10 points apiece. Defensively, both Kiefer and Austin had seven rebounds, respectively.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns home Sunday, Dec. 1 as the Cardinals host South Dakota in Worthen Arena. The game is slated to begin at 1 pm ET.
Team Stats
BSU
CU
FG%
.453
.473
3FG%
.261
.238
FT%
.889
.600
RB
34
28
TO
17
10
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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