Sunday, February 11
Muncie, Ind.
2 pm
Ball State University
21-3,10-1MAC
72
vs
57
James Madison University
17-8,9-3Sun Belt
1
2
3
4
F
James Madison
11
10
12
24
57
Ball St.
27
12
15
18
72
WBB Gets Back on Winning Track with Impressive Win over James Madison
February 11, 2024 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals went 2-0 this season in the MAC-SBC Challenge
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team (21-3) wasted no time getting back on the winning track after displaying an impressive 72-57 victory over James Madison (17-8) on CBS Sports Network Sunday afternoon in Worthen Arena. It was the second game of the MAC-SBC challenge with Ball State winning both after defeating Troy on the road earlier in the season.
The Ball State "Crashers" had quite the game today for the Cardinals as Marie Kiefer led BSU inside the paint with 19 points which came of off 6-of-7 shooting from the field. Alex Richard put on a display for Ball State with 11 points and nine rebounds. The Cardinals had two more players reach double figure scoring as Madelyn Bischoff finished the game with 14 and Ana Barreto had 10.
After Ball State lost their first contest in over 14 games Wednesday you could tell that the Cardinals were ready to redeem themselves against the James Madison Dukes. Ball State came out of the gates strong in the opening quarter putting together a 10-2 run in the first five minutes of play. The Cardinals were unstoppable especially on offense shooting 80 percent (4-of-5) at the midway point. The term nothing-but-net came to mind when Ally Becki drained a 3-pointer to put BSU up 18-7 with 2:39 left in the quarter. JMU moved to a zone defense that caused BSU some frustration, but the Cardinals still found a way to score and would take a 27-11 advantage over the Duke's to end the first quarter of play.
Although the scoring spree wasn't as prevalent in the second period for the Cardinals, BSU was still able to hold its own regardless of what defense the Duke's threw at them. The second quarter was a defensive battle with low scoring from both squads but of course Brady Sallee used his bench for some fresh legs and Barreto came through with back-to-back baskets to put the Cardinals up 38-19 just under the two-minute mark. Ball State was able to close out the first half with a 39-21 lead over James Madison at intermission.
After the break, James Madison looked as if it may be on the brink of a possible comeback, but Ball State quickly put an end to its momentum with some hard-fought baskets in the paint from Kiefer and Richard to go back up by 10 (45-25). All-in-all great defense and some great shot selections helped propel the Cardinals to take a 54-33 advantage over JMU into the final 10 minutes of competition.
The fourth quarter was heated after JMU went on a 10-2 run to make it a 10-point (56-46) ball game with 6:05 left in the contest. The Dukes intensified its defense which made some possessions challenging for BSU. But Ball State does what it does best and that's score. The Cardinals put together an impressive 14-7 scoring spree in less than a minute span which was capped off by layup from Nyla Hampton. After that, Ball State never looked back and went on to win the ball game by 15.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns to MAC action on the road at Ohio Saturday, Feb. 17 for a 1 pm ET tipoff at the Convocation Center.
The Ball State "Crashers" had quite the game today for the Cardinals as Marie Kiefer led BSU inside the paint with 19 points which came of off 6-of-7 shooting from the field. Alex Richard put on a display for Ball State with 11 points and nine rebounds. The Cardinals had two more players reach double figure scoring as Madelyn Bischoff finished the game with 14 and Ana Barreto had 10.
After Ball State lost their first contest in over 14 games Wednesday you could tell that the Cardinals were ready to redeem themselves against the James Madison Dukes. Ball State came out of the gates strong in the opening quarter putting together a 10-2 run in the first five minutes of play. The Cardinals were unstoppable especially on offense shooting 80 percent (4-of-5) at the midway point. The term nothing-but-net came to mind when Ally Becki drained a 3-pointer to put BSU up 18-7 with 2:39 left in the quarter. JMU moved to a zone defense that caused BSU some frustration, but the Cardinals still found a way to score and would take a 27-11 advantage over the Duke's to end the first quarter of play.
Although the scoring spree wasn't as prevalent in the second period for the Cardinals, BSU was still able to hold its own regardless of what defense the Duke's threw at them. The second quarter was a defensive battle with low scoring from both squads but of course Brady Sallee used his bench for some fresh legs and Barreto came through with back-to-back baskets to put the Cardinals up 38-19 just under the two-minute mark. Ball State was able to close out the first half with a 39-21 lead over James Madison at intermission.
After the break, James Madison looked as if it may be on the brink of a possible comeback, but Ball State quickly put an end to its momentum with some hard-fought baskets in the paint from Kiefer and Richard to go back up by 10 (45-25). All-in-all great defense and some great shot selections helped propel the Cardinals to take a 54-33 advantage over JMU into the final 10 minutes of competition.
The fourth quarter was heated after JMU went on a 10-2 run to make it a 10-point (56-46) ball game with 6:05 left in the contest. The Dukes intensified its defense which made some possessions challenging for BSU. But Ball State does what it does best and that's score. The Cardinals put together an impressive 14-7 scoring spree in less than a minute span which was capped off by layup from Nyla Hampton. After that, Ball State never looked back and went on to win the ball game by 15.
The Ball State women's basketball team returns to MAC action on the road at Ohio Saturday, Feb. 17 for a 1 pm ET tipoff at the Convocation Center.
Team Stats
JMU
BSU
FG%
.308
.481
3FG%
.125
.444
FT%
.750
.778
RB
39
37
TO
22
21
STL
9
10
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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