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WBB Makes History for Most Wins in a Single-Season with Defeat at Buffalo
March 09, 2024 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals will be the No. 2 seed at the 2024 MAC Tournament
BUFFALO, N.Y. - It comes to no surprise that the Ball State women's basketball team would end its season on a high note. The Cardinals (27-4, 16-2 MAC) put together an impressive 71-50 road win against the Bulls (17-12, 10-8 MAC) Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena.
The win marked Ball State's 27th of the season which is a the most victories in a single- season in program history for the Cardinals.
You would think the Cardinals would be tired as they have been on the road since Tuesday earning a win on ESPNU at Kent State and then continued their journey to Buffalo. But the Ball State women's basketball team certainly put on a show today after opening the first 10 minutes of play outscoring the Bulls, 21-6.
Ball State continued its domination in the second frame outpacing Buffalo 18-9 to take an impressive 39-15 advantage over the Bulls at intermission. Not only was it one of the Cardinals best first half showings offensively but their defensive game was just as inspiring. Six different Cardinals had already scored two or more points after the first half. The Cardinals shot 53 percent (8-15) in the second quarter and had already forced the Bulls to commit 16 turnovers.
After the break, Alex Richard and Annie Rauch did what they do best and that's finding ways to score in the paint especially when the Cardinals start to struggle from behind the arc. The Bulls put in a strong effort to come back and would outscore the Cardinals 18-12 to end the third stanza. Ball State wasn't fazed and continued to take a double-digit lead (51-33) into the final 10 minutes of play.
From start to finish the Cardinals carried the same momentum today as Ball State scored 20 points in the final frame to win the game over Buffalo by 21. It was a great way to end the Mid-American Conference regular season as the Cardinals locked up the No. 2 seed at next week's tournament in Cleveland, Ohio.
For the game, Richard continues to lead the pack after scoring 18 points. Nyla Hampton ended the game chipping in 13 points and Marie Kiefer rounded the double-digit scoring with 11. Becki finished the game with eight points and 10 assists. As a team, BSU dished out 24 assists, had 13 steals and shot nearly 50 percent from the field.
The Ball State women's basketball team will take its 27-4 record to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday at the MAC Tournament quarterfinals where they will face the No. 7 seed the Ohio Bobcats in Game No. 3. That contest is scheduled to start approximately 30 minutes after game No. 2.
The win marked Ball State's 27th of the season which is a the most victories in a single- season in program history for the Cardinals.
You would think the Cardinals would be tired as they have been on the road since Tuesday earning a win on ESPNU at Kent State and then continued their journey to Buffalo. But the Ball State women's basketball team certainly put on a show today after opening the first 10 minutes of play outscoring the Bulls, 21-6.
Ball State continued its domination in the second frame outpacing Buffalo 18-9 to take an impressive 39-15 advantage over the Bulls at intermission. Not only was it one of the Cardinals best first half showings offensively but their defensive game was just as inspiring. Six different Cardinals had already scored two or more points after the first half. The Cardinals shot 53 percent (8-15) in the second quarter and had already forced the Bulls to commit 16 turnovers.
After the break, Alex Richard and Annie Rauch did what they do best and that's finding ways to score in the paint especially when the Cardinals start to struggle from behind the arc. The Bulls put in a strong effort to come back and would outscore the Cardinals 18-12 to end the third stanza. Ball State wasn't fazed and continued to take a double-digit lead (51-33) into the final 10 minutes of play.
From start to finish the Cardinals carried the same momentum today as Ball State scored 20 points in the final frame to win the game over Buffalo by 21. It was a great way to end the Mid-American Conference regular season as the Cardinals locked up the No. 2 seed at next week's tournament in Cleveland, Ohio.
For the game, Richard continues to lead the pack after scoring 18 points. Nyla Hampton ended the game chipping in 13 points and Marie Kiefer rounded the double-digit scoring with 11. Becki finished the game with eight points and 10 assists. As a team, BSU dished out 24 assists, had 13 steals and shot nearly 50 percent from the field.
The Ball State women's basketball team will take its 27-4 record to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Wednesday at the MAC Tournament quarterfinals where they will face the No. 7 seed the Ohio Bobcats in Game No. 3. That contest is scheduled to start approximately 30 minutes after game No. 2.
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