Saturday, January 11
Buffalo, NY
2:30 pm
Ball State University
12-4,4-0MAC
78
at
56
University at Buffalo
13-2,2-2MAC
1
2
3
4
F
Ball St.
22
21
14
21
78
Buffalo
14
11
20
11
56
WBB Remains Unscathed in #MACtion; Defeats Buffalo on the Road
January 11, 2025 | Women's Basketball
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Ball State women's basketball team put on quite the show after a long day of travel. The inclement weather didn't seem to bother the Cardinals high playing level they displayed in their 78-56 victory at Buffalo Saturday afternoon at Alumni Arena.
The chemistry among the Cardinals was unmatched highlighted by Elise Stuck's double-double, as she led the Cardinals with 20 points and a career best 15 rebounds. Stuck also went 8-of-11 from the field. Alex Richard turned in a 17-point performance while Maliyah "MJ" Johnson finished the day with 12 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Rounding out the double figure scoring was Ally Becki who had 11 points after going 3-of-4 from behind the arc.
The Cardinals (12-4, 4-0 MAC) came out on fire on both offense and defense shooting 64 percent (9-14) from the field in the first quarter. That set the tone early on in the contest which led to Buffalo (13-2, 2-2 MAC) trailing the entire 40 minutes of action.
Despite some travels issues due to the snowy weather, the Cardinals jumped out to an 11-4 lead over Buffalo at the 5:07 mark. The Bulls stayed close until Marie Kiefer nailed back-to-back 3-pointers within seconds of one another that ultimately led to Ball State taking a 22-14 edge against Buffalo after the first quarter of play.
In the second frame, the Cardinals continued to click on all cylinders especially inside the paint as Richard and Johnson were flawless underneath the basket. BSU pushed its margin to an 11-point (30-19) cushion over UB by the media timeout. The Cardinals continued to disrupt the Bulls pace of play defensively the remainder of the half and would take a 43-25 advantage over Buffalo at intermission.
The Bulls are a second half team and slowly began chipping away at the Cardinals once 23-point edge cutting it down to 12 (57-45) by the end of the third stanza. Ball State struggled offensively as Buffalo outpaced the Cardinals in the third period, 20-14.
Buffalo kept within reach of the Cardinals in the fourth stanza, but by the halfway point, the Cardinals had built a 23-point cushion (70-47) which was capped off by an Elise Stuck jumper and two free throws from Marie Kiefer.
After that, Buffalo couldn't regroup and make a comeback, allowing Ball State to win its eighth-straight MAC regular season game dating back to last year. The Cardinals haven't lost a regular season league contest since Feb. 24, 2024, which was at Toledo.
The Ball State women's basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action on the road Wednesday when it plays at Kent State with a 7 pm ET tipoff in the M.A.C. Center.
The chemistry among the Cardinals was unmatched highlighted by Elise Stuck's double-double, as she led the Cardinals with 20 points and a career best 15 rebounds. Stuck also went 8-of-11 from the field. Alex Richard turned in a 17-point performance while Maliyah "MJ" Johnson finished the day with 12 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Rounding out the double figure scoring was Ally Becki who had 11 points after going 3-of-4 from behind the arc.
The Cardinals (12-4, 4-0 MAC) came out on fire on both offense and defense shooting 64 percent (9-14) from the field in the first quarter. That set the tone early on in the contest which led to Buffalo (13-2, 2-2 MAC) trailing the entire 40 minutes of action.
Despite some travels issues due to the snowy weather, the Cardinals jumped out to an 11-4 lead over Buffalo at the 5:07 mark. The Bulls stayed close until Marie Kiefer nailed back-to-back 3-pointers within seconds of one another that ultimately led to Ball State taking a 22-14 edge against Buffalo after the first quarter of play.
In the second frame, the Cardinals continued to click on all cylinders especially inside the paint as Richard and Johnson were flawless underneath the basket. BSU pushed its margin to an 11-point (30-19) cushion over UB by the media timeout. The Cardinals continued to disrupt the Bulls pace of play defensively the remainder of the half and would take a 43-25 advantage over Buffalo at intermission.
The Bulls are a second half team and slowly began chipping away at the Cardinals once 23-point edge cutting it down to 12 (57-45) by the end of the third stanza. Ball State struggled offensively as Buffalo outpaced the Cardinals in the third period, 20-14.
Buffalo kept within reach of the Cardinals in the fourth stanza, but by the halfway point, the Cardinals had built a 23-point cushion (70-47) which was capped off by an Elise Stuck jumper and two free throws from Marie Kiefer.
After that, Buffalo couldn't regroup and make a comeback, allowing Ball State to win its eighth-straight MAC regular season game dating back to last year. The Cardinals haven't lost a regular season league contest since Feb. 24, 2024, which was at Toledo.
The Ball State women's basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action on the road Wednesday when it plays at Kent State with a 7 pm ET tipoff in the M.A.C. Center.
Team Stats
BSU
UB
FG%
.466
.379
3FG%
.261
.133
FT%
.692
.667
RB
47
26
TO
16
14
STL
7
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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