Saturday, January 18
Muncie, Ind.
11:30 am
Ball State University
14-4,6-0MAC
80
vs
57
University of Akron (Greek Night)
9-9,3-3MAC
1
2
3
4
F
Akron
9
15
14
19
57
Ball St.
13
26
23
18
80
WBB Continues to be Unstoppable in #MACtion with Win over Akron
January 18, 2025 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women's basketball team (14-4, 6-0 MAC) continues to dominate in Mid-American Conference play with an undefeated league record (6-0) after defeating Akron (9-9, 3-3 MAC) 80-57 Saturday afternoon in Worthen Arena.
With the win, Ball State has extended its win streak in MAC regular season action to 10-straight, not losing a game in conference regular season play since Feb. 24, 2024.
Ball State was led in scoring by Madelyn Bischoff who chipped in 18 points followed by classmate Alex Richard who ended the day with 13. Ally Becki, Lachelle Austin and Tessa Towers each added 10 points to the win.
What stood out the most on today's stat sheet was points-in-the-paint as Ball State outscored Akron, 42-22. The Cardinals also outscored the Zips on second chance points, 14-4.
The Cardinals' defense continues to evolve and that was apparent in the opening quarter of today's game. Although, Ball State was just ahead 7-2 by the media timeout over Akron, the Cardinals had already forced the Zips to commit five turnovers by the 4:36 mark. Both teams then struggled offensively, and Akron would go on a 7-2 run that would knot the game, 9-9. Bischoff scored four-straight points to put BSU back up 13-9 to end the first period.
Ball State outpaced Akron 10-0 to open the second quarter and would increase its lead to 23-9 with only three minutes shaved off the clock. The Cardinals finished out the second stanza outshooting the Zips, 26-15, while shooting 50 percent (8-16) from the field to take a 39-24 edge over Akron at intermission.
After the break, Akron began to slowly chip away at the Cardinals' halftime lead but never got too close as Bischoff along with Richard continued to find success in the paint. Marie Kiefer had back-to-back baskets at the 6:11 mark that extended the Cardinals' lead to 17 (48-31). Ball State managed to maintain a double-figure lead of 20+ points heading into the final frame.
Ball State closed out the game strong on both offense and defense and Akron had no chance of making any kind of a comeback. The large lead by BSU gave some of the bench more playing minutes in the final period, which was highlighted by Towers scoring a career best 10 points after going 5-of-5 from the field.
The Ball State women's basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action Monday at home against rival Toledo for an 11 am ET tip-off on CBS Sports Network.
With the win, Ball State has extended its win streak in MAC regular season action to 10-straight, not losing a game in conference regular season play since Feb. 24, 2024.
Ball State was led in scoring by Madelyn Bischoff who chipped in 18 points followed by classmate Alex Richard who ended the day with 13. Ally Becki, Lachelle Austin and Tessa Towers each added 10 points to the win.
What stood out the most on today's stat sheet was points-in-the-paint as Ball State outscored Akron, 42-22. The Cardinals also outscored the Zips on second chance points, 14-4.
The Cardinals' defense continues to evolve and that was apparent in the opening quarter of today's game. Although, Ball State was just ahead 7-2 by the media timeout over Akron, the Cardinals had already forced the Zips to commit five turnovers by the 4:36 mark. Both teams then struggled offensively, and Akron would go on a 7-2 run that would knot the game, 9-9. Bischoff scored four-straight points to put BSU back up 13-9 to end the first period.
Ball State outpaced Akron 10-0 to open the second quarter and would increase its lead to 23-9 with only three minutes shaved off the clock. The Cardinals finished out the second stanza outshooting the Zips, 26-15, while shooting 50 percent (8-16) from the field to take a 39-24 edge over Akron at intermission.
After the break, Akron began to slowly chip away at the Cardinals' halftime lead but never got too close as Bischoff along with Richard continued to find success in the paint. Marie Kiefer had back-to-back baskets at the 6:11 mark that extended the Cardinals' lead to 17 (48-31). Ball State managed to maintain a double-figure lead of 20+ points heading into the final frame.
Ball State closed out the game strong on both offense and defense and Akron had no chance of making any kind of a comeback. The large lead by BSU gave some of the bench more playing minutes in the final period, which was highlighted by Towers scoring a career best 10 points after going 5-of-5 from the field.
The Ball State women's basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action Monday at home against rival Toledo for an 11 am ET tip-off on CBS Sports Network.
Team Stats
UA
BSU
FG%
.389
.538
3FG%
.296
.278
FT%
.875
.760
RB
32
30
TO
20
12
STL
7
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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/ Women's Basketball
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