Big First Half Keeps WBB Perfect in #MACtion

ATHENS, Ohio - Seniors Ally Becki and Marie Kiefer each tallied double-doubles which helped lift Ball State past Ohio Wednesday night in the Convocation Center.

The Cardinals (17-4, 9-0 MAC) 83-61 victory over the Bobcats (4-15, 2-7 MAC) allowed BSU to remain undefeated in conference action this season. In addition, the Cardinals have now won 11-straight contests.

Becki scored 23 points while dishing out 12 assists. She shot 9-of-11 (.818) from the field and 5-of-7 (.714) from the 3-point line. The senior moved into second all-time in the BSU record books with 661 assists and became the only player to have scored 1,508 points, dish out 661 assists while also pulling down 661 rebounds.

Behind Becki was Madelyn Bischoff with 15 points. Bischoff also shot 5-of-7 (.714) from behind the arc. Becki and Bischoff combined for 10 of the Cardinals' 16 3-pointers as a team which was one shy of the program record. Gracey Kingery turned in a 12-point performance for the Cardinals. Kiefer chipped in 10 points and a career best 16 rebounds while teammate Alex Richard also turned in a 10-point performance.

Ball State opened the game going 4-for-4 from downtown to help the Cardinals to an early 16-5 lead over the Bobcats by the 4:40 mark. Austin, Bischoff and Becki each had 3-pointers with Bischoff leading the way with three. Ohio answered back with a 13-6 run to come within four (22-18) with 1:15 left in the frame but the Cardinals closed the quarter with a 7-0 scoring spree to give BSU the 29-18 edge over the Bobcats.

Ohio tried to slow down Ball State from the 3-point line, but Becki's ball handling was unmatched as she was able to find her teammates for the open shots. Becki dished out nine assists in the first half. The Cardinals closed out the second quarter with a 17-0 run which led to Ball State building a 27-point (53-26) cushion over Ohio at intermission.

The Cardinals continued to be on cruise control after the break building their largest lead of the game, 29 points (60-31), at the 7:33 mark. Ohio did close out the third stanza with a 13-2 run, but the Cardinals still carried a 21-point (68-47) advantage over the Bobcats heading into the final 10 minutes of play.

With Becki and Bischoff being unstoppable offensively from behind the arc, and a career-best rebounding performance from Kiefer, the combination became too much for the Bobcats to make a comeback in the final frame.

The Ball State women's basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action Saturday when it hosts Western Michigan in Worthen Arena at 1 pm ET.

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Team Stats

Ally Becki

Madelyn Bischoff

Grace Kingery

Marie Kiefer

Players Mentioned

Ally Becki

Madelyn Bischoff

Marie Kiefer

Alex Richard

Players Mentioned

Ally Becki

Madelyn Bischoff

Marie Kiefer

Alex Richard