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Ball State University
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Women's Basketball Set to Play Wednesday at No. 22 Louisville
December 09, 2025 | Women's Basketball
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| Game 11 at No. 22 Louisville | Wednesday, December 10 at 9 pm ET |
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Last Game Notables:
- Bree Salenbien led Ball State against Davidson on Sunday with a 21-point performance. Salenbien has scored 20 or more points in five of the Cardinals' 10 games so far this season. Currenty, Salenbien is averaging a double-double with 17.2 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per contest.
- The Cardinals won the paint battle against the Wildcats outpacing Davidson 38-26.
Ball State vs. Louisville:
Ball State faces Louisville for only the eighth time in program history. UofL owns a 6-1 all-time record when playing the BSU. The last time these two teams met was on Nov. 23, 2014 in the KFC YUM! Center resulting in a 69-56 victory for Louisville. Ball State has one win over Louisville and that was on March 13, 2002 in the postseason WNIT where BSU beat UofL in Worthen Arena by a 95-84 decision.
Leader of the MAC:
Currently, the Cardinals lead the Mid-American Conference in offense (78.3), scoring margin (19.3), opponent field goal percentage (0.326), combined team rebounding (50.1), team defensive rebounds (34.2) and assists (19.80).
Speaking of the MAC:
The Cardinals are set to open Mid-American Conference action at home on Dec. 20 against Eastern Michigan at 11 am ET. Its is part of a Holiday double-header with the Ball State men's basketball team who will play conference rival Miami at 2 pm ET.
Not the First TIme We've Been on the Big Screen:
The Ball State Cardinals have been on display in front of a national audience four-straight years in regular season play with appearances on CBS Sports and ESPNU. The game at Louisville will be televised on ESPN/ACC Network on Wednesday at 9 pm ET.
International Success:
The Cardinals have had plenty of international success under 14th year head coach Brady Sallee. We all remember Nathalie Fontaine the 6-2 guard from Stockholm, Sweden became Ball State's all-time leading scorer with 2,166 points. The 2016 MAC Player of the Year and AP honorable mention averaged 21.0 points per game and 10.2 rebounds while making over 50 percent of her shots. After Fontaine was Carmen Grande a native from Madrid, Spain who held onto the all-time assists record with 697 until Ally Becki surpassed her last season with 721 and we also cannot forget Thelma Dis Agustsdottir from Keflavik, Iceland who holds the all-time 3-point record with 325 treys. Agustsdottir also competed at the Celsius 3-point championship at the NCAA Tournament.
Scouting Louisville:
Head coach Jeff Walz currently has 494 career wins and is just 6 wins away from 500 overall. There are six active head coaches in all of women's college basketball that have won 500 or more games at one school. Walz would be the second active head coach in the ACC to reach the 500 wins mark.
The Louisville Cardinals are led in scoring by Tajianna Roberts who is averaging 14.1 points per game behind Roberts is Laura Ziegler who scores 10.9 points per contest. Defensively, Louisville is led by Ziegler as she is pulling down 7.5 boards per game. Roberts and Ziegler were both named Preseason All-ACC team while the Cardinals were selected for finish fourth overall while receiving two first place votes.
The Louisville Cardinals currently are ranked #21/#22 in the nation. The only three loss Louisville has suffered are to #1 UConn (79-66), #20/#18 Kentucky (72-62) and #3 South Carolina (79-77).
Brady Sallee Top 50 in the Nation:
Brady Sallee is one of 50 active coaches in DI women's basketball that has won 400 or more career victories. Among the Mid-American Conference currently, Sallee ranks first overall and while having the highest career winning percentage in the MAC.
