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Photo by: Amber Pietz, Ball State Creative Services
Women’s Basketball Outlasts Central Michigan in Overtime
February 26, 2025 | Women's Basketball
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - With 30 seconds left in overtime, senior Ally Becki knocked down a jumper and then later secured the victory with a defensive rebound to lift the Ball State women's basketball team to a 60-58 overtime victory at Central Michigan Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena.
The extra frame was just as tightly contested as regulation but fortunately the Cardinals (21-7, 13-2 MAC) snapped a two-game losing streak and remained atop of the Mid-American Conference standings with their win over the Chippewas (12-15, 7-8 MAC).
Both teams started the game off slow in the first 10 minutes of action. The best way to describe the first stanza would be scrappy defense as Ball State and Central Michigan were knotted, 4-4 at the five-minute mark. The Cardinals and the Chippewas played toe-to-toe the remainder of the opening frame to make it a tied ball game 10-10 to end the quarter.
The second period mimicked the first as Ball State and Central Michigan continued their up-and-down affair. The first half alone resulted in six ties with the Cardinals only having the lead once. The Chippewas had the upper hand throughout the second frame. Down by four (23-19) with two minutes left, Marie Kiefer would finally score for BSU with 32 seconds on the clock to make the score 23-21 at intermission.
After the break, it was déjà vu throughout the remainder of the third and fourth quarters. Ball State finally got ahead of Central Michigan ever so slightly as Lachelle Austin and Elise Stuck were able to each make a pair of free throws, leading to the Cardinals 39-35 edge versus the Chippewas at end of the third.
The game remained close in the final quarter. Ball State trailed by four (49-45) in the final three minutes, but Austin registered back-to-back layups along with a big rebound from Kiefer that led to Ball State tying the contest 49-49. Those plays eventually sent the game into overtime.
Austin led the Cardinals in scoring with 17 points. Kiefer had a double-double after chipping in 10 points while tying her career-high in rebounds with 16. Becki finished the night with eight points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
The Ball State women's basketball team will wrap up its road portion of the Mid-American Conference regular season on Saturday at Western Michigan. Tip-off is at 1 pm ET in Read Fieldhouse.
The extra frame was just as tightly contested as regulation but fortunately the Cardinals (21-7, 13-2 MAC) snapped a two-game losing streak and remained atop of the Mid-American Conference standings with their win over the Chippewas (12-15, 7-8 MAC).
Both teams started the game off slow in the first 10 minutes of action. The best way to describe the first stanza would be scrappy defense as Ball State and Central Michigan were knotted, 4-4 at the five-minute mark. The Cardinals and the Chippewas played toe-to-toe the remainder of the opening frame to make it a tied ball game 10-10 to end the quarter.
The second period mimicked the first as Ball State and Central Michigan continued their up-and-down affair. The first half alone resulted in six ties with the Cardinals only having the lead once. The Chippewas had the upper hand throughout the second frame. Down by four (23-19) with two minutes left, Marie Kiefer would finally score for BSU with 32 seconds on the clock to make the score 23-21 at intermission.
After the break, it was déjà vu throughout the remainder of the third and fourth quarters. Ball State finally got ahead of Central Michigan ever so slightly as Lachelle Austin and Elise Stuck were able to each make a pair of free throws, leading to the Cardinals 39-35 edge versus the Chippewas at end of the third.
The game remained close in the final quarter. Ball State trailed by four (49-45) in the final three minutes, but Austin registered back-to-back layups along with a big rebound from Kiefer that led to Ball State tying the contest 49-49. Those plays eventually sent the game into overtime.
Austin led the Cardinals in scoring with 17 points. Kiefer had a double-double after chipping in 10 points while tying her career-high in rebounds with 16. Becki finished the night with eight points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
The Ball State women's basketball team will wrap up its road portion of the Mid-American Conference regular season on Saturday at Western Michigan. Tip-off is at 1 pm ET in Read Fieldhouse.
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Team Stats
BSU
CMU
FG%
.373
.262
3FG%
.111
.400
FT%
.560
.500
RB
46
57
TO
16
18
STL
10
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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