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Women's Basketball Faces Toledo at Home Wednesday in #MACtion Rival Contest
January 06, 2026 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals look to improve to 4-0 in league play
| Ball State vs. Toledo | #MACtion | |
| Game 16 vs. Toledo | Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 6:30 pm ET |
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Return of the MAC:
- Wednesday's contest marks the 97th time in program history the two schools have met with Toledo leading the all-time series record, 63-33.
- Ball State and Toledo last met in the 2025 Mid-American Conference championship title game with the Cardinals defeating the Rockets 65-58. BSU was crowned the MAC Tourney champion and earned its second-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament with the victory.
- It may be cold outside but the Cardinals tend to get hot in the month of January under 14th-year head coach Brady Sallee. Sallee owns an overall record of 78-29 (.724) in the month of January dating back to his first season in 2012-13.
Where We Rank in the MAC:
Ball State remains at the top of the charts in assists per game (18.5), rebound margin (12.8), rebounds defensive per game (31.8), rebounds per game (46.47) and scoring offense (77.2).
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.
Only 23 Teams in the Nation:
The Cardinals are one of 23 teams remaining in the country with an undefeated conference ledger.
Rebound that Basketball:
The Cardinals have been strong on the boards so far this season. Ball State is outpacing its opponents on the board 46.5 to 33.7. Defensively, the Cardinals have totaled 697 rebounds this season. The Cardinals pulled down a season best 69 rebounds against Oakland City which was a program record on Dec. 3, 2025.
3-0 in the MAC:
The Cardinals have opened their Mid-American Conference season with a 3-0 ledger for the third-straight season and the 11th time in program history. Ball State has won seven-straight MAC regular season contests dating back to last year with its last lost being against Kent State by a 60-54 decision on Feb. 22, 2025.
