Ball State Cardinals
Mid-American (18-16, 9-9)
Big Wins: 12/7 Western Kentucky (85-77), 3/13 vs Buffalo (74-60), 3/14 vs Bowling Green (73-55)
Bad Losses: 11/20 at Evansville (58-63), 1/23 at Toledo (61-73), 2/2 at Kent State (57-60)
Coach: Brady Sallee (2 seasons at Ball State)
Probable Starters:
Nathalie Fontaine, Sophomore, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Brittany Carter, Junior, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 3.2 apg, 4.5 rpg
Shelbie Justice, Junior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 2.0 apg, 3.5 rpg
Brandy Woody, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 3.8 apg, 5.8 rpg
Katie Murphy, Senior, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Jill Morrison, Freshman, Guard, 7.7 ppg
Renee Bennett, Freshman, Center, 4.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Shelby Merder, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.7 (172nd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.2 (222, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.4 (176, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (170, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (62, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (60, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.9 (151, 5)
Rebound Margin: -0.7 (189, 8)
Assists Per Game: 13.2 (192, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.1 (286, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NIT First Round win over Minnesota
2013 NIT Second Round win over Northern Iowa
2013 NIT Third Round loss to Kansas State
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Tennessee
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Iowa State
2007 NIT Second Round loss to Kentucky
2003 NIT First Round win over Indiana State
2003 NIT Second Round loss to Missouri
2002 NIT First Round win over Louisville
2002 NIT Second Round loss to Valparaiso
*all team stats through 3/6
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