2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball | |
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Sun Coast Challenge Champion | |
WBIT, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 28–6 (16–2 MAC) |
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Home arena | Worthen Arena |
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Toledo | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by 12th year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at the Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
Previous season[edit]
The Cardinals finished 28–6 and 16–2 in the MAC play to finish second in the MAC. They lost in the semi-final of the MAC tournament. The Cardinals were selected to play in the 2024 WBIT. The team fell to Belmont in the second round.
Preseason[edit]
Prior to the season Ball State was picked second in the MAC preseason poll.[1]
Preseason rankings[edit]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Toledo | 121 (11) |
2 | Ball State | 110 (1) |
3 | Kent State | 102 |
4 | Bowling Green | 77 |
5 | Northern Illinois | 99 |
6 | Akron | 69 |
7 | Eastern Michigan | 66 |
8 | Buffalo | 50 |
9 | Ohio | 40 |
10 | Western Michigan | 38 |
11 | Central Michigan | 24 |
12 | Miami | 23 |
MAC Tournament Champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)
Roster[edit]
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Support Staff[edit]
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Schedule[edit]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | Trine University | W 100-41 | – | – | – | – | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m. | Tennessee Tech | W 97-64 | 1–0 | 18 – Richard | 7 – Barreto | 7 – Becki | Worthen Arena (4,212) Muncie, IN | ||||
November 11, 2023* 3:30 p.m. | at Troy MAC-SBC Challenge | W 86–71 | 2–0 | 22 – Bischoff | 9 – Kiefer | 7 – Tied | Trojan Arena (2,126) Troy, AL | ||||
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | at Chicago State | W 85–56 | 3–0 | 18 – Rauch | 9 – Puiggros | 8 – Becki | Jones Convocation Center (N/A) Chicago, IL | ||||
November 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m. | Northern Iowa | W 75–64 | 4–0 | 19 – Hampton | 6 – Kiefer | 5 – Becki | Worthen Arena (1,432) Muncie, IN | ||||
November 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at IUPUI | W 67–63 | 5–0 | 19 – Becki | 10 – Kiefer | 6 – Becki | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (490) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
November 24, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 17 Notre Dame | L 59–90 | 5–1 | 11 – Tied | 5 – Richard | 4 – Hampton | Worthen Arena (5,442) Muncie, IN | ||||
December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Saint Louis | W 71–64 | 6–1 | 17 – Richard | 8 – Becki | 5 – Hampton | Chaifetz Arena (812) St. Louis, MO | ||||
December 6, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SNY, ESPN+ | at No. 17 UConn | L 63–90 | 6–2 | 12 – Bischoff | 3 – Tied | 3 – Richard | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,273) Storrs, CT | ||||
December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | W 67–59 | 7–2 | 16 – Becki | 9 – Richard | 9 – Hampton | E.A. Diddle Arena (1,008) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
December 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., Baller.tv | vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh Sun Coast Tournament | W 73–62 | 8–2 | 18 – Bischoff | 10 – Kiefer | 6 – Becki | Pasco–Hernando State College (108) Tampa, FL | ||||
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., Baller.tv | vs. No. 16 Georgia Sun Coast Tournament | W 52–51 | 9–2 | 16 – Becki | 6 – Tied | 6 – Becki | Pasco–Hernando State College (123) Tampa, FL | ||||
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | Oakland City | W 95-58 | 10–2 | 16 – Bischoff | 7 – Rauch | 8 – Tied | Worthen Arena (1,564) Muncie, IN | ||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | W 78–56 | 11–2 (1–0) | 15 – Becki | 8 – Richard | 7 – Becki | University Arena (868) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m. | at Akron | W 71–64 | 12–2 (2–0) | 20 – Becki | 10 – Rauch | 6 – Becki | James A. Rhodes Arena (802) Akron, OH | ||||
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m. | Buffalo | W 67–62 | 13–2 (3–0) | 16 – Hampton | 10 – Becki | 7 – Becki | Worthen (1,594) Muncie, IN | ||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | W 76–61 | 14–2 (4–0) | 18 – Bischoff | 7 – Bischoff | 6 – Hampton | Worthen Arena (1,068) Muncie, IN | ||||
January 17, 2024 11:00 a.m. | at Central Michigan | W 79–47 | 15–2 (5–0) | 36 – Becki | 7 – Richard | 10 – Hampton | McGuirk Arena (3,271) Mount Pleasant, MI | ||||
January 21, 2024 6:00 p.m. | Toledo | W 65–51 | 16–2 (6–0) | 19 – Bischoff | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Worthen Arena (2,469) Muncie, IN | ||||
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | W 91–56 | 17–2 (7–0) | 14 – Tied | 5 – Smith | 5 – Hampton | Worthen Arena (1,569) Muncie, IN | ||||
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | W 75–50 | 18–2 (8–0) | 21 – Becki | 9 – Kiefer | 7 – Becki | Convocation Center (1,495) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m. | Kent State | W 57–46 | 19–2 (9–0) | 16 – Becki | 7 – Tied | 6 – Hampton | Worthen Arena (1,073) Muncie, IN | ||||
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m. | Ohio | W 97–66 | 20–2 (10–0) | 18 – Puiggros | 6 – Tied | 8 – Hampton | Worthen Arena (1,556) Muncie, IN | ||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | L 71–76 OT | 20–3 (10–1) | 14 – Bischoff | 5 – Tied | 6 – Becki | Convocation Center (700) DeKalb, IL | ||||
February 11, 2024* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | James Madison MAC-SBC Challenge | W 72–57 | 21–3 | 19 – Kiefer | 9 – Richard | 5 – Becki | Worthen Arena (1,575) Muncie, IN | ||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m. | at Ohio | W 75–60 | 22–3 (11–1) | 17 – Bischoff | 11 – Hampton | 5 – Becki | Convocation Center (880) Athens, OH | ||||
February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | W 78–54 | 23–3 (12–1) | 22 – Richard | 8 – Kiefer | 5 – Hampton | Worthen Arena (1,343) Muncie, IN | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m. | at Toledo | L 48–70 | 23–4 (12–2) | 12 – Richard | 6 – Richard | 4 – Becki | Savage Arena (5,556) Toledo,OH | ||||
February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m. | Akron | W 75–41 | 24–4 (13–2) | 21 – Richard | 6 – Tied | 4 – Hampton | Worthen Arena (1,167) Muncie, IN | ||||
March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m. | Eastern Michigan | W 75–47 | 25–4 (14–2) | 18 – Hampton | 4 – Tied | 4 – Hampton | Worthen Arena (2,154) Muncie, IN | ||||
March 6, 2024 5:00 p.m. | at Kent State | W 75–71 | 26–4 (15–2) | 17 – Richard | 11 – Kiefer | 6 – Hampton | MAC Center (1,290) Kent, OH | ||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | W 71–50 | 27–4 (16–2) | 18 – Richard | 7 – Tied | 10 – Becki | Convocation Center (2,371) Amherst, NY | ||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Ohio Quarterfinals | W 77–53 | 28–4 | 22 – Richard | 11 – Kiefer | 7 – Hampton | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1,426) Cleveland, OH | |||
March 15, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Kent State Semifinals | L 50–65 | 28–5 | 13 – Becki | 6 – Richard | 7 – Becki | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | |||
WBIT | |||||||||||
March 21, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | Belmont First Round | L 59–77 | 28–6 | 14 – Hampton | 8 – Kiefer | 4 – Becki | Worthen Arena (719) Muncie, IN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References[edit]
- ^ "MAC Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". MAC Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". ballstatesports.com.
- ^ "Ball State Cardinals Women's Basketball Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.