2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by eighth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
  • Bri Kulas
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Ohio 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Buffalo 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Akron 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Miami (OH) 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Bowling Green 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
West
Central Michigan 16 2   .889 23 7   .767
Ball State 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Western Michigan 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Toledo 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 11 19   .367
2020 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Arbrie Benson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Omaha Benson Chicago, IL
G 1 Abi Haynes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lincoln Vincennes, IN
G 2 Katie Helgason 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Greenfield Central Greenfield, IN
G 5 Maliah Howard-Bass 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Columbus North Columbus, IN
F 10 Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Keflavík Reykjanesbær, Iceland
G 11 Sydney Freeman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Central Noble Albion, IN
F 13 Anna Gamarra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Segle XXI Barcelona, Spain
F 21 Blake Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Carmel Carmel, IN
G 22 Estel Puiggros 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Segle XXI Manresa, Spain
G 23 Gabby Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 24 Jasmin Samz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Wausaw Wausau, WI
G 30 Anna Clephane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Scott Taylor Mill, KY
F 32 Oshlyn Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Chillicothe Chillicothe, OH
F 34 Aliyah Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Brownsburg Indianapolis, IN
F 42 Annie Rauch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Hilliard Darby Hilliar, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI W 65–48  0–1
IUPUI Gymnasium (612)
Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, YouTube
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 83–52  1–1
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (559)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
at Cincinnati W 63–56  1–2
Fifth Third Arena (960)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Xavier W 70–49  2–2
Worthen Arena (4,235)
Muncie, IN
November 23, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Butler W 74–70  3–2
Worthen Arena (4,192)
Muncie, IN
November 28, 2019*
4:00 pm
vs. Lehigh
Women's Basketball Bahamas Hoopfest Thanksgiving Classic
W 54–52  4–2
Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm
vs. Wisconsin
Women's Basketball Bahamas Hoopfest Thanksgiving Classic
W 67–56  4–3
Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center (200)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 7, 2019*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 91–86 OT 4–4
Worthen Arena (4,733)
Muncie, IN
December 18, 2019*
6:30 pm
vs. Loyola Marymount
Lobo Invitational
W 77–72  5–4
Dreamstyle Arena 
Alburqueque, NM
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
vs. Providence
Lobo Invitational
W 52–51  6–4
Dreamstyle Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
December 20, 2019*
9:00 pm, Mountain West Network
at New Mexico
Lobo Invitational
W 70–57  7–4
Dreamstyle Arena (4,728)
Albuquerque, NM
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Urbana W 84–49  8–4
Worthen Arena (947)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
January 4, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State W 66–62  9–4
(1–0)
Worthen Arena (1,105)
Muncie, IN
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green W 86–80 OT 10–4
(2–0)
Stroh Center (1,172)
Bowling Green, OH
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 59–54  11–4
(3–0)
Worthen Arena (1,228)
Muncie, IN
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 66–39  11–5
(3–1)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio W 79–71  11–6
(3–2)
Convocation Center (541)
Athens, OH
January 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Buffalo W 69–65  12–6
(4–2)
Worthen Arena (1,010)
Muncie, IN
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 80–63  13–6
(5–2)
Worthen Arena (1,315)
Muncie, IN
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State W 69–68  13–7
(5–3)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,521)
Kent, OH
February 1, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 68–65  14–7
(6–3)
Worthen Arena (5,238)
Muncie, IN
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron W 60–52  15–7
(7–3)
Worthen Arena (1,002)
Muncie, IN
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo W 60–58  16–7
(8–3)
Savage Arena (3,179)
Toledo, OH
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo W 69–58  17–7
(9–3)
Alumni Arena (1,415)
Buffalo, NY
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 97–89  18–7
(10–3)
Worthen Arena (1,334)
Muncie, IN
February 22, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan W 61–58  18–8
(10–4)
Convocation Center (966)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo W 66–60  19–8
(11–4)
Worthen Arena (875)
Muncie, IN
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan W 67–62  20–8
(12–4)
Worthen Arena (1,812)
Muncie, IN
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois W 70–62  20–9
(12–5)
Convocation Center (564)
DeKalb, IL
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 64–63 OT 21–9
(13–5)
University Arena (825)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2020
approx. 5:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 64–63  21–10
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (960)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings edit

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule". 2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule. Ball State Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2019–20". Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2019–20. ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2020.