Ball State Cardinals at SPC Holiday Classic December 29-30, 2006 John J. Moore Center & Yanitelli Center Jersey City, N.J.

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1 Schedule/Results Nov. 1 OHIO LEGENDS (Ex) W, Nov. 9 HOOSIER STARS (Ex) W 93-89, Nov. 13 at Michigan W, Nov. 18 WRIGHT STATE W, BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Nov. 25 HOWARD W, Nov. 26 IPFW (Championship) W, Dec. 2 at Butler $ W, Dec. 6 at Illinois State L, Dec. 10 vs. Valparaiso % W, Dec. 18 at Indiana L, Dec. 22 at Xavier W, St. Peter s Holiday Classic Dec. 29 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29 Charlotte vs. Tulsa 5:30 p.m. Dec. 30 Consolation Game 5:30 p.m. Dec. 30 Championship Game 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3 TOLEDO * 7 p.m. Jan. 6 WESTERN MICHIGAN * 4 p.m. Jan. 10 * 7 p.m. Jan. 13 * 7 p.m. Jan. 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 7 p.m. Jan. 20 MIAMI * 3 p.m. Jan. 23 * 7 p.m. Jan. 27 OHIO * 1 p.m. Feb. 3 * 5 p.m. Feb. 7 * 7 p.m. Feb. 11 KENT STATE * 3 p.m. Feb. 14 at * 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at * 2 p.m. Feb. 21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * 7 p.m. Feb. 24 EASTERN MICHIGAN * 1 p.m. Feb. 28 at * 7 p.m. Mar. 4 Mar. 6 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 MAC Tournament First Round MAC Tournament Quarterfinals MAC Tournament Semifinals MAC Tournament Finals MAC Tournament - Cleveland, * - Mid-American Conference game $ - Hoosier Classic hosted by Butler % - Hoopla hosted by IPFW Ball State Cardinals at SPC Holiday Classic December 29-30, 2006 John J. Moore Center & Yanitelli Center Jersey City, N.J. What s On Tap... The Cardinals conclude their seven-game road swing in the month of December this weekend with an appearance in the St. Peter s Aeropostale Holiday Classic. Ball State will face off against host St. Peter s on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The game will be played at the John J. Moore Center on the campus of New Jersey City University due to the funeral of SPC s president, Father James N. Loughran. The Cardinals will face off against either Tulsa or Charlotte on Saturday evening at the Yanitelli Center on the campus of St. Peter s. The championship game is set for 7:30 p.m. while the consolation game is set for 5:30 p.m. Series History... The Cardinals have only faced the three participants in the Holiday Classic a total of one time heading into the weekend. Friday s meeting with St. Peter s will mark the first matchup all-time with the Peahens and the first meeting between BSU and a team from the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Cardinals have never faced Charlotte in program history and are Ball State (7-2) #3 Porchia Green, So., G #11 Kelsey Corbin, Sr., G #14 Julie DeMuth, Jr., G #33 Audrey McDonald, Fr., G #42 Lisa Rusche, Jr., F Games 10/11 Radio Broadcast Ball State - None St. Peter s all-time against Tulsa. Ball State picked up a victory over the Golden Hurricane in the season at the Nebraska Invitational. Midseason Tournaments... This weekend s tournament marks the 11th straight season that Ball State has participated in a multi-day midseason tournament and the 22nd time in the last 23 seasons. The Cardinals have posted recent success in multi-day tournaments as BSU has claimed a tournament championship in five straight seasons, including a championship in the BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament. Tournament Championships BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Seton Hall Tournament St. Peter s (5-4) #1 Elina Kalnina, Sr., F #5 Johnelle Burts, Jr., G #12 Tania Kennedy, So., G #13 Lauma Reke, Jr., F #23 Natasha Morris, Fr., G

2 Preseason MAC Poll MAC West Division 1.)....(21) ).....(8) ) Ball State (6) )......(6) ) ) MAC East Division 1.) Bowling Green......(40) ) (1) ) ) ) Buffalo ) Akron To Win the MAC Tourament: Bowling Green (35), (2), Western Michigan (2), 1. Preseason All-MAC MAC West Division Julie DeMuth, Ball State Patrice McKinney, Stephanie Raymond, Danielle Bishop, Carrie Moore, MAC East Division Ali Mann, Bowling Green Liz Honegger, Bowling Green Kate Achter, Bowling Green Heather Turner, Buffalo Rachel Frederick, East Carolina Invitational Lehigh Tournament Minnesota Regal Classic C. of Charleston Thanksgiving Beach Blast Tourney Cardinal Roundball Fest Last Time Out... The Cardinals used a strong second half effort as they knocked off regional foe Xavier, Four different players scored in double figures in the victory. The Cardinals connected on 15- of-26 (57.7%) from the field in the second half, including five-of-nine (55.6%) from three-point land to spur the victory. Senior guard Kelsey Corbin turned in a stellar performance as she scored a teamhigh 18 points, including 15 in the second half. She finished the night seven-of-13 from the field with six of her field goals coming in the second frame. Freshman Audrey McDonald found her range from downtown as she scored a career-best 15 points. She connected on five-of-six from three-point land as three of her long range shots either tied the game or gave the Cardinals the lead. The Cardinals finished the night with 10 three-pointers as they shot 47.6 percent from long-range. The 10 three-pointers are tied for the most in a game for BSU so far this season matching the effort turned in against Howard. Ball State also controlled the boards in the victory as it out-rebounded Xavier, The Cardinals held the Musketeers to just seven offensive rebounds and seven total rebounds short of their season average. Julie DeMuth finished the night with her third double-double of the season and 16th of her career as she scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Lisa Rusche added 11 points while Tina Bolte recorded six MAC Standings MAC Overall West Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Ball State N. Illinois C. Michigan W. Michigan E. Michigan MAC Overall East Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Bowling Green Akron Buffalo Final MAC Standings MAC Overall West Division W L Pct. W L Pct. E. Michigan W. Michigan Ball State C. Michigan N. Illinois MAC Overall East Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Bowling Green Buffalo Akron points in the victory. Porchia Green continued her stellar all-around play as she finished with 10 rebounds, six points, six assists and three steals. Spreading It Around... The Cardinals enter the tournament with all five starters averaging double figures in scoring on the season. The Cardinals are the only team in the Mid-American Conference to accomplish this feat. No team in the

3 MAC even has four players averaging double figures while six teams have three players averaging double figures (, Kent State,,, and ). Scouting the Cardinals... Ball State enters the weekend with a 7-2 record overall, including a 3-2 mark on the road. The Cardinals are averaging 73.8 points per game while holding opponents to just 63.4 points per game. BSU is shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from three-point land. The Cardinals have all five starters averaging in double figures this season. Junior Julie DeMuth leads the way with 14.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Classmate Lisa Rusche adds 12 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest. Senior Kelsey Corbin is third on the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game while freshman Audrey McDonald is fourth at 10.6 points per game. Sophomore Porchia Green rounds out the double figure scorers as she chips in 10.2 points per game. She is tied for second in rebounding at 6.6 boards per game while she leads the team with 39 assists and 28 steals. Scouting the Peahens... St. Peter s enters the tournament with a 5-4 record on the year as it is coming off back-to-back losses to Siena and Sacred Heart. The Peahens are averaging 64.2 points per game while allowing 63.4 points per contest. St. Peter s has four different players averaging double figures this season with Tania Kennedy pacing the team at 12.7 points per game. Johnell Burts is second on the team in scoring at 11.8 while leading in Ball State Cardinals No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School) 1 Tina Bolte G 5-7 Sr. Columbus, Ind. (North) 3 Porchia Green G 5-8 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Arlington) 11 Kelsey Corbin G 5-9 Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop) 12 Kiley Jarrett G 5-4 So. Bloomington, Ind. (North) 14 Julie DeMuth G 5-10 Jr. Merrillville, Ind. (Merrillville) 21 Kyleigh Jones G 5-8 Fr. Elwood, Ind. (Elwood) 25 Dana Moorman G/F 6-0 So. Kettering, (Kettering Fairmont) 32 Kalynne Proctor F 6-1 Fr. Shaker Heights, (Regina) 33 Audrey McDonald G 5-8 Fr. Kokomo, Ind. (Kokomo) 42 Lisa Rusche F 6-1 Jr. Cincinnati, (Oak Hills) 52 Becca Bajorek C 6-2 Sr. Columbus, (St. Francis DeSales) Head Coach: Tracy Roller Associate Head Coach: Lisa McDonald Assistant Coaches: Mike Geary & Rekha Hollomon rebounding at 6.6 boards per game. Rusche s Romp... Junior forward Lisa Rusche turned in a stellar performance last weekend at the Hoosier Classic against Butler as she scored a career-high 36 points. Rusche s 36 points are the fourth most points scored all-time by a Cardinal in a game and the most since Tamara Bowie notched a program-best 40 points in Rusche, whose previous careerhigh was 13 points, surpassed her old career-high just 12 minutes into the game on her way to 19 first half points. She connected on 15-of-23 from the field in the BSU victory and was six-of-eight from the charity stripe. She also grabbed a gamehigh 10 rebounds for her second career double-double. She also dished out two assists, registered a block and a steal in just 30 minutes of action. Career Nights... So far this season, Ball State has posted some strong individual performances. The Cardinals have had five different players turn in a career-high scoring performance so far this season. Freshman Audrey McDonald posted a new high on Friday as she scored 15 points against Xavier. Junior forward Lisa Rusche leads the way with her 36-point effort against Butler while classmate Julie DeMuth added 28-points at Illinois State. Sophomore guard Porchia Green turned in a career-high 21 points against Valparaiso. Freshman Kalynne Proctor each opened their

4 By The Numbers Overall At Home On the Road Neutral Site vs. Ranked Opponents When Leading at Halftime When Trailing at Halftime When Tied at Halftime In Overtime When Scoring Less Than When Scoring Points When Scoring Points When Scoring 80-plus Points When Opponents Score Less Than When Opponents Score Points When Opponents Score Points When Opponents Score 80-plus Points In Games Decided by 1-3 Points In Games Decided by 4-10 Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by 31-plus Points When BSU Out-Rebounds Opponent When Opponent Out-Rebounds BSU When Rebounds are Tied When BSU Has Fewer Turnovers When Opponent Has Fewer Turnovers When Turnovers are Tied When BSU Scores First in the Game When Opponent Scores First When BSU Scores First in 2nd Half When Opponent Scores First in 2nd Half In Afternoon Games In Night Games In Televised Games Record Against Conferences Mid-American Conference Big Ten Horizon League Mid-Eastern Athletic Independent Horizon League Missouri Valley Mid-Continent Atlantic Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference USA Record By Month November December January February March Record By Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Record By State Indiana Michigan Illinois New Jersey Michigan New York collegiate careers in prime style with 10 points. Cleaning the Glass... The Cardinals enter tonight s game with a 6-0 record on the season when they out-rebound their opponent. Ball State though, is 10th in the Mid-American Conference in rebounding offense at 36.6 boards per game. The Cardinals have controlled the boards by on the other end as they lead the MAC in rebounding defense as they allow just 32.7 boards per game. BSU is second in the Fast Starts... The Cardinals are 7-2 after nine games this season matching the best start in Ball State history with three other teams. The Cardinals were also 7-2 in the , and season. Cardinals In NCAA Stats... Ball State s name is littered throughout the NCAA statistical rankings in the early part o f the season as the Cardinals are in the top 45 in nine different team categories at the beginning of the week. Ball State is 18th in the nation in field goal percentage (47.5); 23rd in scoring offense (77.0); 24th in three-point percentage (38.7); 26th in assists per game (17.1); 27th in three-point field goals per game (6.6); 35 in free throw percentage (74.7); 36th in won/loss percentage (.857) 38 in scoring margin (+14.0); and 45 in steals per game (11.4). Individually speaking, sophomore Porchia Green is 17th in the nation in three-point field goal per- By The Numbers Overall At Home On the Road Neutral Site vs. Ranked Opponents When Leading at Halftime When Trailing at Halftime When Tied at Halftime In Overtime When Scoring Less Than When Scoring Points When Scoring Points When Scoring 80-plus Points When Opponents Score Less Than When Opponents Score Points When Opponents Score Points When Opponents Score 80-plus Points In Games Decided by 1-3 Points In Games Decided by 4-10 Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by 31-plus Points When BSU Out-Rebounds Opponent When Opponent Out-Rebounds BSU When Rebounds are Tied When BSU Has Fewer Turnovers When Opponent Has Fewer Turnovers When Turnovers are Tied When BSU Scores First in the Game When Opponent Scores First When BSU Scores First in 2nd Half When Opponent Scores First in 2nd Half In Afternoon Games In Night Games Record Against Conferences Mid-American Conference Valley Missouri Valley Atlantic Sun Independent Mid-Continent Horizon League Atlantic Coast West Coast Record By Month November December January February March Record By Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Record By State Indiana Kentucky North Carolina California Michigan Illinois

5 Tale of the Tape Ball State St. Peter s Charlotte Tulsa (MAC Rank) (MAAC Rank) A-10 Rank C-USA Rank Scoring Offense 73.8 (4th) 66.0 (3rd) 72.5 (2nd) 57.0 (11th) Scoring Defense 63.4 (6th) 62.9 (6th) 68.0 (11th) 62.8 (4th) Scoring Margin (2nd) +3.1 (5th) +4.5 (6th) -5.8 (9th) Free Throw Pct..738 (3rd).703 (5th).743 (3rd).665 (7th) Field Goal Pct..451 (2nd).379 (7th).427 (6th).383 (7th) Field Goal Pct. Defense.399 (7th).405 (6th).420 (9th).408 (8th) 3-Point FG Pct..391 (3rd).407 (1st).293 (9th).406 (1st) 3-Point FG Pct. Defense.359 (8th).330 (9th).285 (3rd).361 (11th) 3-Point FG Made/Game 7.00 (3rd) 5.50 (3rd) 4.20 (t-9th) 3.90 (6th) Rebounding Offense 36.6 (8th) 36.9 (6th) 37.3 (8th) 38.3 (9th) Rebounding Defense 32.7 (1st) 41.1 (7th) 37.5 (8th) 33.9 (1st) Rebounding Margin (2nd) (7th) (7th) (3rd) Offensive Rebounds/Gm (9th) (5th) (1st) (7th) Defensive Rebounds/Gm (9th) (7th) (12th) (8th) Blocked Shots/Gm 2.30 (8th) 4.80 (1st) 3.10 (6th) 3.10 (4th) Assists/Gm (1st) (6th) (2nd) 9.30 (12th) Steals/Gm (4th) 7.30 (8th) (1st) 8.90 (7th) Turnover Margin (6th) (3rd) (3rd) (12th) Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.00 (4th) 1.00 (3rd) 0.80 (10th) 0.40 (12th) centage (48.3) while freshman Audrey McDonald is 30th (45.7). Green is also 28th in the nation in steals per game at 3.3 and McDonald is 69th in three-pointers made per game at 2.3. Junior Julie De- Muth is 67th in the nation in free throw percentage (85.7) and 79th in rebounding (8.9). RPI Watching... The Cardinals, off to a 7-2 start, is making some noise this year in the early RPI rankings. Ball State enters the weekend ranked as high as 52nd in the RPI by RealtimeRPI.com BSU is also listed 60th by the Sagarin Report and 77th by CollegeRPI.com. The first NCAA RPI release is not sent out until February of each season. Double-Trouble... Junior Julie DeMuth led the Mid-American Conference in double-doubles last season as she posted 10 double dips as a sophomore. DeMuth posted her first double-double of the season against Wright State as she scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. She recorded her second double dip of the season against Illinois State as she scored 28 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds. She added her third of the season against Xavier with 10 points and 10 rebounds. She moved into sole possession of third place all-time in career double-doubles at Ball State earlier this month as she surpassed former BSU standout Kate Endress. Below is a list of the all-time double-doubles in BSU history: Emma Jones - 49 Tamara Bowie - 31 Julie DeMuth Kate Endress - 14 Countdown to Head coach Tracy Roller is in her sixth season as the helm of the Cardinals and brings a record into this weekend. She is already the all-time winningest coach in BSU women s basketball history. She needs just two wins to become just the third basketball coach as

6 AP Poll Team Record Pts 1. Maryland (46) North Carolina (1) Oklahoma (2) Duke (1) Tennessee Connecticut LSU State Baylor Arizona State Georgia Vanderbilt Purdue Stanford California Louisville DePaul Texas A&M George Washington Michigan State Marquette Pittsburgh New Mexico Arkansas Bowling Green Others Receiving Votes: Texas 62, Middle Tennessee 38, Rutgers 29, Hofstra 28, Iowa State 22, Florida State 13, Missouri 12, Washington 10, Indiana 9, Kentucky 7, South Florida 7, Delaware 5, Nebraska 5, Wisconsin 5, N.C. State 4, Notre Dame 2, Army 1, BYU 1, Montana 1, Oklahoma State 1, Viriginia 1. Ball State, men s or women s, to reach 100 career victories with the Cardinals. Roller moved into third place alltime in career victories in Ball State basketball history on Friday as she surpassed Dick Hunsaker with 98 victories. Jim Hinga ( ) Ray McCallum ( ) Tracy Roller (2001-present) Dick Hunsaker ( ) Tim Buckley ( ) Owning the Glass... Junior guard Julie DeMuth leads the Cardinals and is third in the Mid-American Conference in rebounding this season at 8.9 rebounds per game. She led the Cardinals and the MAC in rebounding last season with 249 boards. DeMuth became just the fourth Cardinal all-time to lead the MAC in rebounding joining the likes of Jessica Reiter ( ), Christy Jones ( ) and Karen Bauer ( ). DeMuth s 249 rebounds were the eighth most in a single season at BSU. She became just the 14th player in Ball State history to reach the 500-career rebound plateau with her 16-board effort against Illinois State. She currently sits in 12th place all-time in career rebounds with 539 career rebounds. She needs just one rebound to move into a tie for 11th all-time in rebounding. 9th - Shelley Silk (618) 10th - Alana Hancock (586) 11th - Glena Rusch (540) 12th - Julie DeMuth (539) 13th - Lisa Hicks (501) 14th - Amy Zercher (500) ESPN/USA Today Poll Team Record Pts 1. Maryland (30) North Carolina (1) Oklahoma Duke Tennessee Connecticut LSU State Baylor Arizona State Georgia Vanderbilt Purdue Louisville Stanford California DePaul George Washington Texas A&M Michigan State Bowling Green Pittsburgh Marquette Arkansas New Mexico Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 27, Texas 25, Middle Tennessee 20, Rutgers 15, South Florida 11, BYU 9, Delaware 6, Nebraska 6, TCU 6, Boston College 4, Montana 4, Hofstra 2, Marist 2, Minnesota 1, Missouri 1, 1, Washington 1, Xavier 1. It s Trey Day... Senior Tina Bolte led the Cardinals last season with 67 three-pointers made on the year. Her 67 three-pointers were the fifth most in a single season at BSU and she enters tonight s game in sole possession of fourth all-time in careerthree-pointers made with 140. She overtook Alana Hancock for fourth place with a three-pointer against Valparaiso. She needs just nine three-pointers to move into the top three long-range shooters alltime at Ball State. 1st - Johna Goff (253) 2nd - Kate Endress (205) 3rd - Markita Griffin (152) 4th - Tina Bolte (143) 5th - Alana Hancock (139) Lending a Helping Hand... Senior guard Kelsey Corbin is

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Games As Leading Scorer Julie DeMuth Lisa Rusche Kelsey Corbin Porchia Green Games as Leading Rebounder Julie DeMuth Lisa Rusche Porchia Green Games Leading in Assists Porchia Green Kelsey Corbin Audrey McDonald Kiley Jarrett Julie DeMuth Games Leading in Steals Porchia Green Julie DeMuth Lisa Rusche Becca Bajorek Kelsey Corbin Audrey McDonald Games Leading in Blocks Lisa Rusche Becca Bajorek Porchia Green Kelsey Corbin Kalynne Proctor Julie DeMuth Games Leading in Minutes Audrey McDonald Kelsey Corbin Porchia Green Starting Lineups Green, Corbin, DeMuth, McDonald & Rusche second on the team in assists this season as she has dished out 31 helpers. She became just the seventh player all-time to reach 300 career assists earlier this season. She enters tonight s game sixth all-time in career assists at rd - Johna Goff (447) 4th - Stephanie McQuinne (364) 5th - Jane Emkes (346) 6th - Kelsey Corbin (320) 7th - Alana Hancock (302) 8th - Michelle Baker (298) Non-Conference Success... The Cardinals are 7-2 so far this season in their non-conference schedule after posting an 7-4 mark in non-conference play last season. Ball State has three more non-conference games on the docket this season including tonight s game against Indiana. The Cardinals posted their best non-conference record of 8-3 on two different occasions ( & ) & & History in the Making... One game into the season and the Cardinals have already made some history. For the first time in program history, BSU had two true freshmen score in double figures in their collegiate debuts when Audrey McDonald and Kalynne Proctor recorded the feat against Michigan on Monday night. McDonald scored 14 points while Proctor added 10 points. They are the first set of freshmen to reach double figures in the first career game in the 33-year history of Cardinal women s basketball. Corbin Honored... Senior guard Kelsey Corbin picked up Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week honors on Wednesday after- Double Figure Scoring Julie DeMuth (7) Wright State points Howard points IPFW points at Butler points at Illinois State points at Indiana points at Xavier points Audrey McDonald (6) at Michigan points Howard points IPFW points at Illinois State points vs. Valparaiso points at Xavier points Porchia Green (5) IPFW points at Butler points at Illinois State points vs. Valparaiso points at Indiana points Kelsey Corbin (5) at Michigan points Wright State points Howard points vs. Valparaiso points at Xavier points Lisa Rusche (4) Howard points at Butler points at Indiana points at Xavier points Tina Bolte (1) Howard points Becca Bajorek (1) IPFW points Kalynne Proctor (1) at Michigan points Double Figure Rebounding Julie DeMuth (3) Wright State rebounds at Illinois State rebounds at Xavier rebounds Lisa Rusche (2) Howard rebounds at Butler rebounds Porchia Green (2) vs. Valparaiso rebounds at Xavier rebounds Double-Doubles Julie DeMuth (3) Wright St pts, 12 rebs at Illinois State pts, 16 rebs at Xavier pts, 10 rebs Lisa Rusche (2) Howard pts, 11 rebs at Butler pts, 10 rebs Porchia Green (1) vs. Valparaiso pts, 11 rebs

8 noon for her efforts against Michigan. The weekly honor is the first of her career for Corbin and she becomes the first Cardinal to win the award since Julie DeMuth took home the accolades last December. Corbin led all scorers against the Wolverines with 16 points to guide the Cardinals to a four-point victory Preseason Prognosticators... Ball State was picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the preseason poll conducted by league coaches and members of the MAC News Media Association. Ball State received 157 total votes including six first place votes in the West Division as four different teams garnered first place tallies. Defending divisional champion Easter Michigan was picked to finish first in the West with 241 total votes and 21 first place votes while was tabbed for second with 188 votes and eight first place picks., and round out the preseason poll for the West Division. Defending MAC Champion and NCAA Tournament participant Bowling Green was picked to repeat in the East Division with 245 total votes and 40 first place votes. Kent State was tabbed for second while,, Buffalo and Akron round out the East Division predictions. Radio Air Time... The Cardinals will again have most of their games broadcast on the student station WCRD 91.3, including both exhibition games. All games broadcast by WCRD will also be streamed online at. Kyle Trompeter, Karl Mandik and Joel Nickels will do the honors for WCRD. Ball State will also have 13 regular season games broadcast on Muncie s WXFN 1340 AM this season and two games broadcast on WERK FM. Jay Garrison will handle the play-by-play duties this season. The 15 games broadcast on WXFN are: Nov Wright State Nov Howard Nov BSU Credit Union Dec. 2 at Butler Dec. 10 vs. Valparaiso * Dec. 18 at Indiana * Jan. 3 - Jan. 6 - Jan Jan Jan Cardinal Honors Team Honors BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Champions Kelsey Corbin Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week (11/14/06) All-Tournament Team - BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Julie DeMuth Preseason All-Mid-American Conference West Division Tournament MVP - BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Lisa Rusche All-Tournament Team - BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Feb Feb. 17 at Feb Feb MAC TOURNAMENT * - WERK FM Tracy Roller Show... Head coach Tracy Roller will once again be on the air this season on WCRD and on with the Tracy Roller Show. The show will air on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. starting in December and will air live from Johnny Carino s on McGalliard. Corbin s Corner... Cardinal fans can get an inside look at the BSU women s basketball team this season from Corbin s Corner. Senior guard Kelsey Corbin has been keeping an online journal through the entire preseason and will continue throughout her senior campaign on. Check out the weekly journal that updates each Friday afternoon. Looking Ahead... The Cardinals will finally return home to the friendly confines of Worthen Arena for the first time since November. Ball State will hop into Mid-American Conference action on January 3 as it hosts at 7 p.m.

9 Head Coach Tracy Roller Tracy Roller is in her sixth season as head coach at Ball State University. She boasts a record guiding the Cardinals and needs just nine victories to become just the third basketball coach, men s or women s, to reach 100 career victories at Ball State. Roller has made a name for herself and the Cardinals program in her short time at the helm of Ball State. For starters, she is the all-time winningest coach in the 33-year history of the program at Ball State. She earned that honor in just her third season as the Cardinals picked up a victory over Buffalo January 24, 2004 in Muncie. The win, her 55th, placed her at the top of the list for women s hoops coaches in program history. Under Roller s direction, Ball State has had a legion of firsts. In her rookie season at the helm in , the Cardinals captured the program s first-ever Mid-American Conference Overall Co-Championship and West Division title. BSU made its first postseason appearance in the WNIT, where it advanced to the second round and hosted both games at Worthen Arena. Roller also was named the 2002 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. The season ended with the best overall (24-8) and best league (13-3) records in school history. Ball State set or tied 21 records during the campaign on the way to shattering single-game and single-season average attendance figures. Several players were on the receiving end of conference and regional awards. Tamara Bowie earned All-MAC First-Team accolades and honorable mention on the Kodak Division I Women s All-American Basketball Team for the second-straight year. Shala Crook was selected as BSU s first-ever MAC Defensive Player of the Year, while Kate Endress was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. To make the season even more remarkable, the team was recognized on the WBCA Academic Top 25 Division I Honor Roll. In her second season as head mentor in , Roller led the Cardinals to a share of their second-straight overall regular-season and West Division league crowns plus a second-straight berth in the WNIT postseason tournament, where BSU, once again, advanced to the second round. Ball State, which began the season with its first invite to the Preseason WNIT, set or tied numerous team and/or individual records, including single-season attendance average for the second-straight year. The 21 overall victories and 12 MAC wins both rank second all time at BSU. In addition to the aforementioned team accomplishments, Bowie became the only player in the program s history to reap MAC Player of the Year accolades twice in a career and All-America Honorable Mention three times. Before leaving BSU, Bowie became the very first and thus far the only player in MAC history to be drafted in the Women s National Basketball Association Collegiate Draft with her selection as the 36th pick by the Washington Mystics. Additional individual honors included Johna Goff being named to the All-MAC Second Team and Dana Collins to the league s All-Freshman Team. In addition, Endress was honored with her selection to the Verizon Academic All-District First Team and the Academic All-MAC Team. Roller guided her team to the championship of the East Carolina Lady Pirate Invitational and its fifth-straight MAC Tournament quarterfinal appearance in Cleveland. Individually, Endress became the fourthstraight player, and just the sixth in school history, to earn First-Team All-MAC honors. In addition, Endress was honored as a 2004 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American, a feat never before accomplished in the program. The team made the program s 14th overall MAC Tournament quarterfinal appearance. For the

10 Year Overall MAC (Finish) Postseason (1st) WNIT (T-1st) WNIT (T-5th) (T-2nd) (3rd) TOTAL WNIT Roller s First Victory - BSU 89, Wright St. 54 (11/16/01) Roller s 25th Victory - BSU 78, Houston 63 (11/22/02) Roller s 50th Victory - BSU 83, Chicago St. 74 (12/27/03) Roller s 75th Victory - BSU 90, Murray St. 72 (11/19/05) second-successive season, Ball State claimed the championship of a non-conference tournament after capturing the Seton Hall Classic. Individually, Endress continued a stream of accolades by concluding her career as MAC Player of the Year, the second player to be honored during Roller s tenure as head coach, a first-team all-league selection and an All-America Honorable Mention. Last season, the Cardinals posted a overall record and made a MAC Quarterfinal Tournament appearance for the 10th straight season. The Cardinals posted a 9-7 record in the MAC while holding serve at home at Worthen Arena with an 11-3 mark. The Cardinals took home the inaugural Ball State Credit Union Classic championship during the season and Julie DeMuth earned Third Team All-MAC honors. On the academic side, Endress became just the second student-athlete, male or femal, in school history to be named an Academic All-American of the Year after her second-straight selection to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team. She was further honored as Indiana s NCAA Woman of the Year and as the recipient of the MAC s Bob James Memorial Scholarship, both firsts for a BSU women s basketball player. Last season, Tina Bolte earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team honors marking the fourth straight year that BSU has been represented in academically within the district. Endress signed a free agent contract with the WNBA s Connecticut Sun, making her the second BSU player to have the opportunity to play at the professional level. Roller arrived at Ball State eight years ago in an assistant coaching capacity and she has been behind one of the most successful transformations of a program in the country. As part of head coach Brenda (then Oldfield) Frese s staff in , Roller played a key role in helping the program to its first overall winning record in 10 seasons with a finish. The program went a step further in with a then school record 19 overall wins plus 11 league victories, which tied for first all time. The season, combined with the campaign, resulted in the first back-to-back winning seasons since the first two years of the sport at BSU in and Prior to her assistant coaching stint at Ball State, Roller spent three years as an assistant coach at Valparaiso, where she was responsible for the Crusaders recruiting efforts plus monitored academic progress, handled scouting of opponents and coached both the post and guard positions. In , Valparaiso registered an slate after posting the best record in women s basketball history at the school with a 22-7 mark in In her 10 seasons of NCAA Division I collegiate coaching, Roller has recruited 23 high school players from the state of Indiana, including former Indiana All-Stars and current BSU players, junior Julie DeMuth; sophomores Porchia Green and Kiley Jarrett; and freshmen Audrey McDonald and Kyleigh Jones. Before her move to collegiate coaching, Roller spent four years teaching and coaching at the prep level. In her final season, she was head coach at Jennings County High School in North Vernon, Ind., where she garnered Hoosier Hills Conference Coach of the Year accolades after leading the school to its first-ever conference crown. As a player, Roller was selected to the Indiana All-Star team in 1988 after a successful prep career at Crown Point High School, where she guided the team to a state championship in She went on to a four-year playing career at Eastern Illinois, where she graduated in 1992, earning a bachelor s degree in zopology. The daughter of Ron and Sue Roller, she was born Dec. 12, 1969, in Oakland City, Ind.

11 Scored six points off of the bench with two three-pointers during the Cardinals 24-7 run that gave BSU the lead for good over Wright State... Scored a seasonhigh 14 points against Howard on the strength of four three-pointers... Scored six points off of the bench at Xavier with two three-pointers in the final 10 minutes of the game. Points 14 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 27 at Murray State (11/19/05) Rebounds 2 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 9 at Santa Clara (12/31/05) Assists 2 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) 7, two times Blocks -- 1, eight times Steals 2 at Illinois State (12/6/06) 4 at Saint Louis (12/10/14) Minutes 27 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 46 vs. (1/8/05) Tina Bolte 1 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at at at Total Played a team-high 32 minutes in the first game of the season at Michigan... Green played an all-around strong game against Wright State as she scored nine points, dished out five assists, notched four steals and grabbed three rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes of action... Scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out four assists and notched four steals against Howard... Scored a seasonhigh 13 points against IPFW... Scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out five assists and tallied four steals against Butler... Scored 11 points in the second half against Illlinois State while notching a career-high five steals... Posted her first career doouble-double against Valpo as she scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds... Added 10 rebounds and a career-high six assists at Xavier. Points 21 vs. Valpo (12/10/06) 21 vs. Valpo (12/10/06) Rebounds 11 vs. Valpo (12/10/06) 11 vs. Valpo (12/10/06) Assists 6 at Xavier (12/22/06) 6 at Xavier (12/22/06) Blocks 1, two times 2 vs. (3/8/06) Steals 5 at Illinois State (12/6/06) 5, two times Minutes 36 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) 36 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) Porchia Green 3 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at at at Total

12 Team co-captain... Named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week after leading the Cardinals to a victory at Michigan. She scored a game-high 16 points, inlcuding 11 in the second half, to lead BSU in the comeback victory... Added 10 points against Wright State... Scored 17 points, dished out six assists and grabbed six rebounds against Howard... Named to the BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving All-Tournament team after leading the Cardinals to the title. She became just the seventh Cardinal all-time to reach the 300-career assist plateau... Scored 15 points against Valparaiso... Scored a season-high 18 points at Xavier, including 15 in the second half. Connected on her first career threepointer against XU. Points 18 at Xavier (12/22/06) 21 at (2/25/04) Rebounds 6 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 10 at (1/26/05) Assists 6 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 11, two times Blocks -- 2, three times Steals 4 at Butler (12/2/06) 5 vs. (2/23/05) Minutes 35, two times 38, two times Kelsey Corbin 11 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at at at Total Scored nine points as a reserve in the Cardinals come-from-behind victory over Michigan... Added six points off of the bench, including two three-pointers against Wright State... Dished out a season-high six assists against Howard. Points 9 at Michigan (11/13/06) 13, four times Rebounds 4 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 4, five times Assists 6 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 11 vs. Evansville (11/22/05) Blocks Steals 2 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 3, two times Minutes 27 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 36 vs. Akron (1/28/06) Kiley Jarrett 12 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at at at Total

13 Preseason All-Mid American Conference West Division recipient... Scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds against Michigan... Scored a game-high 18 points against Howard... Added a game-high 16 points against IPFW to lead the Cardinals to the BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament championship. Earned Tournament MVP honors for the second straight season... Tied a BSU record with 15 made free throws against Butler. All 15 of her points scored against the Bulldogs came from the charity stripe. Scored a career-high 28 points against Illinois State. Posted her second double-double of the season with 16 rebounds... notched her third double dip with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Xavier. Points 28 at Illinois State (12/6/06) 28 at Illinois State (12/6/06) Rebounds 16 at Illinois State (12/6/06) 18, two times Assists 5 at Butler (12/2/06) 5 at Butler (12/2/06) Blocks 1, two times 3, three times Steals 3 vs. IPFW (11/26/06) 5, two times Minutes 34 at Indiana (12/18/06) 39 at Santa Clara (12/31/05) Julie DeMuth 14 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at at at Total Sitting out due to injury Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Minutes Kyleigh Jones 21 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at at at Total

14 Saw her first action of the season against Howard and scored a career-high four points, grabbed a career-high four rebounds and played a career-high 12 minutes. Points 4 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 3 vs. Lipscomb (11/26/05) Rebounds 3 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 3, two times Assists 1 at Butler (12/2/06) 1, two times Blocks Steals Minutes 12 vs. Howard (11/25/06)- 12, two times Dana Moorman 25 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at at at Total Scored 10 points off of the bench in her first career collegiate game against Michigan in the season opener... Has been out with an injury. Points 10 at Michigan (11/13/06) 10 at Michigan (11/13/06) Rebounds 2 at Michigan (11/13/06) 2 at Michigan (11/13/06) Assists Blocks 1 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) 1 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) Steals Minutes 21, two times 21, two times Kalynne Proctor 32 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at at at Total