Ball State Cardinals at Illinois State Redbirds December 6, 2006 Redbird Arena Normal, Ill. 8:05 p.m. (ET)

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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 8:05 p.m. Dec. 10 % 1 p.m. Dec p.m. Dec p.m. 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 Redbirds December 6, 2006 Redbird Arena Normal, Ill. 8:05 p.m. (ET) What s On Tap... Ball State continues its sevengame road swing with tonight s contest. The Cardinals are off to a 5-0 start on the season, matching the best start in program history. Illinois State comes into the game with a 4-2 record on the year and are riding a two-game winning streak. Series History vs. Illinois State... Tonight s showdown is the fifth meeting all-time between Ball State and Illinois State. The Cardinals hold a 3-1 record all-time against the Redbirds, including a victory last season in Muncie. The Cardinals are 1-1 all-time against Illinois State in Normal, Ill BSU 78, Ill. State 61 (H) BSU 87 (H), Ill. State Ill. State 82 (H), BSU BSU 65 (H), Ill. State 61 Last Season vs. Illinois State... The Cardinals took home a victory over the Redbirds last season at Worthen Arena. Ball State jumped Ball State (5-0) #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 6 Radio Broadcast WCRD (91.3 FM) Kyle Trompeter, Karl Mandik & Joel Nickels out to a quick lead against the Redbirds as it held a advantage at halftime. Julie DeMuth led the Cardinals to the victory as she posted a double-double with a game-high 19 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. DeMuth was six-of-15 from the field in the victory and was sixof-eight from the charity stripe. Guard Tina Bolte added 11 points in the victory as she was sixof-seven from the free throw line and two-of-six from the field. Kristi Cirone paced the Redbirds with 16 points in the loss for ISU. Fast Starts... The Cardinals are once again off to a fast start as BSU has tied a school record for five straight victories to open a season. Ball State is 5-0 for the second straight season and will look to make program history in tonight s game against Illinois State. The Cardinals victory over Butler moved them past the Illinois State (4-2) #10 Kristi Cirone, G, So. #20 Tiffany Hudson, G, Jr. #21 Kenyatta Shelton, F, Fr. #32 Maggie Krick, G, Fr. #42 Lashawn Johnson, C, Jr.

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, Scouting the Cardinals... The Cardinals enter tonight s game with a 5-0 record. Ball State is averaging 79.8 points per game on offense and is holding opponents to just 60.0 points per contest. The Cardinals are shooting 49.6 percent from the field and holding opponents to just 39 percent shooting from the field. The Cardinals use a balanced scoring attack as nine different playteam that opened the year Last Time Out... The Cardinals improved to 5-0 on the young season with a victory over Butler at Hinkle Field- house. Junior forward Lisa Rusche had a breakout performance as she scored a career-high 36 points. Rusche, whose previous careerhigh was 13 points, turned in the fourth best scoring effort in program history with her 36-point outburst. She finished the game 15-of-23 from the field in the victory as she surpassed her old career-high just 12 minutes into the game. She also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds to record her second career doubledouble. Her 36 points are the most scored by a Cardinal since Tamara Bowie notched a school-record 40 points in the season. The Cardinals dominated the second half as they connected on 19-of- 30 (63.3%) from the field in the half to finish the game shooting 55 percent from the field. BSU connected on 15-of-20 (75%) from the free throw line in the second half as it went to the line 37 times against the Bulldogs. Julie DeMuth finished the game with 15 points and nine rebounds as she narrowly missed her second double-double of the season. She scored all 15 points from the free throw line as she tied Bowie s school-record for free throws made in a game with 15-of-16 (93.7%) made from the stripe. Porchia Green continued her stellar all-around play as she scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out five assists and tallied four steals. Kiley Jarrett added nine points and five assists. Freshman Audrey McDonald added eight points while senior center Becca Bajorek also chipped in eight points MAC Standings MAC Overall West Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Ball State N. Illinois C. Michigan E. Michigan W. Michigan MAC Overall East Division W L Pct. W L Pct Bowling Green Buffalo Akron 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

3 ers average at least 5.4 points per game. Junior Julie DeMuth leads the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game and in rebounding at 8.2 boards per contest. Junior Lisa Rusche is second on the team in scoring at 13 points per game and in rebounding at 7.8 rebounds per contest. Senior guard Kelsey Corbin is the third Cardinal averaging double figures as she chips in 11 points per game. She also is second on the team in assists at 19 this year. Freshman Audrey McDonald adds 9.8 points per game while Kiley Jarrett posts 7.8 points per game. Sophomore guard Porchia Green has boasted stellar all-around play this season as she is averaging 8.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.2 steals per game. Scouting the Redbirds... Illinois State enters tonight s game with a 4-2 record on the season and have won two straight games. The Redbirds are averaging 77.5 points per game this season while allowing 73.5 points per contest. Forward Kenyatta Shelton leads the team in scoring at 13.7 points per game and in rebounding at 8.3 boards per contest. Guard Kristi Cirone leads the team with 45 assists and also chips in 7.8 points per game. Illinois State has seven players averaging at least seven points per game on the season 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 Cardinals In NCAA Stats... Ball State s name is littered throughout the NCAA statistical rankings in the early part of the season as the Cardinals are in the top 32 in seven different team categories. Ball State is tied for first in winning percentage (1.000), is 10th in field goal percentage (49.6), is 16th in scoring offense (79.8), is 19th in scoring margin (+19.8), is 26th in assists per game (17.4), is 28th in three-point field goal percentage (39.0) and is 32nd in threepoint field goals made per game (6.4). BSU also ranks 47th in steals per game (11.2). Individually speaking, freshman guard Audrey McDonald is 19th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage at 50 percent. Sophomore Porchia Green is 35th in steals per game (3.2) while forward Lisa Rusche is 61st in the nation in field goal percentage (54.2). RPI Watching... The Cardinals, off to a program tying 5-0 start, are making some noise this year in the early RPI rankings. Ball State enters tonight s game ranked as high as 27th in the RPI by the Sagarin Report. BSU is also listed 47th by RealtimeRPI.com and 72nd by CollegeRPI.com. The first NCAA RPI release is not sent out until February of each season. Road Warriors... The Cardinals, fresh off of three straight home games, begin a season-high seven-game road trip in the month of December. Ball State will not be back in Worthen Arena until its Mid-American Conference opener against on January 3. Double-Trouble... Junior Julie DeMuth led the Mid-American Conference in double-doubles last season as she posted 10 double dips as a sopho-

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 more. DeMuth posted her first double-double of the season against Wright State as she scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. She enter s tonight s game with 14 career double-doubles as she is tied for third all-time in BSU history in career double dips with 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 - 14 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 tonight s game. She is already the all-time winningest coach in BSU women s basketball history. She needs just four wins to become just the third basketball coach as Ball State, men s or women s, to reach 100 career victories with the Cardinals. Roller moved into sole possession of fourth all-time in both men s and women s basketball at Ball State as she past former BSU men s coach Tim Buckley. She needs just one victories to move into a tie with Dick Hunsaker for third all-time in career victories. Jim Hinga ( ) Ray McCallum ( ) Dick Hunsaker ( ) Tracy Roller (2001-present) Tim Buckley ( ) 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 Illinois State (MAC Rank) (MVC Rank) Scoring Offense 79.8 (2nd) 77.5 (2nd) Scoring Defense 60.0 (4th) 73.5 (7th) Scoring Margin (3rd) +4.0 (4th) Free Throw Pct..734 (3rd).632 (10th) Field Goal Pct..496 (2nd).459 (4th) Field Goal Pct. Defense.390 (5th).429 (5th) 3-Point FG Pct..390 (3rd).376 (6th) 3-Point FG Pct. Defense.341 (7th).375 (8th) 3-Point FG Made/Game 6.4 (4th) 6.8 (2nd) Rebounding Offense 36.2 (8th) 41.2 (1st) Rebounding Defense 30.8 (1st) 36.0 (4th) Rebounding Margin +6.4 (1st) +5.2 (1st) Offensive Rebounds/Gm (9th) (3rd) Defensive Rebounds/Gm (9th) (1st) Blocked Shots/Gm 3.00 (4th) 5.00 (1st) Assists/Gm (t-2nd) (2nd) Steals/Gm (4th) 8.00 (t-5th) Turnover Margin (4th) (7th) Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.00 (4th) 1.00 (3rd) Owning the Glass... Junior guard Julie DeMuth led the Cardinals and the Mid-American Conference in rebounding last season with 249 boards. DeMuth became just the fourth Cardinal alltime 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 enters tonight s game with 490 career rebounds. She moved into 14th place all-time in career rebounds with her 12 boards against Wright State as she surpassed Dianne McConnell for 14th place. She needs just one rebound to become the 14th player all-time to reach the 500-rebound plateau. 10th - Alana Hancock (586) 11th - Glena Rusch (540) 12th - Lisa Hicks (501) 13th - Amy Zercher (500) 14th - Julie DeMuth (499) 15th - Dianne McConnell (475) 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 today s game tied for fourth alltime in career-three-pointers made with 139. She moved into a tie for fourth with Alana Hancock on Saturday with a three-pointer against Butler. She needs just 13 three-pointers to move into the top three longrange shooters all-time at Ball State. 1st - Johna Goff (253) 2nd - Kate Endress (205) 3rd - Markita Griffin (152) t-4th - Tina Bolte (139) t-4th - Alana Hancock (139) Lending a Helping Hand... Senior guard Kelsey Corbin led the team in assists last year as she dished out 115 helpers. She became just the seventh player all-time to reach 300 career assists last weekend as she moved into sixth place all-time in career helpers on Saturday and now sits at rd - Johna Goff (447) 4th - Stephanie McQuinne (364) 5th - Jane Emkes (346) 6th - Kelsey Corbin (305) 7th - Alana Hancock (302) 8th - Michelle Baker (298) 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. Mc- Donald 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.

6 AP Poll Team Record Pts 1. Maryland (46) North Carolina (1) Oklahoma (3) Duke State Tennessee Connecticut Georgia LSU Purdue Vanderbilt Baylor Arizona State Stanford Texas A&M California Louisville DePaul Rutgers Michigan State George Washington Texas New Mexico Marquette Nebraska Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas 40, Florida State 40, Pittsburgh 40, Kentucky 29, Indiana 27, Bowling Green 21, Hofstra 17, Oklahoma State 17, BYU 16, Western Kentucky 16, Iowa State 15, UCLA 15, South Florida 14, Delaware 11, Boston College 10, Wisconsin 7, Texas Tech 6, Virginia 3, Massachusetts 2, 2, Missouri 2, N.C. State 2, Oregon 1, Rice 1, Southern Cal 1. Corbin Honored... Senior guard Kelsey Corbin picked up Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week honors on Wednesday afternoon 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 at Ann Arbor, Mich. 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 Central Michigan 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. 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 ESPN/USA Today Poll Team Record Pts 1. Maryland (29) North Carolina (1) Oklahoma Tennessee (1) Duke State Connecticut Georgia Purdue Texas A&M LSU Arizona State Baylor Vanderbilt Stanford California Rutgers Michigan State Louisville George Washington DePaul BYU Texas Tech Bowling Green Texas Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 36, Boston College 45. Pittsburgh 41, South Florida 26, UCLA 26, Indiana 15, Marquette 15, Kentucky 14, New Mexico 9, TCU 9, Washington 9, Temple 8, Xavier 8, Delaware 5, South Dakota State 5, Arkansas 4, Pepperdine 4, Western Kentucky 4, Nebraksa 4, Montana 3, Hofstra 2, 2, Middle Tennessee 1, Oklahoma State 1, South Carolina 1. WCRD. Ball State will also have 15 regular season games broadcast on Muncie s WXFN 1340 AM this season. 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

7 Miscellaneous Statistics Games As Leading Scorer Julie DeMuth Kelsey Corbin Lisa Rusche Games as Leading Rebounder Lisa Rusche Julie DeMuth Games Leading in Assists Porchia Green Kelsey Corbin Kiley Jarrett Julie DeMuth Games Leading in Steals Porchia Green Lisa Rusche Becca Bajorek Julie DeMuth Kelsey Corbin Games Leading in Blocks Lisa Rusche Becca Bajorek Porchia Green Kelsey Corbin Kalynne Proctor Games Leading in Minutes Porchia Green Kelsey Corbin Audrey McDonald Starting Lineups Green, Corbin, DeMuth, McDonald & Rusche Dec. 18 Jan. 3 - Jan. 6 - Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb. 17 at Feb Feb MAC TOURNAMENT 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. Cardinal Schedule... Ball State has a challenging 27- game schedule for the upcoming season. The schedule includes non-conference games against teams from the Big Ten, Horizon League and Conference USA as well as the Mid-Eastern, Independent, Big South, Missouri Valley, Metro-Atlantic and Atlantic 10 conferences. The Cardinals will also have a 16-game Mid-American Conference schedule this season. The slate includes games against six teams that advanced to the postseason in 2006, including NCAA Tournament teams Tulsa and Bowling Green as well as WNIT participants Indiana, Xavier, Charlotte and. The Cardinals will also face nine teams that finished last season with an RPI of 150 or better, including seven against teams rated in the top 100 in RPI. Double Figure Scoring Julie DeMuth (4) Wright State points Howard points IPFW points at Butler points Kelsey Corbin (3) at Michigan points Wright State points Howard points Audrey McDonald (3) at Michigan points Howard points IPFW points Porchia Green (2) IPFW points at Butler points Lisa Rusche (2) Howard points at Butler points Tina Bolte (1) Howard points Becca Bajorek (1) IPFW points Kalynne Proctor (1) at Michigan points Double Figure Rebounding Lisa Rusche (2) Howard rebounds at Butler rebounds Julie DeMuth (1) Wright State rebounds Double-Doubles Lisa Rusche (2) Howard pts, 11 rebs at Butler pts, 10 rebs Julie DeMuth (1) Wright St pts, 12 rebs Looking Ahead... The Cardinals continue their seven-game road swing on Sunday afternoon as they travel to Fort Wayne to take on Valparaiso in the Hoopla at 1 p.m.

8 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

9 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 zoology. The daughter of Ron and Sue Roller, she was born Dec. 12, 1969, in Oakland City, Ind.

10 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 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 1, two times 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 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. Points 13 vs. IPFW (11/26/06) 15 vs. Evansville (11/22/05) Rebounds 8 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 7, two times Assists 5, two times 5, two times Blocks -- 2 vs. (3/8/06) Steals 4, three times 5 vs. Evansville (11/22/05) 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 at at Total

11 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. Points 17 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 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 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) 38, two times Kelsey Corbin 11 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler 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 at at Total

12 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. Points 21 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) 27 vs. (1/22/05) Rebounds 12 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) 18, two times Assists 5 at Butler (12/2/06) 5 at Butler (12/2/06) Blocks 1 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 3, three times Steals 3 vs. IPFW (11/26/06) 5, two times Minutes 33 vs. IPFW (11/26/06) 39 at Santa Clara (12/31/05) Julie DeMuth 14 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler 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 at at Total

13 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 at at Total Scored 10 points off of the bench in her first career collegiate game against Michigan in the season opener. 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 at at Total

14 Scored 14 points in her collegiate debut against Michigan in the season opener, including 12 points in the second half. She connected on four-of-six from threepoint land in the victory... Scored 11 points and dished out a career-high five assists against Howard. Points 14 at Michigan (11/13/06) 14 at Michigan (11/13/06) Rebounds 3 at Michigan (11/13/06) 3 at Michigan (11/13/06) Assists 5 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 5 vs. Howard (11/25/06) Blocks Steals 2 at Butler (12/2/06) 2 at Butler (12/2/06) Minutes 31 at Michigan (11/13/06) 31 at Michigan (11/13/06) Audrey McDonald 33 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at at at Total Made her second career start in the season opener as she played 21 minutes... Scored six points and grabbed five rebounds against Wright State... Had a career afternoon against Howard as she set seven career-highs with her first double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds... Earned All-Tournament honors at the BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament... Scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds against IPFW... Scored a career-high 36 points on 15-of-23 shooting agianst Butler while posting her second career double-double. Her 36 points are the fourth most ever scored by a Cardinal. Points 36 at Butler (12/2/06) 36 at Butler (12/2/06) Rebounds 11 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 11 vs. Howard (11/25/06) Assists 2, two times 2, two times Blocks 4 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 4 vs. Howard (11/25/06) Steals 4 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 4 vs. Howard (11/25/06) Minutes 30 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 30 vs. Howard (11/25/06) Lisa Rusche 42 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at at at Total

15 Team co-captain... Scored six points against Wright State off of the bench... Sat out the Howard game due to an illness... Scored 11 points, all in the second half, in just 12 minutes of action against IPFW. Also tallied a career-high three steals in the victory. Points 11 vs. IPFW (11/26/06) 16 vs. (2/15/06) Rebounds 3 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) 12 vs. Saint Louis (12/28/04) Assists -- 3 vs. (1/8/05) Blocks 1, two times 3 vs. (1/12/05) Steals 3 vs. IPFW (11/26/06) 3, two times Minutes 13 at Michigan (11/13/06) 34, two times Becca Bajorek 52 at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at at at Total

16 Exhibtion Game # 1 Legends at Ball State OHIO LEGENDS TOT-FG 3-PT Rebounds 30 Williams, Danea Jones, Larecha Hardin, Sultra Glover, Erica Garrison, Danisha Robinson, Shonda Wilburn, Kimberly Jacobs, Tracy Stocks-Whitford, A McDole, LaTonya Turner-Hines, Lav McDowell, Quam TM TOTALS FG%:.246 3PT FG%:.222 FT %:.824 BALL STATE TOT-FG 3-PT Rebounds 14 DeMuth, Julie Rusche, Lisa Green, Porchia Corbin, Kelsey McDonald, Audrey Bolte, Tina Jarrett, Kiley Proctor, Kalynne Bajorek, Becca TM TOTALS FG%:.404 3PT FG%:.400 FT %:.864 1st 2nd Total Legndes Ball State Exhibtion Game # 2 Hoosier Stars at Ball State Hoosier Stars TOT-FG 3-PT Rebounds 40 Holmes-Harris, J Nelp, Angie Goff, Johna Threatt-Elliott, R Allen, Ashley Nord, Sara Dark, Candice Hayes, Kia Flournoy, Portia Chapman-Daily, J TM TOTALS FG%:.500 3PT FG%:.421 FT %:.765 BALL STATE TOT-FG 3-PT Rebounds 14 DeMuth, Julie Rusche, Lisa Green, Porchia Corbin, Kelsey McDonald, Audrey Bolte, Tina Jarrett, Kiley Proctor, Kalynne Bajorek, Becca TM TOTALS FG%:.531 3PT FG%:.600 FT %:.684 1st 2nd Total Hoosier Stars Ball State Game # 1 Ball State at Michigan BALL STATE TOT-FG 3-PT Rebounds 14 DeMuth, Julie Rusche, Lisa Green, Porchia Corbin, Kelsey McDonald, Audrey Bolte, Tina Jarrett, Kiley Proctor, Kalynne Bajorek, Becca TM TOTALS FG%:.455 3PT FG%:.429 FT %:.615 Michigan TOT-FG 3-PT Rebounds 01 Whitfield, LeQue Jones, Ashley Helvey, Kelly Minnfield, Jessica Cooper, Janelle Bass, Sireece Benson, Carly McPherson, Kalyn Clement, Krista Phillips, Krista Dierdorf, Katie Walker, Ta Shia Queen, Melinda TM TOTALS FG%:.440 3PT FG%:.389 FT %:.700 Game # 2 Wright State at Ball State Wright State TOT-FG 3-PT Rebounds 13 Duncan, Danielle Hammock, Tyanda Lewis, Whitney Ward, Kanisha Whiteside, Brittney Parrish, Heather Richardson, Erica Crayton, Sierra TM TOTALS FG%:.431 3PT FG%:.438 FT %:.786 BALL STATE TOT-FG 3-PT Rebounds 14 DeMuth, Julie Rusche, Lisa Green, Porchia Corbin, Kelsey McDonald, Audrey Bolte, Tina Jarrett, Kiley Proctor, Kalynne Bajorek, Becca TM 1 1 TOTALS FG%:.500 3PT FG%:.500 FT %:.889 1st 2nd Total Wright State Ball State st 2nd Total Ball State Michigan