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1 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL 6 MAC West Division Championships 205, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003, 2002 MAC Tournament Championships 2009 WNIT Final Schedule & Results (-, 0-0 MAC) Date Opponent Time/Results Nov. 3 URBANA UNIVERSITY (Exhib) W, 5-72 Nov. Charlotte L, Nov. 9 WESTERN KENTUCKY W, Nov. 23 AUSTIN PEAY 7 p.m. OMNI HOTELS CLASSIC AT BOULDER, COLORADO Nov. 27 vs. Florida 7 p.m. Nov. 28 vs. Colorado/UMASS TBA Dec. 3 OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY 7 p.m. Dec. 6 BUTLER 2 p.m. Dec. Lipscomb 6 p.m. Dec. Purdue 2 p.m. Dec. Evansville 8 p.m. Dec. 28 SAINT LOUIS 7 p.m. Jan. 2 TOLEDO* 2 p.m. Jan. Ohio* 7 p.m. Jan. 9 MIAMI (OH)* 2 p.m. Jan. 3 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. Jan. Bowling Green* 2 p.m. Jan. 20 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. Jan. Westeran Michigan* 2 p.m. Jan. 30 OHIO* 4 p.m. Feb. 3 AKRON* 7 p.m. Feb. Buffalo* p.m. Feb. 0 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. Feb. Kent State* 2 p.m. Feb. Nothern Illinois* TBA Feb. 20 WESTERN MICHIGAN* TBA Feb. Central Michigan* 7 p.m. Feb. Eastern Michigan* 7 p.m. Mar. 2 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. Mar. Toledo* 2 p.m. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Mar. 7 FIRST HOME SITES TBA Mar. 9 Cleveland, OH TBA Mar. Cleveland, OH TBA Mar. 2 Cleveland, OH TBA BOLD = Home Game * = Mid-American Conference Games % = Omni Hotel Classic Boulder, Colo.) $ = Mid-American Conference Tournament Games (Cleveland) P R O B A B L E S T A R T E R S Twitter Radio Radio Internet Television Carmen Grande #3 Fr. G ppg, 2.5 rpg 2 6 MAC Regular Season Championships 2003, 2002 NCAA Tournament Second Round 2009 WNIT Appearances 205, 204, 203, 2007, 2003, 2002 Ball State vs. Austin Peay John E. Worthen Arena (Capacity,500) Monday, Nov. 23, 205 at 7:00 p.m. (EST) @BallStateWBB Fox Sports 02.9 FM/340 AM Tyler Bradfield WCRD 9.3 FM ESPN3 The Cardinals Nest - Ball State concludes its two-game homestand against the Ohio Valley Conference s Austin Peay, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. The Cardinals improved to - on the season last Thursday after Ball State defeated Western Kentucky, Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine tied her career-high after a 30-point performance Thursday night against Western Kentucky. Fontaine scored 24 of her points and grabbed eight of her 2 rebounds in the second half alone. She also went 2-for-2 from the free throw line. - The Cardinals will play the Governors for the only the fourth time in program history. Ball State leads the all-time series record 2-. Austin Peay defeated the Cardinals in the schools last meeting in Clarksville, Tennessee on Dec., 202. The Cardinals earned a victory at Worthen Arena over Austin Peay in 20 and then won by a score of at a neutral site in The Governors opened the season with a loss to California Clarksville on Nov. 3, before earning back-to-back wins over Christian Brothers (74-55) Nov. 4 and Trevecca (97-75) Nov. 6. Austin Peay is coming off of a road loss at fellow Mid-American Conference affiliate Miami (Ohio) on Thursday in Oxford. The Governors were led by Tiasha Gray with 8 points. Madison Rich had 3 points and Tearra Banks added points and eight rebounds. Austin Peay shot only 3.3 percent against the RedHawks. The Governors fell to Wright State, 77-56, Saturday night before making the trip to Muncie. - The Cardinals are now (.523) all-time in the month of November. Ball State owns a 3-4 record on Nov. 23. At Ball State, head women s basketball coach Brady Sallee has posted a 2- mark on this date. The last time the Cardinals played on Nov. 23 was in 204 which resulted in a loss at No. 2 Louisville. Nathalie Fontaine #4 Sr. G ppg, 8.5 rpg Jill Morrison #5 Jr. G ppg, 4.5 rpg Renee Bennett #4 Jr. C ppg, 6.5 rpg Moriah Monaco #33 So. F ppg, 5.0 rpg

2 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL #2 Quick Hitters Fontaine currently sits in fifth place on Ball State women s basketball alltime scoring list with,550 points and has pulled down 676 career rebounds, which is good for 0th all-time. She reached the,000 point club faster than any player in Ball State history except for Hall of Famer TamaraBowie. Fontaine needs 86 points to move her up to fourth all-time in front of former Cardinal Johna Goff (200-04). After scoring in double figures in both of Ball State s games this season, senior forward Nathalie Fontaine has now scored in double digits 88 times out of 99 total games in her career. Nathalie Fontaine has 676 rebounds for her career. She is now in 0th place all-time at Ball State passing former women s basketball player Kate Endress ( ). Fontaine needs three to reach 678 rebounds to move her up to 9th all-time in front of former Cardinal Stephanie McQuinn (989-92). In Ball State s second game of the season, Nathalie Fontaine collected her first double-double after scoring 30 points and pulling down 2 rebounds against Western Kentucky, Nov. 9. Fontaine now has 9 double-doubles in her career. For the second straight season, the Ball State women s basketball team has been picked second in the Mid-American Conference West Division Preseason Poll, while senior Nathalie Fontaine and junior Jill Morrison were named to the All-MAC West Division Preseason Team, which was announced by the league office. The last time Ball State had two players named to the preseason All-Mid-American Conference team was in when Emily Maggert and Danielle Gratton received the honor. Ball State head women s basketball coach Brady Sallee was given a contract extension through the season at the end of last season. This marks the second time in three years that Sallee has been awarded a contract extension. Sallee, who begins his fourth season at Ball State, becomes the only head coach in program history to take the Cardinals to three straight Women s National Invitation postseason tournaments. In addition, Sallee is only the second head coach in program history to have three consecutive winning seasons (202-3), 8-7 (203-4) and 7-4 (204-5). The last time it happened was from under former head coach Tracy Roller. Sallee has amassed a career coaching record, including his eight years as the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois. This is the 42nd season in Ball State women s basketball history. The Cardinals are (.44) and (.440) in the Mid-American Conference. Ball State was more efficient from the floor than its opponents last season. The Cardinals field goal percentage for 3 games was.49 while Ball State s opponents were held to.367. Ball State has continued the trend this season after just two games. Ball State vs. Charlotte (38.7-to-35.6) and Ball State vs. Western Kentucky (42.6-to-35.4). Ball State head coach Brady Sallee knows Austin Peay very well as the Lady Govs are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Sallee coached in the OVC from when he was the head coach at Eastern Illinois. He managed 36 wins at the helm of the Panthers, which at the time was the most wins out of any current OVC coach. Sallee owns a 0-9 overall mark over the Lady Govs including five straight victories in the OVC regular season from He also won his last meeting as EKU s head coach over Austin Peay in Sophomore Moriah Monaco led the Cardinals with an 8-point performance at Charlotte last Friday night which is just one shy of her career high at Ball State. Monaco s 8 points in the season opener were the most points by a sophomore in a season opener since Audrey McDonald s 9 points vs. No. 2 Louisville in Monaco s 8 points were also the fourth best season opening performance overall since Winchester Wonder: Jill Morrison started all 4 games over her career and has played in 67. The hometown guard has opened the season with a 4-point performance in both the of Cardinals two games this season. She currently has 646 points for her career and leads the team from behind the arc, 7-of-5 (.467). Starting Off On The Right Foot: The Ball State women s basketball team only committed turnovers in their exhibition game against Urbana, Nov. 3 which matched their fewest from last season. The Cardinals accomplished that feat only four times last year. WBB Inks Three Prep Players To NLI s For 206-7: Ball State women s basketball fourth-year head coach Brady Sallee announced the signing of three players to national letters of intent during the early signing period, which opened Wednesday. We are really excited to welcome Aliyah, Megan and Morgan to our basketball program, Sallee said. They all fill some very specific need for us, but most importantly they are all impressive, high-character young ladies. Morgan Glatczak (Mukwonago, Wis./Wukwonago), Aliyah Walker (Indianapolis, Ind./Brownsburg) and Megan Walton (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) have each signed a NLI to play basketball at Ball State, starting in the season. M&M Behind the Arch: Junior guard Jill Morrison and teammate sophomore Moriah Monaco combined to shoot 36 percent from behind the arc last season which was better than any team in the Mid-American Conference. Morrison is the top returning three-point shooter in the MAC shooting 38 percent. Monaco was in and out of the top 0 in league action at 32 percent. This season Morrison leads the league in 3-point field goals made per game (3.5) and Monaco sits in third averaging 3.0 per contest. Bienvenido Lucia and Carmen: The Ball State women s basketball team welcomes two players from Madrid, Spain this season, Lucia Fernandez and Carmen Grande. Fernandez is a 6- forward and Grande is a 5-8 guard. Fernandez played for Club Baloncesto Torrelodones, a top club in Madrid. She earned Most Valuable Player honors and participated in the All Star Game. Grande was a member of the U6 Spanish National Team. She has been a member of two top clubs in Spain, Estudiantes and Rivas. Grande helped Estudiantes earn the 202 and 203 Madrid Championship title. She became a three-time bronze medalist in the Spanish Championships (2009, 20, and 203). New Video Board In Worthen Arena: The fan experience at Ball State s Worthen Arena will be enhanced this year by the addition of a stateof-the-art, center-hung Daktronics video board. The custom-designed LED board features six panels, one on each of the four sides and two angled at the bottom for those sitting in the lower sections. It is the latest in a series of summer upgrades to the arena, including new corner scoreboards, a new speaker system and a new floor.

3 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL MAC West Division Championships 205, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2002, 2003 MAC Tournament Championships 2009 WNIT Final Ball State Women s Basketball Quick Facts MAC Regular Season Championships 2003, 2002 NCAA Tournament Second Round 2009 WNIT Appearances 205, 204, 203, 2007, 2002, 2003 General Information Location... Muncie, Ind. Founded...98 Enrollment... 7,005 President... Dr. Paul W. Ferguson Alma Mater... Whittier College Colors...Cardinal and White Nickname... Cardinals Home Facility... Worthen Arena Capacity...,500 Affliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Mid-American/West Division Athletics Director... Mark Sandy Press Row Phone Media Room Phone or Coachign Staff Head Coach...Brady Sallee (Thomas Moore 97) Record at Ball State (.525)/Fourth Season Career Record (.546)/2th Season Assistant Coach... Tennille Adams (University of Arkansas) 99 Assistant Coach...Ryan Patterson (Malone College) 99 Assistant Coach...Audrey Spencer (Ball State) 0 Director of Basketball Operations......Sydney Mitchell (Eastern Illinois) 3 Administrative Assistant...Stephanie Cox Athletic Media and Alumni Relations Staff Associate Athletics Director...Mike Clark Assistant Director/WBB Contact...Paula Haughn Office Cell pmhaughn@bsu.edu Assistant Director...Brad Caudill Assistant Director...Tyson Mathews Graphic Designer...Kelly Barock Graduate Assistant...Jenna Jorgensen Mailing Address...Ball State Athletics... HP 266 Muncie, Ind Athletics Website... ballstatesports.com Team History First Year of Program All-Time Overall Record (.44) All-Time MAC Record (.440) MAC Overall Regular Season Titles...2/2 co-champs MAC West Division Titles...6/ co-champs MAC Tournament Championship... NCAA Tournament... WNIT... 6 Team Information Overall Record MAC Record/Finish...3-5/2 WNIT...First Round Starters Returning/Lost... 4/ Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 8/2 Newcomers... 5 Returners Outlook Information Starters Returning (4) Nathalie Fontaine***...6-2, Sr.., F, 6.4 ppg, 7. rpg Jill Morrison** , Jr., G,.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg Renee Bennett** , Jr., C, 7.8 ppg, 4. rpg Calyn Hosea**... 5-, Jr., G, 3.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg Letterwinners Returning (8) Renee Bennett* , Jr.., C, 7.8 ppg, 4. rpg Nathalie Fontaine***...6-2, Sr.., F, 6.4 ppg, 7. rpg Frannie Frazier...5-9, So., G, 2.9 ppg,.9 rpg Calyn Hosea**... 5-, Jr., G, 3.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg Shelby Merder** , Sr., F, 3.4 ppg,.8 rpg Moriah Monaco... 6-, So., F, 6. ppg, 2.4 rpg Jill Morrison** , Jr., G,.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg Brionna Simond*...5-5, So., G, 0.9 ppg, 0.7 rpg Letterwinners Lost (2) Shelbie Justice***...5-0, Sr., G, 9.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg Candyce Ussery**...5-8, Jr., G, 4.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg Newcomers (5) Alana Aguirre... Frisco, Texas (Justin Wakeland) Lucia Fernandez... Madrid, Spain Carmen Grande... Madrid, Spain Nakeya Penny...Logansport, Ind. (Logansport) Destiny Washington...Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) Media Information Flagship Radio...Fox Sports 02.9 FM/340 AM in Muncie, Ind. Local Newspaper... Star Press in Muncie, Ind. Student Newspaper...Ball State Daily News in Muncie, Ind.

4 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL BY THE NUMBERS 4 8 Ball State became just the third team to win FOUR games in a single Mid-American Conference Tournament in Ball State s 8 wins in were its most in a season since it won 26 in WNIT Final 6 Appearances. The Cardinals advanced to play Kansas State in the 203 WNIT Final 6 round after defeating Minnesota and Northern Iowa in the first two rounds. 8 6 Additional conference wins the Cardinals saw in the season (2 total), compared to four from the previous season. This feat tied for the biggest MAC turnaround in the last 20 years (shared with Miami s season). WNIT appearances (2002, 2003, 2007, 203, 204, 205) NCAA Tournament Second Round appearances. The Cardinals beat Tennessee in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round. 2 6 MAC Regular Season Championships (2002, 2003) MAC West Division Championships (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 205) MAC Tournament Championship. (2009)

5 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL #5 The Mid-American Conference Standings MAC Overall EAST W-L W-L Bowling Green Buffalo Miami Akron Ohio Kent State WEST Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Ball State Northern Illinois Toledo MAC East Predicted Order of Finish. Ohio (2 First Place Votes) 2. Akron 3. Bowling Green 4. Miami T5. Buffalo T5. Kent State MAC West Predicted Order of Finish. Eastern Michigan (4) 2. Ball State (8) 3. Western Michigan 4. Toledo 5. Central Michigan 6. Northern Illinois 206 MAC Regular Season Predicted Champion Ohio (0) Ball State & Eastern Michigan () 206 MAC Tournament Predicted Champion Ohio (5) Ball State & Eastern Michigan (3) Buffalo () Preseason All-MAC East Team Kiyanna Black, Ohio Anita Brown, Akron Quiera Lampkins, Ohio Erica Donovan, Bowling Green Hannah Plybon, Akron The Last Game Recap Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo MUNCIE, Ind. - Nathalie Fontaine tied her career high by scoring 30 points and led an impressive assault at the free-throw line to help the Cardinals defeat Western Kentucky in Worthen Arena. The effort was a direct result of a desire to work harder to get open in the second half. Coach told me to get into the post a little bit, Fontaine said. In the first half, I was more out on the perimeter. Just getting into the post and closer to the rim got me to the free-throw line. I want the ball all the time. I think I just played harder in the second half. Cardinals coach Brady Sallee was in complete agreement with his star player, who also had 2 rebounds for her 9th career double-double. Fontaine scored 24 of her points and grabbed eight rebounds after halftime. She was 2-for-2 at the free-throw line, all of them coming in the second half. Sallee said Fontaine wanted the ball in the opening half, but didn t do anything to get in position to do damage. He said she turned into the dribble show. That resulted in just six points in the first two quarters. Sallee pushed Fontaine to get into the team s system in the second half. Get some screens, play from the inside out, screen yourself, Sallee said. Now all of a sudden she s more active and getting the ball on the perimeter with people closing out. Now she can drive it by them. Now nobody s (at the rim) waiting on her to take a charge. When she plays that way, she s just an impossible player to guard. Fontaine helped expand Ball State s lead after three quarters with a 3-8 scoring advantage in the final 0 minutes. She scored 2 points in the period, including eight at the free-throw line. Ball State scored points on consecutive possessions from the 7:53 mark to 2:3 in the final period. In the second half we really dug down deep, said Cardinals junior guard Jill Morrison, who had 5 points and was 6-for-6 at the line with six rebounds and four assists. We just dug down, and some things went our way. Rebounding was one of them. Western Kentucky (0-), an NCAA Tournament team that won 30 games last year, showed its strength in the first half with 7 rebounds, eight of which were on offense. Ball State (-) turned the tables by outrebounding the Hilltoppers 27-9 in the second half. That s a big-time win for us against a team that s going to win a ton of games this year, Sallee said. The way we played in the fourth quarter was pretty impressive. If we can finish games out like that we re going to be all right. But if we don t build on it and get better from here, this win doesn t mean anything. Moriah Monaco added some punch with 8 points and seven rebounds. Ball State wants to be able to build depth and play a deeper rotation off the bench than last year. That process is still clearly in development. The Cardinals had almost as many turnovers (5) as points and rebounds combined (6) from its bench players. Among the five backups who played a total of 42 minutes, Shelby Merder had the only points (3) and two of the three rebounds. But better play on defense in the second half and the strong free-throw shooting pulled the Cardinals through. For the game, they were 22-of-24 at the line, including 7-of-8 in the fourth quarter. We ve shot free throws pretty well all preseason, Sallee said. Clearly (Fontaine) had the confidence to go to the line and shoot them confidently. That should be a strength of ours. I think tough teams make free throws. The jury is out on whether we re a tough team quite yet, but today was a good start. Box Score Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Kentucky vs Ball State /9/5 7:00 pm at Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) Western Kentucky FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 0 BROWN, Tashia f 23 BROWN, Ivy f JONES, Micah g NOBLE, Kendall g SMITH, Kayla g BROWN, Taylor BOPP, Sidnee GIVENS, Dee AKPAN, Ima McCLAIN, Jalynn Team 0 Totals FG % st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Ball State 74 - FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 33 MONACO, Moriah f 4 BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g FONTAINE, Nathalie g MORRISON, Jill g SIMOND, Brionna HOSEA, Calyn FERNANDEZ, Lucia FRAZIER, Frannie MERDER, Shelby Team 5 6 Totals FG % st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Preseason All-MAC West Team Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan Miracle Woods, Western Michigan Jill Morrison, Ball State Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Carol Comanita, Linda Miles Technical fouls: Western Kentucky-None. Ball State-None. Attendance: 987 WKU #23 fouled out at 4:23 in 4th quarter. Score by periods st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Western Kentucky Ball State Last FG - WKU 4th-00:9, BALLST 4th-0:04. Largest lead - WKU by 5 2nd-05:33, BALLST by 4 4th-00:08. WKU led for 4:42. BALLST led for 8:5. Game was tied for 06:30. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench WKU BALLST Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 6 times.

6 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL #6,000 POINT CLUB. 2,09 Tamara Bowie, ,843 Kate Endress, ,708 Emily Maggert, ,635 Johna Goff, ,550 Nathalie Fontaine, 202-present 6.,53 Emma Jones, ,432 Jenny Eckert, ,408 Char Thomsen, ,353 Audrey McDonald, ,346 Jaimie Lehotsky, ,338 Julie DeMuth, ,25 Porchia Green, ,237 Dianne McConnell, ,204 Markita Griffin, ,7 Jessica Reiter, ,62 Shala Crook, ,38 Kelli Hipsher, ,04 Donna Lamping, ,095 Karen Bauer, ,07 Brandy Woody, ,067 Shelbie Justice, ,043 Alana Hancock, ,029 Patty Hutchinson, ,02 Kelsey Corbin, Home Sweet Home: John E. Worthen Arena has been very good to the Cardinals for the past decade. Ball State has a record of (.642) at Worthen Arena from 2004-present. From 2009-present, the Cardinals own a 38-2 MAC record when playing at home during conference action. Brady Sallee is 8-9 at home during league play. Basketball Runs In The Family: Sophomore Moriah Monaco grew up around the game of basketball, she is the niece of current West Virginia men s basketball coach Bob Huggins who is in his eighth season with the Mountaineers. Huggins is a native of Gnadenhutten, Ohio and was also the head coach for current Mid-American Conference member Akron for five seasons. Monaco is a native of Dover Hills, Ohio and attended Dover Hills High School. Third In the MAC In Attendance: Ball State welcomed 4,02 fans to Worthen Arena in its season and home opener last season against Purdue (/4) which marked the third largest home crowd in program history. The game was is the third-best attended home contest in the Mid-American Conference last season, with Toledo s game vs. Ball State in first at 5,056, Feb.7. Women s Basketball Moves To Four Quarter Format NCAA women s basketball games will be played in four 0-minute quarters this season. Teams will now reach the bonus and shoot two free throws on the fifth team foul in each quarter. In the four-quarter format, team fouls reset to zero at the start of each quarter. However, if a team reaches the bonus in the fourth quarter, that team would remain in the bonus during any additional overtime periods. Teams will also be allowed to advance the ball to the front court following a timeout immediately after a made basket in the last 59.9 seconds of the fourth quarter and any overtime periods. Teams also will be allowed to advance the ball to the frontcourt after securing the ball from a rebound or a change of possession. In these scenarios, the ball would be inbounded at the 28-foot mark on the side of the court where the scorer s table is located. New Media Timeouts: Women s Basketball media timeouts will occur at the first dead ball at or below the fiveminute mark of each period and at the end of the first and third periods. Additionally, the first team-called timeout of the second half will become a media timeout. In the new four-quarter format, teams will have four timeouts (three 30-second timeouts and one 60-second timeout). A team may use the 60-second timeout at the discretion of the coach during the first or second half of the game. Teams will be allowed to carry over three of those timeouts into the second half. Each team will be awarded one 30-second timeout in each overtime period, plus any unused timeouts remaining from the second half. In non-televised games, teams will have five timeouts (three 30s and two 60s). Four of the timeouts can carry over to the second half.

7 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL #8 BALL STATE Scoring Offense 70.0 Scoring Defense 66.0 Scoring Margin +4.0 Free Throw Pct.82 Field Goal Pct.405 Field Goal Pct Defense Point FG Pct Point FG Pct Defense Point FG Made/Game 7.0 Rebounding Offense 40.0 Rebounding Defense 38.5 Rebounding Margin +.5 Blocked Shots Per Game.5 Assists Per Game 3.5 Steals Per Game 7.0 Turnover Margin -2.5 Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.7 Austin Peay Austin Peay s head women s basketball coach David Midlick is in his first season with the Governors as he was named the 0th head coach in program history, April 22, 205. Midlick returns to APSU after serving one season as associate head coach at Memphis, where he worked with the post players, recruited a seven-state area and served as the team s academic, strength and conditioning and training room liaison. He is a familiar face to Austin Peay fans, returning to Clarksville after previous stints as a men s basketball graduate assistant ( ) and women s basketball assistant coach (200-2). Midlick was involved in the recruiting for the current senior class, but did not have the opportunity to coach them, departing to become head coach at Delta State in 202. Midlick inherits an Austin Peay women s basketball team largely unchanged from its edition. Four starters and letterwinners return from a team that posted the program s best record since Senior guard Tiasha Gray highlights the returning group after earning Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors last season. Also returning are junior Tearra Banks, sophomore Brianne Alexander, senior Jennifer Nwokocha and junior Beth Rates composing five of the team s top six in both scoring and rebounding. The Governors are led by Tiash Gray (8.2 ppg) and Tearra Banks (4.2 ppg). Beth Rates leads the squad defensively averaging 6.8 rebounds per contest. AUSTIN PEAY Scoring Offense 69.0 Scoring Defense 69.8 Scoring Margin -.8 Free Throw Pct.73 Field Goal Pct.383 Field Goal Pct Defense Point FG Pct Point FG Pct Defense Point FG Made/Game 6.6 Rebounding Offense 39.8 Rebounding Defense 45.4 Rebounding Margin -5.6 Blocked Shots Per Game 4.2 Assists Per Game 3.2 Steals Per Game 8.6 Turnover Margin +.2 Assist/Turnover Ratio.9 Ball State Brady Sallee, who completed his fourth season at Ball State, became the only head coach in program history to take the Cardinals to three straight Women s National Invitation postseason tournaments. In addition, Sallee is only the second head coach in program history to have three consecutive winning seasons (202-3), 8-7 (203-4) and 7-4 (204-5). The last time it happened was from under former head coach Tracy Roller. The Cardinals ended the season with a 7-4 overall mark and a 3-5 Mid-American Conference ledger. Ball State became postseason eligible after clinching the MAC West Division title outright for the first time since The Cardinals earned a bye as the second seed in the MAC Tournament and advanced straight to the semifinals. Sallee has amassed a career coaching record, including his eight years as the head basketball coach at Eastern Illinois. Ball State assistant women s basketball coach Audrey McDonald-Spencer was a part of three teams that were crowned Mid-American Conference West Divison Champions ( , , ). McDonald-Spencer was a member of the only Ball State women s basketball team to win a MAC Tournament Championship and participate in the NCAA Tournament in Fourth-year head coach Brady Sallee is familiar with the MAC as he was an assistant women s basketball coach from at Kent State. He helped the Golden Flashes to five regular-season MAC Championships and three tournament titles. The Golden Flashes participated in the NCAA Tournament four of his seven years while posting a combined record of Ball State did not play an overtime game last season. In the Cardinals only played two overtime games both against Central Michigan. The last time the Cardinals played an overtime game in league play resulted in a loss at Central Michigan, Feb. 27, 204.

8 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL #8 The Series : Ball State 68, Austin Peay : Ball State 59, Austin Peay : Austin Peay 79, Ball State 66 RECAP: AUSTIN PEAY, Tenn. - The Ball State women s basketball team (2-6) lost a decision on the road Saturday night at Austin Peay (2-5) in the Dunn Center. For the game, sophomore guard Brittany Carter led the Cardinals in scoring with 4 points. Ball State had two more players score in double figures freshman guard Nathalie Fontaine chipped in 3 and teammate junior forward Katie Murphy ended the game with 2. Sophomore guard Shelbie Justice opened the second half with a three pointer which sparked a 7-0 run for the Cardinals to cut the Lady Govs lead to at the 8:09 mark. That was as close as the Cardinals would get the remainder of the game as the Lady Govs put together a 27-2 run that gave Austin Peay a lead over Ball State with 7:48 remaining in the contest. The Cardinals found themselves down by seven in the opening minutes of the game after Austin Peay went up 7-0 straight out of the shoot. Carter knocked down two free throws to get Ball State on the board at the 6:55 mark. After that, the Cardinals went on a 5-0 run to make it a 9-8 ball game with a layup from Fontaine with 0:46 remaining. But that was as close as Ball State would get in the first period as the Lady Govs eventually built a 32-2 halftime advantage over the Cardinals. Last Box Score Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ball State vs Austin Peay 2//2 5:5 pm at Clarksville, Tenn. (Dunn Center) Ball State ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 CARTER, Brittany f MURPHY, Katie f JUSTICE, Shelbie g FONTAINE, Nathalie g WOODY, Brandy g JACKSON, Shanee' MILLER, Taylor Team Totals FG % st Half: % 3FG % st Half: % FT % st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 Austin Peay ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 2 NWOKOCHA, Jennifer f BUSSABARGER, Megha f GRAY, Tiasha g STAINBACK, Kristen g OLSZEWSKI, Nicole g BULEY, Shira MARTINEZ, Leslie HOWARD, Amber YARBROUGH, Lauren NORTON, Symantha HARDAWAY, Alexis HILL, Kaitlyn OLSZEWSKI, Shelby MAKI, Lauren Team Totals FG % st Half: % 3FG % st Half: % FT % st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Bryan Nichols(R), Kyle LaBar, Terri Tubbs Technical fouls: Ball State-TEAM. Austin Peay-None. Attendance: 860 Copies in a Flash Player of the Game: Meghan Bussabarger Score by periods st 2nd Total Ball State Austin Peay Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 Brady Ball: Head Coach Brady Sallee plays one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the Mid- American Conference year in and year out. Sallee s first season the Cardinals played Illinois State which had played in the post season Women s National Invitation Tournament. In 203-4, Sallee faced six teams in non-conference action that were postseason participants in Louisville and Purdue both went to the NCAA Tournament that season, while Auburn, Western Kentucky and Wyoming played in the Women s National Invitation Tournament and Detroit in the Women s Basketball Invitational. Last season the non-conference schedule featured six more teams that had also reached postseason play in 203-4, Louisville, Purdue and Western Kentucky participated in the NCAA Tournament, while Charlotte and Duquesne played in the Women s National Invitation Tournament and Evansville in the Women s Basketball Invitational. This season Ball State takes on Western Kentucky who was an NCAA participant in Next Time The Cardinals Tipoff: The Ball State women s basketball team will spend its Thanksgiving break in Boulder, Colo. at the Omni Hotels Classic hosted by the University of Colorado. The Cardinals will face Southeastern Conference affiiliate the Florida Gators Friday for a 7 p.m. tipoff in the Coors Events Center. The Cardinals will then face either Colorado or UMass Saturday. This marks the first meeting in program history for the Cardinals against all three opponent. Where the Cardinals Rank In The MAC: Senior Nathalie Fontaine is second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring (22.0 ppg) and first in free throw percentage (4-of-4/.000). Sophomore Moriah Monaco is the league s sixth best scorer (8.0 ppg). Morrison leads in 3-point field goals made (3.5) and in minutes played (37.0). Where the Cardinals Rank In The National: The Ball State women s basketball team ranks 5th in the nation in free throw percentage (82.). Nathalie Fontaine is tied with four other players for 25th in the nation in scoring (22.0 ppg). Jill Morrison along with 2 other players rank 26th in the nation in three-point field goal made per contest (3.50).

9 #9 HEAD COACH BRADY SALLEE FOURTH YEAR AT BALL STATE A new era in Ball State women s basketball began May 0, 202, when Brady Sallee was named the th head coach in program history. Sallee, who is in his fourth season at Ball State, became the only head coach in program history to take the Cardinals to three straight postseason Women s National Invitation Tournaments following the season. He led the Cardinals to a 7-4 overall record in and the program s sixth Mid-American Confernece West Division title. Sallee owns a career head coaching record, including a mark in eight seasons at Eastern Illinois. After clinching the MAC West Division title outright for the first time since , the Cardinals earned a bye as the second seed in last season s MAC Tournament and advanced straight to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 6 seed Eastern Michigan He also became only the second head coach in program history to have three consecutive winning seasons (202-3), 8-7 (203-4) and 7-4 (204-5). The last time it happened was from under former head coach Tracy Roller. In Sallee guided the Cardinals to a thrilling run to the 204 Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game, the Ball State women s basketball team made its second-straight trip to the 204 Women s National Invitational Tournament and fifth overall in program history. The Cardinals became postseason eligible by winning seven of its final eight games en route to advancing to the MAC Tournament championship game for the first time since winning it all in In the semifinals of the MAC Tournament, Ball State scored a thrilling win over 25th-ranked Bowling Green. The Cardinals then lost to No. 3 Akron in the title game. Ball State had a seven-game winning streak heading into the MAC Tournament championship game, including tournament wins over No. 2 seed Kent State, No. 9 Northern Illinois, No. 4 Buffalo and No. Bowling Green. Ball State is only the third team to ever win four games and the first team to ever play five in a single MAC Tournament. The Cardinals were also just the third No. 5 seed in league history to compete in the MAC Tournament title game. Sallee, who was in his second season at Ball State, became only the second coach in program history to take the Cardinals to back-toback WNITs. The last time it happened was and under former head coach Tracy Roller. Mid-American Conference history as the Cardinals earned the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament with a 2-4 league mark. Under Sallee s tutelage, Ball State improved eight games from its 4-2 MAC mark in 20-2, which ties as the biggest MAC turnaround in the last 20 years. Sallee also became just the second coach in program history to start MAC play 8- in his or her first season. Thanks to its strong effort in the last half of the regular season, which saw the Cardinals knock of eventual MAC Tournament Champion Central Michigan twice, Ball State earned its fourth appearance in the WNIT and first since the season. Sallee s Cardinals then pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the tournament with a hard-fought, first-round victory at Big Ten foe Minnesota. Ball State continued its tournament run by knocking off Northern Iowa, 5-48, at Worthen Arena to win two WNIT games for the first time in program history. For their efforts, freshman guard Nathalie Fontaine was named the MAC Freshman of the Year while senior guard Shanee Jackson was voted the MAC Sixth Player of the Year. Fontaine also earned recognition on the All-MAC Second Team and MAC All-Freshman team, while junior guard Brandy Woody was selected to the All-MAC Third Team. During his tenure at Eastern Illinois, Sallee led the Panthers to the institution s first ever Ohio Valley Conference title during the campaign. In 20-2, Eastern Illinois was 22-9 overall, posted a 3-3 OVC mark and competed in the Women s National Invitational Tournament. In his last five seasons at EIU he guided the Panthers to 06 victories, which is the most ever by an EIU women s basketball team over a five-year span. Sallee coached Eastern Illinois to back-to-back 20-win seasons in and His team won 24 games in , which marked the first time a women s basketball team from EIU had accomplished that feat since He also coached the Panthers to three Women s National Invitational Tournament appearances from Throughout his eight seasons at Eastern Illinois, he coached 7 allconference selections which included three OVC Freshman of the Year honorees, along with the two-time OVC Defensive Player of the Year in 200 and 202. He led the Cardinals to an 8-7 overall record in 203-4, with the 8 wins being the most in a season since the squad went In his first year at Ball State, Sallee helped the Cardinals reach the Final 6 of the 203 Women s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) with a roster featuring just seven healthy players over the final games, and as few as six at one point in the season. The Cardinals ended the season with a 7-6 overall record. After a few bumps and bruises in the first half of his debut season, Sallee helped Ball State post one of the most dramatic turnarounds in

10 Under his tutelage the EIU women s basketball program set a school record for free throws made in a season (595, ) and made three pointers (80, ) while also scoring 2,736 points as a team in which was the third most in school history. Academically his student-athletes excelled in the classroom, as they earned four consecutive OVC Academic Achievement Awards along with posting the highest percentage of players on the Commissioner s Honor Roll from His teams have ranked nationally among women s basketball programs with high grade-point averages earning the seventh-best team GPA in with a The Panthers also ranked ninth in and tenth in Before his tenure at Eastern Illinois he was the top assistant at East Carolina in From he helped Kent State, a fellow member of the Mid-American Conference, to five regular-season MAC Championships and three tournament titles. The Golden Flashes participated in the NCAA Tournament four of his seven years while posting a combined record of He also was an assistant coach at Idaho State in A native of Lexington, Ky., Sallee played collegiate baseball at Thomas More College from While at Thomas More, he served as a student assistant with the women s basketball team. Sallee earned his bachelor s degree in business administration in 993. Sallee and his wife Mandy have three children -- Avery, Taryn and Drew. RECORDS Alma Mater: Thomas More 93 Career Coaching Record: Fourth Year at Ball State Named Ball State Head Coach May 0, 202 2th Year as a Women s Basketball Head Coach Coaching Experience Eastern Illinois, Head Coach, East Carolina, Top Assistant, Kent State, Assistant Coach, Idaho State, Assitant Coach, Head Coaching Accomplishments Third Winningest Division I coach in the state of Illinois out of 0 total schools. From Sallee had a combined record of All-Conference Selections Three OVC Freshman of the Year One OVC Defender of the Year One MAC Freshman of the Year 24 wins in is the most in the school history during the Division I era. Back-to-back 20 win season from for the first time since wins the most of any women s basketball coach during his tenure in the OVC. Took Ball State to its first Mid-American Conference Tournament title game in for the first time since In Brady Sallee became the only coach in program history to take the Cardinals to three straight Women s National Invitation postseason tournaments. In addition, Sallee is only the second head coach in program history to have three consecutive winning seasons (202-3), 8-7 (203-4) and 7-4 (204-5). The last time it happened was from under former head coach Tracy Roller. In 203-4, Sallee became only the second coach in program history to take the Cardinals to back-to-back WNITs. The last time it happened was and under former head coach Tracy Roller. In 202-3, Sallee led the Cardinals to the Final 6 of the WNIT which was a first in program history.

11 ASSISTANT COACHES # TENNILLE ADAMS ASSISTANT COACH First Year at Ball State Alma Mater: Arkansas Four-Year Letterwinner Women s Basketball (996-99) Adams spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Howard University. Prior to becoming the head coach at Howard, Adams spent five seasons as an assistant at Northwestern University. At Northwestern, Adams was named defensive coordinator in and offensive coordinator in She helped the Wildcats to the 0th best turn around season in 2009 and was ranked fourth among BCS schools. Adams also played an intricate role in the Wildcats back-to-back Women s National Invitation Tournament appearances ( and 200-). She also helped in the player development of two First Team All-Big Ten Conference student-athletes, one Third Team All-Big Ten honoree and one Big Ten All- Freshman Team selection. Prior to arriving at Northwestern, Adams coached at American University where she was responsible for all aspects of recruiting. She also was involved in the development of post players and the point person for academic affairs and external relations within the basketball program. Adams, a standout player at the University of Arkansas, began her coaching career in 2004 as an assistant at Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville, Texas, before taking a similar position at North Carolina A&T State. She spent two years with the Aggies in Greensboro, N.C., before making the move to Washington D.C. As a student-athlete at Arkansas, Adams was a member of the Final Four team and the WNIT Championship team. A native from East Chicago, Indiana, where she attended Central High School, Adams was ranked as one of the top five post player in the country by BlueStar and was a member of the 995 Indiana All-Star team. RYAN PATTERSON ASSISTANT COACH Fourth Year at Ball State Alma Mater: Malone College 99 Master s: Kent State 02 Ryan Patterson, a familiar face to the Mid-American Conference, came to Ball State after spending the 20-2 season at Kent State as an assistant coach. He will begin his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Cardinals basketball team. Patterson s primary focus is working with the guards. In his third season, Patterson helped the Cardinals become postseason eligible after clinching the MAC West Division title outright for the first time since Ball State also competed in its third straight postseason Women s National Invitation Tournament, making Sallee the only head women s basketball coach in program history to achieve such a goal. In 203-4, Patterson helped guide the Cardinals to a thrilling run to the 204 Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game, the Ball State women s basketball team made its second-straight trip to the 204 Women s National Invitational Tournament and fifth overall in program history. The Cardinals became postseason eligible by winning seven of its final eight games en route to advancing to the MAC Tournament championship game for the first time since winning it all in In the semifinals of the MAC Tournament, Ball State scored a thrilling win over 25th-ranked Bowling Green. The Cardinals then lost to No. 3 Akron in the title game. Ball State had a seven-game winning streak heading into the MAC Tournament championship game, including tournament wins over No. 2 seed Kent State, No. 9 Northern Illinois, No. 4 Buffalo and No. Bowling Green. Ball State is only the third team to ever win four games and the first team to ever play five in a single MAC Tournament. The Cardinals were also just the third No. 5 seed in league history to compete in the MAC Tournament title game. In his first season at Ball State, Patterson assisted with the Cardinals run to the Final 6 of the 203 Women s National Invitation Tournament with a roster featuring just seven healthy players over the final games, and as few as six at one point in the season. Patterson also helped Ball State post one of the most dramatic turnarounds in Mid-American Conference history as the Cardinals earned the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament with a 2-4 league mark. Before joining the Golden Flashes staff in 20-2, he was the associate head coach at the Findlay from Patterson also had coaching stints at West Liberty State College ( ) where he served as an assistant coach for both the men s and women s basketball programs. He began his coaching career on Kent State s staff in 2000, where he helped the Golden Flashes to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances (200 & 2002) which included advancing to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2002 along with a No. 2 national ranking. Out of the five programs Patterson has coached, four of them have competed in post season play. Patterson earned his bachelors at Malone College in 999 and a master degree from Kent State in 2002.

12 ASSISTANT COACH/SUPPORT STAFF #2 AUDREY MCDONALD-SPENCER ASSISTANT COACH Sixth Year at Ball State Alma Mater: Ball State 0 Four-Year Letterwinner at Ball State Women s Basketball (2006-0) McDonald-Spencer served as the director of women s basketball operations at Ball State for the last five seasons prior to her promotion as an assistant coach for the season. She was a standout guard for the Ball State women s basketball team from McDonald-Spencer helped the Cardinals to the most successful season in school history in when the Cardinals won the MAC Championship, the MAC Tournament title and earned the school s first ever berth in the NCAA Tournament. In , Ball State tallied a 26-9 overall record, won the MAC with a 4-2 mark and defeated Tennessee 7-55 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. McDonald ended her career eighth on the school s all-time scoring list (,353), first in three pointers made (323), first all-time in games started (26), minutes played (4,80), three point field goal attempts (799), games played (27) and most three pointers made in a game with nine. She also holds the three point MAC record with 323. McDonald earned MAC Honorable Mention this season and she was a recipient of Academic All-MAC. Audrey has truly paid her dues and earned this opportunity, Sallee said. There was never a thought about anyone else for this position. She bleeds Ball State cardinal and white and will continue to represent our program with the same passion and heart she did as a player and director of operations. Audrey has proven herself and there is no doubt she is ready to take the next step in her career. SYDNEY MITCHELL DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS First Year at Ball State Alma Mater: Eastern Illinois 3 Master s: Eastern Illinois 4 Ball State women s basketball coach head Brady Sallee has announced the hiring of Sydney Mitchell, who will join the basketball staff as the director of basketball operations. I am very excited about the addition of Sydney to our staff, Sallee said. She was one of the toughest, hardest working and loyal players I ve ever had the privilege of coaching and I fully expect her to bring those same qualities to our Director of Operations position. Mitchell was a forward for the Eastern Illinois women s basketball team from where she played three seasons under Sallee. She finished her career at EIU 20th all-time in scoring (,056 points), sixth in rebounding (697), 0th in free throws made (278) and in free throws attempted (39). Prior to Mitchell s arrival at Ball State, she worked for Amazon (205), In-Home Care Taker (204-5) and coached junior varsity basketball in Indianapolis. Mitchell earned a bachelor s degree in kinesiology and sports studies in May of 203 from Eastern Illinois. While working on her master s degree in kinesiology and sports studies, she was an intern for the EIU athletics strength and conditioning program. She also worked at the EIU assessment testing and prescription lab before earning her master s degree in August of 204. DAVID FEELEY DIRECTOR OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FOR FOOTBALL & WOMEN S BASKETBALL Fifth Year at Ball State Alma Mater: Plymouth State 04 Master s: UNLV 08 Formerly worked at Florida International and UNLV. Married to the former Ann Marie DeGiglio; they have one daughter - Laura Marie and one son - Jonathon Francis.

13 BALL STATE RADIO & TV ROSTER #00 Brionna Simond So. G 5-5 Milwaukee, Wis. #3 Carmen Grande Fr. G 5-8 Madrid, Spain #4 Nathalie Fontaine Sr. G 6-2 Stockholm, Sweden #0 Calyn Hosea Jr. G 5- Indianapolis, Ind. #4 Renee Bennett Jr. C 6-5 Muskego, Wis. #5 Lucia Fernandez Fr. F 6- Madrid, Spain #30 Shelby Merder Sr. F 6-3 Jasper, Ind. #3 Nakeya Penny Fr. G 5- Logansport, Ind. #33 Moriah Monaco So. F 6- Dover, Ohio Brady Sallee Head Coach - 4th Year Tennille Adams Assistant Coachst Year Audrey McDonald-Spencer Assistant Coach- st Year #5 Jill Morrison Jr. G 5-7 Winchester, Ind. #20 Frannie Frazier So. G 5-9 Columbus, Ohio Ryan Patterson Assistant Coach - 4th Year