BALL STATE PROBABALE STARTERS

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1 The number of games the Cardinals have won in Worthen Arena since Head Coach Brady Sallee is the only coach in program history to have four consecutive winning seasons. - Third Team All-MAC - 1,029 Career Points - 26 Points Career High (Western Kentucky 12/6/13) Averaged 10.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assits #3 - Carmen Grande So./Guard/5-8 Madrid, Spain - All-MAC Freshman Team Career Assists - 18 Points Career High (at Bowling Green 1/16/16) Averaged 5.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 7.3 assits #14 - Renee Bennett Sr./Center/6-5 Muskego, Wis Points Career High (Twice, last time 12/18/16) - 14 Career High (Western Michigan (1/7/17)) Averaged 15.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.0 assits #10 -Calyn Hosea Sr./Guard/5-11 Indianapolis, Ind Points Career High (Duquesne 11/30/14) - 9 Career High (vs. Charlotte 12/15/14) Averaged 6.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assits #33 - Moriah Monaco Jr./Forward/6-1 Dover, Ohio BALL STATE UNIVERSITY Cardinals (10-5, 3-0 MAC) The number of consecutive games with a made 3-pointer dating back to March BALL STATE PROBABALE STARTERS #5 - Jill Morrison Sr./Guard/5-7 Winchester, Ind. GAME BALL STATE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN GAME SAVANNAH INVITATIONAL - 28 Points Career High (at EMU 2/27/26) s at EMU second highest in program history Averaged 15.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assits CENTRAL MICHIGAN Chippewas (11-4, 3-0 MAC) Ball State at Central Michigan Wednesday, Jan p.m. (EST) Mount Pleasant, Mich.. McGuirk Arena (5,300) Radio Internet Live Stats Muncie Sports Station FM/1340 AM Tyler Bradfield (Play-By-Play) and Mick Tidrow (Color) Television ESPN3 Ball State will play its second Mid-American Conference road game of the season when it travels to MAC West Division rival Central Michigan Wednesday night for a 7 p.m. tipoff in Mcguire Arena. The Cardinals have opened league action with a 3-0 record after posting wins over Toledo (51-45), Kent State (71-47) and Western Michigan (61-56). The 3-0 mark is the best start since the season when Ball State opened conference play with victories over Bowling Green, Miami and Western Michigan. Today s game will be streamed live on ESPN3. The Cardinals are currently 10-5 overall and 3-0 in MAC action. Central Michigan enters today s contest with an 11-4 overall record and a 3-0 conference ledger. The Chippewas have opened league action with wins over Kent State (91-78), Akron (89-62) and Buffalo (8871). Central Michigan owns an 8-1 home record this season in McGuirk Arena. Wednesday s game against Central Michigan will mark the 73rd time the teams have met, with the Chippewas leading the all-time series record, Ball State lost both of its meetings to Central Michigan last season. From 1996-present the Cardinals own a record over the Chippewas. Ball State s largest win streak against Central Michigan was 11 from 2000 thru In , the Cardinals swept the series over the Chippewas winning at home, on Feb. 18 and then clinched the MAC West Division title with an win at Central Michigan on March 4. Fifth year head coach Brady Sallee has guided the Cardinals to a 2410 (.687) Mid-American Conference mark in the month of January over the course of his last four years; (6-1), (4-4), (6-3), (6-2) and (2-0).

2 6 1 1 MAC West Division Championships 2015, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003, 2002 MAC Tournament Championships 2009 WNIT Final Ball State Women s Basketball Quick Facts General Information Location... Muncie, Ind. Founded Enrollment...21,196 Interim President...Terry King Alma Mater... Whittier College Colors... Cardinal and White Nickname...Cardinals Home Facility... Worthen Arena Capacity...11,500 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 (.563)/Fifth Season Career Record (.562)/12th Season Assistant Coach... Tennille Adams (University of Arkansas) 99 Assistant Coach... Ryan Patterson (Malone College) 99 Assistant Coach...Audrey Spencer (Ball State) 10 Director of Basketball Operations Sydney Mitchell (Eastern Illinois) 13 Video Coordinator...Jessica Fields (Ball State) 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...Morgan Young Mailing Address...Ball State Athletics...HP 266 Muncie, Ind Athletics Website... ballstatesports.com Team History First Year of Program All-Time Overall Record (.451) All-Time MAC Record (.451) MAC Overall Regular Season Titles... 2/2 co-champs MAC West Division Titles... 6/1 co-champs MAC Tournament Championship...1 NCAA Tournament...1 WNIT MAC Regular Season Championships 2003, 2002 NCAA Tournament Second Round 2009 WNIT Appearances 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2007, 2003, 2002 Team Information Overall Record MAC Record/Finish /2 WNIT...Second Round Starters Returning/Lost...4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/2 Newcomers...6 Returners Outlook Information Starters Returning (4) Renee Bennett***...6-5, Sr.., C, 9.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg Moriah Monaco** , Jr., F, 11.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg Jill Morrison***...5-7, Sr., G, 9.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg Carmen Grande*...5-8, So., G, 6.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg Letterwinners Returning (8) Renee Bennett***...6-5, Sr.., C, 9.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg Lucia Fernandez*...6-1, So., F, 2.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg Frannie Frazier , Jr., G, 4.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg Carmen Grande*...5-8, So., G, 6.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg Calyn Hosea** , Sr., G, 1.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg Moriah Monaco** , Jr., F, 11.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg Jill Morrison***...5-7, Sr., G, 9.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg Brionna Simond*...5-5, So., G, 0.7 ppg, 0.4 rpg Letterwinners Lost (2) Nathalie Fontaine****...6-2, Sr., G, 20.6 ppg, 10.2 rpg Shelby Merder*** , Sr., F, 4.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg Newcomers (4) Alana Aguirre...Frisco, Texas (Justin Wakeland) Morgan Glatczak... Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonga) Aliyah Walker... Indianapolis, Ind. (Brownsburg) Megan Walton... Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) Transfers (1) Jasmin Samz... Wausau, Wis. (Saint Louis) Media Information Flagship Radio... Muncie Sports Station... WXFN FM/1340 AM in Muncie, Ind. Local Newspaper...Star Press in Muncie, Ind. Student Newspaper...Ball State Daily News in Muncie, In ballstatewbb D N N S N N N D D D D D D D D J J J J J J J J F F F F F F F M M M M

3 Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Results Nov. 11 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF W, Nov. 16 EVANSVILLE W, SAVANNAH WOMEN S INVITATIONAL Nov. 22 vs. Auburn& L, Nov. 23 vs. NC A&T& W, Nov. 24 vs. East Carolina& LOT, The amount points senior center Renee Bennett needs to hit 1,000. The amount of assists sophomore guard Carmen Grande needs to be 12th all-time (284). The amount of blocks senior center Renee Bennett need to move up to fourth all-time (82). Dec. 1 CHICAGO STATE W, Dec. 4 at Butler W, Dec. 8 PURDUE L, Dec. 11 at Oakland W, Dec. 18 LIPSCOMB L, Dec. 21 at Western Kentucky L, Dec. 28 URBANA W, Dec. 31 at Toledo* W, Jan. 4 KENT STATE* W, Jan. 7 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W, Jan. 11 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. Jan. 14 AKRON* 2 p.m. Jan. 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at Bowling Green* 12 p.m. Jan. 25 at Buffalo* 7 p.m. Jan. 28 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 3:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Akron* 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at Miami University* 1 p.m. Feb. 8 BOWLING GREEN* 7 p.m. Feb. 11 OHIO UNIVERSITY* 3:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Northern Illinois* 1 p.m. Feb. 22 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. Feb. 25 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 2 p.m. March 1 at Eastern Michigan* 7 p.m. March 4 TOLEDO* 2 p.m. March 6 MAC Tournament First Round TBA March 8-11 MAC Tournament in Cleveland TBA BOLD CAP: HOME GAMES * Mid-American Conference Games & Savannah Women s Invitational % MAC Tournament Games CARDINAL OF THE WEEK Monaco opened the week leading the Cardinals with a 22-point performance while going 9-of-12 from the field to help Ball State close non-conference action with a win over Urbana. Monaco carried her non-conference success this season into Ball State s first game of conference play and registered her second double-double of the season with a 13-point, 12-rebound performance over the Rockets. The junior forward from the state of Ohio helped the Cardinals earn a MAC rival battle on the road Saturday. It was the second-straight season Ball State had defeated Toledo in its league opener. The Cardinals have now won six straight over the Rockets. For the week Monaco averaged 17.5 points per game and 9.5 rebounds. She also knocked down seven three pointers while shooting 54 percent from behind the arc. Sallee Knows How To Win: Head Coach Brady Sallee is the only head coach in program history to have four consecutive winning seasons ( ), ( ), ( ) and 21-8 ( ). 43 Seasons Of Women s Basketball At Ball State: This is the 43rd season in Ball State women s basketball history. The Cardinals are (.451) and (.451) in the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals Remain Efficient From The Floor: Last season Ball State was more efficient from the floor than its opponents in 22 of the Cardinals 32 games. The Cardinals field goal percentage for 32 games was.419 while Ball State s opponents were held to.368. The Cardinals are continuing the trend this season after shooting.438 percent for 15 games while holding their opponents to.345 from the floor. Still Outscoring Opponents In Worthen Arena: The Ball State women s basketball team out-scored its opponents by 177 points at John E. Worthen Arena last season, which is an average of 10.4 points per game. The Cardinals shot.443% from the field at home, while limiting opponents to.372%. Ball State also out-rebounded opponents at home last season, including a 392 to 314 on the defensive glass. The Cardinals are continuing that trend at home in and is out-rebounding their opponents, 44.4 to 37.0 while out-scoring their opponents by 151 points (18.8 per game). Starting The Season On the Right Foot: After winning their season opener on Friday, Nov. 11 the Cardinals finally broke a 10-year losing streak. Prior to that Ball State had not won their season opener since the season, under the direction of former Ball State head coach Tracy Roller, when the Cardinals earned a victory at Big Ten foe Michigan, Nov Rebound That Basketball: Senior center Renee Bennett s backto-back double doubles to start the year is the first time a Cardinal has accomplished the feat since former Cardinal Emily Maggert in 2009, that year Maggert started with three double-doubles. Bennett currently has registered four double-doubles this season. She Shoots She Scores: Junior forward Moriah Monaco opened the season with a 24-point performance against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/11) which marks the most points scored by a Cardinal in a decade. Lisa Rusche chipped in a game-high 23 points against Kentucky in Worthen Arena in Sallee Knows How To Open The MAC: With the win over Toledo on Dec. 31, fifth-year head coach Brady Sallee improved to 4-1 in league openers with wins over Miami, Bowling Green and twice to Toledo. Sallee has lost once and that was in on the road at Akron.

4 Next Game vs. Akron: The Ball State women s basketball team returns to home Saturday when it hosts cross-divsion opponent, Akron at 2 p.m. in Worthen Arena. Saturday s game against Akron will mark the 36th time in program history the two schools have met with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, The last time Ball State defeated Akron was last season in Worthen Arena on Feb. 3 by a score of Ball State Basketball Signs Three NLI s: Oshlynn Brown (Chillicothe, Ohio/Chilicothe), Maliah Howard-Bass (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) and Sara Price (Warren, Ohio/ Howland) have each signed a NLI to play basketball at Ball State, starting in the season. I am so excited about these three young ladies and their futures at Ball State, said Sallee. They all fill very specific needs for us immediately and I feel will make an impact from day one. Most importantly, they are great people, from great families. They will wear our jersey with the pride that it demands! Oshlynn Brown a 6-1 center from Chillicothe, Ohio enters her senior season with 700 career points and 832 rebounds. She is projected to be the first player in program history to reach 1,000 points and rebounds her last season as a Cavalier. Brown received All-Ohio second team honors as a junior. She is a two-time all league first team selection and two-time first team all district honoree. We are excited to add such a high level athlete to our program, said Sallee. Osh was made to play at Ball State. She competes on every single possession, rebounds furiously and is a nightmare for opponents in the open floor. She has the versatility as a forward that you need to compete at the highest of levels. Maliah Howard-Bass a 5-9 guard from Columbus North, had a breakout junior season, averaging 18.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. As a junior, Howard-Bass was chosen IBCA/Subway Underclass Supreme 15, Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association All-State honors, first-team all-state, first-team all-conference and Associated Press All-State honorable mention. Entering the season Howard-Bass ranked fourth in 3-pointers (86), 11th in points (918), and 11th in steals (176). As a junior, Howard-Bass was an Indiana Core All-Star. Maliah is simply one of the best players in the state, said Sallee. She plays for a special high school program at Columbus North and competes at the highest of levels in the summer with the Indy Gym Rats. She is a do-it-all guard. She can shoot it, drive it and pass it simply a playmaker that we are pumped to have in our program. The second player from the state of Ohio that will join the Cardinals next season is Sara Price from Howland High School. Price is a 6-1 guard/forward who plays both basketball and softball for the Tigers. Last season Price averaged 21.7 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 44.6 percent from the floor. She currently ranks fifth in school history for points (1,178) and needs 334 points to be the all-time leading scorer at Howland. Price earned All-Ohio honors, First Team all league and all county along with most valuable player as a junior. Sarah s ability to score is special, said Sallee. She can stretch defenses with her 3-point prowess and you add that along with her length and athleticism, she will fit perfectly into our system. Her versatility will allow her to play multiple positions for us. We are very excited to have Sarah in a Ball State uniform for the next four years. Basketball Runs In The Family: Junior 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. Picked Second Again: The Ball State women s basketball team has been picked second for the fourth straight season in the Mid-American Conference Preseason Poll. One of Five: Ball State was one of five Mid-American Conference teams that particpated in the Women s National Invitation Tournament (Akron, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ohio) and one of two teams (IUPUI) from the state of Indiana. Ball State was also one of five MAC schools that went undefeated at home in non conference action last season. Home Sweet Home: John E. Worthen Arena has been very good to the Cardinals for the past decade. Ball State has a record of (.656) at Worthen Arena from 2004-present. From 2009-present, the Cardinals own a MAC record when playing at home during conference action. Brady Sallee is at home during league play. This season the Cardinals are currently 4-2 in John E. Worthen Arena. Against The State of Michigan: Ball State is 22-7 against Michigan schools during head coach Brady Sallee s first four seasons after beating Detroit Mercy (twice), Western Michigan (eight times), Eastern Michigan (six times), Central Michigan (four times) and Oakland University (twice). Ball State recently defeated Oakland by a score of on Dec. 11. Sallee Earns 200th Career Win: Ball State head women s basketball coach Brady Sallee reached his 200th career win at Bowling Green, Jan. 16, Sallee currently owns a (.558) career record. Sallee owns a (.557) record at Ball State and ranks second all-time in wins. Former head coach Tracy Roller ( ) ranks first with a record. 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 , 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. The non-conference schedule featured six more teams that had also reached postseason play in , 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. Last season Ball State took on Western Kentucky who was an NCAA participant in This season Ball State will play Auburn, NC A&T and Purdue all who played in the NCAA tournament and Western Kentucky was in the postseason WNIT.

5 BALL STATE WOMEN S BASKETBALL 1,000 POINT CLUB 1. 2,166 Nathalie Fontaine, ,091 Tamara Bowie, ,843 Kate Endress, ,708 Emily Maggert, ,635 Johna Goff, ,513 Emma Jones, ,432 Jenny Eckert, ,408 Char Thomsen, ,353 Audrey McDonald, ,346 Jaimie Lehotsky, ,338 Julie DeMuth, ,251 Porchia Green, ,237 Dianne McConnell, ,204 Markita Griffin, ,171 Jessica Reiter, ,162 Shala Crook, ,138 Kelli Hipsher, ,104 Donna Lamping, ,095 Karen Bauer, ,071 Brandy Woody, ,067 Shelbie Justice, ,043 Alana Hancock, ,029 Jill Morrison, 2013-present 23. 1,029 Patty Hutchinson, ,021 Kelsey Corbin, Did You Know: - Under the direction of fifth year Ball State head women s coach Brady Sallee the Cardinals have had four 1,000 point scorers; Nathalie Fontaine (2,166), Brandy Woody (1,071), Shelbie Justice (1,067) and Jill Morrison (1,029). A Look Back At Last Season - Ball State head women s basketball coach Brady Sallee guided the Cardinals to a ledger in Last year marked only the fifth time in program history Ball State had a 20+ win season,helping make Sallee the only head coach in program history with four consecutive winning seasons ( ), ( ), ( ) and 22-9 ( ). - Three members of the Ball State women s basketball team were honored by the Mid-American Conference for its annual post-season awards. For the third straight season, former Cardinal Nathalie Fontaine was named First Team All-MAC, while senior guard Jill Morrison was selected Third Team All-MAC for the second time in her career and sophomore guard Carmen Grande earned a spot on the MAC All-Freshman Team. It marked the fifth time Ball State has placed at least three players on All-MAC squads in the same season, with the four other being , , and Nathalie Fontaine ended her career as the Cardinals career leader in points (2,166), games started (130), minutes played (4,320) and free throws made (541). She ranks second in program history for games played (130) and field goals made (805) and sixth for blocked shots (69). Fontaine finished third in rebounds (985). - Nathalie Fontaine was voted the 2016 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and was named MAC West Division Player of the Week seven times in Junior Moriah Monaco scored a career best 28 points at Eastern Michigan (2/27/16) which included eight three point baskets. The eight 3 s were a career best and tied for second-highest single-game total in program history. She was second on the team in scoring last season after averaging 11.3 points per contest. - Ball State women s basketball team advanced to the second round of the Women s National Invitation Tournament for the first time since the season after pulling off a upset over Big Ten foe Iowa. - Ball State made its fourth straight WNIT appearance and seventh overall. The Cardinals have advanced to the second round in four times (2002, 2003, 2013 & 2016). The furthest the Cardinals have gone was in 2013 under head coach Brady Sallee, that year Ball State made it to the Final 16 after knocking off Minnesota (54-51) and Northern Iowa (53-48), then lost at Kansas State (48-60).

6 The Mid-American Conference Standings MAC Overall EAST W-L W-L Ohio Buffalo Kent State Bowling Green Akron Miami WEST Central Michigan Northern Illinois Ball State Toledo Western Michigan Eastern Michigan Sophomore Sensation: Sophomore guard Destiny Washington has been a great addition to the Ball State women s basketball team this season. Washington, an Indiana native, has recorded two double-doubels, scoring a season-high 18 points against Chicago State (12/01) and is averaging 9.3 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Cardinals this season while shooting 64 percent from the floor in Ball State s last six games. Points In The Paint: Head coach Brady Sallee emphasizes how important points in the paint mean to him and the Cardinals have listened again this year. Ball State has scored more points in the paint against all but two of its opponent; Auburn and Toledo The Cardinals are 8-3 when they score more points in the paint than their opponents. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (40-to-22), Evansville (52-to-14), Ball State vs. Auburn (12-to-18), NC A&T (44-to-22), Ball State vs. East Carolina (32-to-28), Chicago State (70-to-16), Butler (30-to-22), Purdue (18-to-14), Oakland (38-to-20), Lipscomb (46-to-20), Western Kentucky (30-to-18), Urbana (50-to-20), Toledo 22-to-24), Kent State (18-to-16) and Western Michigan (28-to-20). Recent Graduates: Senior center Renee Bennett and senior guard Jill Morrison each earned their diplomas from Ball State University Saturday, Dec. 17. Both finished school in less than four years. Bennett earned her degree in sociology with a minor in history and Morrison graduated from the sports administration program. The Last Game Against Central Michigan Ball State vs Central Michigan 2/24/16 7 p.m. at Mount Pleasant, Mich. (McGuirk Arena) Ball State , 10-5 MAC 33 MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g FONTAINE, Nathalie g HOSEA, Calyn g SIMOND, Brionna FERNANDEZ, Lucia FRAZIER, Frannie MERDER, Shelby Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Central Michigan , 12-3 MAC 02 MOORE, Tinara f FROST, Reyna f TURNER, Da'Jourie g HUDSON, Presley g BREEN, Cassie g HARRIS, Jasmine SWARY, Aleah CORLEY, Amani COTTON, Jewel Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Jeff Cross, Bob DeMinico, Althea Bufford Technical fouls: Ball State-None. Central Michigan-None. Attendance: 1272 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Ball State Central Michigan Last FG - BALLST 4th-00:08, CMU 4th-01:13. Largest lead - BALLST by 4 3rd-08:01, CMU by 13 2nd-04:24. BALLST led for 07:49. CMU led for 26:16. Game was tied for 05:55. Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench BALLST CMU Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 17 times. RECAP MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - The Ball State women s basketball suffered a close loss at Central Michigan Wednesday night in McGuirk Arena. With the win, Central Michigan remains in control of the Mid-American Conference West Division with an 18-8 overall record and a 12-3 conference ledger while Ball State stays in second place, falling to 18-8 overall and 10-5 in league action. The Cardinals had three players in double figures tonight with Nathalie Fontaine leading the charge after scoring 19 points while pulling down 11 rebounds for her 32nd double-double of her career. After tonight s performance, Fontaine has 2,055 career points and is 37 shy of becoming Ball State women s basketball all-time leading scorer. Moriah Monaco performed well after chipping in 17 points which included four three point baskets. Renee Bennett closed out the double digit scoring with 16 points and added seven rebounds. Ball State opened the second half with back-to-back baskets from Monaco and Benett to give the Cardinals their first lead (35-32) since the first quarter. Both teams continued to trade baskets with Ball State taking a edge heading into the last quarter. Central Michigan led the majority of the fourth quarter but not by much. It was a four-point ball game, 63-59, with 1:13 left on the clock. Fontaine was then fouled on a key layup. She would convert on the three-point play to make it a ball game with just under a minute to play. Poor defensive execution by the Cardinals in the last three possessions forced Ball State to foul Central Michigan. The Chippewas would make their free throws to go back up by three (67-64) with 12 seconds remaining. Fontaine hit a layup to make it a one-point contest (67-66). CMU then turned the ball over and gave back the possession to the Cardinals. With one last chance to win the ball game, Fontaine threw up a shot from behind the arc but it hit off the rim giving the Chippewas the victory. Right out the gates you knew both teams were going to fight until the very end of the game. After three ties and seven lead changes in the first quarter, the Chippewas entered the second quarter with a edge over Ball State. The Cardinals eventually fell behind by 13 points (30-17) with 4:24 remaining in the first half. After that, Bennett hit a layup which would spark an 11-2 run for the Cardinals. Bennett, Monaco and Fontaine each played a part in the run to ended the half down by four (32-28) to the Chippewas.

7 Ball State became just the third team to win FOUR games in a single Mid-American Conference Tournament in Ball State s 18 wins in were its most in a season since it won 26 in WNIT Final 16 Appearances. The Cardinals advanced to play Kansas State in the 2013 WNIT Final 16 round after defeating Minnesota and Northern Iowa in the first two rounds t - d e e f d t Additional conference wins the Cardinals saw in the season (12 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, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) NCAA Tournament Second Round appearances. The Cardinals beat Tennessee in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round. o e ll d y. o e - e ff. d s 2 MAC Regular Season Championships (2002, 2003) 6 MAC West Division Championships (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015) 1 MAC Tournament Championship. (2009), )

8 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Ball State scored 100 points in a game... at Eastern Michigan (1/27/01), W, Ball State scored 100 points in Worthen Arena... vs. Marshall (1/4/01), W, Ball State defeated a Power Five conference opponent... at Iowa (3/17/16), W, Two players scored 20 points in a game... vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/11/16), W, (Moriah Monaco 24, Renee Bennett 22) Ball State defeated an opponent by vs. Kent State (1/4/17, W, Ball State had five players score 10 or more points... vs. Chicago State (12/1/16), W, (Bennett 18, Washington 18, Monaco 16, Hosea 11, Walker 10) Ball State had two players record double-doubles... vs. Evansville (11/16/16), W, (Bennett 16 pts, 10 rbs; Washington 14 pts, 11 rbs) A Ball State player have 6 or more 3-pointers... Moriah Monaco at Eastern Michigan (2/27/16), 8 and 6 vs. Kent State (1/4/17). A Ball State player scored 40+ points... Nathalie Fontaine at Evansville (12/21/15), 43 A Ball State player dished out double digit assists... Carmen Grande vs. Lipscomb (12/18/16), 12 A Ball State player reached 1,000 career points... Jill Morrison vs. Urbana (12/28/16) Two Cardinals reached 1,000 points in the same season... Nathalie Fontaine and Shelbie Justice ( ). MORE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE NOTES Sallee vs. The MAC: Head Coach Brady Sallee owns an record when facing teams from the Mid-American Conference East Divsion and owns an mark against MAC West Division opponents. The Cardinals are 1-0 against teams from the MAC East Division and 2-0 versus MAC West Divison opponents with wins over Kent State (71-47), Toledo (51-45) and Western Michigan (61-56). Central Michigan Series : Ball State 70, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 75, Ball State : Central Michigan 72, Ball State : Central Michigan 83, Ball State : Ball State 76, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 82, Ball State : Central Michigan 88, Ball State : Central Michigan 74, Ball State : Central Michigan 80, Ball State : Central Michigan 76, Ball State : Central Michigan 75, Ball State : Central Michigan 82, Ball State : Central Michigan 89, Ball State : Central Michigan 63, Ball State : Central Michigan 79, Ball State : Central Michigan 74, Ball State : Central Michigan 68, Ball State : Ball State 80, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 69, Ball State : Central Michigan 69, Ball State : Ball State 62, Central Michigan : Ball State 77, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 80, Ball State : Central Michigan 66, Ball State : Central Michigan 95, Ball State : Ball State 69, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 51, Ball State : Central Michigan 66, Ball State : Central Michigan 88, Ball State : Ball State 78, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 82, Ball State : Central Michigan 64, Ball State : Central Michigan 86, Ball State : Ball State 66, Central Michigan : Ball State 74, Central Michigan : Ball State 67, Central Michigan : Ball State 71, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 99, Ball State : Ball State 72, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 74, Ball State : Ball State 92, Central Michigan : Ball State 95, Central Michigan : Ball State 87, Central Michigan : Ball State 85, Central Michigan : Ball State 90, Central Michigan : Ball State 80, Central Michigan : Ball State 78, Central Michigan : Ball State 72, Central Michigan : Ball State 81, Central Michigan : Ball State 68, Central Michigan : Ball State 57, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 59, Ball State : Ball State 73, Central Michigan : Ball State 84, Central Michigan : Ball State 82, Central Michigan : Ball State 81, Central Michigan : Ball State 83, Central Michigan : Ball State 71, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 87, Ball State : Ball State 77, Central Michigan : Ball State 86, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 66, Ball State : Central Michigan 66, Ball State : Ball State 84, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 86, Ball State : Ball State 68, Central Michigan : Ball State 67, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 84, Ball State : Central Michigan 85, Ball State : Ball State 73, Central Michigan : Ball State 85, Central Michigan : Central Michigan 74, Ball State : Central Michigan 67, Ball State 67 + Indicates Overtime Where the Cardinals Rank As A Team In The MAC: Ball State is second in scoring defense (57.7), second in scoring margin (+11.5), second in field goal percentage (.438), first in field goal percentage defense (.345), first in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.287), third rebounding defense (36.0), third in rebounding margin (+5.7), third in blocked shots (3.8), second in assists (17.6), third in defensive rebounds (28.6) and third in defensive rebound percentage (.694). Where the Cardinals Rank Individually In The MAC: Renee Bennett ranks eighth in scoring 17.0), Carmen Grande is first in assists (7.9) and Bennett is sixth in field goal percentage (.574). Grande also leads the MAC in single game assists (13). Dishing It Out: Sophomore Carmen Grande has dished out 109 total assists so far this season, she is averaging 7.3 assists per game which ranks eighth nationally. Grande registered a career-high 13 assists this season against North Carolina A&T (11/23) and Chicago State (12/1). Join The Club: Senior guard Jill Morrison became 25th member of the Ball State women s basketball 1,000-point club after tallying 15 points on the night against Urbana on Dec. 28. Morrison now has 1,029 career points. Morrison also becomes the fourth player to reach that milestone under the direction of fifth-year Ball State women s basketball head coach Brady Sallee. Previous players were Nathalie Fontaine, Brandy Woody, and Shelbie Justice. Monaco Can Score: Junior forward Moriah Monaco is the only Cardinal to have scored in double digits in all 14 of the Ball State s games this season. Dating back to last season, Monaco has scored in double figures 16 games in a row and 41 times in her career.

9 A - d n d n e, d - s d - s e s. e n s 3 h - t - - l t t n - o n - s y d o 4. o s Team By Team Comparison BALL STATE Scoring Offense 69.2 Scoring Defense 57.7 Scoring Margin Free Throw Pct.650 Field Goal Pct.438 Field Goal Pct Defense Point FG Pct Point FG Pct Defense Point FG Made/Game 5.5 Rebounding Offense 41.7 Rebounding Defense 36.0 Rebounding Margin +5.7 Blocked Shots Per Game 3.8 Assists Per Game 17.6 Steals Per Game 8.9 Turnover Margin +0.5 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.0 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Sue Guevara Sue Guevara has rebuilt the Central Michigan women s basketball program, taking it to a level of success not seen in Mount Pleasant in some three decades. Now in her 10th year at CMU, Guevara has guided the Chippewas to 153 victories, including 116 in the last six seasons. Eight times in program history the Chippewas have won at least 20 games in a season. Five of those 20-win campaigns have come in the past six years. Over that span, the Chippewas have won a Mid-American Conference Tournament, two MAC West titles, they have twice reached the league tournament championship game, and five times have earned postseason tournament bids, including in 2013, when they reached the NCAA Tournament. With just one starter returning and a lineup comprised largely of inexperienced underclassmen, Guevara led the Chippewas to one of the best seasons in program history in , finishing including 14-4 in league play and claiming the MAC West crown. Four In Double Figures: The Chippewas have four players averaging double figures this season. Presley Hudson leads the way with 17.6 per game while teammate Tinara Moore scores 13.9 points per contest and Cassie Breen chips in 13.6 points per game. Jewel Cotton rounds out the double digit scoring for the Chippewas with 13.2 points per contest. MAC West Is The Best: Only three teams remain undefeated in Mid-American Conference action and they are all from the MAC West Division; Central Michigan, Northern Illinois and Ball State. CENTRAL MICHIGAN Scoring Offense 74.5 Scoring Defense 67.9 Scoring Margin +6.6 Free Throw Pct.747 Field Goal Pct.436 Field Goal Pct Defense Point FG Pct Point FG Pct Defense Point FG Made/Game 7.8 Rebounding Offense 39.3 Rebounding Defense 36.1 Rebounding Margin +3.2 Blocked Shots Per Game 3.5 Assists Per Game 13.5 Steals Per Game 8.1 Turnover Margin +0.8 Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.9 BALL STATE From Player to Coach Ball State assistant women s basketball coach Audrey Mc- Donald-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 Brady Knows The Mid-American Conference 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 The Last OT Ball State had not played in an overtime game since the season until Thursday when it suffered a loss to East Carolina in Savannah, Ga. In the Cardinals 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, 2014.

10 HEAD COACH BRADY SALLEE FIFTH YEAR AT BALL STATE A new era in Ball State women s basketball began May 10, 2012, when Brady Sallee was named the 11th head coach in program history. Sallee who enters his fifth season at Ball State in , has made program history by guiding the Cardinals to four straight postseason Women s National Invitation Tournament appearance. He directed the Cardinals to a ledger in which marks only the fifth time in program history Ball State has had a 20+ win season. Sallee is also the only head coach in program history to have four consecutive winning seasons ( ), ( ), ( ) and 22-9 ( ). Sallee owns a career head coach record, including a mark in eight seasons at Eastern Illinois. The season saw Ball State clinch its third automatic bye in four years into the Mid-American Conference Tournament, as the Cardinals entered as the third seed. After earning a berth in the postseason WNIT, the Cardinals advanced to the second round of the tournament for the first time since the season byr pulling off a upset at Big Ten foe Iowa. For the third straight season, senior forward Nathalie Fontaine was named First Team All-MAC, while junior guard Jill Morrison was selected Third Team All-MAC for the second time in her career. Freshman guard Carmen Grande also earned a spot on the MAC All-Freshman Team. This marks the fifth time Ball State has placed at least three players on All-MAC squads in the same season, with the four other being , , and Fontaine was also named MAC Player of the Year and earned honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press. She ended her career as the program s all-time leading scorer (2,166 pts). The season saw Sallee help the Cardinals clinch the MAC West Division title outright for the first time since the Ball State earned a bye as the second seed in the 2015 MAC Tournament and advanced straight to the semifinals, where it lost to No. 6 seed Eastern Michigan The Cardinals made their third consecutive appearance in the WNIT, traveling to Middle Tennessee. In , Sallee guided the Cardinals to a thrilling run to the 2014 Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game. The Ball State women s basketball team went on to make its second-straight trip to the 2014 Women s National Invitational Tournament and fifth overall in program history. 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 and top-seeded 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. 12 seed Kent State, No. 9 Northern Illinois, No. 4 Buffalo and No. 1 Bowling Green. Ball State was only the third team to win four games and the first team to 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 led the Cardinals to an overall record in , with the 18 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 16 of the 2013 Women s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) with a roster featuring just seven healthy players over the final 11 games, and as few as six at one point in the season. The Cardinals ended the season with a 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 Mid-American Conference history as the Cardinals earned the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament with a 12-4 league mark. Under Sallee s tutelage, Ball State improved eight games from its 4-12 MAC mark in , 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 8-1 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, 51-48, 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. The Cardinals became postseason eligible by winning seven of its final eight games en route to advancing to the MAC Tournament

11 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 (180, ) 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 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 10, th 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 10 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 One MAC Player 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 Brady Sallee is the only head coach in program history to have four consecutive winning seasons ( ), ( ), ( ) and 21-8 ( ). In , Sallee became only the only coach in program history to take the Cardinals to four WNITs. In , Sallee led the Cardinals to the Final 16 of the WNIT which was a first in program history.

12 ASSISTANT COACHES Tennille Adams Assistant Coach Second Season Ryan Patterson Assistant Coach Fifth Season Audrey Spencer Assistant Coach Second Season Adams begins her second season with the Cardinals in In her first season as a coach, she helped guide the Cardinals to their four straight postseason Women s National Invitation Tournament appearance along with an upset over Big Ten foe Iowa in the first round beating the Hawkeyes by a score of The Cardinals ended the season with a ledger which marks only the fifth time in program history Ball State has had a 20+ win season. Prior to Ball State, 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 10th 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 ). 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 1995 Indiana All-Star team. Ryan Patterson, a familiar face to the Mid-American Conference,came to Ball State after spending the season at Kent Stateas an assistant coach. He will begin his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Cardinals basketball team. Patterson s primary focus is working with the guards. Last year, Patterson assisted Ball State to its fourth straight postseason Women s National Invitation Tournament appearance where the Cardinals knocked off Big Ten foe Iowa by a score of Ball State ended the season with a ledger which marks onl the fifth time in program history the Cardinals have had a 20+ win season. 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 , Patterson helped guide the Cardinals to a thrilling run to the 2014 Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game, the Ball State women s basketball team made its second-straight trip to the 2014 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. 12 seed Kent State, No. 9 Northern Illinois, No. 4 Buffalo and No. 1 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 16 of the 2013 Women s National Invitation Tournament with a roster featuring just seven healthy players over the final 11 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 12-4 league mark. Before joining the Golden Flashes staff in , 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-toback NCAA Tournament appearances (2001 & 2002) which included advancing to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2002 along with a No. 12 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 1999 and a master degree from Kent State in McDonald-Spencer enters her second season as an assistant coach for the Cardinals in In her first season as a coach, she helped guide the Cardinals to their four straight postseason Women s National Invitation Tournament appearance along with an upset over Big Ten foe Iowa in the first round beating the Hawkeyes by a score of The Cardinals ended the season with a ledger which marks only the fifth time in program history Ball State has had a 20+ win season. Prior to her promotion, McDonald-Spencer served as the director of women s basketball operations at Ball State for the last five seasons. 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 14-2 mark and defeated Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. McDonald ended her career eighth on the school s all-time scoring list (1,353), first in three pointers made (323), first all-time in games started (126), minutes played (4,180), three point field goal attempts (799), games played (127) 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. McDonald is married to Paul Spencer and has two children -- Hadley and Hudson.

13 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Class Elig. Exp. Hometown(High School) 00 Brionna Simond G 5-5 Jr. Jr. 2L Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside University) 3 Carmen Grande G 5-8 So. So. 1L Madrid, Spain 5 Jill Morrison G 5-7 Sr. Sr. 3L Winchester, Ind. (Winchester) 10 Calyn Hosea G 5-11 Sr. Sr. 3L Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 11 Megan Walton G 5-9 Fr. Fr. HS Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 14 Renee Bennett C 6-3 Sr. Sr. 3L Muskego, Wis. (Muskego) 15 Lucia Fernandez F 6-1 So. So. 1L Madrid, Spain 20 Frannie Frazier G 5-9 Jr. Jr. 2L Columbus, Ohio/Worthington 21 Morgan Glatczak C 6-5 Fr. Fr. HS Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago) 22 Destiny Washington G 5-11 So. So. HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) 24 Alana Aguirre G 5-10 Fr. Fr. HS Frisco, Texas (Wakeland) 31 Nakeya Penny G 5-11 So. So. 1L Logansport, Ind. (Logansport) 33 Moriah Monaco F 6-1 Jr. Jr. 2L Dover, Ohio (Dover) 34 Aliyah Walker F 5-11 Fr. Fr. HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Brownsburg) 42 Jasmin Samz G 5-10 So. So. TR Wausau, Wisconsin (Wausau West/Saint Louis) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Class Elig. Exp. Hometown(High School) 24 Alana Aguirre G 5-10 Fr. Fr. HS Frisco, Texas (Wakeland) 14 Renee Bennett C 6-3 Sr. Sr. 3L Muskego, Wis. (Muskego) 15 Lucia Fernandez F 6-1 So. So. 1L Madrid, Spain 20 Frannie Frazier G 5-9 Jr. Jr. 2L Columbus, Ohio/Worthington 21 Morgan Glatczak C 6-5 Fr. Fr. HS Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago) 3 Carmen Grande G 5-8 So. So. 1L Madrid, Spain 10 Calyn Hosea G 5-11 Sr. Sr. 3L Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 33 Moriah Monaco F 6-1 Jr. Jr. 2L Dover, Ohio (Dover) 5 Jill Morrison G 5-7 Sr. Sr. 3L Winchester, Ind. (Winchester) 31 Nakeya Penny G 5-11 So. So. 1L Logansport, Ind. (Logansport) 42 Jasmin Samz G 5-10 So. So. TR Wausau, Wisconsin (Wausau West/Saint Louis) 00 Brionna Simond G 5-5 Jr. Jr. 2L Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside University) 34 Aliyah Walker F 5-11 Fr. Fr. HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Brownsburg) 11 Megan Walton G 5-9 Fr. Fr. HS Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 22 Destiny Washington G 5-11 So. So. HS Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North)

14 BALL STATE RADIO & TV ROSTER #00 Brionna Simond Jr. G 5-5 Milwaukee, Wis. #3 Carmen Grande So. G 5-8 Madrid, Spain #5 Jill Morrison Sr. G 5-7 Winchester, Ind. #10 Calyn Hosea Sr. G 5-11 Indianapolis, Ind. #20 Frannie Frazier Jr. G 5-9 Columbus, Ohio #11 Megan Walton Fr. G 5-9 Fishers, Ind. #14 Renee Bennett Sr. C 6-5 Muskego, Wis. #15 Lucia Fernandez So. F 6-1 Madrid, Spain #21 Morgan Glatczak Fr. C 6-5 Mukwonago, Wis. #22 Destiny Washington So. G 5-11 Indianapolis, Ind. #24 Alana Aguirre Fr. G 5-10 Frisco, Texas #33 Moriah Monaco Jr. F 6-1 Dover, Ohio #34 Aliyah Walker Fr. F 5-11 Indianapolis, Ind. #42 Jasmin Samz So. G 5-10 Wausau, Wis. Brady Sallee Head Coach - 5th Year Tennille Adams Assistant Coach2nd Year Audrey McDonald-Spencer Assistant Coach- 2nd Year #31 Nakeya Penny So. G 5-11 Logansport, Ind. Ryan Patterson Assistant Coach - 5th Year

15 Game 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Game 2 Evansville Evansville vs Ball State 11/16/16 7 p.m. at Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) Evansville Gasper, Kerri f Robinson, Sasha f Williams, Camary g Dossett, Brooke g Dickey, Sara g Lively, Macie Langston, Peyton Hall, Tattenai Sinnott, Erin Hawkins, Ashley Coffman, Kaylan Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Ball State MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g SIMOND, Brionna WALTON, Megan FERNANDEZ, Lucia FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny AGUIRRE, Alana PENNY, Nakeya WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Tim Daley, Angie Enlund, David Stewart Technical fouls: Evansville-None. Ball State-None. Attendance: 1012 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Evansville Ball State Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 - The Ball State women s basketball team kicked off the season with an win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff last Friday afternoon in Worthen Arena. The contest was also the first-ever Kids Day Even in which the Cardinals invited local schools to the game and focused on anti-bullying, a subject on which the women s basketball team has been educating local schools since the beginning of fall semester. - Three Cardinals finished the game last Friday against the Golden Lions in double figures, led by junior forward Moriah Monaco with 24 points. Senior center Renee Bennett was the second leading scorer and had a personal best in points (22) and rebounds (11). Senior guard Jill Morrison rounded out the double-digit scoring after ended the day with 12 points while sophomore guard Carmen Grande dished out a game-high nine assists. - The Ball State women s basketball team is having their best start in a decade after the Cardinals defeated Evansville, 84-49, last Wednesday night in Worthen Arena. The last time Ball State began their season with a 2-0 start was in under the direction of former head coach Tracy Roller, that year Ball State ended its season Five Ball State players reached double figures against the Purple Aces, with senior guard Jill Morrison leading the way with 19 points. Senior center Renee Bennett was the second leading scorer behind Morrison with 16 points and 10 rebounds. This is the second-straight game Bennett has recorded a double-double and the third of her career. Junior forward Moriah Monaco and newcomer Destiny Washington finished the contest with 14 points apiece, while senior guard Calyn Hosea ended the game with 11 points.

16 Game 3 Auburn Game 4 NC A&T Ball State vs Auburn 11/22/16 4:30 p.m. at Savannah, Ga. - Savannah Civic Center North Carolina A&T vs Ball State 11/23/16 2 p.m. at Savannah, Ga. - Savannah, Ga. Ball State MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g SIMOND, Brionna FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny AGUIRRE, Alana PENNY, Nakeya WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Auburn Jazmine Jones f Jessica Jones f Brandy Montgomery g Katie Frerking g Janiah McKay g Daisa Alexander Tyra Johnson Bria Johnson Erica Sanders Emari Jones Tiffany Lewis Ekiya Gray Khady Dieng Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Greg Norton, Kim Thebo, Kristen Jones Technical fouls: Ball State-None. Auburn-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Ball State Auburn Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 North Carolina A&T TYLER,Charnise f 30 STORY,Quenswayla f KILPATRICK,Aliyah g BROWN,Dana g GREEN,Kala g BOSTICK,Shantell MCCRAY,Cinia LESSEARS,Alexus HILL,Le'on FITZGERALD,Michelle ALSTON,Chrishyanah HARRISON,Kiara Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Ball State MONACO, Moriah f 14 BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g HOSEA, Calyn g WASHINGTON, Destiny g SIMOND, Brionna FERNANDEZ, Lucia FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan AGUIRRE, Alana PENNY, Nakeya WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Mark McClenney, Kim Thebo, Neonta Williams Technical fouls: North Carolina A&T-None. Ball State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total North Carolina A&T Ball State Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Ball State women s basketball team suffered a loss to Auburn Tuesday night in the Cardinals first game of the Savannah Invitational held at the Civic Center. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 2-1 overall, while Auburn remains undefeated for the season improving to 4-0. Junior forward Moriah Monaco led the Cardinals with an 11-point performance while teammate freshman guard Destiny Washington chipped in eight points and six rebounds. This is Monaco s fifthstraight game scoring in double figures dating back to last season. SAVANNAH, Ga. - In a game where the Ball State women s basketball team raced out to a halftime lead, the Cardinals put four players in double figures to earn a victory over North Carolina A&T Wednesday afternoon in Ball State s second game of the Savannah Invitational. With the win, Ball State improved to 3-1 on the season while NC A&T fell to 1-4. The Cardinals hot shooting hand returned after last night s game against Auburn. Ball State shot 53.6 percent from the floor while holding the Aggies to 33.3 percent. The Cardinals also out-rebounded NC A&T, 43-to-34. Defensively, the Cardinals held the Aggies leading scorer to 2-of-13 from the floor and only eight points for the game.

17 Game 5 East Carolina OT Game 6 Chicago State East Carolina vs Ball State 11/24/16 4:30 p.m. at Savannah, Ga. - Savannah Civic Center East Carolina vs Ball State 11/24/16 4:30 p.m. at Savannah, Ga. - Savannah Civic Center East Carolina GAFFNEY, Kristen f TOURE, Khadidja g MCDONALD, Bre g BANNISTER,Antoinette g HOLSTON, Gabrielle g GEE, Justice FRAZIER, Alex WOMBLE, Manesha JOHNSON, Raven CSUTORAS, Fanni OLIVEIRA, Thais CLAYTOR, Dominique Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Ball State nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 33 MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g HOSEA, Calyn g WASHINGTON, Destiny g SIMOND, Brionna FERNANDEZ, Lucia FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals East Carolina GAFFNEY, Kristen f TOURE, Khadidja g MCDONALD, Bre g BANNISTER,Antoinette g HOLSTON, Gabrielle g GEE, Justice FRAZIER, Alex WOMBLE, Manesha JOHNSON, Raven CSUTORAS, Fanni OLIVEIRA, Thais CLAYTOR, Dominique Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Ball State nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 33 MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g HOSEA, Calyn g WASHINGTON, Destiny g SIMOND, Brionna FERNANDEZ, Lucia FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 1st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 Officials: Greg Norton, Angel Stanton, Neonta Williams Technical fouls: East Carolina-HOLSTON, Gabrielle. Ball State-None. Attendance: Officials: Greg Norton, Angel Stanton, Neonta Williams Technical fouls: East Carolina-HOLSTON, Gabrielle. Ball State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total East Carolina Ball State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ECU BALLST Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total East Carolina Ball State In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ECU BALLST Last FG - ECU OT-00:21, BALLST OT-00:11. Largest lead - ECU by 15 OT-00:21, BALLST by 8 1st-02:39. ECU led for 18:29. BALLST led for 22:35. Game was tied for 03:55. Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 15 times. Last FG - ECU OT-00:21, BALLST OT-00:11. Largest lead - ECU by 15 OT-00:21, BALLST by 8 1st-02:39. ECU led for 18:29. BALLST led for 22:35. Game was tied for 03:55. Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 15 times. SAVANNAH, Ga. - Despite holding a three-point lead with 11 seconds to play in the game, the Ball State women s basketball team suffered an overtime loss to East Carolina in the Cardinals final game of the Savannah Invitational Thursday night in the Civic Center. With the loss, Ball State falls to 3-2 overall, while the Pirates improved to 5-2 for the year. In a game where the lead changed 15 times and the score was tied seven times, four of the Cardinals scored in double figures but it wasn t enough to lead Ball State to victory. Junior forward Moriah Monaco led the way with 16-points and was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 16.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in three games. Senior center Renee Bennett ended the contest with 14 points, while teammates senior guard Calyn Hosea and freshman guard Destiny Washington each had 11 points apiece. MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women s basketball team s hot shooting led the Cardinals to an impressive victory over Chicago State Thursday night in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals had their best shooting performance of the season after shooting 59.4 percent from the field and 70 points in the paint for the game, while holding the Cougars to 32.2 percent. Sophomore guard Destiny Washington and senior center Renee Bennett led the team with 18 points apiece. The 18-point performance by Washington was a season best, she also pulled down a personal-high 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Junior forward Moriah Monaco chipped in 16 points, while senior guard Calyn Hosea ended the night with 11 and freshman guard Aliyah Walker had a personal best 10-point performance. That was the second time this season the Cardinals had five players score in double figures. Sophomore guard Carmen Grande dished out 13 assists which tied her career best.

18 Game 7 Butler Game 8 Purdue Ball State vs Butler 12/4/16 1:00 PM at Indianapolis, Ind. - Hinkle Fieldhouse Ball State GRANDE, Carmen * MORRISON, Jill * HOSEA, Calyn * BENNETT, Renee * MONACO, Moriah * SIMOND, Brionna WALTON, Megan FERNANDEZ, Lucia FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny AGUIRRE, Alana PENNY, Nakeya WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 6 Butler BAILEY, Alexa * BREY, Shae * SPOLYAR, Kristen * SHELTON, Sydney * SCHICKEL, Tori * HODGES, Kaela BUFORD, Taylor HUMPHREY, Sarah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Kathleen Lynch, Keith Miller, Brandon Enterline Technical fouls: Ball State-None. Butler-None. Attendance: 786 Butler #34 fouled out with 3:54 left in the 4th quarter. Butler #24 fouled out with 0:37 left in the 4th quarter. Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Ball State Butler Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Purdue vs Ball State 12/08/16 7 p.m. at Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) Purdue ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk St 13 Bridget Perry f Dominique McBryde f Ashley Morrissette g Andreona Keys g Dominique Oden g Abby Abel Miracle Gray Nora Kiesler Ae'Rianna Harris Lamina Cooper Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % Ball State ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk St 33 MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g SIMOND, Brionna FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Jesse Dickerson, Angie Enlund, Rod Creech Technical fouls: Purdue-None. Ball State-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Purdue Ball State Last FG - PURDUE 4th-03:00, BALLST 4th-01:19. Largest lead - PURDUE by 25 4th-03:00, BALLST None. PURDUE led for 38:42. BALLST led for 00:00. Game was tied for 01:09. 4th: % % % Game: % % % In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break PURDUE BALLST Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Ball State women s basketball team earned its second-straight win at in-state rival Butler Sunday afternoon in Hinkle Fieldhouse after defeating the Bulldogs, The Cardinals have not defeated Butler in Hinkle Fieldhouse since the season. Ball State improves to 5-2 overall while the Bulldogs fell to 2-6. Sophomore guard Destiny Washington led the Cardinals offensively with a 17-point performance, just one shy of her career best. Sophomore guard Carmen Grande and senior center Renee Bennett chipped in 16-points apiece while junior forward Moriah Monaco ended the day with 10. Monaco has now scored in double figures in all seven of Ball State s games this season. The Cardinals bench scored 21 points in today s win. MUNCIE, Ind. - Thursday was just one of those nights for the Ball State women s basketball team. The Cardinals played well enough defensively, limiting Purdue to 37 percent shooting. They held a slight advantage on the glass and in the turnover column. But they simply could not get a shot to fall. Ball State struggled to a season-low 23 percent from the floor in a loss to the Big Ten s Boilermakers at Worthen Arena. Senior center Renee Bennett led all players with 16 points for Ball State (5-3), while Jill Morrison finished with nine. Moriah Monaco added eight points and nine rebounds, and Destiny Washington grabbed a game-high 12 boards.

19 Game 9 Oakland Game 10 Lipscomb all State vs OAKLAND 2/11/16 3 p.m. at Rochester, Mich.(Blacktop at the O'rena) Ball State # Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 3 MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g SIMOND, Brionna FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3,2 OAKLAND # Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 1 LITTLE, Hannah f SOMERFIELD, Leah f GRAVES, Sha'Keya g ANDERSON, Nola g GLEASON, Taylor g TAYLOR, Korrin BOND, Cierra JONES, Taylor TELESFORD, Nikita DODD, Nicole Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Lipscomb vs Ball State 12/18/16 2 p.m. at Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) Lipscomb BANKS,Alex f 25 TURNER,Morgan f POTTS,Kennedy g BROUGHTON,Auriana g CAGLE,Loren g JONES,Loshaveon LOVELADY,Meredith DAVIES,Jessica FUQUA,Amber MANOS,Lexi RAU,Lauren ASSENA,Laure NORTHWAY,Riley Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % % 2 Ball State MONACO, Moriah f 14 BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g FRAZIER, Frannie WASHINGTON, Destiny Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % % 3FG %: % % % FT %: % % Officials: David Stewart, Matt Blaster, Mike Camarota Technical fouls: Lipscomb-None. Ball State-None. Attendance: 892 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 fficials: Ron Leeds, Bob DeMinico and Tony Capasso echnical fouls: Ball State-None. OAKLAND-None. ttendance: 552 OULED OUT: Little (OAK) :53 of 4th qtr core by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total all State OAKLAND Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Lipscomb Ball State Last FG - LIPSCOMB 4th-00:18, BALLST 4th-01:27. Largest lead - LIPSCOMB by 4 4th-00:01, BALLST by 14 2nd-02:16. LIPSCOMB led for 02:20. BALLST led for 31:41. Game was tied for 05:40. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench LIPSCOM BALLST Score tied - 8 times. Lead changed - 6 times. ROCHESTER, Mich. In a game that saw seven ties and 10 lead changes, the Cardinals managed to pull out a road victory at Oakland Sunday evening behind senior center Renee Bennett s career-high 28-points. With the win, Ball State improved its overall record to 6-3 while Oakland drops to 5-4 for the year. The Cardinals struggled from the floor earlier in the week but bounced back in today s game shooting 47.2 percent while holding Oakland to one of its lowest shooting performances of the season 32.8 percent. Defensively, Ball State continues to win the board battle, outrebounding Oakland, 40 to 35. Bennett led all players with her career best 28 points after going 12- of-15 from the field. Junior forward Moriah Monaco collected her first double-double of her career after scoring 13 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. MUNCIE, Ind. - Senior center Renee Bennett collected her third double-double of the season after tying her career high in points (28) while pulling down 11 rebounds in the Cardinals loss to Lipscomb Sunday afternoon in Worthen Arena. It was an uncharacteristic day for the Ball State women s basketball team. Typically the Cardinals win the rebound battle over their opponents, especially at home, but today was a different case as Lipscomb outrebounded Ball State, 41 to 28. Both teams ended the game shooting well from the floor Lipscomb (47.5 percent) and Ball State (46.8). The Cardinals limited their turnovers to only nine and dished out 23 assists while the Lady Bisons committed 18 miscues. Ball State won the points in the paint battle for the ninth time this season, 46 to 20. Ball State had three players finish in double figures with Bennett leading all players with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore guard Destiny Washington chipped in 13 points while sophomore point guard Carmen Grande ended the day with 10 points and 12 assists, one shy of her career high.

20 Game 11 Western Kentucky Game 12 Urbana Ball State Ball State vs WKU 12/21/16 5:30 p.m. at Bowling Green, Ky. (E.A. Diddle Arena) 00 SIMOND, Brionna GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g BENNETT, Renee c FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny MONACO, Moriah f WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % WKU nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 2 03 BOPP, Sidnee JONES, Micah g BROWN, Tashia g NOBLE, Kendall g CREECH, Whitney AKPAN, Ima BROWN, Ivy f GOODIN-ROGERS, Kyvi f SMITH, Kayla Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Charlie Hust, Neonta Williams, Josh Howell Technical fouls: Ball State-None. WKU-None. Attendance: rd: % % % Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Ball State WKU Last FG - BALLST 4th-02:06, WKU 4th-02:23. Largest lead - BALLST by 2 1st-09:33, WKU by 17 3rd-08:26. BALLST led for 01:51. WKU led for 33:30. Game was tied for 04:39. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 0 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench BALLST WKU Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 3 times. Urbana vs Ball State 12/28/16 7 p.m. at Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) Urbana Sylvia Hudson f Danie Shafer g Morgan Mattimore g Stefanie Davis g Megan Beachy g Jada Love Alyssa Kennedy Weston Minnich Jennifer Alflen Erin Morrow Mikayla Ward Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % Ball State nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % 0 33 MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g SIMOND, Brionna WALTON, Megan FERNANDEZ, Lucia FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny AGUIRRE, Alana PENNY, Nakeya WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: David Stewart, Jeff Cross, Nathan Baker Technical fouls: Urbana-None. Ball State-None. Attendance: 706 Game counts as Exhibition for Urbana 3rd: % % % Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Urbana Ball State th: % % % Game: % % % 3 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UU-W BALLST BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The Ball State women s basketball team lost a hard fought battle to Western Kentucky Wednesday night despite its second half surge. The Cardinals were led by Jill Morrison who scored 18-points which included four from behind the arc. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 6-5 on the season while the Lady Toppers improve to 8-4. Besides Morrison, Ball State had two other players reach double figures - junior forward Moriah Monaco (12) and senior center Renee Bennett (11). Bennett also led the Cardinals defensively with eight rebounds. For the game, both teams had 30 rebounds apiece and shot similarly from the floor. Ball State again won the points in the paint battle, 30 to 18. MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women s basketball team closed its non-conference play with a win against Urbana Wednesday night in Worthen Arena. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 7-5 overall before heading into Mid-American Conference play while Urbana dropped to 2-5 on the year. Senior guard Jill Morrison became the 24th member of the Ball State women s basketball 1,000-point club after tallying 15 points on the night. Junior forward Moriah Monaco overcame her shooting woes the last few games and led the Cardinals tonight with a 22-point performance while knocking down 4 of 6 from the 3-point line. Sophomore guard Destiny Washington rounded out the double figure scoring with 12 points. Defensively the Cardinals held the Blue Knights to 32.2 shooting percentage, while Ball State shot 45.0 percent from the field. Ball State also continued its trend of winning the points in the paint battle, 50 to 20 and outrebounded Urbana, 53 to 34.

21 Game 13 Toledo Game 14 Kent State Ball State vs Toledo 12/31/16 Noon at Toledo, OH (Savage Arena) Ball State (1-0) 33 MONACO, Moriah f BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g SIMOND, Brionna FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadba Rebound 4,2 Toledo (0-1) 12 MONAKANA, Janice f RASMUSSEN, Michaela f BOYD, Mikaela g SANTUCCI, Mariella g BRAVO-HARRIOTT, Jay g CUNNINGHAM, Olivia ROKKANEN, Sara ST-FORT, Sarah McINTYRE, Kaayla PRINTZ, Halee BEACHAM, Tanaya WOODY, Jada REECHER, Sophie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Barb Smith, Bob Enterline, Tony Capasso Technical fouls: Ball State-None. Toledo-None. Attendance: 3509 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Ball State Toledo Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadba Rebound 7 Kent State vs Ball State 1/04/17 7 p.m. at Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) Kent State , 0-2 MAC 10 STEPHENS, McKenna f 35 KORINEK, Jordan f CROSS, Naddiyah g LURKEN, Larissa g GOLDEN, Alexa g BARBER-SMITH, Meriss POOLE, Ali CARTER, Megan SALISBURY, Paige BESS, Zenobia WATSON, Chelsi Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % 3FG %: % % % % % FT %: % % % % % 3 Ball State , 2-0 MAC 33 MONACO, Moriah f 14 BENNETT, Renee c GRANDE, Carmen g MORRISON, Jill g HOSEA, Calyn g SIMOND, Brionna FRAZIER, Frannie GLATCZAK, Morgan WASHINGTON, Destiny PENNY, Nakeya WALKER, Aliyah Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Mark Berger, Frank Steratore, Jamie Broderick Technical fouls: Kent State-None. Ball State-None. Attendance: 820 3rd: % % % Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Kent State Ball State Last FG - KENTST 4th-05:24, BALLST 4th-01:10. Largest lead - KENTST by 5 1st-06:27, BALLST by 24 4th-01:10. KENTST led for 03:08. BALLST led for 35:26. Game was tied for 01:26. 4th: % % % Game: % % % 3 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench KENTST BALLST Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 6 times. TOLEDO, Ohio - The Ball State women s basketball team (8-5, 1-0 MAC) won its Mid-American Conference opener over Toledo (9-3, 0-1 MAC) by a score of Saturday afternoon in Savage Arena. This is the second-straight season the Cardinals have opened league play with a victory over the Rockets. Senior center Renee Bennett led the Cardinals in scoring with a 15-point performance while teammate junior forward Moriah Monaco earned a double-double after chipping in 13 points and 12 rebounds. Both teams did not have their best shooting performances of the season, Ball State shot only 35.3 percent from the floor while Toledo was held to 24.6 percent. But the answer came down to rebounds and the Cardinals won that battle, 51 to 35. MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State women s basketball team (9-5, 2-0 MAC) defeated Kent State (6-8, 0-2 MAC) in Mid-American Conference action Wednesday night in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals have not started the conference season 2-0 since when Ball State opened league action with wins over Bowling Green and Miami. Ball State had three players reach double figures for the contest with junior forward Moriah Monaco leading the way with 24 points which included 6 of 9 shooting from the 3-point line. Senior center Renee Bennett had 13 points and nine rebounds while teammate senior guard Jill Morrison finished the night with 12.