Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls February 3, 2007 Alumni Arena Buffalo, N.Y. 4 p.m.

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1 Schedule/Results Nov. 1 OHIO LEGENDS (Ex) W, Nov. 9 HOOSIER STARS (Ex) W 93-89, Nov. 13 at Michigan W, Nov. 18 WRIGHT STATE W, BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Nov. 25 HOWARD W, Nov. 26 IPFW (Championship) W, Dec. 2 at Butler $ W, Dec. 6 at Illinois State L, Dec. 10 vs. Valparaiso % W, Dec. 18 at Indiana L, Dec. 22 at Xavier W, St. Peter s Holiday Classic Dec. 29 at St. Peter s W, Dec. 30 Charlotte (Championship) W, Jan. 3 TOLEDO * W, Jan. 6 W. MICHIGAN * W, Jan. 10 at C. Michigan * W, (OT) Jan. 13 at Eastern Michigan * W, Jan. 17 N. ILLINOIS * W, Jan. 20 MIAMI * W, Jan. 23 at Akron * W, Jan. 27 OHIO * L, Feb. 3 at Buffalo * 4 p.m. Feb. 7 at #17 Bowling Green * 7 p.m. Feb. 11 KENT STATE * 3 p.m. Feb. 14 at Toledo * 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Western Michigan * 2 p.m. Feb. 21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * 7 p.m. Feb. 24 EASTERN MICHIGAN * 1 p.m. Feb. 28 at Northern Illinois * 7 p.m. Mar. 4 Mar. 6 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 MAC Tournament First Round MAC Tournament Quarterfinals MAC Tournament Semifinals MAC Tournament Finals MAC Tournament - Cleveland, Ohio * - Mid-American Conference game $ - Hoosier Classic hosted by Butler % - Hoopla hosted by IPFW Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls February 3, 2007 Alumni Arena Buffalo, N.Y. 4 p.m. What s On Tap.. The Cardinals begin a stretch in which they play five of their last eight games on the road, beginning with today s contest at Buffalo. The Cardinals enter today s game with a 16-3 record overall and a 7-1 mark in Mid-American Conference action. Buffalo brings a 6-14 record overall into the game and has a 1-7 mark in MAC play. Receiving Votes... For the second straight week, the Cardinals have received votes in both the Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Ball State, which had two votes in the AP Poll last week, garnered four votes this week to sit in a tie for 36th in the nation. The Cardinals remained the same in the coaches poll as they tallied three votes, which places them in a tie for 39th place. This is the first season that BSU is receiving votes since the season. That year, the Cardinals entered the poll with nine votes in 38th place and moved as high as 28th place three weeks later with 28 total votes. The Cardinals are one of two Ball State (16-3, 7-1) #3 Porchia Green, So., G #11 Kelsey Corbin, Sr., G #14 Julie DeMuth, Jr., G #33 Audrey McDonald, Fr., G #42 Lisa Rusche, Jr., F 20 Radio Broadcast None Online Broadcast multimedia/ MAC teams to receive votes this week in the AP poll as Bowling Green is ranked 17th in this week s poll. In Good Company... The Cardinals enter today's game as one of six teams in the nation to be in the top 15 in both field goal percentage and three-point percentage. The Cardinals are 13th in the nation in field goal percentage at 46.5 percent while they are third in the nation from long range at 40.4 percent. BSU is joined in this elite company by Maryland (21-2), Vanderbilt (18-4), Wisconsin-Green Bay (17-3), Purdue (19-3) and Bowling Green (18-2). The combined record of the teams is on the season. 16 and Counting... The Cardinals 16 victories so far this season is already tied for seventh most wins in a single season in program history. BSU also won 16 Buffalo (6-14, 1-7) #10 Kourtney Brown, Fr., F #23 Stephanie Bennett, Jr., G #24 Belinda Gibb, Sr., G #40 Heather Turner, Jr., F #44 Jamie Scheibner, So., F

2 Preseason MAC Poll MAC West Division 1.) Eastern Michigan....(21) ) Western Michigan.....(8) ) Ball State (6) ) Northern Illinois......(6) ) Toledo ) Central Michigan MAC East Division 1.) Bowling Green......(40) ) Kent State (1) ) Miami ) Ohio ) Buffalo ) Akron To Win the MAC Tourament: Bowling Green (35), Kent State (2), Western Michigan (2), Toledo 1. Preseason All-MAC MAC West Division Julie DeMuth, Ball State Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois Danielle Bishop, Toledo Carrie Moore, Western Michigan MAC East Division Ali Mann, Bowling Green Liz Honegger, Bowling Green Kate Achter, Bowling Green Heather Turner, Buffalo Rachel Frederick, Ohio games in the and seasons. The Cardinals program record for victories is 24 wins in the season. Ball State s next victory will move them into a tie for fourth most wins in a single season. 24 wins ( ) 21 wins ( ) 19 wins ( ) 17 wins ( , , ) 16 wins ( , , ) Fast Starts... The 16-3 record is tied for the best record at 19 games in program history. The Cardinals also posted a 16-3 start in the season when they also received votes in the Top 25. The Cardinals finished that season with a 19-9 overall record. BSU is also 7-1 in Mid-American Conference play, which is the second best start in program history. The team opened MAC play with an 8-0 mark. Cardinals In NCAA Stats... The Cardinals as a team are in the top 40 in seven statistical categories in the NCAA Division I so far this season. Leading the way for BSU is its three-point shooting which is third in the nation at 40.4 percent. The Cardinals are also 13th in field goal percentage (46.5), 18th in assists per game (16.9), 23rd in threepointers per game (6.6) and won-loss percentage (84.2), 25th in scoring offense (74.4) and 37th in scoring margin (+11.3). Individually speaking, freshman guard Audrey McDonald is second in the nation in three-point percentage at 49 percent (47-of-96). She trails just Kristi Tolliver of Maryland who has connected on 50.5 percent (48-of-95) from long range. She is also 33rd in the nation in threepointers per game at 2.5. McDonald's 49 percent would be a school record and would be the third highest all-time in the MAC MAC Standings MAC Overall West Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Ball State E. Michigan N. Illinois Toledo W. Michigan C. Michigan MAC Overall East Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Bowling Green Kent State Miami Ohio Buffalo Akron Final MAC Standings MAC Overall West Division W L Pct. W L Pct. E. Michigan W. Michigan Ball State C. Michigan N. Illinois Toledo MAC Overall East Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Bowling Green Kent State Buffalo Ohio Miami Akron Her percentage would also be fifth highest all-time by a freshman in NCAA Division I history. Senior guard Kelsey Corbin is 58th in the nation in assists per game at 4.6 while sophomore Porchia Green is 70th in the nation in steals per game at 2.5. Series History... Today s meeting between Ball State and Buffalo is the 10th meeting all-time between the MAC

3 schools. The Cardinals lead the series 6-3 all-time as they have won six straight games against the Bulls. The Cardinals are also 2-1 all-time in Buffalo with wins in the and seasons. Last season, BSU took home a victory over Buffalo at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals used a strong second half effort to down the Bulls as they out-scored Buffalo, in the closing frame. Julie DeMuth fell just short of a doubledouble with 13 points and nine rebounds. Guard Kelsey Corbin added 12 points, six rebounds and four assists in the victory. Center Becca Bajorek added eight points and six rebounds off of the bench. Spreading It Around... The Cardinals are the only team in the Mid-American Conference this season that has all five starters averaging double figures on the season. Julie DeMuth leads the charge at 14.9 followed by Kelsey Corbin (11.1), Porchia Green (10.5), Lisa Rusche (10.5) and Audrey Mc- Donald (10.4). In fact, only 17th ranked Bowling Green even has four players averaging double figures. Seven MAC teams have three players averaging double figures in Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo and Western Michigan. RPI Watching... The Cardinals and their 16-3 record have been making some noise in the RPI rankings this season. Ball State is rated as high as 41st by RealTimeRPI.com. The Cardinals are also 52nd by The Sagarin Report, 53rd by CollegeRPI.com and 57th by RPIRatings.com The Cardinals are listed at 57th in the latest NCAA RPI listings on Ball State Cardinals No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School) 1 Tina Bolte G 5-7 Sr. Columbus, Ind. (North) 3 Porchia Green G 5-8 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Arlington) 11 Kelsey Corbin G 5-9 Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop) 12 Kiley Jarrett G 5-4 So. Bloomington, Ind. (North) 14 Julie DeMuth G 5-10 Jr. Merrillville, Ind. (Merrillville) 21 Kyleigh Jones G 5-8 Fr. Elwood, Ind. (Elwood) 25 Dana Moorman G/F 6-0 So. Kettering, Ohio (Kettering Fairmont) 32 Kalynne Proctor F 6-1 Fr. Shaker Heights, Ohio (Regina) 33 Audrey McDonald G 5-8 Fr. Kokomo, Ind. (Kokomo) 42 Lisa Rusche F 6-1 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills) 52 Becca Bajorek C 6-2 Sr. Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales) Head Coach: Tracy Roller Associate Head Coach: Lisa McDonald Assistant Coaches: Mike Geary & Rekha Hollomon January 29th. BSU also listed as an at-large selection on CollegeRPI.com in the latest bracket projection and has a projected RPI of 37. ESPN.com s Bracketology also has the Cardinals earning an at-large bid in the latest projection. Last Time Out... The Cardinals had their 10-game winning streak snapped last weekend as they dropped a victory to visiting Ohio. The Cardinals struggled from the field in the loss as they connected on just 23-of-62 (37.1%). BSU was also off from the charity stripe as it hit just 60 percent (15-of-25) from the line in the loss. Ohio countered with solid shooting on the afternoon as it connected on 48.1 percent (25-of-52) from the field and 85.2 percent (23-of-27) from the charity stripe. Junior forward Julie DeMuth paced the Cardinals as she posted her seventh double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. She finished five-of-13 from the field and nine-of-13 from the charity stripe in the loss. The Bobcats claimed the victory with a 16-2 run over the next four minutes to take a lead with 1:49 remaining. Ohio sealed the game from the charity stripe as it hit 21-of-24 (87.5%) from the line in the second half. Lisa Rusche finished the night with 12 points as she was four-of-11 shooting from the field. Tina Bolte added nine points as she hit her first three shots of the game before finishing three-of-eight from the field. Freshman Kalynne Proctor chipped in eight points off of the bench while senior Kelsey Corbin

4 By The Numbers Overall At Home On the Road Neutral Site vs. Ranked Opponents When Leading at Halftime When Trailing at Halftime When Tied at Halftime In Overtime When Scoring Less Than When Scoring Points When Scoring Points When Scoring 80-plus Points When Opponents Score Less Than When Opponents Score Points When Opponents Score Points When Opponents Score 80-plus Points In Games Decided by 1-3 Points In Games Decided by 4-10 Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by 31-plus Points When BSU Out-Rebounds Opponent When Opponent Out-Rebounds BSU When Rebounds are Tied When BSU Has Fewer Turnovers When Opponent Has Fewer Turnovers When Turnovers are Tied When BSU Scores First in the Game When Opponent Scores First When BSU Scores First in 2nd Half When Opponent Scores First in 2nd Half In Afternoon Games In Night Games In Televised Games Record Against Conferences Mid-American Conference Big Ten Horizon League Mid-Eastern Athletic Independent Horizon League Missouri Valley Mid-Continent Atlantic Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference USA Record By Month November December January February March Record By Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Record By State Indiana Michigan Illinois Ohio New Jersey Michigan New York added six points and six assists in the loss. Scouting the Cardinals... The Cardinals enter today s game with a 16-3 record as they are coming off of their first loss of the New Year. Ball State also has a 7-1 mark in MAC play and sit alone in first place in the MAC-West Division with a one game lead of Eastern Michigan. The Cardinals are averaging 74.4 points per game this season and are holding opponents to just 63.1 points per game. BSU is also shooting a league best 46.5 percent from the field and has connected on 40.4 percent from three-point land. The Cardinals have all five starters averaging double figures this season. Junior Julie DeMuth leads the team in scoring at 14.9 points and rebounding at 8.4 boards per game. Senior Kelsey Corbin is second on the team in scoring at 11.1 points per game and leads the team in assists at 88. Sophomore Porchia Green is tied for third in scoring at 10.5 points per game and is second in rebounding at 6.4. Junior Lisa Rusche also chips in 10.5 points per game and is third in rebounding at 6.2. Freshman Audrey McDonald rounds out the double figure scorers as she averages 10.4 points per game. Scouting the Bulls... Buffalo enters today s game with a 6-14 record overall and a 1-7 mark in MAC action. The Bulls have dropped dour straight games By The Numbers Overall At Home On the Road Neutral Site vs. Ranked Opponents When Leading at Halftime When Trailing at Halftime When Tied at Halftime In Overtime When Scoring Less Than When Scoring Points When Scoring Points When Scoring 80-plus Points When Opponents Score Less Than When Opponents Score Points When Opponents Score Points When Opponents Score 80-plus Points In Games Decided by 1-3 Points In Games Decided by 4-10 Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by Points In Games Decided by 31-plus Points When BSU Out-Rebounds Opponent When Opponent Out-Rebounds BSU When Rebounds are Tied When BSU Has Fewer Turnovers When Opponent Has Fewer Turnovers When Turnovers are Tied When BSU Scores First in the Game When Opponent Scores First When BSU Scores First in 2nd Half When Opponent Scores First in 2nd Half In Afternoon Games In Night Games Record Against Conferences Mid-American Conference Ohio Valley Missouri Valley Atlantic Sun Independent Mid-Continent Horizon League Atlantic Coast West Coast Record By Month November December January February March Record By Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Record By State Indiana Kentucky Ohio North Carolina California Michigan Illinois

5 Tale of the Tape Ball State Buffalo (MAC Rank) (MAC Rank) Scoring Offense 74.4 (2nd) 59.8 (11th) Scoring Defense 63.1 (2nd) 64.4 (3rd) Scoring Margin (2nd) -4.6 (11th) Free Throw Pct..719 (5th).587 (12th) Field Goal Pct..465 (2nd).398 (11th) Field Goal Pct. Defense.404 (4th).408 (6th) 3-Point FG Pct..404 (1st).332 (6th) 3-Point FG Pct. Defense.342 (t-6th).342 (t-6th) 3-Point FG Made/Game 6.6 (4th) 5.2 (6th) Rebounding Offense 35.5 (9th) 38.7 (5th) Rebounding Defense 34.2 (2nd) 35.5 (5th) Rebounding Margin +1.4 (6th) +3.2 (1st) Offensive Rebounds/Gm (11th) (6th) Defensive Rebounds/Gm (4th) (4th) Blocked Shots/Gm 3.1 (t-4th) 2.5 (10th) Assists/Gm 16.9 (1st) 13.8 (7th) Steals/Gm 10.0 (5th) 7.4 (9th) Turnover Margin +3.1 (5th) -3.4 (11th) Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.06 (3rd) 0.73 (8th) and seven of their last eight. Buffalo is averaging 59.8 points per game this season and allowing opponents 64.4 points per game. The Bulls are connecting on 39.8 percent from the field and 33.2 percent from three-point land. Heather Turner leads the charge for the Bulls as she averages a team-high 12.5 points per game and 76.6 rebounds per contest. Stephanie Bennett is the other Bull in double figures as she averages 12.4 points per game. Dishing Out the Helpers... The Cardinals lead the MAC in assists per game this season at BSU has stepped up its passing in conference action as it is averaging helpers per game. Senior Kelsey Corbin is third in MAC action as she has averaged 6.0 helpers in the eight conference games. Sophomore Porchia Green is 12th in the conference at 3.62 assists per game. Corbin and Green are the top two in assist/turnover ratio in conference action. Corbin leads at 2.82 while Green is second at Heading to the Line... Junior forward Julie DeMuth has been to the free throw line a team-high 133 times this season. and has hit on 100 (75.2%). Her 133 attempts and her 100 makes this season are both already careerhighs. She is already sixth all-time in BSU single season records for free throws attempted and is seventh in free throws made. Hot Shooting... The Cardinals enter today s game shooting 46.5 percent (491- of-1055) from the field this season. That 46.5 percent would be the second highest team total for BSU in program history. The single season record is 47 percent (752-of-1599) in the season. Ball State also posted a 46.4 percent field goal percentage (888-of-1912) in the season. Winning Streaks... The Cardinals had their 10-game winning streak snapped last weekend with their loss against Ohio. The 10-game winning streak is the second longest in program history and is the second winning streak this season for the Cardinal s of five games or more. 11 games ( ) 10 games ( ) Eight Games ( & ) Six Games ( , ) Protect This House... The Cardinals also had their program-record 11-game home winning streak snapped last weekend. The 11-game streak is the longest ever in BSU history, surpassing the old record of 10-straight victories. 11 straight home victories ( ) 10 straight home victories

6 Tale of the Tape Part Two- Conference Style Ball State Buffalo (MAC Rank) (MAC Rank) Scoring Offense 74.0 (2nd) 60.8 (11th) Scoring Defense 61.2 (3rd) 69.8 (7th) Scoring Margin (2nd) -9.0 (11th) Free Throw Pct..696 (7th).614 (12th) Field Goal Pct..469 (1st).419 (7th) Field Goal Pct. Defense.402 (5th).440 (9th) 3-Point FG Pct..419 (1st).331 (8th) 3-Point FG Pct. Defense.296 (2nd).366 (9th) 3-Point FG Made/Game 6.1 (4th) 5.0 (t-6th) Rebounding Offense 35.6 (t-9th) 36.6 (7th) Rebounding Defense 35.9 (t-6th) 34.6 (3rd) Rebounding Margin -0.2 (8th) +2.0 (4th) Offensive Rebounds/Gm (10th) (6th) Defensive Rebounds/Gm (6th) (9th) Blocked Shots/Gm 4.0 (3rd) 3.0 (t-7th) Assists/Gm 18.6 (1st) 14.8 (t-3rd) Steals/Gm 9.4 (5th) 7.1 (9th) Turnover Margin +4.3 (3rd) -5.1 (11th) Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.26 (1st) 0.72 (9th) ( ) Nine straight home victories ( ) Cleaning the Glass... The Cardinals enter today's game with a 10-0 record on the season when they out-rebound their opponent. Ball State though, is ninth in the Mid-American Conference in rebounding offense at 35.8 boards per game. The Cardinals have controlled the boards on the other end as they are second in the MAC in rebounding defense as they allow just 33.6 boards per game. BSU is second in the conference in rebounding margin at +2.2 boards per game. Did You Know?... The Cardinals are 12-1 this season when they score at least 70 points in a game. Ball State is also 13-1 when it holds opponents under the 70-point mark. DeMuth Honored... Junior forward Julie DeMuth became the second Cardinal this season to earn MAC-West Division Player of the Week honors when she received the accolade last week. DeMuth led the Cardinals to backto-back victories at Central Michigan and at Eastern Michigan. DeMuth, a preseason All-MAC recipient, posted back-to-back double-doubles in the Cardinals victories at Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan. She posted a double-double at Central Michigan with 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in the overtime victory. She followed that up with a 14 point, 14 rebound effort at preseason MAC-West Division favorite Eastern Michigan. DeMuth leads the Cardinals in scoring and rebounding this season as she averages 14.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. She is tied for second in the conference in rebounds per game and is eighth in scoring in the MAC. She has now recorded six double-doubles this season and tallied 19 for her career. Milestone Victory... Earlier this season, the Cardinals claimed an victory over Charlotte in the championship game of the SPC Holiday Classic was a milestone victory for head coach Tracy Roller as it was her 100th career victory at the helm of the Cardinals. She becomes just the third coach, men s or women s, in Ball State history to reach 100 career victories as she joins Ray Mc- Callum and Jim Hinga. Ironically, both Roller and McCallum both reached 100 victories in their 162nd game. Roller, who already the all-time winningest women s coach in program history, brings a record into today s contest. Television Exposure... The Cardinals will have four MAC games televised this season,

7 AP Poll Team Record Pts 1. Duke (41) North Carolina (9) Tennessee Maryland Ohio State Connecticut LSU Stanford Oklahoma Purdue George Washington Arizona State Baylor Georgia Vanderbilt Marquette Bowling Green Texas A&M Louisville Middle Tennessee California Nebraska Rutgers Wisc-Green Bay James Madison Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 43, Mississippi 39, Texas 36, Arkansas 24, Utah 16, Montana 12, DePaul 11, Delaware 10, Iowa State 9, Pittsburgh 5, TCU 5, Ball State 4, Florida State 4, Texas Tech 4, Tulane 4, N.C. State 3, Kansas State 2, WKU 2, Ill. State 1. with two games as part of the MAC television package and two games on the Ball State Sports Network (BSSN). The Cardinals were on BSSN twice this season as they had their Northern Illinois and Ohio games broadcasted. Ball State, who has already appeared on Comcast Local once this season, will have back-to-back MAC games aired later this season. The Cardinals Feb. 17 game at Western Michigan and the Feb. 21 game at home against Central Michigan will be seen on Comcast Local. Non-Conference Success... The Cardinals posted a programbest 9-2 record in the non-conference season this year. The nine victories are the most in a single season since Ball State joined the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals previously posted their best non-conference record of 8-3 on two different occasions ( & ) & & Midseason Tournaments... The Cardinals have picked up two midseason tournament championships this season with the BSU Credit Union Classic and the SPC Holiday Classic. This is just the second season in which Ball State has secured two titles during the same year. The last time BSU accomplished the feat was in the season. MAC Stats... Heading into today s game, the Cardinals have all five starters in the top 30 in scoring in the MAC with Julie DeMuth (10th), Kelsey Corbin (26th), Porchia Green (27th), Lisa Rusche (27th) and Audrey McDonald (30th). The Cardinals also have three players in the top 18 in rebounding with DeMuth (5th), Green (14th) and Rusche (18th). McDonald is first in the MAC in three-point shooting at 49 percent ESPN/USA Today Poll Team Record Pts 1. Duke (25) North Carolina (6) Tennessee Maryland Connecticut Ohio State LSU Oklahoma Stanford Arizona State Baylor George Washington Purdue Georgia Vanderbilt Bowling Green Louisville Marquette Middle Tennessee Texas A&M California Nebraska Michigan State Wisc-Green Bay Rutgers Others Receiving Votes: Montana 25, Pittsburgh 23, Florida State 19, James Madison 19, Mississippi 18, South Florida 16, Texas 12, Utah 8, Arkansas 7, Delaware 7, Illinois State 5, TCU 5, BYU 4, Ball State 3, Iowa State 3, Temple 3, Kansas State 2, WKU 2, Belmont 1, Boise St. 1, Liberty, Texas Tech 1., Xavier 1. while Green would be second at 47.3 percent if she had enough attempts to qualify. Senior Tina Bolteis fourth in the conference at 40.5 percent. Corbin is sixth in the conference in field goal percentage at She leads the conference in assist/turnover ratio at Rusche is eight in the MAC in field goal percentage at 48.3 and second in blocks per game at 1.58.

8 Double Figure Scoring Julie DeMuth (17) Wright State points Howard points IPFW points at Butler points at Illinois State points at Indiana points at Xavier points at St. Peter s points vs. Charlotte points Toledo points Western Michigan points at Central Michigan points at Eastern Michigan points Northern Illinois points Miami points at Akron points Ohio points Kelsey Corbin (13) at Michigan points Wright State points Howard points vs. Valparaiso points at Xavier points vs. Charlotte points Toledo points Western Michigan points at Central Michigan points at Eastern Michigan points Northern Illinois points Miami points at Akron points Porchia Green (10) IPFW points at Butler points at Illinois State points vs. Valparaiso points at Indiana points vs. Charlotte points Western Michigan points at Central Michigan points at Eastern Michigan points Miami points Audrey McDonald (10) at Michigan points Howard points IPFW points at Illinois State points vs. Valparaiso points at Xavier points at St. Peter s points at Eastern Michigan points Northern Illinois points at Akron points Career Nights... So far this season, Ball State has posted some strong individual performances. The Cardinals have had five different players turn in a career-high scoring performance so far this season. Freshman Audrey Mc- Donald recorded a career-high 23 points against Northern Illinois. Sophomore guard Porchia Green turned in a career-high 22 points against Charlotte. Junior forward Lisa Rusche leads the way with her 36-point effort against Butler while classmate Julie DeMuth added 28-points at Illinois State. Freshman Kalynne Proctor recorded a new career-high on Saturday afternoon as she scored 11 points against Miami. Owning the Glass... Junior guard Julie DeMuth leads the Cardinals and is third in the Mid- American Conference in rebounding this season at 8.4 rebounds per game. She led the Cardinals and the MAC in rebounding last season with 249 boards. DeMuth became just the fourth Cardinal all-time to lead the MAC in rebounding joining the likes of Jessica Reiter ( ), Christy Jones ( ) and Karen Bauer ( ). DeMuth s 249 rebounds were the eighth most in a single season at BSU. She became just the 14th player in Ball State history to reach the 500- career rebound plateau with her 16- board effort against Illinois State. She moved into a tie for ninth place all-time with an 11-rebound effort against Ohio. She is currently tied Lisa Rusche (8) Howard points at Butler points at Indiana points at Xavier points Toledo points Western Michigan points at Central Michigan points Ohio points Tina Bolte (3) Howard points vs. Charlotte points at Akron points Kalynne Proctor (2) at Michigan points Miami points Becca Bajorek (1) IPFW points Double Figure Rebounding Julie DeMuth (7) Wright State rebounds at Illinois State rebounds at Xavier rebounds at St. Peter s rebounds at Central Michigan..12 rebounds at Eastern Michigan..14 rebounds Ohio rebounds Porchia Green (4) vs. Valparaiso rebounds at Xavier rebounds Western Michigan...10 rebounds at Central Michigan..12 rebounds Lisa Rusche (2) Howard rebounds at Butler rebounds Double Figure Assists Kelsey Corbin (1) Toledo assists Double-Doubles Julie DeMuth (7) Wright St pts, 12 rebs at Illinois State pts, 16 rebs at Xavier pts, 10 rebs at St. Peter s pts, 10 rebs at C. Michigan pts, 12 rebs at E. Michigan pts, 14 rebs Ohio pts, 11 rebs Porchia Green (3) vs. Valparaiso pts, 11 rebs Western Michigan.14 pts, 10 rebs at Central Michigan 15 pts, 12 rebs Lisa Rusche (2) Howard pts, 11 rebs at Butler pts, 10 rebs Kelsey Corbin (1) Toledo pts, 11 ast

9 Miscellaneous Statistics Games As Leading Scorer Julie DeMuth Lisa Rusche Porchia Green Kelsey Corbin Audrey McDonald Games as Leading Rebounder Julie DeMuth Porchia Green Lisa Rusche Games Leading in Assists Porchia Green Kelsey Corbin Audrey McDonald Kiley Jarrett Julie DeMuth Games Leading in Steals Porchia Green Julie DeMuth Lisa Rusche Audrey McDonald Kelsey Corbin Becca Bajorek Tina Bolte Kiley Jarrett Games Leading in Blocks Lisa Rusche Julie DeMuth Porchia Green Audrey McDonald Becca Bajorek Kelsey Corbin Kalynne Proctor Games Leading in Minutes Kelsey Corbin Audrey McDonald Porchia Green Julie DeMuth Starting Lineups Green, Corbin, DeMuth, McDonald & Rusche with Shelley Silk at 618 rebounds. 5th - Stephanie McQuinn (678) 6th - Kate Endress (663) 7th - Jamie Lehotsky (642) 8th - Char Thomsen (630) t-9th - Julie DeMuth (618) t-9th - Shelley Silk (618) 11th - Alana Hancock (586) 12th - Glena Rusch (540) It s Trey Day... Senior Tina Bolte led the Cardinals last season with 67 three-pointers made on the year. Her 67 threepointers were the fifth most in a single season at BSU. Bolte is second on the team this season with 30 three-pointers. She moved into sole possession of third place all-time earlier this season against Northern Illinois. She enters today s game with 162 career threepointers. 1st - Johna Goff (253) 2nd - Kate Endress (205) 3rd- Tina Bolte (162) 4th - Markita Griffin (152) 5th - Alana Hancock (139) Lending a Helping Hand... Senior guard Kelsey Corbin leads the team in assists with season with 88. She became just the seventh player all-time to reach 300 career assists earlier this season. She enters tonight s game fourth all-time in career assists at 374. She past Stephanie McQuinne for the fourth place all-time in career assists on Tuesday night against Akron. 1st - Shala Crook (628) 2nd - Jenny Eckert (471) 3rd - Johna Goff (447) 4th - Kelsey Corbin (374) 5th - Stephanie McQuinne (364) 6th - Jane Emkes (346) 7th - Alana Hancock (302) Around the MAC Saturday s Games Ball State at Buffalo, 4 p.m. C. Michigan at Ohio, 2 p.m. Miami at N. Illinois, 2 p.m. E. Michigan at Akron, 6:30 p.m. W. Michigan at Kent State, 7 p.m. Sunday s Game Toledo at Bowling Green, 4 p.m. Series History vs. Buffalo L H L H L A W H W A W N W H W A W H Ball State leads 6-3 Home: 3-2, Away: 2-1, Neutral: 1-0 Double-Trouble... Junior Julie DeMuth led the Mid-American Conference in double-doubles last season as she posted 10 double dips as a sophomore and already has recorded seven double dips so far this season. She is currently second in the MAC this season with her six double-doubles. DeMuth posted her first doubledouble of the season against Wright State as she scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. She has since added double-doubles against Illinois State, Xavier, St. Peter s, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Ohio. Her doubledouble against Ohio was the She moved into sole possession of third place all-time in career doubledoubles at Ball State earlier this month as she surpassed former BSU standout Kate Endress. Below is a list of the all-time double-doubles in BSU history: Emma Jones - 49 Tamara Bowie - 31 Julie DeMuth - 20 Kate Endress - 14 Rusche s Romp... Junior forward Lisa Rusche turned in a stellar performance last weekend at the Hoosier Classic

10 against Butler as she scored a careerhigh 36 points. Rusche s 36 points are the fourth most points scored alltime by a Cardinal in a game and the most since Tamara Bowie notched a program-best 40 points in Rusche, whose previous careerhigh was 13 points, surpassed her old career-high just 12 minutes into the game on her way to 19 first half points. She connected on 15-of-23 from the field in the BSU victory and was six-of-eight from the charity stripe. She also grabbed a gamehigh 10 rebounds for her second career double-double. She also dished out two assists, registered a block and a steal in just 30 minutes of action. History in the Making... For the first time in program history, BSU had two true freshmen score in double figures in their collegiate debuts when Audrey McDonald and Kalynne Proctor recorded the feat against Michigan on Monday night. McDonald scored 14 points while Proctor added 10 points. They are the first set of freshmen to reach double figures in the first career game in the 33-year history of Cardinal women s basketball. Preseason Prognosticators... Ball State was picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the preseason poll conducted by league coaches and members of the MAC News Media Association. Ball State received 157 total votes including six first place votes in the West Division as four different teams garnered first place tallies. Defending divisional champion Easter Michigan was picked to finish first in the West with 241 total votes and 21 first place votes while Western Michigan was tabbed for second with 188 votes and eight first place picks. Northern Illinois, Toledo and Central Michigan round out the preseason poll for the West Division. Defending MAC Champion and NCAA Tournament participant Bowling Green was picked to repeat in the East Division with 245 total votes and 40 first place votes. Kent State was tabbed for second while Miami, Ohio, Buffalo and Akron Cardinal Honors Team Honors BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Champions SPC/Aeropostale Holiday Classic Champions Kelsey Corbin Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week (11/14/06) All-Tournament Team - BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Julie DeMuth Preseason All-Mid-American Conference West Division Tournament MVP - BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Tournament MVP - SPC/Aeropostale Holiday Classic Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week (1/15/07) Lisa Rusche All-Tournament Team - BSU Credit Union Thanksgiving Tournament Porchia Green All-Tournament Team - SPC/Aeropostale Holiday Classic round out the East Division predictions. Radio Air Time... The Cardinals will again have most of their games broadcast on the student station WCRD All games broadcast by WCRD will also be streamed online at. Kyle Trompeter, Karl Mandik and Joel Nickels will do the honors for WCRD. Ball State will also have 13 regular season games broadcast on Muncie s WXFN 1340 AM Jay Garrison will handle the play-byplay duties this season. The 15 games broadcast on WXFN are: Nov Wright State Nov Howard Nov BSU Credit Union Dec. 2 at Butler Dec. 10 vs. Valparaiso * Dec. 18 at Indiana * Jan. 3 - Toledo Jan. 6 - Western Michigan Jan Northern Illinois Jan Miami Jan Ohio Feb Kent State Feb. 17 at Western Michigan Feb Central Michigan Feb Eastern Michigan MAC TOURNAMENT * - WERK FM Looking Ahead... The Cardinals will continue their two-game road swing on Wednesday night as they travel to 17th ranked Bowling Green for a showdown between the two division leaders.

11 Head Coach Tracy Roller Tracy Roller is in her sixth season as head coach at Ball State University. She became just the third basketball coach, men s or women s, in Ball State history to reach the 100 career victory mark with BSU s 10-point victory over Charlotte in the SPC Holiday Classic. She brings a record into today s contest with Buffalo. Roller has made a name for herself and the Cardinals program in her short time at the helm of Ball State. For starters, she is the all-time winningest coach in the 33-year history of the program at Ball State. She earned that honor in just her third season as the Cardinals picked up a victory over Buffalo January 24, 2004 in Muncie. The win, her 55th, placed her at the top of the list for women s hoops coaches in program history. Under Roller s direction, Ball State has had a legion of firsts. In her rookie season at the helm in , the Cardinals captured the program s first-ever Mid-American Conference Overall Co-Championship and West Division title. BSU made its first postseason appearance in the WNIT, where it advanced to the second round and hosted both games at Worthen Arena. Roller also was named the 2002 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. The season ended with the best overall (24-8) and best league (13-3) records in school history. Ball State set or tied 21 records during the campaign on the way to shattering single-game and single-season average attendance figures. Several players were on the receiving end of conference and regional awards. Tamara Bowie earned All-MAC First-Team accolades and honorable mention on the Kodak Division I Women s All-American Basketball Team for the second-straight year. Shala Crook was selected as BSU s first-ever MAC Defensive Player of the Year, while Kate Endress was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team. To make the season even more remarkable, the team was recognized on the WBCA Academic Top 25 Division I Honor Roll. In her second season as head mentor in , Roller led the Cardinals to a share of their second-straight overall regular-season and West Division league crowns plus a second-straight berth in the WNIT postseason tournament, where BSU, once again, advanced to the second round. Ball State, which began the season with its first invite to the Preseason WNIT, set or tied numerous team and/or individual records, including single-season attendance average for the second-straight year. The 21 overall victories and 12 MAC wins both rank second all time at BSU. In addition to the aforementioned team accomplishments, Bowie became the only player in the program s history to reap MAC Player of the Year accolades twice in a career and All-America Honorable Mention three times. Before leaving BSU, Bowie became the very first and thus far the only player in MAC history to be drafted in the Women s National Basketball Association Collegiate Draft with her selection as the 36th pick by the Washington Mystics. Additional individual honors included Johna Goff being named to the All-MAC Second Team and Dana Collins to the league s All-Freshman Team. In addition, Endress was honored with her selection to the Verizon Academic All-District First Team and the Academic All-MAC Team. Roller guided her team to the championship of the East Carolina Lady Pirate Invitational and its fifth-straight MAC Tournament quarterfinal appearance in Cleveland. Individually, Endress became the fourthstraight player, and just the sixth in school history, to earn First-Team All-MAC honors. In addition, Endress was honored as a 2004 CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American, a feat never before accomplished in the program. The team made the program s 14th overall MAC Tournament quarterfinal appearance. For the sec-

12 ond-successive season, Ball State claimed the championship of a non-conference tournament after capturing the Seton Hall Classic. Individually, Endress continued a stream of accolades by concluding her career as MAC Player of the Year, the second player to be honored during Roller s tenure as head coach, a first-team all-league selection and an All-America Honorable Mention. Last season, the Cardinals posted a overall record and made a MAC Quarterfinal Tournament appearance for the 10th straight season. The Cardinals posted a 9-7 record in the MAC while holding serve at home at Worthen Arena with an 11-3 mark. The Cardinals took home the inaugural Ball State Credit Union Classic championship during the season and Julie DeMuth earned Third Team All-MAC honors. On the academic side, Endress became just the second student-athlete, male or femal, in school history to be named an Academic All-American of the Year after her second-straight selection to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team. She was further honored as Indiana s NCAA Woman of the Year and as the recipient of the MAC s Bob James Memorial Scholarship, both firsts for a BSU women s basketball player. Last season, Tina Bolte earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team honors marking the fourth straight year that BSU has been represented in academically within the district. Endress signed a free agent contract with the WNBA s Connecticut Sun, making her the second BSU player to have the opportunity to play at the professional level. Roller arrived at Ball State eight years ago in an assistant coaching capacity and she has been behind one of the most successful transformations of a program in the country. As part of head coach Brenda (then Oldfield) Frese s staff in , Roller played a key role in helping the program to its first overall winning record in 10 seasons with a finish. The program went a step further in with a then school record 19 overall wins plus 11 league victories, which tied for first all time. The season, combined with the campaign, resulted in the first back-to-back winning seasons since the first two years of the sport at BSU in and Prior to her assistant coaching stint at Ball State, Roller spent three years as an assistant coach at Valparaiso, where she was responsible for the Crusaders recruiting efforts plus monitored academic progress, handled scouting of opponents and coached both the post and guard positions. In , Valparaiso registered an slate after posting the best record in women s basketball history at the school with a 22-7 mark in In her 10 seasons of NCAA Division I collegiate coaching, Roller has recruited 23 high school players from the state of Indiana, including former Indiana All-Stars and current BSU players, junior Julie DeMuth; sophomores Porchia Green and Kiley Jarrett; and freshmen Audrey McDonald and Kyleigh Jones. Before her move to collegiate coaching, Roller spent four years teaching and coaching at the prep level. In her final season, she was head coach at Jennings Year Overall MAC (Finish) Postseason (1st) WNIT (T-1st) WNIT (T-5th) (T-2nd) (3rd) TOTAL WNIT Roller s First Victory - BSU 89, Wright St. 54 (11/16/01) Roller s 25th Victory - BSU 78, Houston 63 (11/22/02) Roller s 50th Victory - BSU 83, Chicago St. 74 (12/27/03) Roller s 75th Victory - BSU 90, Murray St. 72 (11/19/05) Roller s 100th Victory - BSU 82, Charlotte 72 (12/30/06) County High School in North Vernon, Ind., where she garnered Hoosier Hills Conference Coach of the Year accolades after leading the school to its first-ever conference crown. As a player, Roller was selected to the Indiana All-Star team in 1988 after a successful prep career at Crown Point High School, where she guided the team to a state championship in She went on to a four-year playing career at Eastern Illinois, where she graduated in 1992, earning a bachelor s degree in zopology. The daughter of Ron and Sue Roller, she was born Dec. 12, 1969, in Oakland City, Ind.

13 HIGHLIGHTS Scored six points off of the bench with two three-pointers during the Cardinals 24-7 run that gave BSU the lead for good over Wright State... Scored a seasonhigh 14 points against Howard on the strength of four three-pointers... Scored six points off of the bench at Xavier with two three-pointers in the final 10 minutes of the game... Scored 13 points against Charlotte in the Holiday Classic championship game off of the bench... Scored eight points against Western Michigan... Played in her 100th career game at Central Michigan... Moved into sole possession of third place all-time in career three-pointers in the NIU game as she nailed a pair of longe range shots to post 153 career treys... Added eight points on the strength of two-of-three shooting from long range... Scored 12 points on four-of-seven shooting from three-point land against Akron. Season High Career High Points 14 vs. Howard (11/25/06) 27 at Murray State (11/19/05) Rebounds 2, two times 9 at Santa Clara (12/31/05) Assists 2 vs. Wright State (11/18/06) 7, two times Blocks -- 1, eight times Steals 2, two times 4 at Saint Louis (12/10/14) Minutes 27, two times 46 vs. Central Michigan (1/8/05) Tina Bolte Game-By-Game Opponent FG 3FG FT REB PF A TO B S TP at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at St. Peter s Charlotte Toledo Western Michigan at Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Miami at Akron Ohio at Buffalo at Bowling Green Kent State at Toledo at Western Michigan Central Michigan Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Year GP-GS Min Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot. Avg. PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts. Avg Total HIGHLIGHTS Played a team-high 32 minutes in the first game of the season at Michigan... Green played an all-around strong game against Wright State as she scored nine points, dished out five assists, notched four steals and grabbed three rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes of action... Scored nine points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out four assists and notched four steals against Howard... Scored a season-high 13 points against IPFW... Scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished out five assists and tallied four steals against Butler... Scored 11 points in the second half against Illlinois State while notching a career-high five steals... Posted her first career doouble-double against Valpo as she scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds... Added 10 rebounds and a career-high six assists at Xavier... Scored a career-high 22 points against Charlotte on eight-of-12 shooting... Named to the SPC Holiday Classic All-Tournament team for her efforts... Recorded her second career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Western Michigan... Notched another double-double with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Central Michigan while playing a carer-high 40 minutes... Scored 16 points against Miami... Dished out a caree-high eight assists at Akron. Season High Career High Points 22 vs. Charlotte (12/30/06) 22 vs. Charlotte (12/30/06) Rebounds 12 at C. Michigan (1/10/07) 12 at C. Michigan (1/10/07) Assists 8 at Akron, (1/23/07) 8 at Akron, (1/23/07) Blocks 3 vs. NIU (1/17/07) 3 vs. NIU (1/17/07) Steals 5 at Illinois State (12/6/06) 5, two times Minutes 40 at C. Michigan (1/10/07) 40 at C. Michigan (1/10/07) Porchia Green Game-By-Game Opponent FG 3FG FT REB PF A TO B S TP at Michigan Wright State Howard IPFW at Butler at Illinois State vs. Valparaiso at Indiana at Xavier at St. Peter s Charlotte Toledo Western Michigan at Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Miami at Akron Ohio at Buffalo at Bowling Green Kent State at Toledo at Western Michigan Central Michigan Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- Year GP-GS Min Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot. Avg. PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts. Avg Total