2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team will represent Ball State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by seventh year head coach Brady Sallee, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They seek to qualify for the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament for the second time and the first time since 2009 but unfortunately they finished the season 8–23, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first of the MAC Women's Tournament to Toledo.

2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018–19 record8–23 (3–15 MAC)
Head coachBrady Sallee (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
  • Bri Kulas
Home arenaWorthen Arena
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Ohio144 .778  306  .833
Miami (OH)135 .722  239  .719
Buffalo126 .667  2410  .706
Kent State117 .611  2013  .606
Akron711 .389  1615  .516
Bowling Green216 .111  921  .300
West
Central Michigan153 .833  258  .758
Toledo117 .611  2112  .636
Northern Illinois108 .556  1913  .594
Eastern Michigan612 .333  1417  .452
Western Michigan414 .222  1020  .333
Ball State315 .167  823  .258
2019 MAC Tournament winner

Roster

2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Abi Haynes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrLincoln Vincennes, IN
G 2 Katie Helgason 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoGreenfield Central Greenfield, IN
G 3 Hadassah Harris 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoHeritage Christian Indianapolis, IN
G 5 Maliah Howard-Bass 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoColumbus North Columbus, IN
F 10 Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrKeflavík Reykjanesbær, Iceland
F 21 Blake Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCarmel Carmel, IN
G 23 Gabby Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 24 Jasmin Samz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWausaw Wausau, WI
G 30 Anna Clephane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrScott Taylor Mill, KY
G 31 Nakeya Penny 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrLogansport Logansport, IN
F 32 Oshlyn Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoChillicothe Chillicothe, OH
F 34 Aliyah Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBrownsburg Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue L 38–80  0–1
Worthen Arena (3,104)
Muncie, IN
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 67–62  1–1
Worthen Arena (1,309)
Muncie, IN
November 17, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 54–74  1–2
JQH Arena (2,018)
Springfield, MO
November 23, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Fordham
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
L 70–78  1–3
Hertz Arena (429)
Estero, FL
November 24, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Duke
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
L 62–79  1–4
Hertz Arena (516)
Estero, FL
November 25, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Quinnipiac
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game
L 66–69  1–5
Hertz Arena (516)
Estero, FL
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cincinnati W 75–63  2–5
Worthen Arena (1,110)
Muncie, IN
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, Facebook
at Butler L 47–67  2–6
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,524)
Indianapolis, IN
December 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vanderbilt L 43–60  2–7
Worthen Arena (923)
Muncie, IN
December 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Kentucky W 86–83  3–7
E. A. Diddle Arena (715)
Bowling Green, KY
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee State W 90–51  4–7
Worthen Arena (1,223)
Muncie, IN
December 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Urbana W 99–62  5–7
Worthen Arena (1,082)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
January 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo W 65–58  5–8
(0–1)
Savage Arena (3,473)
Toledo, OH
January 9, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 77–70  6–8
(1–1)
Worthen Arena (2,112)
Muncie, IN
January 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 75–90  6–9
(1–2)
Worthen Arena (4,076)
Muncie, IN
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo L 65–77  6–10
(1–3)
Alumni Arena (1,615)
Buffalo, NY
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 57–60  6–11
(1–4)
Millett Hall (317)
Oxford, OH
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State W 48–44  7–11
(2–4)
Worthen Arena (1,055)
Muncie, IN
January 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan L 62–65  7–12
(2–5)
Worthen Arena (1,066)
Muncie, IN
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 62–94  7–13
(2–6)
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 63–81  7–14
(2–7)
McGuirk Arena (1,879)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 9, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 83–93  7–15
(2–8)
Worthen Arena (1,333)
Muncie, IN
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron L 61–91  7–16
(2–9)
James A. Rhodes Arena (392)
Akron, OH
February 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan L 53–56  7–17
(2–10)
Convocation Center (1,228)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo
Rescheduled from January 30
L 58–97  7–18
(2–11)
Worthen Arena (1,036)
Muncie, IN
February 23, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Toledo L 62–63  7–19
(2–12)
Worthen Arena (4,389)
Muncie, IN
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan L 64–81  7–20
(2–13)
Worthen Arena (1,100)
Muncie, IN
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 54–72  7–21
(2–14)
University Arena (915)
Kalamazoo, MI
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois W 67–64  8–21
(3–14)
Convocation Center (501)
DeKalb, IL
March 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan L 57–67  8–22
(3–15)
Worthen Arena (2,070)
Muncie, IN
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(11) at (6) Toledo
First Round
L 63–67  8–23
Savage Arena (4,059)
Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

References

  1. "2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule". 2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule. Ball State Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2018–19". Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2018–19. ESPN. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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