2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by eighth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019–20 record21–10 (13–5 MAC)
Head coachBrady Sallee (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
  • Bri Kulas
Home arenaWorthen Arena
2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State106 .625  1710  .630
Ohio106 .625  1710  .630
Buffalo79 .438  1611  .593
Akron79 .438  1413  .519
Miami (OH)412 .250  1117  .393
Bowling Green214 .125  919  .321
West
Central Michigan151 .938  225  .815
Ball State124 .750  208  .714
Western Michigan97 .563  1611  .593
Eastern Michigan97 .563  1413  .519
Toledo610 .375  1116  .407
Northern Illinois511 .313  918  .333
2020 MAC Tournament winner
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2019–20 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Arbrie Benson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrOmaha Benson Chicago, IL
G 1 Abi Haynes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLincoln Vincennes, IN
G 2 Katie Helgason 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrGreenfield Central Greenfield, IN
G 5 Maliah Howard-Bass 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrColumbus North Columbus, IN
F 10 Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoKeflavík Reykjanesbær, Iceland
G 11 Sydney Freeman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCentral Noble Albion, IN
F 13 Anna Gamarra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSegle XXI Barcelona, Spain
F 21 Blake Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCarmel Carmel, IN
G 22 Estel Puiggros 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSegle XXI Manresa, Spain
G 23 Gabby Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 24 Jasmin Samz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSWausaw Wausau, WI
G 30 Anna Clephane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrScott Taylor Mill, KY
F 32 Oshlyn Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrChillicothe Chillicothe, OH
F 34 Aliyah Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBrownsburg Indianapolis, IN
F 42 Annie Rauch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrHilliard Darby Hilliar, OH
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 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI W 65–48  0–1
IUPUI Gymnasium (612)
Indianapolis, IN
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, YouTube
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 83–52  1–1
Hilliard Gates Sports Center (559)
Fort Wayne, IN
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
at Cincinnati W 63–56  1–2
Fifth Third Arena (960)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Xavier W 70–49  2–2
Worthen Arena (4,235)
Muncie, IN
November 23, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Butler W 74–70  3–2
Worthen Arena (4,192)
Muncie, IN
November 28, 2019*
4:00 pm
vs. Lehigh
Women's Basketball Bahamas Hoopfest Thanksgiving Classic
W 54–52  4–2
Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2019*
7:00 pm
vs. Wisconsin
Women's Basketball Bahamas Hoopfest Thanksgiving Classic
W 67–56  4–3
Baha Mar Convention, Arts & Entertainment Center (200)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 7, 2019*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 91–86 OT 4–4
Worthen Arena (4,733)
Muncie, IN
December 18, 2019*
6:30 pm
vs. Loyola Marymount
Lobo Invitational
W 77–72  5–4
Dreamstyle Arena 
Alburqueque, NM
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
vs. Providence
Lobo Invitational
W 52–51  6–4
Dreamstyle Arena 
Albuquerque, NM
December 20, 2019*
9:00 pm, Mountain West Network
at New Mexico
Lobo Invitational
W 70–57  7–4
Dreamstyle Arena (4,728)
Albuquerque, NM
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Urbana W 84–49  8–4
Worthen Arena (947)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
January 4, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State W 66–62  9–4
(1–0)
Worthen Arena (1,105)
Muncie, IN
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green W 86–80 OT 10–4
(2–0)
Stroh Center (1,172)
Bowling Green, OH
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 59–54  11–4
(3–0)
Worthen Arena (1,228)
Muncie, IN
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 66–39  11–5
(3–1)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio W 79–71  11–6
(3–2)
Convocation Center (541)
Athens, OH
January 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Buffalo W 69–65  12–6
(4–2)
Worthen Arena (1,010)
Muncie, IN
January 25, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 80–63  13–6
(5–2)
Worthen Arena (1,315)
Muncie, IN
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State W 69–68  13–7
(5–3)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,521)
Kent, OH
February 1, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 68–65  14–7
(6–3)
Worthen Arena (5,238)
Muncie, IN
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron W 60–52  15–7
(7–3)
Worthen Arena (1,002)
Muncie, IN
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo W 60–58  16–7
(8–3)
Savage Arena (3,179)
Toledo, OH
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo W 69–58  17–7
(9–3)
Alumni Arena (1,415)
Buffalo, NY
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 97–89  18–7
(10–3)
Worthen Arena (1,334)
Muncie, IN
February 22, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan W 61–58  18–8
(10–4)
Convocation Center (966)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo W 66–60  19–8
(11–4)
Worthen Arena (875)
Muncie, IN
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan W 67–62  20–8
(12–4)
Worthen Arena (1,812)
Muncie, IN
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois W 70–62  20–9
(12–5)
Convocation Center (564)
DeKalb, IL
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 64–63 OT 21–9
(13–5)
University Arena (825)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2020
approx. 5:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 64–63  21–10
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (960)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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See also

References

  1. "2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule". 2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule. Ball State Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2019–20". Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2019–20. ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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