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2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

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2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–23 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
  • Bri Kulas
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 14 4   .778 30 6   .833
Miami (OH) 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Buffalo 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Kent State 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Akron 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Bowling Green 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Toledo 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Northern Illinois 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Western Michigan 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Ball State 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2019 MAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by seventh year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They seeked to qualify for the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament for the second time and the first time since 2009 but 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.

Roster

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2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Abi Haynes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Lincoln Vincennes, IN
G 2 Katie Helgason 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Greenfield Central Greenfield, IN
G 3 Hadassah Harris 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Heritage Christian Indianapolis, IN
G 5 Maliah Howard-Bass 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Columbus North Columbus, IN
F 10 Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Keflavík Reykjanesbær, Iceland
F 21 Blake Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Carmel Carmel, IN
G 23 Gabby Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 24 Jasmin Samz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Wausaw Wausau, WI
G 30 Anna Clephane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Scott Taylor Mill, KY
G 31 Nakeya Penny 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Logansport Logansport, IN
F 32 Oshlyn Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Chillicothe Chillicothe, OH
F 34 Aliyah Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Brownsburg Indianapolis, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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

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2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

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References

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