Ball State Cardinals women's basketball | |||
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University | Ball State University | ||
Head coach | Brady Sallee (13th season) | ||
Conference | Mid-American | ||
Location | Muncie, Indiana | ||
Arena | Worthen Arena (capacity: 11,500) | ||
Nickname | Cardinals | ||
Colors | Cardinal and white [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament second round | |||
2009 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
2009 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2009 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2002, 2003 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015 |
The Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represents the Ball State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Cardinals play home basketball games at Worthen Arena on the Ball State campus in Muncie, Indiana. [2]
As of the 2022–23 season, the Cardinals have a 637–702 record, with a 339–367 record in the Mid-American Conference. [3] [4] [5] Ball State has won the Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament once, in 2009, while finishing as runner-up in 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2014. In their lone appearance in the Tournament, the Cardinals (ranked as a 12 seed) beat the 5th seeded Tennessee Lady Volunteers 71–55, the first ever loss for the Lady Vols in the first round. They lost in the second round to Iowa State 71–57. [6]
They have won the MAC West Division in 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015 while finishing as regular season champions in 2002 and 2003. They have made 11 appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (2002, 2003, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018,2022, and 2023), with a WNIT Final 16 appearance in 2013 and a Second Round appearance in 2016, 2018, and 2023. [7] [8] On December 21, 2017, the Cardinals defeated Western Kentucky and remained undefeated in non-conference play for the first time in school history. [9]
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Season | Record | Conference record | Coach |
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1974–75 | 17–6 | n/a | Rosalie DiBrezzo |
1975–76 | 13–6 | n/a | Rosalie DiBrezzo |
1976–77 | 5–8 | n/a | Debbie Powers |
1977–78 | 7–6 | n/a | Sue Tussey |
1978–79 | 5–11 | n/a | Debbie Powers |
1979–80 | 6–13 | n/a | Debbie Powers |
1980–81 | 9–14 | n/a | Debbie Powers |
1981–82 | 8–14 | 3–4 | Debbie Powers |
1982–83 | 7–17 | 5–13 | Karen Fitzpatrick |
1983–84 | 4–21 | 2–16 | Karen Fitzpatrick |
1984–85 | 6–21 | 4–14 | Karen Fitzpatrick |
1985–86 | 13–14 | 9–9 | Marsha Reall |
1986–87 | 4–23 | 2–14 | Ethel Gregory |
1987–88 | 6–21 | 4–12 | Ethel Gregory |
1988–89 | 12–15 | 7–9 | Ethel Gregory |
1989–90 | 17–11 | 9–7 | Ethel Gregory |
1990–91 | 7–20 | 3–13 | Ethel Gregory |
1991–92 | 5–22 | 3–13 | Ethel Gregory |
1992–93 | 3–23 | 3–15 | Robyn Markey |
1993–94 | 6–20 | 4–14 | Robyn Markey |
1994–95 | 7–18 | 3–15 | Robyn Markey |
1995–96 | 6–20 | 3–15 | Robyn Markey |
1996–97 | 13–13 | 11–7 | Robyn Markey |
1997–98 | 10–16 | 7–11 | Robyn Markey |
1998–99 | 9–17 | 6–10 | Robyn Markey |
1999-00 | 16–13 | 8–8 | Brenda Oldfield |
2000–01 | 19–9 | 11–5 | Brenda Oldfield |
2001–02 | 24–8 | 13–3 | Tracy Roller |
2002–03 | 21–10 | 12–4 | Tracy Roller |
2003–04 | 13–16 | 7–9 | Tracy Roller |
2004–05 | 16–13 | 11–5 | Tracy Roller |
2005–06 | 17–12 | 9–7 | Tracy Roller |
2006–07 | 24–7 | 13–3 | Tracy Roller |
2007–08 | 15–15 | 11–5 | Tracy Roller (3–7) and Lisa McDonald (12–8) |
2008–09 | 26–9 | 14–2 | Kelly Packard |
2009–10 | 14–17 | 7–9 | Kelly Packard |
2010–11 | 9–21 | 4–12 | Kelly Packard |
2011–12 | 9–21 | 4–12 | Kelly Packard |
2012–13 | 17–16 | 12–4 | Brady Sallee |
2013–14 | 18–17 | 9–9 | Brady Sallee |
2014–15 | 17–14 | 13–5 | Brady Sallee |
2015–16 | 22–10 | 13–5 | Brady Sallee |
2016–17 | 21–11 | 14–4 | Brady Sallee |
2017–18 | 25–7 | 13–5 | Brady Sallee |
2018–19 | 8–23 | 3–15 | Brady Sallee |
2019–20 | 21–10 | 13–5 | Brady Sallee |
2020–21 | 14–11 | 12–8 | Brady Sallee |
2021–22 | 20–13 | 11–8 | Brady Sallee |
2022–23 | 26–9 | 14–4 | Brady Sallee |
2023–24 | 28–6 | 16–2 | Brady Sallee |
Overall | 665–708 | 355–369 |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2009 | #12 | First Round Second Round | #5 Tennessee #4 Iowa State | W 71–55 L 57–71 |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2024 | #4 | First | Belmont | L 77–59 |
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Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2002 | First | Louisville | W 95–84 |
Second | Valparaiso | 77–69 | |
2003 | First | Indiana State | W 91–87 * |
Second | Missouri | L 88–77 | |
2007 | Round 2 | Kentucky | L 85–82 |
2013 | First | Minnesota | W 54–51 |
Second | Northern Iowa | W 53–48 | |
Third | Kansas State | L 60–48 | |
2014 | Round 1 | Northwestern | L 69–65 |
2015 | Round 1 | Middle Tennessee | L 69–58 |
2016 | Round 1 | Iowa | W 77–72 |
Round 2 | St. Louis | L 59–57 | |
2017 | Round 1 | Indiana | L 71–58 |
2018 | Round 1 | Middle Tennessee | W 69–60 |
Round 2 | Purdue | L 77–72 | |
2022 | Round 1 | Marquette | L 93–70 |
2023 | Round 1 | Belmont | W 101–86 |
Round 2 | Memphis | L 79–62 |
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