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2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

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2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
Sun Coast Challenge Champion
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record28–6 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Audrey Spencer
  • Moriah Monaco
  • Casey Morrissette
  • Mariah King
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 1   .944 28 6   .824
Ball State 16 2   .889 28 6   .824
Kent State 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Buffalo 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Bowling Green 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Ohio 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 9 20   .310
Akron 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Eastern Michigan 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by 12th year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at the Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

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The Cardinals finished 28–6 and 16–2 in the MAC play to finish second in the MAC. They lost in the semi-final of the MAC tournament. The Cardinals were selected to play in the 2024 WBIT. The team fell to Belmont in the second round.

Preseason

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Prior to the season Ball State was picked second in the MAC preseason poll.[1]

Preseason rankings

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MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 121 (11)
2 Ball State 110 (1)
3 Kent State 102
4 Bowling Green 77
5 Northern Illinois 99
6 Akron 69
7 Eastern Michigan 66
8 Buffalo 50
9 Ohio 40
10 Western Michigan 38
11 Central Michigan 24
12 Miami 23

MAC Tournament Champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)

Roster

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2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ally Becki 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Brownsburg Brownsburg, IN
G 1 Hana Mühl 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So - HR
G 3 Sydney Bolden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Loganville Loganville, GA
F 4 Sydney Shafer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Northwest Jackson, MI
G 10 Ana Barreto 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So - Portugal, EU
G 12 Nyla Hampton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Wayne Huber Heights, OH
F 14 Marie Kiefer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bishop Brossart Alexandria, KY
G 15 Ashlynn Brooke 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Pioneer Royal Center, IN
F 20 Alex Richard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Avon Avon, IN
G 22 Estel Puiggros 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr CLUB SEGEL XXI Manresa, ES
G 24 Madelyn Bischoff 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Roncalli Indianapolis, IN
F 30 Hailey Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Fishers Fishers, IN
F 31 Olivia Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Fishers Fishers, IN
F 42 Annie Rauch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hilliard Darby Hilliard, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 28, 2024

Support Staff

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2023-24 Ball State Cardinals Support Staff
  • Ben Armer - Director of Strength and Conditioning
  • Brad Bunten - Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Caroline Scheu - Content Creator
  • Gabby Beckham - Graduate Assistant
  • Tyler Young - Graduate Assistant

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
Trine University W 100-41 
                  Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
Tennessee Tech W 97-64  1–0
 18  Richard   7  Barreto   7  Becki  Worthen Arena (4,212)
Muncie, IN
November 11, 2023*
3:30 p.m.
at Troy
MAC-SBC Challenge
W 86–71  2–0
 22  Bischoff   9  Kiefer   7  Tied  Trojan Arena (2,126)
Troy, AL
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
at Chicago State W 85–56  3–0
 18  Rauch   9  Puiggros   8  Becki  Jones Convocation Center (N/A)
Chicago, IL
November 18, 2023*
11:00 a.m.
Northern Iowa W 75–64  4–0
 19  Hampton   6  Kiefer   5  Becki  Worthen Arena (1,432)
Muncie, IN
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at IUPUI W 67–63  5–0
 19  Becki   10  Kiefer   6  Becki  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (490)
Indianapolis, IN
November 24, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17 Notre Dame L 59–90  5–1
 11  Tied   5  Richard   4  Hampton  Worthen Arena (5,442)
Muncie, IN
December 3, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis W 71–64  6–1
 17  Richard   8  Becki   5  Hampton  Chaifetz Arena (812)
St. Louis, MO
December 6, 2023*
4:00 p.m., SNY, ESPN+
at No. 17 UConn L 63–90  6–2
 12  Bischoff   3  Tied   3  Richard  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,273)
Storrs, CT
December 10, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky W 67–59  7–2
 16  Becki   9  Richard   9  Hampton  E.A. Diddle Arena (1,008)
Bowling Green, KY
December 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m., Baller.tv
vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh
Sun Coast Tournament
W 73–62  8–2
 18  Bischoff   10  Kiefer   6  Becki  Pasco–Hernando State College (108)
Tampa, FL
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., Baller.tv
vs. No. 16 Georgia
Sun Coast Tournament
W 52–51  9–2
 16  Becki   6  Tied   6  Becki  Pasco–Hernando State College (123)
Tampa, FL
December 30, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
Oakland City W 95-58  10–2
 16  Bischoff   7  Rauch   8  Tied  Worthen Arena (1,564)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at Western Michigan W 78–56  11–2
(1–0)
 15  Becki   8  Richard   7  Becki  University Arena (868)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m.
at Akron W 71–64  12–2
(2–0)
 20  Becki   10  Rauch   6  Becki  James A. Rhodes Arena (802)
Akron, OH
January 10, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Buffalo W 67–62  13–2
(3–0)
 16  Hampton   10  Becki   7  Becki  Worthen (1,594)
Muncie, IN
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m.
Bowling Green W 76–61  14–2
(4–0)
 18  Bischoff   7  Bischoff   6  Hampton  Worthen Arena (1,068)
Muncie, IN
January 17, 2024
11:00 a.m.
at Central Michigan W 79–47  15–2
(5–0)
 36  Becki   7  Richard   10  Hampton  McGuirk Arena (3,271)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 21, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Toledo W 65–51  16–2
(6–0)
 19  Bischoff   5  Tied   3  Tied  Worthen Arena (2,469)
Muncie, IN
January 24, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Miami (OH) W 91–56  17–2
(7–0)
 14  Tied   5  Smith   5  Hampton  Worthen Arena (1,569)
Muncie, IN
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m.
at Eastern Michigan W 75–50  18–2
(8–0)
 21  Becki   9  Kiefer   7  Becki  Convocation Center (1,495)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 31, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Kent State W 57–46  19–2
(9–0)
 16  Becki   7  Tied   6  Hampton  Worthen Arena (1,073)
Muncie, IN
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m.
Ohio W 97–66  20–2
(10–0)
 18  Puiggros   6  Tied   8  Hampton  Worthen Arena (1,556)
Muncie, IN
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at Northern Illinois L 71–76 OT 20–3
(10–1)
 14  Bischoff   5  Tied   6  Becki  Convocation Center (700)
DeKalb, IL
February 11, 2024*
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
James Madison
MAC-SBC Challenge
W 72–57  21–3
 19  Kiefer   9  Richard   5  Becki  Worthen Arena (1,575)
Muncie, IN
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m.
at Ohio W 75–60  22–3
(11–1)
 17  Bischoff   11  Hampton   5  Becki  Convocation Center (880)
Athens, OH
February 21, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Central Michigan W 78–54  23–3
(12–1)
 22  Richard   8  Kiefer   5  Hampton  Worthen Arena (1,343)
Muncie, IN
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m.
at Toledo L 48–70  23–4
(12–2)
 12  Richard   6  Richard   4  Becki  Savage Arena (5,556)
Toledo,OH
February 28, 2024
6:30 p.m.
Akron W 75–41  24–4
(13–2)
 21  Richard   6  Tied   4  Hampton  Worthen Arena (1,167)
Muncie, IN
March 2, 2024
11:00 a.m.
Eastern Michigan W 75–47  25–4
(14–2)
 18  Hampton   4  Tied   4  Hampton  Worthen Arena (2,154)
Muncie, IN
March 6, 2024
5:00 p.m.
at Kent State W 75–71  26–4
(15–2)
 17  Richard   11  Kiefer   6  Hampton  MAC Center (1,290)
Kent, OH
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m.
at Buffalo W 71–50  27–4
(16–2)
 18  Richard   7  Tied   10  Becki  Convocation Center (2,371)
Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
March 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Ohio
Quarterfinals
W 77–53  28–4
 22  Richard   11  Kiefer   7  Hampton  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1,426)
Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Kent State
Semifinals
L 50–65  28–5
 13  Becki   6  Richard   7  Becki  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) Belmont
First Round
L 59–77  28–6
 14  Hampton   8  Kiefer   4  Becki  Worthen Arena (719)
Muncie, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "MAC Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". MAC Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". ballstatesports.com.
  3. ^ "Ball State Cardinals Women's Basketball Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.