2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Head coach	Brady Sallee (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Audrey McDonald-Spencer; Roman Tubner; Bri Kulas;
Home arena	Worthen Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bowling Green	14	–	4	.778	20	–	5	.800
Central Michigan†	13	–	6	.684	17	–	8	.680
Ohio	11	–	6	.647	14	–	8	.636
Buffalo	11	–	6	.647	15	–	9	.625
Kent State	10	–	6	.625	11	–	9	.550
Ball State	12	–	8	.600	14	–	11	.560
Northern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	12	–	12	.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	7	.500	10	–	10	.500
Toledo	8	–	12	.400	12	–	12	.500
Western Michigan	5	–	14	.263	6	–	15	.286
Akron	4	–	14	.222	7	–	14	.333
Miami (OH)	3	–	17	.150	4	–	20	.167

† 2021 MAC tournament winner As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represent Ball State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by ninth-year head coach Brady Sallee, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at UW–Milwaukee	W 67–56	0–1	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		IUPUI	L 49–73	0–2	Worthen Arena (75) Muncie, IN
December 2, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	L 58–77	0–3 (0–1)	Worthen Arena (45) Muncie, IN
December 5, 2020* 3:00 pm, WKUSportsTV		at Western Kentucky	W 58–54	1–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (537) Bowling Green, KY
December 14, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 98–42	2–3	Freedom Hall (274) Louisville, KY
MAC regular season
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	W 67–60	3–3 (1–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (15) Akron, OH
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 55–89	3–4 (1–2)	Worthen Arena (82) Muncie, IN
January 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	W 93–78	4–4 (2–2)	Worthen Arena (72) Muncie, IN
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 61–70	4–5 (2–3)	M.A.C. Center Kent, OH
January 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	W 88–85 ^OT	5–5 (3–3)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Buffalo	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues.^[1]		John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm		Northern Illinois	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues.^[2]		John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm		at Eastern Michigan	W 68–64	6–5 (4–3)	Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 27, 2021 7:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 85–82	7–5 (5–3)	John E. Worthen Arena (64) Muncie, IN
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm		at Western Michigan	W 78–71	8–5 (6–3)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 3, 2021 5:00 pm		at Central Michigan	W 69–66	9–5 (7–3)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 6, 2021 4:00 pm		Akron	L 84–89 ^OT	9–6 (7–4)	Worthen Arena (89) Muncie, IN
February 8, 2021 2:00 pm		Northern Illinois Rescheduled from January 20	L 74–78	9–7 (7–5)	Worthen Arena (51) Muncie, IN
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm		Ohio	L 66–88	9–8 (7–6)	Worthen Arena (70) Muncie, IN
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm		at Miami (OH)	W 79–77	10–8 (8–6)	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 17, 2021 5:00 pm		at Buffalo	W 76–63	11–8 (9–6)	Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm		Buffalo Rescheduled from January 16	L 76–83	11–9 (9–7)	Worthen Arena (65) Muncie, IN
February 24, 2021 7:00 pm		at Northern Illinois	W 82–79	12–9 (10–7)	NIU Convocation Center (38) DeKalb, IL
February 27, 2021 12:00 pm		at Toledo	W 88–77	13–9 (11–7)	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
March 3, 2021 7:00 pm		Central Michigan	L 81–87	13–10 (11–8)	Worthen Arena (86) Muncie, IN
March 6, 2021 1:00 pm		Western Michigan	W 76–69	14–10 (12–8)	Worthen Arena (132) Muncie, IN
MAC Women's Tournament
March 10, 2021 6:45 pm	(6)	vs. (3) Ohio Quarterfinals	L 59–61	14–11	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

^ "Women's Basketball Home Game Saturday Against Buffalo Postponed". Ball State University. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "MAC Announces Official Changes to Women's Basketball Schedule". Ball State University. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ "2019–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". 2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule. Ball State Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ "Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2020–21". Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2020–21. ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[1] "Women's Basketball Home Game Saturday Against Buffalo Postponed". Ball State University. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[2] "MAC Announces Official Changes to Women's Basketball Schedule". Ball State University. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[3] "2019–21 Women's Basketball Schedule". 2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule. Ball State Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[4] "Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2020–21". Ball State Cardinals Schedule – 2020–21. ESPN. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

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