2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
2023–24 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
Sun Coast Challenge Champion
WBIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	28–6 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach	Brady Sallee (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Audrey Spencer; Moriah Monaco; Casey Morrissette; Mariah King;
Home arena	Worthen Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Preseason rankings

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

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

Brady Sallee (Thomas More)

Assistant coach(es)

Audrey Spencer (Ball State)
Moriah Monaco (Ball State)
Casey Morrissette (Mount Union)
Mariah King (Eastern Illinois)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 28, 2024

Support Staff

**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

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

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

[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.

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