{"id":278282,"date":"2025-11-11T19:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/278282\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:32:11","slug":"womens-basketball-opens-home-portion-of-its-season-wednesday-against-nku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/278282\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Basketball Opens Home Portion of Its Season Wednesday Against NKU"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nOpening Tip:
\n– This marks the fourth meeting between Ball State and Northern Kentucky with the first meeting taking place at Worthen Arena when the Norse defeated the Cardinals by a score of 69-67 on Dec. 8, 2012.\u00a0Ball State won its last meeting against NKU last season by a score of 77-51 in Highland Heights, Ky. Grace Kingery<\/a> had a break through performance scoring a personal high of 23 points after draining seven 3-pointers which ranked sixth in the Cardinals’ single-game record books.<\/p>\n

Sallee Strong:

\n–Brady Sallee<\/a> is known for developing his players into strong shooters,over the years. In the last two seasons the Cardinals have ranked in the top 75 nationally in offense. In 2023-24 the Cardinals were 53rd in offense averaging 72.7 points per game while in 2024-25 Ball State finished the year ranked 72nd averaging 72.5 points per game.<\/p>\n

Career Day For Two Cards at IU Indy:

\nIt was a career day performance for two Cardinals on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 when Ball State defeated interstate rival IU-Indy by a score of 81-72. Both Bree Salenbien<\/a> and Tessa Towers<\/a> had career high 20-point performances. Salenbien and Towers also tallied personal bests in rebounds with Salenbien pulling down 12 rebounds and Towers finished the day with 10.<\/p>\n

Road Warriors:

\nUnder head coach Brady Sallee<\/a> the Cardinals have played well on the road for the last 14 years under his watch. The Cardinals are 112-74 (.599) from 2012 until present on the road. Ball State’s best season playing away from home was in 2020-21 when the Cardinals posted an 11-2 mark. Ball State is 2-0 this season on the road with defeats at Arkansas State and IU Indy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the Nation:

\nThe Cardinals rank third in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (37.5) and 18th in rebounds per contest (50.50). Ball State is only 1 of 136 team in the nation that are currently undefeated. Both Bree Salenbien<\/a> and Tessa Towers<\/a> rank 21st in the nation in double-doubles with one apiece. Karsyn Norman<\/a> sits at 19th in minutes played (37.34) while Salenbien is 21st in rebounds per contest (12.0).<\/p>\n

Home Sweet Home:

\nJohn E. Worthen has been good to Brady Sallee<\/a> and the Cardinals. Sallee has guided Ball State women’s basketball to a 134-57 (.701) record in the last 14 seasons at home with its best showing being in 2022-23 with a 15-1 ledger. This marks the 33rd years of Worthen Arena which opened it 1992. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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