Ball State Women’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 8, 2025 · CSM Staff
 
Ball State Cardinals
 
Mid-American (27-7, 16-2)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/11 at Buffalo (78-56), 3/15 vs Toledo (65-58)
Bad Losses: 2/19 at Toledo (66-70), 2/22 Kent State (54-60)
Coach: Brady Sallee
 
Probable Starters:
Marie Kiefer, Senior, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Alex Richard, Senior, Forward, 16.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Madelyn Bischoff, Senior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 1.2 apg
Ally Becki, Senior, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 6.3 apg, 5.5 rpg, 2.2 spg
Lachelle Austin, Senior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 3.5 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Elise Stuck, Senior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Maliyah Johnson, Senior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.5 (72nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.4 (90, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.6 (63, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.7 (46, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (113, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.1 (221, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.3 (110, 4)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (98, 6)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (44, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.9 (104, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024 WBI First Rond loss to Belmont
2023 NIT First Round win over Belmont
2023 NIT Second Round loss to Memphis
2022 NIT First Round loss to Marquette
2018 NIT First Round win over Middle Tennessee State
2018 NIT Second Round loss to Purdue
2016 NIT First Round win over Iowa
2016 NIT Second Round loss to Saint Louis
2015 NIT First Round loss to Middle Tennessee
2014 NIT First Round loss to Northwestern
2013 NIT First Round win over Minnesota
2013 NIT Second Round win over Northern Iowa
2013 NIT Third Round loss to Kansas State
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Tennessee
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Iowa State
2007 NIT Second Round loss to Kentucky
2003 NIT First Round win over Indiana State
2003 NIT Second Round loss to Missouri
2002 NIT First Round win over Louisville
2002 NIT Second Round loss to Valparaiso
 
*all team stats through 3/6