The Ball State women’s basketball team will traveled to Waco, Texas for the opening weekend of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
The No. 12 seed Cardinals fell to No. 5 Ole Miss in a first-round matchup on Friday, March 21.
The Cardinals made their second overall NCAA Tournament appearance, most recently qualifying in 2009. How did they get there? This mini-movie from the creatives in Sports Link shows you.
Led by Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament Most Valuable Player Ally Becki, the Cardinals captured their second MAC tournament championship in program history, defeating the Toledo Rockets in the title game on Saturday, 65-58, following victories over Western Michigan in the quarterfinals and Kent State in the semifinals.
Ball State made its 10th postseason tournament appearance under the Cardinals’ 13th-year head coach Brady Sallee. Ball State entered the NCAA Tournament with a 27-7 overall record. The Cardinals went 16-2 in MAC play, tying the program record for most league wins for the second-straight season. The 20-win season also marks the eighth time within the last 10 campaigns Sallee has reached the 20-win plateau.
🎬: Evan Cummings & Jude Kieffer 🎤: Griffin Leonard & Brayden Carroll