MUNCIE, Ind. – On a day when both offenses struggled to score, the Ball State women's basketball defense proved to be the difference in its 60-52 victory over Akron Saturday afternoon inside Worthen Arena. The Cardinals are now 6-0 at home against league competition.
Ball State (15-7, 7-3 MAC) held Akron (10-11, 3-7) to just one field goal made over the final 9:50 of the contest. That basket came with six seconds left and the outcome already decided.
"We found a way to win," Ball State head coach Brady Sallee said. "Today we found a way by Deuce [Benson] going and getting second-chance opportunities and making a ton of hustle plays.