(Photo: Courtesy of Kyle Crawford, Ball State Athletics)
MUNCIE, Ind. — Jasmin Samz is shaking her head.
The graduate guard has just helped Ball State beat Toledo 66-60 in a matchup her coach, Brady Sallee, would describe postgame Wednesday as “intense” and a “slugfest.” The Cardinals have protected their home floor at Worthen Arena again. They have completed a regular season sweep of the Rockets.
And as Sallee describes the atmosphere around the program just a year ago, the feeling that accompanied the team in the gym as it fizzled toward an 8-23 record and 3-15 mark against the Mid-American Conference, Samz is shaking her head.