Madelyn Bischoff who chipped in 18 points followed by classmate Alex Richard who ended the day with 13. Ally Becki, Lachelle Austin and Tessa Towers each added 10 points to the win.
What stood out the most on today's stat sheet was points-in-the-paint as Ball State outscored Akron, 42-22. The Cardinals also outscored the Zips on second chance points, 14-4.
The Cardinals' defense continues to evolve and that was apparent in the opening quarter of today's game. Although, Ball State was just ahead 7-2 by the media timeout over Akron, the Cardinals had already forced the Zips to commit five turnovers by the 4:36 mark.