MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State eighth-year head coach Brady Sallee guided his team this season to a 21-10 overall record with 13 more wins than the Cardinals had in 2018-19. Last year, Ball State wrapped up its season with an overall 8-23 ledger. The 13-game turnaround leads all NCAA Division I women's basketball programs and ranks 30th all-time in NCAA history.
The Cardinals ended the 2019-20 campaign ranked 10th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (30.2), 11th in free throws attempts (655) and 49th in both field goal percentage defense (36.8) and 3-point defense (28.