# 2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by seventh year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They sought to qualify for the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament for the second time and the first time since 2009 but they finished the season 8–23, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first of the MAC women's tournament to Toledo.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue | L 38–80 | 0–1 | Worthen Arena (3,104) Muncie, IN |
| November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 67–62 | 1–1 | Worthen Arena (1,309) Muncie, IN |
| November 17, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | L 54–74 | 1–2 | JQH Arena (2,018) Springfield, MO |
| November 23, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Fordham Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | L 70–78 | 1–3 | Hertz Arena (429) Estero, FL |
| November 24, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Duke Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | L 62–79 | 1–4 | Hertz Arena (516) Estero, FL |
| November 25, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Quinnipiac Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | L 66–69 | 1–5 | Hertz Arena (516) Estero, FL |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | W 75–63 | 2–5 | Worthen Arena (1,110) Muncie, IN |
| December 2, 2018* 2:00 pm, Facebook | | at Butler | L 47–67 | 2–6 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,524) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vanderbilt | L 43–60 | 2–7 | Worthen Arena (923) Muncie, IN |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Kentucky | W 86–83 | 3–7 | E. A. Diddle Arena (715) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee State | W 90–51 | 4–7 | Worthen Arena (1,223) Muncie, IN |
| December 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Urbana | W 99–62 | 5–7 | Worthen Arena (1,082) Muncie, IN |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | W 65–58 | 5–8 (0–1) | Savage Arena (3,473) Toledo, OH |
| January 9, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 77–70 | 6–8 (1–1) | Worthen Arena (2,112) Muncie, IN |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 75–90 | 6–9 (1–2) | Worthen Arena (4,076) Muncie, IN |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 65–77 | 6–10 (1–3) | Alumni Arena (1,615) Buffalo, NY |
| January 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 57–60 | 6–11 (1–4) | Millett Hall (317) Oxford, OH |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | W 48–44 | 7–11 (2–4) | Worthen Arena (1,055) Muncie, IN |
| January 26, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 62–65 | 7–12 (2–5) | Worthen Arena (1,066) Muncie, IN |
| February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 62–94 | 7–13 (2–6) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 63–81 | 7–14 (2–7) | McGuirk Arena (1,879) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 83–93 | 7–15 (2–8) | Worthen Arena (1,333) Muncie, IN |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 61–91 | 7–16 (2–9) | James A. Rhodes Arena (392) Akron, OH |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | L 53–56 | 7–17 (2–10) | Convocation Center (1,228) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo Rescheduled from January 30 | L 58–97 | 7–18 (2–11) | Worthen Arena (1,036) Muncie, IN |
| February 23, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 62–63 | 7–19 (2–12) | Worthen Arena (4,389) Muncie, IN |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | L 64–81 | 7–20 (2–13) | Worthen Arena (1,100) Muncie, IN |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 54–72 | 7–21 (2–14) | University Arena (915) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 67–64 | 8–21 (3–14) | Convocation Center (501) DeKalb, IL |
| March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | L 57–67 | 8–22 (3–15) | Worthen Arena (2,070) Muncie, IN |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (11) | at (6) Toledo First Round | L 63–67 | 8–23 | Savage Arena (4,059) Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings