TOLEDO, Ohio - The Ball State women's basketball team (8-5, 1-0 MAC) won its Mid-American Conference opener over Toledo (9-3, 0-1 MAC) by a score of 51-45 Saturday afternoon in Savage Arena. This is the second-straight season the Cardinals have opened league play with a victory over the Rockets.
Senior center Renee Bennett led the Cardinals in scoring with a 15-point performance while teammate junior forward Moriah Monaco earned a double-double after chipping in 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Both teams did not have their best shooting performances of the season, Ball State shot only 35.