Central Michigan University Athletics
Postgame Notes: CMU vs. Ball State
2/24/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Central Michigan vs. Ball State
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011
CMU 81, Ball State 66
Central Michigan is one of five Division I teams to use the same starting lineup in every game this season. Gonzaga (28 games), Miami (27), Bowling Green (27), Marist (27) and CMU (26) have used the same starting five in every game in 2010-11.
CMU is now 28-8 the last three seasons on its home floor, including an 8-2 mark in 2010-11. The mark includes a 19-4 mark against Mid-American Conference foes. The only losses to MAC teams in that stretch have come to Buffalo (2011), Toledo (2010), Northern Illinois (2009) and Ball State (2009).
The Chippewas improved to 15-1 when holding their opponent to fewer than 80 points this season.
With her 15 points against Ball State, Kaihla Szunko moved into sole possession of 11th on CMU's career scoring chart (1,230).
With her seven rebonds against Ball State, Kaihla Szunko 's 278 rebounds this season now sit tied for seventh on the single season chart with Gina Mazzolini (1976-77, 278). She now sits 56 shy of 1,000 career rebounds.
With her 6-for-6 effort at the free throw line, sophomore Brandie Baker moved into eighth on CMU's single-season chart with 107 in 2010-11.
With the victory over Ball State, CMU now has 18 on the year. It ties the highest win total under head coach Sue Guevara (2008-09), and is just the eighth 18-plus win season in program history.
With CMU's nine made threes, it has connected on 197 treys on the season, moving into third on the program's single-season list, passing the 2007-08 squad (189). All four of the single-season three-pointer totals in CMU history have come under Guevara.
Senior Shonda Long is the only player to play in all of CMU's 117 games under head coach Sue Guevara .
If the MAC Tournament started today, CMU would enter as the No. 3 seed and have a bye in the opening round. The Chippewas sit in a three-way tie for third in the overall MAC standings with Kent State and Eastern Michigan, but currently own the tiebreakers over both KSU and EMU.
CMU can clinch a bye in the opening round of the MAC Tournament with a win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
Kaihla Szunko moved into 10th on CMU's career field goals made chart at No. 10 with 485.
