Entering the Mid-American Conference season opener against Ball State, Central Michigan women's basketball head coach Sue Guevara had a feeling that this early-season showdown between two of the conference's elite would come down to a two-possession game.
She was right.
After leading the Cardinals by as many as fourteen points late in the third quarter, CMU was outscored 28-20 in the fourth quarter yet managed to escape with a 69-65 win. It marked the first loss of the year for Ball State (11-1) and gave the Chippewas just their third win in the past twelve meetings played Muncie, Indiana.