KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's basketball team hits the road for its final game of the regular season on Saturday, March 6 against Ball State. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. inside Worthen Arena.  

Saturday, March 6 • 1:00 p.m. • Muncie, Ind. • Worthen Arena
Western Michigan Broncos (6-14, 5-13 MAC) at Ball State Cardinals (13-10, 11-8 MAC)

Series Record: WMU trails 39-47
Last Meeting: Jan. 30, 2021 – Kalamazoo, Mich. – WMU 71, Ball State 78

BROADCAST INFORMATION:
Radio • Bronco Radio Network – Aaron Coyle (PBP)
Stations • 1660 AM WQLR; 95.5 FM WTOU - Kalamazoo (flagship)
Watch Live • ESPN3

Scouting the Broncos
Western Michigan enters its final game of the regular season having won four of its last six games and an overall record of 6-14 and 5-13 in Mid-American Conference play. The Broncos are coming off a tough 82-73 loss at Toledo on Wednesday.

Down to the Wire
It has been close between Western Michigan and Ball State with four of the past five meetings being decided by single digits.

Hitting Our Stride
Despite its three-game win streak coming to an end on Wednesday, Western Michigan has won four of the last six contests and are averaging 70.3 points per game.

Senior Leading the Way
Redshirt senior Reilly Jacobson leads the Broncos this season at 15.9 points per game and ranks second on the team at 6.9 rebounds per contest. Jacobson is coming off a career-high 28-point performance against Toledo on Wednesday.

Jacobson ranks second in the MAC in field goal percentage (.502) and fifth in the MAC in three-point field goal percentage (.438).

Filling Up the Watters
Over the past five games junior guard Maddie Watters is averaging 12.6 points per game including five straight game scoring in double figures. Since being inserted into the starting line-up back on Feb. 17, Watters is averaging 13.3 points per game.

Automatic From Close
Western Michigan is one of just two schools in the MAC to have two players rank in the top ten in the conference in field goal percentage. Redshirt senior Reilly Jacobson ranks second in the MAC (.502) while redshirt freshman Taylor Williams ranks ninth in the MAC (.463).

Ending on a High Note
The Broncos look to pick up their first regular season finale victory since the 2017-18 campaign. WMU has lost two straight regular season finales and is 5-3 under head coach Shane Clipfell in the final game of the regular season.