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he Ball State men’s basketball team will finish its season at Northern Illinois, this final game has implications on the upcoming Mid-American Conference West Division title and seeding in the upcoming conference tournament. With 19 wins secured this season, this has been Ball State’s most winningness season since 2010-11. That year, the Cardinals finished 19-13 and made a run to the semifinals of the MAC tournament before getting bounced by Kent State.

uicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, awaits Ball State women’s basketball as the team gears up for the Mid-American Conference tournament March 9-12. The Cardinals (20-8, 12-5 MAC) have already clinched a bye to the quarterfinals due to their overall record. The Cardinals control their standing in the tournament. If they win against Toledo (17-11, 12-5 MAC) at 2 p.m. March 5, they will be the No. 3 seed. If Ball State loses, it will fall to the No. 4 seed.

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FORMER TEAM RELIVES NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORY An oral history of the 2009 upset over Tennessee

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A David vs. Goliath matchup; a new coach marching her team into a “sea of orange” to match up with one of women’s college basketball’s most storied programs. It looked even more one-sided than games that are scripted in the movies, the first round of the NCAA Tournament featuring one team that had never been there before against a team that had never lost in the first round of the big dance and was coming off

back-to-back national championships. A matchup that produced some historic firsts on both sides. An all-time upset. A new precedent. In the history of Ball State women’s basketball, the Cardinals have only made one NCAA Tournament appearance. But during that run in 2009, Ball State brought a community together to see a tiny Mid-American Conference school slay the Southeastern Conference giant that had dominated women’s college basketball for decades. The time Ball State took down Tennessee and Pat Summitt in the NCAA Tournament. It’s been almost seven

years since Ball State did the unthinkable. Almost seven years since the Cardinals dominated the first two rounds of the Mid-American Conference Tournament and survived Bowling Green — “the team to beat” — in the championship game. Almost seven years since Ball State had a selection show party and found out it would be playing Tennessee in Bowling Green, Ky. Almost seven years since Ball State pulled off an upset deemed “the tourney’s greatest ever” by Mechelle Voepel of espnW. “It doesn’t get scripted like that. So you’re a No. 12 seed playing a No. 5; ... you’re playing the defending national champions. That

doesn’t happen,” said Audrey McDonald-Spencer, a junior guard on the team at the time. “You’re a mid-major that Tennessee’s head coach doesn’t even know where you are. No one wanted to know about Ball State until that happened.” McDonald-Spencer is now an assistant coach on this year’s Cardinals team, who is 20-8 (12-5 MAC). With one game left in the regular season this year, Ball State has already locked up a bye in the MAC Tournament. The Cardinals don’t have to look too deep into their history to find inspiration for making it to their second NCAA Tournament.

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Former Ball State Porchia Green drives to the basket in the Mid-American Conference championship game against Bowling Green on March 15, 2009. The Cardinals won 55-51, advancing to their first NCAA Tournament.

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While taking the Fall Mapworks Survey a few months ago, I remember a question along the lines of, “Do you believe your university has your best interests at heart?” I vaguely answered that I was neutral, having no reason to think otherwise. If I were asked that same question today, I would quickly answer that I strongly disagree. It was bad enough when Ferguson resigned after only 1.5 years without explanation, standing to gain almost as much money in his severance package as he earned during his time actually working for the university. Students were left to foot that bill via their tuition and fees, and will also pay for Terry King’s salary as interim president and the search to hire a new president. The Ball State community, despite their financial sacrifice as a result of Ferguson and the Board of Trustees’ mysterious agreement, has not been provided with answers, and it seems like we never will. That debacle was all it took to make me leery of the administration. Now, to make matters worse, Ball State has accepted $3.25 million grant from the Koch Brothers to fund the forthcoming John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise, news that leaves me and many other students astounded. For those who don’t know, the Koch Brothers are an in-

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credibly wealthy family with an estimated net worth of $86 billion. Koch Industries has its fingers in multiple pies, including the manufacturing and trade of petroleum, energy, fiber products and more, and they also are involved in a variety of investments and commodity trade. Put simply, the Koch Brothers are insanely rich. The Koch Brothers are also known for frequently putting their fortune toward political efforts. The Koch fortune primarily goes into funding super-PACs and lobbyist groups to support candidates and laws that benefit their own investments. An investigative report from American University explains, “Altogether, since 2007, Koch nonprofit organizations testified before U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committees or subcommittees at least 49 times.” Simply put, if there is a law in Congress that could threaten Koch investments (such as environmental rights laws threatening their petroleum investments), they have the financial power to sway politicians’ votes. According to USA Today, they’ve released a $389 million political budget for 2016 in light of the presidential election. To put that in context, the Republican National Committee spent $200 million in the 2012 election — the Koch Brothers have prepared a po-

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litical budget for 2016 almost double that. The reason I explain this all is to highlight a key point — the Koch Brothers are known for making large donations when they want something. Ball State University isn’t the first university they’ve donated to. Time Magazine reports that thirteen colleges and universities received six-figure donations from the Koch Brothers in 2014, stating that “almost all of the higher education programs the Koch foundations fund cleave to the brothers’ philosophy of promoting free markets and laissez-faire capitalism in the United States.” The fact that the recent donation to Ball State will fund a “free enterprise institute” doesn’t surprise me — the Koch Brothers clearly want to instill libertarian ideals in students (and, more importantly, future voters and workers). What scares me more is the potential political sway the Koch Brothers may have just bought at Ball State. The Center for Public Integrity revealed that when “the Charles Koch Foundation in 2011 pledged $1.5 million to Florida State University’s economics department, a contract between the foundation and university stipulated that a Koch-appointed advisory committee select professors and conduct annual evaluations.” Time Magazine argues that “in some cases, the Koch

foundations have attempted, or succeeded, in attaching certain strings to their contributions, such as control over curriculum, and more recently, obtaining personal information about students.” How convenient. First Ferguson resigns, leaving an influential position at the university empty, and then the Koch Brothers make a seven-figure donation to Ball State. Of course, there’s no way of knowing whether these two events are linked, and you could argue that I’m wildly speculating, but this is where Ball State’s vow of silence comes back to bite it in the behind. How are we supposed to know what’s actually going on when the administration refuses to be transparent? The Koch Brothers have extended their political involvement to our university, and I believe students and faculty have a reason to be concerned. There’s no way of knowing exactly how this donation will benefit the Koch Brothers, but we can safely assume it will somehow. My trust in the university has never been lower, and many of my peers have reflected the same sentiment. The administration will deny that there is an ulterior motive behind this donation, just like they denied ulterior motives behind Ferguson’s resignation. If that’s the case, Ball State, prove me wrong.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “I don’t know if we were quite even ready to realize just how much history we could make at that moment,” said Danielle Gratton, a junior forward on the 2008-09 team. “We just knew Tennessee was our opponent, it’s a big stage and this is what we want.” Almost seven years after the biggest win in program history, the team remembers the win that put Ball State women’s basketball on the map.

THE SEASON

Following a 15-15 season the year before, head coach Tracy Roller — who had recruited the players on the team and spent seven years at the school — resigned due to personal reasons. Ball State hired Kelly Packard, a former Colorado State assistant, to take over a program on the verge of doing something special. The players on the team were tight-knit in 2008-09. “A family,” senior guard Porchia Green called them. But with change came resistance, and Ball State stumbled out of the gate going 7-6 in the non-conference schedule. Pat Quinn, associate athletics director: “Obviously I was involved with the search that ultimately hired Coach Packard. Starting the season, I think there was a little uncertainty. … I think they changed styles a little bit. The atmosphere of the team was a little bit different.” Green: “I remember meeting Coach Packard for the first time that season. And I remember these oh so cute pair of heels she had on. I had no idea at all that she was our new coach, and when I walked in I was like, ‘Nice heels,’ and sat down.” Packard: “I think they were just trying to understand who I was, could I be trusted, did I have their best interest — all the things young women need to know in order to want to play hard for you. I did sense early on that they just weren’t sure about me.” McDonald-Spencer: “It took us until Christmas to kind of feel her out and see where she was coming from, but thank goodness we did. Because it was one heck of a ride.” Ball State started out the conference schedule 7-2, then reeled off eight wins in a row to end the regular season and finish with a 22-8 record. The Cardinals won the first round of the MAC tournament by 25 over Miami, then earned a 68-54 victory over Buffalo in the semifinals. That set up a date with Bowling Green in the finals, who had beaten Ball State during the regular season. Kurt Miller’s Falcons had spent time in the AP Top 25 that season, they were deep and talented and could “shoot

the lights out.” Packard: “Getting to Cleveland and being a part of the whole MAC tournament, playing at the Q, seeing some of the Cavs players, you’re caught up in all that. But there was a confidence there that was healthy.” Kiley Jarrett, senior guard: “We had a chip on our shoulder going into the postseason tournament.” Packard: “I remember my timeouts during that tournament in Cleveland. Our timeouts were, like, so passionate. I verbally told them how much I believed in them.” Emily Maggert, sophomore forward: “Bowling Green was probably our No. 1 rival at that time. … We were a little bit bigger at the time, they were a little bit smaller. They were faster, but we were stronger. It was a battle the entire game.” In a tied game with 26 seconds left, Green hit a driving scoop layup to give the Cardinals the lead. Following a steal, Green hit another layup to give Ball State a 55-51 win and a ticket to its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Green: “I remember I could not hit a shot in that championship game. But it was a couple of seconds, maybe last minute of the game, and we [needed a] score, and Coach Packard asks who wants to take the shot. My teammates looked at me, knowing that I have not hit any shots, but they believed in me.” McDonald-Spencer: “To be able to get there and get [Bowling Green] in a crazy fashion the way we did, it was just a surreal feeling and one that probably didn’t sink in until a couple days later.” Maggert: “That’s what you go to college and play basketball for.” Packard: “I remember clicking on ESPN on my phone and it said something about ‘Welcome to the Ball’ in reference to Ball State. And that’s when I was like, ‘This is actually more than the conference tournament championship.’” Jarrett: “I knew once we won that conference championship that our next opponent in the NCAA Tournament was going to be in trouble.” Gratton: “It was never, ‘We won it, we did it, we’re done.’ It was, “We won it, we did it, who’s next?’”

THE SELECTION

The Ball State team piled into Damon’s Restaurant in Muncie with all the players’ families and school supporters to watch the selection show. Sitting at a huge table, the Cardinals had their eyes glued to the screen, awaiting their inaugural NCAA Tournament opponent. No. 5 seed Tennessee (2210) was first to show up on the bracket, and Damon’s went silent. When it was announced that Ball State would square off against the Volunteers in the Berkeley Region, the place erupted with screams of joy. The players started saying things like “bring it on,” and “we’ve got this” right away. But whether they truly believed it at the time is still a question to this day. McDonald-Spencer: “I had these old Tennessee shorts I used to wear occasionally on the weekends or whatever. Because growing up, Tennessee is Tennessee. You’d go to a game and get gear. So I’d had these shorts that were too small and dirty and whatever else. I happened to wear them on selection day, earlier in the day.” Jarrett: “As the selection show went on and the teams started going up on the board, I looked at one of my DN FILE PHOTO SAM HOUSEHOLDER

Former Ball State guard Kiley Jarrett drives to the basket in the Mid-American Conference championship against Bowling Green on March 15, 2009. The win was the Cardinals’ 11th in a row.

teammates and said, ‘We’re going to be playing Tennessee,’ before it even showed up on the bracket.” Green: “Every girl who plays ball wanted to play for Pat Summitt.” Packard: “Whatever I may have been feeling internally when I saw that come up, I had to filter it really quickly, because you can’t have this response, which is, “Well that’s the last thing we would’ve wanted.” But inside you’re going, “OK, this is the one time we get here and we draw Tennessee?’” Quinn: “It was almost like they were happy. It wasn’t like Southern Mississippi or something like that. They wanted, I think, to face the best. … I don’t think there was ever a doubt in their mind.” Gratton: “We kind of remember that we were announced as playing Tennessee as the No. 12 seed and Pat Summitt kind of mouthed, ‘Who is that? Who’s Ball State?’’

THE GAME

Leading up to the game at Western Kentucky, Ball State prepared for Tennessee like it had every other team throughout the season. Packard said she told the team to respect Tennessee for its sustained success, but also remember the road Ball State had paved to get here. The team traveled down to Bowling Green, Ky., the day before the game at Western Kentucky University. The site also played host to the matchup between No. 4-seed Iowa State and No. 13-seed East Tennessee State. Naturally, the media surrounded Tennessee to see how the Volunteers would fare in the tournament following a less-than-average season by its standards. In fact, the No. 5 seed that the Volunteers were granted was the lowest in program history. The teams went through meetings and interviews the day before the game as part of the NCAA protocol. The difference between the team making its first appearance and the team who had never lost in the first round was clear. But Ball State didn’t lose sight of the task at hand. Packard: “Pat Summitt is in her sweat suit and her shoes, just relaxed at these meetings. I didn’t know any better; I’m kind of decked to the nines like I’m going to coach.” Gratton: “We built our own walls at that point, of hearing the positive outside and support, but knowing the people that had our backs were going to be on that court and that bench.” Maggert: “This sounds crazy, and my husband still laughs at me, but we knew going into that game that we

were going to win. There was no plan B.” McDonald-Spencer: “[The media] were going to say whatever they wanted to say, and we were OK with that. We had gotten it all year. Nobody thought we’d beat Bowling Green either.” The difference between Ball State and Tennessee was even bigger than it looked on paper. Literally. Tennessee’s starting point guard lined up at 6-foot-1. Ball State’s starting point guard lined up at 5-foot-4. Tennessee’s starting center was 6-foot-5. Ball State’s center, 6-foot-1. The Volunteers featured future WNBA players Shekinna Stricklen, Glory Johnson and Kelley Cain, among others. Iowa State and Middle Tennessee State played before Ball State and Tennessee. The Cardinals were nervous, but ready. As the teams were warming up, NCAA women’s basketball’s all-time winningest coach came through the tunnel, bringing the crowd — three-fourths of which was decked out in iconic Tennessee orange and white — to its feet. Gratton: “Coming out for warmups, and all we saw was a sea of orange. It was a complete sea of orange except for this little section of red and black where our family was, where the Ball State faithful was, where our administrators were.” McDonald-Spencer: “So we’re warming up and Pat Summitt walks out. Well the place erupts, it goes crazy. You would’ve thought somebody just hit a 3 to win the game. But no, Pat Summitt was just walking out.” Packard: “I thought what an incredible tradition of success that these people would give her, that honor of erupting as soon as they saw the top of her head come through the tunnel. But I felt intimidated. She didn’t make me feel that way. I just felt intimidated. It was Pat Summitt.” Jarrett: “It was loud. And looking at the other end of the court, to me, you were looking at giants.” Packard: From the point guard to the center, you’re like, ‘How are we going to be able to compete?’” Packard’s concerns became a reality in the first half. Tennessee center Kelley Cain had 10 early points and guided the Volunteers to an early lead. But Cain went down with an injury, changing the course of the game on the inside. Packard: “Early on in that game they go to her and we’re struggling. And I remember a timeout I said to my coaching staff, ‘I’m not sure what we’re going to do about our post defense.’”

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Porchia Green puts up a shot over Tennessee’s Angie Bjorklund during the first half of Ball State’s upset of No. 5 Tennessee on March 22, 2009, at Western Kentucky University. In the history of Ball State women’s basketball, the Cardinals have only made one NCAA Tournament appearance.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Maggert: “She was strong. I was younger, she was older. … I still think we would’ve won with her in there, but it made it a lot easier to do so after she left.” Green: “I remember after that injury, Ball State women’s basketball team started to go on a run.” It didn’t take long for the Cardinals to prove they could compete. Gratton gave Ball State its first lead halfway through the first half, and the Cardinals took a 29-28 lead into halftime after Gratton’s jumper with 42 seconds left. Gratton: “I remember I hit a basket to put us ahead for the first time that game in the first half, but I remember the feeling after the shot of like, ‘Come on now, we’ve gotta D up.’” Green, who led the Cardinals with 23 points, scored 6 straight to give Ball State a 3533 lead in the second half. She was one of three Cardinals in double figures, as Jarrett had 14 and McDonald-Spencer poured in 18. Packard: “Each shot that they made, it became such a faith boost for them that by halftime I could tell I didn’t need to address at all the fact that we were going to be able to stay in the game and compete.” McDonald-Spencer: “I remember Porchia Green just going nuts. They couldn’t stop her.” Green: “All I can hear on the side line is Pat Summitt and her staff screaming and yelling.” Jarrett: “Most specifically, a moment of mine was when We got to I hit a fadeaway jump shot the NCAA from the left side of the wing in front of the Tennessee Tournament. right bench over a 6-foot-2 player. No other That was big for me.” Packard: “It was the secteam has ond half. ... [McDonald-Spendone that in cer]’s defender was trailing a little bit. Sure enough, Ball State her we send an up pass and her history, and footwork was so clean that got the shot off about two we were able she steps beyond the arc, and I to knock out knew when it left her hand it was going to go. But her Tennessee. transition defender saw and was sprinting with her whole life to get any kind of contest KILEY JARRETT, up. And the look on this kid’s senior guard face is, ‘I’m in trouble.’ When [she] buried that shot, I pretty much knew that they were going to win.” Quinn: “[McDonald-Spencer] was obviously as good of 3-point shooter as I’ve ever seen come through this school, men or women.”

McDonald-Spencer: “Jarrett and I are standing at half court with a couple minutes to go, and I looked at the scoreboard and looked at her, and said, ‘Ki, we’re gonna beat them. It’s over. We got this.’” Gratton: “Coach Packard you could just tell was kind of relishing in the moment at that point. She brought us back to focus and was like, ‘Finish strong. Enjoy this moment, this is what you guys deserve.’ And her being very experienced and mature, she knew a moment like that was something we might not ever feel again.” Ball State pulled away, winning the game 71-55. Players, fans and coaches rushed the floor to celebrate when the final buzzer sounded. It was Tennessee’s first firstround loss in the NCAA Tournament and the first time the Volunteers had failed to make the Sweet 16, as they were 42-0 in the first two rounds prior to the loss. Maggert: “You’re going through the line shaking hands, and [Summitt] says, ‘Good job, and good luck in the next round.’ But it’s very surreal.” McDonald-Spencer: “I remember hugging everybody on our team, everybody flying out onto the floor. To be able to see some of the faces of some of the people in Orange was priceless, too. Because they were stunned.” Packard: “At the time, yes [I believe it was the greatest upset ever]. So much of that is because the name of Pat Summitt. Tennessee yes, but Pat Summitt has a whole ’nother power in women’s basketball.”

THE AFTERMATH Ball State’s win took the college basketball community by storm. The Cardinals were the lowest seed in the tournament to advance that year. “I think when you watch teams like Ball State, you can’t help but get excited,” Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer said about the game. “The mid-majors are catching up, and you can’t predict as much as you did before, and it is good for the game because it spurs the interest of everyone across the country.” Two days later, Ball State took on No. 4 seed Iowa State. The Cardinals hung around in the first half, but trailed 28-25 going into the locker room. Jade Barber’s 3-point play tied the game at 33 in the second half, but the Cyclones pulled away late for a 71-57 win. McDonald-Spencer: “And our coaches did a great job of trying to keep it normal, but you can’t. It’s just impossible.” Packard: “If we would’ve had an extra day more than we had to game prep, I think we might’ve been able to get out of there again. I’m grateful for the experience, but what ended up happening from the media to all the attention that our players got nationwide was hard not to get caught up in all of that.” Jarrett: “I think that given a little more rest, we may have had a chance. But I didn’t dwell on it. We got to the NCAA Tournament. No other team has done that in Ball State history, and we were able to knock out Tennessee. Iowa State was a very, very good team.” Ball State still finished the 2008-09 season with the most wins in school history, ending with a 26-10 record. A 12-game winning streak, also

a school record, to end the season led to the program’s first NCAA Tournament run. Gratton said people will argue reasons why Ball State’s win over Tennessee wasn’t the biggest upset in tournament history, but she believes it is. The significance of the victory changed the outlook for the Ball State women’s basketball team. It established a new standard. “Probably the most humbling feeling I had [was] when we got back from Bowling Green, Ky., I went back to my office for a normal work day,” Packard said. “I remember sitting down at my desk and my thought was — and this probably isn’t the right thought but I’m being honest — how am I ever going to repeat this next year? “And so the reality is, can I just enjoy this for what it was? And understand that this is going to leave its mark in the history right here. And to think I’ve gotta repeat that is a daunting thought.” Ball State still hasn’t made another NCAA Tournament to this day. The Cardinals made it to the semifinals in 201314, but fell to Akron. They have made it to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament three years in a row. Under the leadership of head coach Brady Sallee, Ball State has its first 20win season since that historic year. Looking to the 2009 run as inspiration, Ball State is trying to return to the NCAA Tournament. “We’re moments and months from doing it again, in my opinion,” McDonald-Spencer said. “To right now be the only team that’s done it, that’s a huge honor. But I’d want nothing more than for more Ball State teams to do it.”

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Ball State celebrates on the floor after its Mid-American Conference championship win over Bowling Green on March 15, 2009, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cardinals went on to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Fontaine breaks all-time points record Guard makes layup as time expires on Senior Night

COLIN GRYLLS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR sports@bsudailynews.com

Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine became the all-time leading scorer in Ball State women’s basketball history on Wednesday. With four seconds left against Northern Illinois, she already had 2,090 points in her career — 1 shy of Tamara Bowie’s career record of 2,091 career points. She in-bounded the ball to freshman point guard Carmen Grande, who instantly passed it back. Fontaine sprinted toward the basket. Northern Illinois defenders tried to slow her down but didn’t want to foul her and give her another trip to the line. Fontaine went to the left, made it to the paint and jumped with her momentum carrying her forward and tossed the ball toward the glass. The buzzer sounded and the ball went in. 2,092 career points. A new Ball State record. Fontaine’s mother and

sister, who were visiting from Sweden, tried to carry Fontaine off the court after the 76-68 victory on Senior Night. Fontaine’s nephew was also in attendance, and head coach Brady Sallee said he might be too young to understand the near-perfect ending — one last home game complete with family, a buzzer-beater and a new record. “He doesn’t know what he saw, but he’ll hear about it,” Sallee said. “[It’s] the way great players should have it go for them. I think our team was as excited as [Fontaine] was — well, I don’t know about as excited, but it was just one of those things I think we’ll all remember forever, … her laying that up at the buzzer to break that record, we’ll all remember where we were when it happened.” The last-second shot almost didn’t happen, Fontaine said, because the Cardinals led 74-68 with just four seconds remaining. “We had already won the game,” she said. “So I honestly wasn’t even gonna go and lay it up until [Grande] gave me the ball back when I gave it to her and she just said, ‘Go! Go!’” She also admitted she didn’t “think the other team

was ready for it.” Junior center Renee Bennett jumped in as Fontaine finished her sentence. “I wasn’t ready for it,” Bennett said. Fontaine racked up her 17th double-double of the season behind 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Bennett recorded her second double-double of the year with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Bennett, however, scored 11 consecutive points for the Cardinals in a 2:12 span during the fourth quarter. She said she was motivated because it was Fontaine’s last game at Worthen Arena. “I want to win it for [Fontaine], I want her to have a good Senior Night,” Bennett said. “So I was just kind of in that final stretch, I was just thinking that any ball that comes off that rim, I’m gonna go get it. I’m gonna grab it or I’m gonna knock it to someone else.” Ball State trailed at halftime 42-34, but closed the gap to just 3 points by the end of the third quarter. The Cardinals did hit 17 of their 19 free-throw attempts, led by Fontaine’s nine-for-nine performance – fitting for Ball State’s alltime free-throw leader. She now has 523 career free throws, 106 more than sec-

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Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine became the all-time leading scorer in Ball State women’s basketball history on March 2 with 2,092 career points. Fontaine played during the entire game and helped the team get its 20th win of the season.

ond-place Julie DeMuth (2005-08). During her final game at Worthen Arena Fontaine did not leave the court - playing all 40 minutes. Sallee said it had nothing to do with her potential to break the record, but joked that “her mom threatened me.” “I’m just kidding. Honestly, I was trying to win,” he said. While this was Fontaine’s last home game as a Cardinal, Sallee said she will never truly leave because of the mark she left on the

program and its players — particularly Grande, the freshman point guard that gave Fontaine the last-second shot at the record. “To see our freshman point guard be that in-tune with it that she’s screaming at her to go do it, that’s the impact [Fontaine’s] made on this place,” he said. “So, long after she’s gone, … what they’re gonna remember is the impact that she made — not just as a scorer, but as a person. … And that’s the mark of greatness, I think —

when you can be more than just a name on a board.” Ball State is now 20-8, its first 20-win season since the 2008-09 season, when the Cardinals won the MAC and upset No. 5 Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals are also 12-5 in MAC play. They will close out the regular season at Toledo (17-11, 12-5 MAC) Saturday. If the Cardinals win they will get the third overall seed in the tournament.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “It means a lot because I get a chance to win the MAC West for the first time in four years here,” senior forward Bo Calhoun said. “And, depending how the other games go, I will go straight to Cleveland for a second time. That would mean a lot to me.” In order for the Cardinals to get a ticket straight to Cleveland, Ball State (1911, 10-7 MAC) will have to win against Northern Illinois (19-11, 8-9 MAC), and Central Michigan, Kent State or Ohio, which are all 10-7 in conference play, will have to lose. Ball State can end up as the No. 2 seed if each of the following team loses and it wins. On the flip side, if the

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Head coach Brady Sallee said his team has built up to the tournament and is one of the “top dogs in the league.” “We want to be playing at our best in March,” he said. “Well, it’s March; … I think we have the confidence to go beat anybody we’ll see.” Sallee said he is hoping for a fairly large turnout from Ball State fans with the men’s basketball team also in contention for a first-round bye. “When you get up to Cleveland, it’s an awesome atmosphere and it can only be that much better if you’ve got a home crowd there really backing you,” he said. “It’s fun to play for the whole ball of wax in front of your people.” To play at their best, Sallee said the Cardinals need to be versatile in his four-out, one-in offensive system. “You can’t just be a shooter. You can’t just be a ball handler. You can’t just be a back-to-the-basket player,” he said. “We can fit those pieces in if we need to, but the better players in these systems are the ones that can do a little bit of everything.” In the four-out, one-in offense, four players are

Cardinals lose and Buffalo wins, they can drop to as low at the No. 6 seed. With a win against Central Michigan on March 1, Ball State would have won the MAC West Division outright. Since Ball State lost, it must win, and Central Michigan must lose its final game against Western Michigan. “What I try to tell them afterward is that every game from this point on is a big game,” head coach James Whitford said. “I mean, guess what — no matter how this game goes, the next game is a big game. By the way, whichever one of them you advance to, that’s a big game as well.” The only MAC team to secure its spot is the Akron Zips, who will play as the No. 1 seed and play against the winner of the No. 8 versus No. 9 seed.

generally positioned on the perimeter with one player in the post. For Ball State, senior guard Nathalie Fontaine is usually on the post. Fontaine broke the Ball State career scoring record March 2 and is second in the MAC with 20.9 points per game and 10.1 rebounds per game. Versatility, however, extends beyond his post-playing guard. For example, Sallee called sophomore forward Moriah Monaco “the best guard on the floor” because she scored a career-high 28 points behind eight 3-pointers when Ball State beat Eastern Michigan on Feb. 27 to clinch the first-round bye. Sallee said his ideal lineup would be “positionless,” where every player can play in the paint and on the perimeter. For now, though, Sallee said he is pleased with his players — including freshman point guard Carmen Grande. Grande, originally from Madrid, Spain, is third in the MAC with 5.1 assists per game and seventh with a +1.6 assist/turnover ratio. Fontaine said she wished she could have played more seasons with Grande.

The remainder of the tournament seedings are up for grabs as Central Michigan, Ohio and Kent State can lose their top-4 spots, and Ball State and Buffalo have to potential to move up. “We are just trying to keep them focused on the task at hand,” Whitford said. “We have to make sure we are locked into the now and try not to let your mind wander to what could be.” If Ball State loses against Northern Illinois, it will be playing at Worthen Arena against either the No. 11 or No. 12 seed in the tournament. Ball State will look to benefit from its No. 1-ranked MAC defense during its game against Northern Illinois tonight. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Northern Illinois Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill.

“I wish she came here my freshman year or that I came here her freshman year because she’s a great player,” Fontaine said. “She’s still a freshman, so she’s gonna have a lot of time to develop. … I’m just happy I get to play with her for one year at least.” Sallee said Fontaine’s glowing review was better than any compliment he could give her. “That’s one of the all-time greats coming through your program saying that about a freshman,” he said. “That’s pretty impressive.” Ball State currently leads the MAC in shooting percentage (42.1 percent) and assists per game (16.6.). It is also second in the conference in scoring margin (plus-8.4 points per game), field-goal percentage against (36.9 percent) and rebounding margin (plus6.5 rebounds per game). However, it is a combined 0-4 against MAC East Division leader Ohio University and MAC West Division leader Central Michigan. Still, Sallee said the Cardinals can change their fortunes if they stick to their system. “We feel like when we’re the best Ball State we can be, we’re good enough to win this whole thing,” he said.

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‘Papa John,’ foundation give $3.25 million grant Ball State to use money for institute for free enterprise

Legislation looks to help victims of sexual assault

KARA BERG NEWS EDITOR news@bsudailynews.com

Ball State has been given a $3.25 million grant by alumnus John “Papa John” Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation, according to a university press release. The money will be used to fund the school’s new John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise, which will be housed in the Whitinger Business Building. The grant will help the university become known for its entrepreneurship, along with developing research and talented students, Schnatter said. “I have always been grateful for the quality education I received at Ball State, and I hope that students and scholars alike will participate in all that the Institute will have to offer,” Schnatter, who graduated in ‘83, said in the press release. “We’re proud to support this effort for the next generation to learn and think critically about free market principles and to equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the know-how to launch success-

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John “Papa John” Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation donated $3.25 million to the university to fund the new John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. Schnatter spoke at Ball State’s Spring 2015 commencement.

ful businesses.” Michael Goldsby, the chief entrepreneurship officer and professor of entrepreneurship, will lead the new institute. “A grant such as this one fits perfectly with entrepreneurship — we now have the seed money to expand opportunities for students and faculty,” Goldsby said in the press release. Acting President Terry King said he was honored to have received the grant and is excited to being able to move forward. King said this allows the university to accelerate existing plans to push entrepreneurship. This announcement comes about a month after former President Paul W. Ferguson

announced his resignation from the university. The push for entrepreneurial learning instead of immersive learning was one of Ferguson’s big contributions to the university. Similar institutes to Ball State’s John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise were recently started at University of Kentucky and University of Louisville as well, with the help of Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation. The Charles Koch Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving well-being of the least fortunate through the support of educational and research programs, ac-

cording to its website. Charles and David Koch, who are associated with the foundation, have given millions of dollars to conservative and libertarian causes in the past. Indiana University was given a grant for $210,000 by the Charles Koch Foundation in late January, but it led to concern at the university, according to an Indianapolis Star story. Some students and faculty were skeptical that the money would come with strings attached and may influence how the money is used. However, the grant given to IU is different from the one given to Ball State because Ball State’s is also partially from Schnatter.

Bishop and musician Drew Copeland in two rounds. The judges will narrow down the 15 contestants to two finalists, who will perform in front of a sold-out crowd at 7 p.m. March 12 in Pruis Hall, the only of the three days that will be open to audiences. Robert Willey teaches songwriting at Ball State and is overseeing the parts of the show that deal with the School of Music and judging the contestants. Willey said this is the first time that students have this

kind of opportunity on campus. He said internships can still be an unreal situation because music media production students can work 12-14 hours a day. He estimated students will work 25 hours during the three days of filming. “I think the real growth [for students] takes place when you’ve pushed yourself to what you thought your limit was and then you keep going that little bit extra to when it’s not fun anymore,” Willey said. Mike Tabor, a junior mu-

sic media production major, wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to meet people in the industry and will make sure things will run smoothly in the studio. He has recorded students and faculty in the studio before and hopes to gain more experience and connections through the show. “I think it would be cool to record somebody or watch somebody be recorded who’s a songwriter that really pours their heart into their music that I don’t know; ... My only view of them will probably be

A bill calling for free STI testing for sexual assault survivors passed in Student Government Association Senate March 2. The cost of a single STI test ranges from $22 to $80 at the Ball State Student Health Center. Purdue University offers free STI testing for students twice a year, and Radford University and the University of Maryland offer it multiple times per semester. Indiana University does not offer it. However, there were some concerns that arose during the meeting regarding the bill. Jake Peterson, on-campus senator, said the bill is a great idea, but he doesn’t feel it is SGA’s place to be funding the service. “We might be stepping over our boundaries as an organization,” Peterson said. “This is an Indiana issue, not a student government issue.” Peterson also voiced his concerns on whether it was legal for SGA to even fund.

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Another concern that arose was how victims will prove they were sexually assaulted. This issue was a hot topic, as several senators voiced how victims shouldn’t be re-victimized. Jack Hesser, SGA president and one of the authors of the bill, said that is one of the reasons why he wants to fund it through the Office of Victim Services, so students will not have to prove they were assaulted. Hesser also addressed the concern of why the bill only included sexual assault victims and not the entire student body. “Hopefully, this is the first step to creating [the testing] free for all students,” Hesser said. “At the moment, I can’t promise the funding for everyone. … I didn’t want to promise something we can’t support.”

SINGING COMPETITION SHOW TO BE FILMED ON CAMPUS Fifteen contestants to begin competing March 9 in Muncie

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“The Song,” a new reality music competition show, will be filmed on campus starting Wednesday. Fifteen contestants will be judged by Hootie and the Blowfish frontman and country artist Darius Rucker, former Sony executive Skip

their music,” Tabor said. Alex Rodriguez, a junior music media production major, got involved because he felt it was something that could end up being a once-in-alifetime opportunity to meet and connect with people in the music and entertainment industries. “I’m just gonna get my foot in the door and my name out there,” Rodriguez said. “It’s very unique to have a TV producer just come to campus and say, ‘Hey, we want to use your facilities because you guys have some really

great stuff going on.’ So it was definitely something that I thought was gonna be special in the long run.” Rodriguez said he has never had an opportunity like this before and is mostly interested in seeing how the entire production will turn out, because there will only be three days of filming. “I figured that this kinda thing would take a lot more time,” he said. “I guess I’m just really intrigued about how it’s all going to kinda go out and just see how everything’s put together.”

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or many Ball State students not traveling for Spring Break, there aren’t any warm and sandy beaches in the near future. Thankfully, here in Muncie, there are some things students can do to get that relaxing Spring Break all Cardinals deserve. If it’s the beach you’re after, there are places in Muncie you can go that will make you feel like you’re in paradise.

1. GO FOR A SWIM Swimming at Ball Gym, Lewellen Pool or a local YMCA can give you the feeling of relaxing in the warm ocean water. You may not have the sand between your toes, but you’ll still get some exercise and a refreshing dip. (Remember to check the pool hours for Ball State).

2. SHOP FOR SOUVENIRS

Even though you won’t find tie-dyed Daytona Beach shirts or ocean-themed shot glasses, you can still get some souvenirs for your friends who haven’t had the pleasure of vacationing in marvelous Muncie. Stop by T.I.S., the bookstore in the Atrium or even your local Walmart.

3. THE NATIONAL MODEL AVIATION MUSEUM

It’s totally free, unless you want to buy something at the gift shop. This museum is home to thousands of model airplanes and is one of the most well-known museums of its kind.

4. DOWNTOWN

There are numerous stores and shops downtown that are just begging to be explored. There are events such as Pints & Paints at the Fickle Peach on March 10, unique restaurants like the Caffeinery and fun shops like Toys Forever.

5. NETFLIX BEACH PARTY

Gather your friends, break out the leis and the hula skirts, and have a movie marathon of beach-themed movies. If you’re over 21, you can make some piña coladas and kick back. It’s better than a party on the beach because there’s no sand to clean up.

6. EXPLORE MINNETRISTA

On a nice day — well, nice by Indiana standards — you can explore Minnetrista. There are natural areas and gardens as well as the programs, workshops and exhibits Minnetrista has to offer.

7. PLAY WITH PUPPIES AND KITTIES

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