KENT, Ohio - The Kent State women's basketball team is set to host the Ball State Cardinals in a nationally-televised conference matchup on Sunday, Feb. 1 at 12 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. 

The Golden Flashes (9-11, 4-5 MAC) had their four-game winning streak ended on Wednesday with a 59-53 setback at Toledo. Kent State led by as many as six points during the fourth quarter but missed its final five shots as the Rockets closed with an 11-2 run. Riley Rismiller led in the scoring column with 13 points and Anna Campanelli was right behind with 12.

Junior Mya Babbitt is the fourth leading scorer in the MAC at 15.9 points per game and has two of the top six single-game scoring performances in the league. Babbitt is second in the conference with 44 three-point field goals. Juniors Riley Rismiller (8.8 ppg) and Tatiana Thomas (7.4 ppg) provide low post options. Rismiller has three double-doubles and ranks ninth in the MAC in rebounding with 6.0 per game, while Thomas is grabbing 6.5 boards per conference contest. Senior Dionna Gray (5.5 ppg) is fourth in the MAC in assists with 5.2 per game.

This will be the fourth season in a row the Cardinals (16-5, 8-1 MAC) will play on a national stage. Ball State has been chosen to display its past success on ESPN2, ESPNU and CBS Sports Network.

The  Cardinals typically carry on their success throughout the month of February in preparation for the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Under head coach Brady Sallee the Cardinals own a 60-39 (.602) record in February with his best season being in 2019-20 as Ball State posted a 7-1 ledger that year.

Under head coach Brady Sallee the Cardinals have played well on the road for the last 14 years under his watch. The Cardinals are 119-77 (.599) from 2012 until present on the road. Ball State's best season playing away from home was in 2020-21 when the Cardinals posted an 11-2 mark. Ball State is 9-3 this season on the road including neutral site games.

Ball State remains at the top of the charts in assists per game (18.4), field field goal percentage defense (36.8), rebound margin (10.5), defensive rebounds per game (30.8), rebounds per game (44.29) and scoring offense (77.0).