12 Caroline Ballard
12 Caroline Ballard
Height: 5-10
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Manhattan, Kan.
High School: Manhattan
Position: G/F
gp 25
pts/g 7.7
fg % 39.1
3pt % 37.2
ft % 78.6
reb/g 5.0
a/g 2.4

2018-19: Academic all-UAA.

2017-18: Averaged 13.8 minutes in 27 games played, including one start, scoring 4.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game while swiping the second most steals on the team with 28 and dishing out 21 assists ... Scored in double figures three times including a season-high 16 against Case Western Reserve on Feb. 16 on 5-of-10 shooting, where all five drained shots came from three-point range ... Secured a season-best seven rebounds at Chicago on Feb. 24 ... Finished the Jan. 12 game against Brandeis with a season-best four steals ... Academic all-UAA.

2016-17: Appeared in 13 games as a sophmore ... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game ... Scored a season-high five points vs. CMS (11/19). 

2015-16: Appeared in 14 games as a freshman ... Averaged 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... Scored season-high nine-points on 3-of-4 shooting in NCAA First Round vs. Greenville (3/4) ... Pulled down season-high three rebounds in three contests.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Manhattan High School ... Team captain ... Led team in scoring, rebounding and assists as a senior ... First-team all-league, all area and Second-team all-State as a senior ... Finished as school’s No. 4 all-time leading scorer and No. 6 in rebounds ... Team qualified for state finals three times ... Won three league titles (two undefeated) and finished with four-year record of 75-18 ... Two-time all-league ... KBCA All-Star Game participant ... McDonald’s All-America nominee ... AP Scholar ... Kansas Scholar ... 4.0 Honor Roll ... Rotary Student of the Month.

PERSONAL: Majoring in biology ... Daughter of Steve and Becky Ballard ... Brother, Joe, played football at Rice ... Grandfather, Ross Ballard, played basketball at Kansas State (1956-59), and was on 1958 Final Four Team  ... Sports Information Intern.

Recent Games
Feb 17 Brandeis W, 89-70
Feb 23 #22 Chicago W, 67-52
Mar 1 UW-Whitewater W, 72-56
Mar 2 #8 George Fox W, 86-78
Mar 8 vs. #12 Mary Hardin-Baylor W, 63-46
Mar 9 at #1 Thomas More L, 87-72
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 13
Games started 17 6
Minutes 563 297
Minutes per game 22.5 22.8
FG 59-151 31-79
FG Pct 39.1 39.2
3PT 42-113 24-62
3PT Pct 37.2 38.7
FT 33-42 25-27
FT Pct 78.6 92.6
Off rebounds 23 14
Def rebounds 103 59
Total rebounds 126 73
Rebounds per game 5.0 5.6
Personal fouls 47 23
Disqualifications 2 0
Assists 60 29
Turnovers 26 13
Assist to turnover ratio 2.3 2.2
Steals 27 15
Blocks 16 9
Points 193 111
Points per game 7.7 8.5
Points per 40 min 13.7 14.9
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 16 #22 Texas-Dallas L, 86-77 1 31 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 4-6 66.7 14
Nov 17 Blackburn W, 101-43 1 16 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 10
Nov 24 at Rose-Hulman W, 62-37 1 26 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 8
Nov 25 vs. #12 Illinois Wesleyan L, 81-63 1 18 0-7 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 28 Millikin W, 70-61 1 20 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 3 at Greenville W, 71-55 1 22 2-8 25.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 6
Dec 6 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 70-68 1 18 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 11 Fontbonne W, 94-66 - 14 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 16 Loras L, 57-46 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. #3 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 66-36 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. North Central (Ill.) W, 78-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 at #8 Chicago W, 85-66 - 13 2-5 40.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 11 Emory W, 77-69 - 19 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 6-6 100.0 9
Jan 13 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 74-56 - 24 5-6 83.3 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 15
Jan 18 at New York W, 76-61 - 24 3-7 42.9 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 20 at Brandeis W, 101-67 - 16 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 25 Carnegie Mellon W, 87-64 - 15 3-5 60.0 3-4 75.0 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 27 Case W, 82-79 - 26 4-9 44.4 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 10
Feb 1 at Carnegie Mellon W, 61-58 1 28 5-11 45.5 5-9 55.6 5-5 100.0 20
Feb 3 at Case W, 81-62 1 31 4-9 44.4 3-7 42.9 3-3 100.0 14
Feb 8 at Emory L, 75-66 1 29 0-6 0.0 0-4 0.0 2-3 66.7 2
Feb 10 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 61-53 1 26 0-6 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 New York W, 71-58 1 17 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 17 Brandeis W, 89-70 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 #22 Chicago W, 67-52 1 29 2-8 25.0 1-7 14.3 4-4 100.0 9
Mar 1 UW-Whitewater W, 72-56 1 29 6-10 60.0 5-8 62.5 2-4 50.0 19
Mar 2 #8 George Fox W, 86-78 1 28 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Mar 8 vs. #12 Mary Hardin-Baylor W, 63-46 1 25 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Mar 9 at #1 Thomas More L, 87-72 1 19 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Mar 16 vs. WBCA All-Star Game   - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 16 #22 Texas-Dallas L, 86-77 1 31 2 3 5 2 0 - 1 0 5 1
Nov 17 Blackburn W, 101-43 1 16 1 2 3 1 3 0.3 1 1 2 -
Nov 24 at Rose-Hulman W, 62-37 1 26 1 5 6 3 1 3.0 5 0 1 -
Nov 25 vs. #12 Illinois Wesleyan L, 81-63 1 18 1 3 4 3 0 - 1 1 1 -
Nov 28 Millikin W, 70-61 1 20 0 1 1 3 1 3.0 0 0 3 -
Dec 3 at Greenville W, 71-55 1 22 1 4 5 4 0 - 1 1 0 -
Dec 6 at Westminster (Mo.) L, 70-68 1 18 0 4 4 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 -
Dec 11 Fontbonne W, 94-66 - 14 1 4 5 1 0 - 1 1 1 -
Dec 16 Loras L, 57-46 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. #3 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 66-36 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 vs. North Central (Ill.) W, 78-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 5 at #8 Chicago W, 85-66 - 13 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 11 Emory W, 77-69 - 19 1 3 4 1 0 - 1 0 1 -
Jan 13 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 74-56 - 24 2 4 6 3 0 - 0 0 2 -
Jan 18 at New York W, 76-61 - 24 1 5 6 2 2 1.0 2 0 4 -
Jan 20 at Brandeis W, 101-67 - 16 1 2 3 3 1 3.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 25 Carnegie Mellon W, 87-64 - 15 1 5 6 2 1 2.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 27 Case W, 82-79 - 26 0 11 11 6 2 3.0 1 3 2 -
Feb 1 at Carnegie Mellon W, 61-58 1 28 2 5 7 1 4 0.3 1 1 2 0
Feb 3 at Case W, 81-62 1 31 2 4 6 3 0 - 1 0 1 -
Feb 8 at Emory L, 75-66 1 29 0 6 6 2 0 - 4 0 4 0
Feb 10 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 61-53 1 26 0 3 3 0 1 0.0 2 2 3 -
Feb 15 New York W, 71-58 1 17 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 17 Brandeis W, 89-70 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 #22 Chicago W, 67-52 1 29 3 6 9 4 0 - 0 3 1 -
Mar 1 UW-Whitewater W, 72-56 1 29 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 0 2 1 -
Mar 2 #8 George Fox W, 86-78 1 28 1 6 7 5 2 2.5 1 0 2 -
Mar 8 vs. #12 Mary Hardin-Baylor W, 63-46 1 25 0 6 6 2 3 0.7 0 0 2 0
Mar 9 at #1 Thomas More L, 87-72 1 19 1 3 4 4 1 4.0 1 0 5 1
Mar 16 vs. WBCA All-Star Game   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2015-16 14 - 2.3 0.4-0.9 41.7 0.2-0.4 60.0 0.3-0.4 66.7 1.2
2016-17 13 - 5.9 0.4-1.8 20.8 0.1-0.7 11.1 0.3-0.5 66.7 1.2
2017-18 27 1 13.8 1.5-3.9 38.5 0.8-2.5 32.8 0.7-0.9 82.6 4.5
2018-19 25 17 22.5 2.4-6.0 39.1 1.7-4.5 37.2 1.3-1.7 78.6 7.7
Total 79 18 13.2 1.4-3.7 37.5 0.9-2.5 35.1 0.8-1.0 77.9 4.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2015-16 14 - 32 5-12 41.7 3-5 60.0 4-6 66.7 17
2016-17 13 - 77 5-24 20.8 1-9 11.1 4-6 66.7 15
2017-18 27 1 372 40-104 38.5 22-67 32.8 19-23 82.6 121
2018-19 25 17 563 59-151 39.1 42-113 37.2 33-42 78.6 193
Total 79 18 1044 109-291 37.5 68-194 35.1 60-77 77.9 346
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2015-16 14 - 2.3 6.2-15.0 41.7 3.8-6.2 60.0 5.0-7.5 66.7 21.3
2016-17 13 - 5.9 2.6-12.5 20.8 0.5-4.7 11.1 2.1-3.1 66.7 7.8
2017-18 27 1 13.8 4.3-11.2 38.5 2.4-7.2 32.8 2.0-2.5 82.6 13.0
2018-19 25 17 22.5 4.2-10.7 39.1 3.0-8.0 37.2 2.3-3.0 78.6 13.7
Total 79 18 13.2 4.2-11.1 37.5 2.6-7.4 35.1 2.3-3.0 77.9 13.3
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2015-16 14 - 2.3 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1
2016-17 13 - 5.9 0.7 0.9 1.6 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.6 0.2
2017-18 27 1 13.8 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.2 0.1 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.3
2018-19 25 17 22.5 0.9 4.1 5.0 1.9 0.1 2.4 1.0 2.3 1.1 0.6
Total 79 18 13.2 0.7 2.4 3.0 1.5 0.1 1.2 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.4
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2015-16 14 - 32 7 8 15 2 0 3 6 0.5 2 2
2016-17 13 - 77 9 12 21 13 0 9 6 1.5 8 3
2017-18 27 1 372 14 64 78 59 2 21 28 0.8 28 9
2018-19 25 17 563 23 103 126 47 2 60 26 2.3 27 16
Total 79 18 1044 53 187 240 121 4 93 66 1.4 65 30
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2015-16 14 - 2.3 8.8 10.0 18.8 2.5 0.0 3.8 7.5 0.5 2.5 2.5
2016-17 13 - 5.9 4.7 6.2 10.9 6.8 0.0 4.7 3.1 1.5 4.2 1.6
2017-18 27 1 13.8 1.5 6.9 8.4 6.3 0.2 2.3 3.0 0.8 3.0 1.0
2018-19 25 17 22.5 1.6 7.3 9.0 3.3 0.1 4.3 1.8 2.3 1.9 1.1
Total 79 18 13.2 2.0 7.2 9.2 4.6 0.2 3.6 2.5 1.4 2.5 1.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 17 22.5 2.4-6.0 39.1 1.7-4.5 37.2 1.3-1.7 78.6 7.7
Conference 13 6 22.8 2.4-6.1 39.2 1.8-4.8 38.7 1.9-2.1 92.6 8.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 12 7 22.3 3.0-6.0 50.0 2.0-4.5 44.4 1.6-2.1 76.0 9.6
Away 11 8 22.9 1.9-6.1 31.3 1.5-4.6 33.3 1.3-1.5 82.4 6.6
Neutral 2 2 21.5 1.0-6.0 16.7 0.5-4.0 12.5 0.0-0.0 - 2.5
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Wins 20 12 22.4 2.7-6.1 44.3 2.0-4.8 41.7 1.2-1.6 80.6 8.7
Losses 5 5 23.0 1.0-5.8 17.2 0.4-3.4 11.8 1.6-2.2 72.7 4.0
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November 5 5 22.2 2.4-6.4 37.5 1.4-4.0 35.0 0.8-1.8 44.4 7.0
December 3 2 18.0 1.7-5.0 33.3 1.0-3.7 27.3 0.0-0.0 - 4.3
January 7 - 19.6 2.7-5.4 50.0 2.1-4.4 48.4 1.6-1.7 91.7 9.1
February 6 6 26.7 2.0-6.8 29.3 1.5-5.2 29.0 2.3-2.5 93.3 7.8
March 4 4 25.3 2.8-6.2 44.0 2.0-5.0 40.0 1.0-1.5 66.7 8.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 17 563 59-151 39.1 42-113 37.2 33-42 78.6 193
Conference 13 6 297 31-79 39.2 24-62 38.7 25-27 92.6 111
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 12 7 268 36-72 50.0 24-54 44.4 19-25 76.0 115
Away 11 8 252 21-67 31.3 17-51 33.3 14-17 82.4 73
Neutral 2 2 43 2-12 16.7 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 5
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Wins 20 12 448 54-122 44.3 40-96 41.7 25-31 80.6 173
Losses 5 5 115 5-29 17.2 2-17 11.8 8-11 72.7 20
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November 5 5 111 12-32 37.5 7-20 35.0 4-9 44.4 35
December 3 2 54 5-15 33.3 3-11 27.3 0-0 - 13
January 7 - 137 19-38 50.0 15-31 48.4 11-12 91.7 64
February 6 6 160 12-41 29.3 9-31 29.0 14-15 93.3 47
March 4 4 101 11-25 44.0 8-20 40.0 4-6 66.7 34
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 17 22.5 4.2-10.7 39.1 3.0-8.0 37.2 2.3-3.0 78.6 13.7
Conference 13 6 22.8 4.2-10.6 39.2 3.2-8.4 38.7 3.4-3.6 92.6 14.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 12 7 22.3 5.4-10.7 50.0 3.6-8.1 44.4 2.8-3.7 76.0 17.2
Away 11 8 22.9 3.3-10.6 31.3 2.7-8.1 33.3 2.2-2.7 82.4 11.6
Neutral 2 2 21.5 1.9-11.2 16.7 0.9-7.4 12.5 0.0-0.0 - 4.7
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Wins 20 12 22.4 4.8-10.9 44.3 3.6-8.6 41.7 2.2-2.8 80.6 15.4
Losses 5 5 23.0 1.7-10.1 17.2 0.7-5.9 11.8 2.8-3.8 72.7 7.0
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November 5 5 22.2 4.3-11.5 37.5 2.5-7.2 35.0 1.4-3.2 44.4 12.6
December 3 2 18.0 3.7-11.1 33.3 2.2-8.1 27.3 0.0-0.0 - 9.6
January 7 - 19.6 5.5-11.1 50.0 4.4-9.1 48.4 3.2-3.5 91.7 18.7
February 6 6 26.7 3.0-10.2 29.3 2.2-7.8 29.0 3.5-3.8 93.3 11.8
March 4 4 25.3 4.4-9.9 44.0 3.2-7.9 40.0 1.6-2.4 66.7 13.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 17 22.5 0.9 4.1 5.0 1.9 0.1 2.4 1.0 2.3 1.1 0.6
Conference 13 6 22.8 1.1 4.5 5.6 1.8 0.0 2.2 1.0 2.2 1.2 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 7 22.3 1.1 4.3 5.3 1.8 0.1 2.6 0.9 2.8 0.7 0.8
Away 11 8 22.9 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.0 0.1 2.2 1.1 2.0 1.6 0.5
Neutral 2 2 21.5 0.5 4.5 5.0 1.5 0.0 2.5 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.5
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Wins 20 12 22.4 0.9 4.2 5.2 1.6 0.0 2.4 1.2 2.0 1.0 0.7
Losses 5 5 23.0 0.8 3.8 4.6 3.2 0.4 2.4 0.4 6.0 1.4 0.4
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November 5 5 22.2 1.0 2.8 3.8 2.4 0.2 2.4 1.0 2.4 1.6 0.4
December 3 2 18.0 0.7 4.0 4.7 0.7 - 2.0 0.3 6.0 0.7 1.0
January 7 - 19.6 0.9 4.6 5.4 1.6 - 2.6 1.0 2.6 0.9 0.4
February 6 6 26.7 1.3 4.5 5.8 2.0 0.0 1.8 1.0 1.8 1.5 1.0
March 4 4 25.3 0.5 4.5 5.0 2.5 0.3 3.3 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.5
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 17 563 23 103 126 47 2 60 26 2.3 27 16
Conference 13 6 297 14 59 73 23 0 29 13 2.2 15 9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 7 268 13 51 64 22 1 31 11 2.8 8 10
Away 11 8 252 9 43 52 22 1 24 12 2.0 18 5
Neutral 2 2 43 1 9 10 3 0 5 3 1.7 1 1
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Wins 20 12 448 19 84 103 31 0 48 24 2.0 20 14
Losses 5 5 115 4 19 23 16 2 12 2 6.0 7 2
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November 5 5 111 5 14 19 12 1 12 5 2.4 8 2
December 3 2 54 2 12 14 2 - 6 1 6.0 2 3
January 7 - 137 6 32 38 11 - 18 7 2.6 6 3
February 6 6 160 8 27 35 12 0 11 6 1.8 9 6
March 4 4 101 2 18 20 10 1 13 7 1.9 2 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 17 22.5 1.6 7.3 9.0 3.3 0.1 4.3 1.8 2.3 1.9 1.1
Conference 13 6 22.8 1.9 7.9 9.8 3.1 0.0 3.9 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 7 22.3 1.9 7.6 9.6 3.3 0.1 4.6 1.6 2.8 1.2 1.5
Away 11 8 22.9 1.4 6.8 8.3 3.5 0.2 3.8 1.9 2.0 2.9 0.8
Neutral 2 2 21.5 0.9 8.4 9.3 2.8 0.0 4.7 2.8 1.7 0.9 0.9
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Wins 20 12 22.4 1.7 7.5 9.2 2.8 0.0 4.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.3
Losses 5 5 23.0 1.4 6.6 8.0 5.6 0.7 4.2 0.7 6.0 2.4 0.7
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November 5 5 22.2 1.8 5.0 6.8 4.3 0.4 4.3 1.8 2.4 2.9 0.7
December 3 2 18.0 1.5 8.9 10.4 1.5 0.0 4.4 0.7 6.0 1.5 2.2
January 7 - 19.6 1.8 9.3 11.1 3.2 0.0 5.3 2.0 2.6 1.8 0.9
February 6 6 26.7 2.0 6.8 8.8 3.0 0.0 2.8 1.5 1.8 2.3 1.5
March 4 4 25.3 0.8 7.1 7.9 4.0 0.4 5.1 2.8 1.9 0.8 0.8