sentences:  The Ball State Cardinals' women's basketball team won their first MAC tournament in 2009 and subsequently went to their first-ever NCAA Tournament.In the first round, they beat the Tennessee Lady Volunteers 71-55 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.12th-seeded Ball State's win over 5th-seeded Tennessee was the Lady Volunteers' first first-round loss in the 28-year history of the women's NCAA Tournament.