The loss officially eliminated the Cardinals from the MAC Championship, but they're still in the hunt for bowl eligibility. They must win at least one of their next two games to earn a bowl berth.
Jake Seymore, junior telecommunications major, is one of many Ball State students who has an on-campus job. Working for University Media Services (UMS) as an equipment check-out assistant, Seymore makes $7.25 an hour — the current federal minimum wage. Living in off-campus housing, affording rent, tuition and other bills have turned into daily worries for him.
It took overtime to decide Ball State Women’s Basketball's season-opening win against Milwaukee-Wisconsin.
Junior guard Luke Bumbalough scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting. He made a team-high five 3-pointers, including four in the first half. He led Ball State in minutes played (34).
The Ball State Indian Student Association celebrated Diwali last Friday in the Student Center with traditional dances and reflecting on diversity on campus.
Prior to Ball State Men’s Basketball’s 82-71 loss to Georgia Southern, head coach James Whitford was walking with assistant coach Linc Darner around the city of Statesboro, Georgia.
The Cardinals were driven by a mixture of veteran and new players, including freshman Ally Becki, who scored a team-high 17 points in 24 minutes. She also converted 3-of-5 shots from three, another team-high. In her first collegiate game, Becki said she felt comfortable.
Ball State Swimming and Diving was able to get its first Mid-American Conference (MAC) win, defeating Toledo 172-128.
The Cardinals played their final regular-season home match of the 2021 season against Central Michigan (11-16, 5-10 MAC) Nov. 5, defeating the Chippewas in four sets by scores of 25-19, 19-25, 25-18 and 25-17 respectively.
Forward Lexi Fraley stepped into a key rotation role this season for the Cardinals, making the most of her time on the field. Despite not starting any of her 16 games played, Fraley scored a team-high four goals and ranked second on Ball State in points with eight.
Mabel has never received emotional support training, yet she knows how to communicate what she needs, and more importantly, what she thinks I need.
Head coach Kelli Miller Phillips grabs the attention of the group and emphasizes the game plan while assistant coaches Brad Kline, Tiffany Koors and Fritz Rosenberg tend to specific points of the court with players individually. Working quickly within their allotted time, the group performs almost telepathically together.
Emma Cieslik, 2021 Ball State biology and public history graduate, has always enjoyed learning about religion and its role throughout history.
Bumbalough is one of the longest tenured Cardinals and averaged 29.1 minutes per game in 2020-21, which is the highest among all returners. Bumbalough believes the freshmen and transfers have acclimated to the program quickly, which has helped bridge the gap on the court.
After the COVID-19 pandemic kept Ball State fans from attending basketball games in the 2020-21 season, they were welcomed back with open arms for the Cardinals’ exhibition game against Oakland City.
Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting Nov 3. SGA Vice President Chiara Biddle introduced new senator Brian Truell. Truell is a member of the accounting club at Ball State, an Eagle Scout and is part of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council for the Miller College of Business.
The Cardinals fell to Michigan Tech 70-69 in the only exhibition game of the season so their record remains 0-0.
It was game of firsts for the Cardinals. It was their first game in front of a full capacity Worthen Arena crowd since the 2019-2020 season, but it was also their first game in a new offensive scheme.
Robert Dirden, Ball State assistant teaching professor of theatre, walked through the doors of the Muncie Civic Theatre as a 16-year-old in 1989 and wanted to help create sets and design shows. With theater experience from Muncie Central High School and a calling to create, Dirden said he helped the theater with whatever it needed, including painting sets, building props and sewing costumes.
In the first week night Mid-American Conference game of the season where temperatures were in the 30s, it was freshman running back Carson Steele who put together a career night in Ball State Football’s 31-25 win over Akron.
