Without Walton, Thomas, Cardinals can’t find chemistry in loss to Zips
By Connor Smith / January 31, 2021Losing their third consecutive game, Whitford said the Cardinals’ struggles against the Zips all came down to a lack of one element: chemistry.
Losing their third consecutive game, Whitford said the Cardinals’ struggles against the Zips all came down to a lack of one element: chemistry.
Ball State Men’s Basketball Head Coach James Whitford alluded the Cardinals’ (6-8, 4-5 MAC) 74-42 loss against Akron (10-3, 8-2 MAC) to a possession in football where the start of the play appears to go well but can’t quite get finished off.
Obtaining their fourth consecutive win Saturday afternoon, the Cardinals showed one important trait key to a team’s success: toughness.
"Nerve-wracking" was the feeling going through sophomore outside attacker Bryce Behrendt’s head when he made his Ball State home debut in the first match of a back-to-back home series against Lincoln Memorial (1-4, 0-0 IVA) Jan. 28.
More than a year since winning the 2019 Mid-American Conference Title, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (4-0 MAC) hasn’t missed a beat through its first four games of its delayed 2021 season.
I was raised with the belief that once you are brought into this world, you have a purpose and are deserving of life. The morals that have been instilled in me since birth tell me laws like the death penalty should cease to exist, but morality can’t necessarily be backed up by fact.
Mike Martin was traveling with his band, “Mike Martin and The Beautiful Mess,” in Charlotte, North Carolina, when he walked through the doors of their next gig in October 2015.
As the coronavirus has spread around the world, the need for masks has spread just as fast as the virus itself, and local businesses have struggled to keep up with the demand. Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour created the Masks for Muncie program to provide supplies for businesses in need.
A beginning is often thought of as something new, but the 2021 spring semester could be just the same as the previous two.
Coming off an injury two years ago, redshirt sophomore guard Anna Clephane’s consistency and toughness help Ball State in the tightest of games.
Looking out their windows this winter, students can only see bare tree branches, brown grass and frosted fall leaves.
Ball State (7-5, 5-3 MAC) defeated Miami (Ohio) (1-13, 0-10 MAC) 85-82. The Cardinals led by as many as 18 points in the first quarter. Their lead quickly evaporated when Miami stepped up its offense and challenged the Cardinals defensively. That would continue the rest of the game.
On Jan. 27, the Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting over Zoom and voted on a new elections board coordinator and the approval of new Rules and Constitution Committee appointments. President Connor Sanburn also presented a veto on the approved partnership between Ball State University and Rent College Pads.
Despite lockdowns, canceled flights and travel bans, Wietske Overdijkink still found time to get up and go to work.
After graduating from Ball State, Ann Heintzelman and her husband were looking for their first home when her grandmother gifted her three 20-year-old tropical plants — a snake plant, a spider plant and a philodendron.
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Despite returning all of its players and adding four freshmen, Ball State struggled in every match against Louisville, getting swept 7-0 and failing to win a single set for the first time since April 22, 2018, in a conference matchup against Buffalo.
Taking the floor Sunday afternoon for its season opener, Ball State defeated Central Michigan 193.50-192.375 in its first competition since March 8, 2020, after COVID-19 canceled its final three meets last season.
13 months later and Ball State Women’s Volleyball (2-0, 2-0 MAC) looks to defend its 2019 Mid-American Conference championship. They are off to a successful start, as they defeated Akron (0-2, 0-2 MAC) in the first two matches of the season.
