Junior Kaiyem Cleary dribbles the ball in game against Bowling Green Feb. 11 at Worthen Arena. Brandon Dean, DN

Cardinals Defeat Bowling Green, jump a spot in MAC standings

On Saturday afternoon, Ball State attempted to improve its spot in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as Bowling Green visited Worthen Arena. Before the game, they were alone in fourth place. After the Cardinals (17-7) used an offensive clinic to guide them past the Falcons (10-14) 93-72, they now sit tied for third and have a chance for second place.




Wes-Del senior Cade Pretorius attempts a contested shot against an Eastbrook defender Feb. 10 at Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School. Zach Carter, DN
DELAWARE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Wes-Del defeats Eastbrook on a special night for Warriors head coach

On Friday night, Wes-Del took on the Eastbrook Panthers. Before the game started, each Warrior walked across the court with their grandparents. Wes-Del head coach John McGlothin thought that was the only ceremony taking place. The PA announcer then told the crowd that coach Mcglothin would be retiring following the end of this season. Then numerous former players and coaches walked through the gymnasium doors to hug and talk to the 30-year career coach.


Sophomore Mariya Polishchuk goes for the ball in the women's tennis MAC Champtionship match against Toledo May 1 at Cardinal Creek Tennis Courts. Amber Pietz, DN
WOMEN'S TENNIS

Cardinals roll to 6-1 win over Youngstown State

The Ball State women’s tennis team is coming back to Muncie after picking two wins in northeast Ohio. The first came in a 5-2 win against Cleveland State, and the second came on Feb. 11 over Youngstown State. Head coach Max Norris wanted to switch the lineups around for the match today and wanted to see more production out of doubles. He got exactly that. 




The Ball State Women's Basketball team celebrates from the sideline during a game against Northern Illinois Feb. 1 at Worthen Arena. Brandon Dean, DN
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Cardinals fly past eagles on the road

On Feb. 4 against Kent State, Ball State Women’s Basketball had 29 points in only 10 minutes, or you can say one quarter. On Feb. 8 against Eastern Michigan, Ball State Women’s Basketball had 28 points in 20 minutes, or you can say one half. 


WOMEN'S GOLF

Cardinals place eighth at the Falcon Florida Classic.

The Ball State Women’s Golf team place eighth out of 12 teams, shooting an 898 total through three rounds at the Falcon Flordia Classic. The Ball State’s five-person lineup consisted of junior Kiah Parrott, freshman Sarah Gallagher, freshman Jasmine Driscoll, freshman Madelin Boyd and graduate student Peyton Broce. 


Ball State Student Government Association tickets, Empower and Gassensmith & Lindstrand, debate their ticket's platforms. The presidential debate will be Feb. 14 and the vice presidential debate is Feb. 15. Abigail Denault, DN
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Ball State University Student Government Association tickets debate platform points

Ball State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) held the introduction to the tickets, the candidates, Feb. 7 at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The two tickets are “Empower” with Presidential Nominee Skylar Ellis, in SGA’s On-Campus Caucus, and Vice Presidential Nominee Taylor Perry, in SGA’s At-Large Caucus, and "Gassensmith & Lindstrand" with Joseph Gassensmith, current chief of staff, and Monet Lindstrand, current vice president. 


Sophomore center Payton Sparks gets fouled as he goes up for a layup in a game against Eastern Michigan Feb. 3 at Worthen Arena. Sparks had ten rebounds and tallied a double-double in the game. Brayden Goins, DN
MEN'S BASKETBALL

Ball State powers to 4th straight win on the road

This is a special season. Ball State (17-7, 8-3 MAC) now has its best record since 1998 and is showing no signs of slowing down. Tonight, the Cardinals traveled to Mount Pleasant, Michigan to take on Central Michigan (8-16, 3-8 MAC) and left with a win. At the beginning of the game, the Chippewas came out shooting hot and playing good defense. At first, the Cardinals didn’t adapt. 







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