Ball State field hockey is a home away from home for international athletes
By Kyle Smedley / November 7, 20247 Cardinals from different countries share how field hockey brings people together.
7 Cardinals from different countries share how field hockey brings people together.
Cardinals played their final collegiate field hockey match Wednesday, and it didn’t take long for that to sink in.
The Cardinals beat the Knights 2-1 in the culmination of a roller coaster regular season.
The Dukes remained undefeated in conference play by handing the Cardinals a senior day defeat.
Led by fifth-year Michaela Graney, the Cardinals are trying to use the contrasting feelings of winning and losing as motivation for their three season-closing MAC matches.
Losses to App State and Queens made the Cardinals’ personal moments of bliss tough to enjoy.
The Cardinals beat MAC rival Central Michigan Friday and lost to No. 5 Michigan Sunday, Oct. 13.
After losses to the Spartans and RedHawks, the Cardinals have lost five straight matches with only three goals in the past two and a half weeks.
The Cardinals’ Emma Hilton and Maya Guinn have already seen other Ball State athletes impacted by Morgan’s Message.
The Cardinals have lost 15 straight field hockey matches to the Golden Flashes
The Cardinals beat Saint Louis on the road before losing to Indiana in Bloomington.
The Cardinals return to the pitch Sunday, Sept. 8 with their first road contest of the season against Saint Louis at Noon CT.
The Cardinals return to action at Noon Sunday, Sept. 1 when they square off against Stanford at Briner Sports Complex in Muncie.
The Cardinals make their official season debut Friday, August 30 against Saint Francis at Briner Sports Complex in Muncie at Noon.
After living lives full of sport, these Ball State athletic to-be graduates are preparing to face a life without it. In the process, they’re battling the unknown and the loss of an identity.
Although Ball State was eliminated from postseason contention a week ago, The Cardinals hoped to finish the season strong and add another loss to the Spartans losing streak on their senior day, however, it became a defensive struggle for the Cardinals to manage from the start.
Miami continued their now 21-game win streak against Ball State, as they have won every match between the two universities since Thursday, November 3rd, 2011.
Ball State field hockey (7-9, 2-4 MAC) bounced back from its previous loss with a 7-0 win over Queens University of Charlotte (0-15). The Cardinals' next match is a key MAC contest against Miami (11-7, 5-1 MAC) in Oxford, Ohio, at 3 p.m.
“It has been such a great experience,” senior goaltender Hannah Johnston said. “It is so much bigger than the sport. I think a lot of people look at it as four years of your time then you are done but I think it is so monumental, the people you meet from all across the world and the friendships you make.”
One shot from senior midfielder Emma Hilton to pull off an upset over Indiana University in a 3-2 shootout. Ball State (6-8, 2-3 MAC) remains at home for a prime conference matchup against Appalachian State (10-4, 4-1 MAC) for Senior Day Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.
