SOCCER: Ball State mixing, matching to best start since 2005
By Evan Barnum-Steggerda / September 11, 2013Entering the 2013 season with 13 new players, Ball State soccer head coach Craig Roberts knew there would be some lineup shuffling.
Entering the 2013 season with 13 new players, Ball State soccer head coach Craig Roberts knew there would be some lineup shuffling.
Ball State’s 2-0 victory over Tennessee Tech was just another day in the office, fitting the mold of each of Ball State’s games: dominate possession, let the team’s depth be an advantage and hold strong on the backline.
After dropping its first match of the season, Ball State’s soccer team is priming itself for two winnable games this weekend. Ball State (2-1) will take on Eastern Illinois on Friday and Tennessee Tech on Sunday, both of which tout 0-4 records on the year.
Ball State’s soccer team went into its match with IPFW undefeated on the season and unbeaten by the Mastodons all-time—both of those streaks came to end on Friday.
A 5-1 goal differential, the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week and most importantly, two wins. Not a bad opening weekend for a team that did not have a starting lineup set until the day of its first match.
A 5-1 goal differential, the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week and most importantly, two wins. Not a bad opening weekend for a team that did not have a starting lineup set until the day of its first match.
Despite losing nine seniors, 2013 looks more like a reloading year than a rebuilding one for the Ball State soccer team.
Despite losing nine seniors, 2013 looks more like a reloading year than a rebuilding one for the Ball State soccer team.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times} If there is a way to win convincingly by one goal, then Ball State’s soccer team found it in a 2-1 victory over Northern Iowa. Ball State dominated its season opener at the Briner Sports Complex in every way, except on the scoreboard.
Through his first three seasons at Ball State, head coach Craig Roberts has established a system that predicates itself on passing and movement.
Ball State soccer opened its 2013 season with a loss in an exhibition match against Butler 2-3.
Ball State athletics will soon announce a plan for a new volleyball and basketball practice facility, along with the possibility of other improved sports facilities.
Ball State soccer coach Craig Roberts got an even bigger commitment than he originally intended from the Caribbean nation.
After getting taken advantage of by Kent State’s aerial attack back on Sept. 28, Ball State coach Craig Roberts said his team was prepared for Kent State’s small field and style of play this time around.
Saying a team plays to the level of its competition generally has a negative connotation, but Ball State showed the positive side of that argument on Thursday.
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