Highlight film brings Bo Calhoun out of 'slump'
By David K. Jones / March 21, 2016A three-minute highlight film was all it took to get senior forward Bo Calhoun back on track for round two of the CollegeInsider.com Invitational Tournament.
A three-minute highlight film was all it took to get senior forward Bo Calhoun back on track for round two of the CollegeInsider.com Invitational Tournament.
Ball State won its second consecutive overtime game of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, this time beating the University of Tennessee-Martin 83-80.
Ball State baseball (11-10) closed out its home opening series March 20 with a 3-1 loss to Dayton (4-14).
Ball State men's volleyball took on its seventh ranked opponent of the season in No. 13 University of California Irvine.
Ball State finished the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championships in second place with senior Denasiha Christian finishing first in both the vault and the beam.
Ball State soccer started its spring schedule March 19 with exhibition wins over Spring Arbor and Tiffin University.
Ball State baseball hit three homeruns during a 10-run, third-inning rally in its 10-0 victory over the Dayton Flyers.
In its first home game of the season, Ball State baseball beat the University of Dayton, 9-3, behind a two-out, six-run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Ball State University is hosting the Mid-American Conference Championship this year for women’s gymnastics. The seven gymnastics teams within the conference will gather in Worthen Arena for the big competition on March 19.
The Ball State softball team played 12 games over spring break and look to prepare for MAC play going into their final non-conference weekend. The Cardinals went 4-8 over spring break.
The last time the Ball State women's tennis team lost was on Valentine's Day.
Worthen Arena will play host to the women's gymnastics Mid-American Conference on March 19. Ball State will compete against six other teams for the Championship. The other schools competing include Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan. While Ball State is 1-5 on the season against MAC opponents, the Cardinals have had several individuals finish among the top of the conference in individual categories. Senior Denasiha Christian holds the teams highest three scores on vault this season as well as the highest in the MAC with a 9.975.
After finishing as the top team in its region, the Ball State Western Equestrian Club will compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) National Semi Finals this weekend.
Ball State women's basketball (22-9, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) never trailed Iowa (19-14, 8-10 Big Ten) in its 77-72 victory in the first round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament.
After playing the first 17 games of the season on the road, Ball State baseball (8-9) will play its first home game at 3 p.m. March 18 against the Dayton Flyers (3-11).
There were 108 student athletes announced to the 2016 women's swimming and diving Academic All-Mid-American Conference team. Only five in the conference boasted a 4.0 grade point average, four of whom are from Ball State.
In the first round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament, Ball State women's basketball (21-9, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) will take on the University of Iowa (19-13, 8-10 Big Ten) tonight in Iowa City, Iowa. The Cardinals are led by senior guard Nathalie Fontaine, the program's career scoring leader and the MAC Player of the Year.
Worthen Arena will play host to at least one more men's basketball game this season as Ball State prepares to play the University of Tennessee Martin on March 20. The Cardinals moved on to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament after a 78-73 double-overtime win against Tennessee State in the first round.
Ball State moved into a tie for first place in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association with a 3-1 victory over Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne on March 16.
After allowing one earned run in 5.2 innings against No. 6 Lousiana State University on March 11, redshirt junior pitcher Kevin Marnon was named Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week.
