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The men's volleyball team faced University of California at Los Angeles on March 7 at Pauley Pavilion. The team lost 3-0, making their Spring Break record 2-2. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Men's volleyball to take on in-state rival IPFW

By Staff Reports / March 16, 2016

The 10th-ranked Ball State men’s volleyball team will travel to Fort Wayne Wednesday night to take on Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne in the “old I-69 rivalry.” In the last game between the two schools on Feb. The Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) swept IPFW (5-12, 0-7 MIVA)  in three sets. In the win, junior outside attacker Mike Scannell led the Cardinals with 10 kills.

The Ball State men's basketball team huddles up before the game against Kent State on Jan. 19 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
OPINION

ON THE LOOKOUT: Low-tier tournament is win for Ball State

March 15, 2016

When Ball State students left campus for spring break, some of us had an eye on our men’s basketball team. After all, they had tied Central Michigan for the best record in the Western Division of the Mid-American Conference with a 19-13 overall record. 

Womens Softball Team & Individual
SPORTS

Softball freshmen make early impact

By Dylan Grissom / March 15, 2016

The Ball State softball team only has four freshmen on its roster and each of them have had significant playing time in their first year in Muncie. Ball State is near the midway point of its season and each one of the freshmen has seen time in at least two-thirds of the games thus far.

James Whitford, the head of the Ball State men’s basketball team, coaches from the sidelines in the game against Eastern Michigan in Worthen Arena on Feb. 27. The Cardinals beat their record of highest number of points since 1989, scoring 115 to 79. DN PHOTO GRACE RAMEY
SPORTS

Men's basketball travels to Tennessee State for CIT round 1 mathchup

By Staff Reports / March 15, 2016

Ball State will travel to Tennessee State for the first round of the CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament. The Cardinals and Tigers share a lot of similarities entering the first round of the tournament. Both teams rank in the top 5 most improved teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association from the previous season.

Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine is now the all-time women's basketball scoring leader with 2,092 points at Ball State. Fontaine scored the point on a buzzer beater during the game on March 2 against Northern Illinois. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
SPORTS

Cardinals receive Women's NIT bid

By Staff Reports / March 14, 2016

Ball State women's basketball (21-9, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) will play in its fourth consecutive Women's National Invitation Tournament. The Cardinals will travel to Iowa City, Iowa, to play the University of Iowa Hawkeyes (19-13, 8-10 Big Ten) in the first round on Thursday, March 17.

The men's volleyball team faced University of California at Los Angeles on March 7 at Pauley Pavilion. The team lost 3-0, making their Spring Break record 2-2. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
SPORTS

Spring Break recap in athletics

By Staff Reports / March 14, 2016

While many students took a week off to relax and maybe even travel, Ball State athletic teams took the opportunity to continue competing. Many of the outdoor athletic teams had a chance to travel around the United States to compete in fair weather. Here's a recap of what happened over the break in Ball State athletics.

Brady Sallee, the head coach of Ball State’s women’s basketball team, coaches from the sidelines during the game against Buffalo on Jan. 13 in Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO GRACE RAMEY
SPORTS

Cardinals expect WNIT bid

By Colin Grylls / March 14, 2016

Ball State (21-9, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) finished the regular season with its first 20-win season since 2008-09. Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine was named MAC Player of the Year and broke the Cardinals’ all-time scoring record.

Ball State students cheer on the men's basketball team during the game against Kent State on Jan. 19 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO PATRICK MURPHY
SPORTS

Ball State to play in first postseason tournament since 2002

By Staff Reports / March 14, 2016

Ball State accepted a bid to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament (CIT) and will play Tennessee State on March 15 at the Gentry Center in Nashville.  It will be the Cardinals' first postseason tournament since the 2002 season. Both teams have posted massive turnarounds this season. Ball State improved to 19-13 after posting a 7-23 record last season, the fourth-largest turnaround in the NCAA.

The Ball State men's volleyball team took on Harvard on Jan. 15 at Worthen Arena. Ball State won 3-1.
SPORTS

Ball State swept in road match against UCLA

March 7, 2016

The Ball State men’s volleyball team dropped its match against the No. 4 UCLA Bruins 3-0 at Pauley Pavilion on March 7. UCLA ran a two-setter offense, a system that many college offenses do not run anymore. “We haven’t seen that in a long time, in men’s volleyball period,” head coach Joel Walton said.

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