Ball State men's volleyball team has won its past four games and sits 2-0 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. While the team has been playing winning as of late, it's in big part to junior outside attacker, Brendan Surane.
Ball State women's basketball lost its first home game of the season against Central Michigan 74-65 after struggling in areas the team normally excels at.
Ball State men's golf finished seventh out of eight teams at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play tournament after a 4-2 win over Xavier University in the final round.
After three consecutive weekends on the road, the 13th-ranked Ball State men’s volleyball team returns home for six consecutive matches.
The last time Ball State played Ohio on the road Jan. 9, the Bobcats' forward Antonio Campbell dominated with 27 points while Kenny Kaminski was held scoreless. Things were different a month later at Worthen Arena.
Tuesday’s Social Media Night game promotion was not enough to push the Cardinals (15-9) to a win against the Ohio University Bobcats (15-8) in Worthen Arena.
Ball State lost to Ohio, 72-69, Tuesday night in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals are now 6-5 in Mid-American Conference play, and still tied for first in the West Division.
Trailing by as many as 7 in the second half to Ohio, the Ball State men's basketball team had one last chance with the clock winding down as redshirt junior Ryan Weber missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer as the Cardinals lost, 72-69.
After saying goodbye to six seniors, Ball State soccer began its recruiting season with the addition of four new players. Head coach Craig Roberts added two high school seniors as well as two Division I transfer student athletes. The Cardinals finished last season as the Mid-American Conference regular season champions after going undefeated at home and losing only one conference game. Allison Abbe is a junior transfer midfielder from the the University of Cincinnati.
During a five-hour bus ride to McKendree University, a brown blanket stretched across the aisle between four seats, forming a makeshift card table for four Ball State men's volleyball players.
Ball State men's basketball is tied for first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division and returns at 7 p.m. on Feb. 9 against Ohio at Worthen Arena.
Students will be cheering for more than just a basketball game on Feb. 9, as Ball State athletics hosts its second annual social media night at Worthen Arena. Through email, Ball State athletics gave away free customized T-shirts for students who sent their name, T-shirt size and Twitter handle. Around 1,000 students are set to receive shirts.
Ball State women’s basketball senior guard Nathalie Fontaine has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for the fifth time this season. Fontaine earned the honor after scoring 20.0 points per game and hauling in 11.5 rebounds per game over the last week. She scored 18 points in the Cardinals’ come-from-behind victory at Buffalo, 59-57.
Several Ball State track and field runners had a successful weekend at the Meyo Invitational at Notre Dame.
Ball State men's golf begins its season on Feb. 8 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play tournament held in Dade City, Fla., at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club.
Friday, Feb. 5 Men's tennis traveled to No. 53 Indiana University and suffered a 4-0 loss to the Hoosiers. They then went to Notre Dame Feb. 7 in the Eck Tennis Pavilion, where they dropped the match 7-0 against the No. 36 Fighting Irish.
Collegiate golfers in the Midwest face challenges that southern schools don't have to deal with. Freezing temperatures, wind and snow fall keep Ball State golfers away from the green for several months at a time.
The Ball State softball team's season will start next weekend, Feb.12, at the Sand Dollar Classic in Gulf Shores, Ala.
It took an overtime period to separate Ball State and Western Michigan, but the Cardinals came away with a 75-71 win at Worthen Arena.
Ball State women’s basketball (16-5, 8-2 Mid-American Conference) came back to beat Buffalo (11-10, 3-7 MAC) 59-57 after trailing by as much as 14 earlier in the game.
