Cardinals drop 1st home game against Ohio, 68-67
By Colin Grylls / January 30, 2016Ball State women’s basketball (14-5, 6-2 MAC) lost its first home game of the season Jan. 30 against Ohio University (17-3, 9-0 MAC) 68-67.
Ball State women’s basketball (14-5, 6-2 MAC) lost its first home game of the season Jan. 30 against Ohio University (17-3, 9-0 MAC) 68-67.
Coming into the Jan. 30 match-up at Worthen Arena, both Ball State and Akron sat in second place in each division of the Mid-American Conference. Akron's shooting attack led the Zips to a 73-65 victory over the Cardinals.
Four Cardinal baseball players — all juniors — have been named top 300 prospects by D1baseball.com. Right-handed pitcher Zach Plesac was the highest-ranked Cardinal at No. 133, right fielder Alex Call was ranked 199th, shortstop Alex Maloney was 242nd and catcher Jarett Rindfleisch was No. 254.
The Ball State men’s swimming and diving team will close out its last road meet of the regular season when they travel to take on Evansville at 4 p.m. on Jan. 29.
Ball State women’s basketball will host Ohio University in a clash of Mid-American Conference leaders — the Cardinals (14-4, 6-1 MAC) are on top of the MAC West standings, and the Bobcats (16-3, 8-0 MAC) are first in the MAC East.
No. 15 Ball State Men’s volleyball is on the road for the second straight weekend. The Cardinals will travel to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)(0-3) Jan. 29 and to George Mason (1-4) Jan. 30.
Ball State gymnastics outgrew its previous home in Irving Gym, located in the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center, so it moved locations this season. The team now performs at Worthen Arena, like many other athletic teams at Ball State. “I was hoping that when we got down there, we would have more of an event-type atmosphere, and that has definitely happened,” head coach Joanna Saleem said. “You can turn the lights off and [make use of] the spotlights. I love that it is fun for the crowd to be able to participate. It is important for the fans to enjoy the event and want to come back”.
Keith Wenning and Willie Snead made history together playing in a Ball State uniform. Together, the duo racked up the completions, yards and touchdowns, becoming one of the most prolific quarterback-receiver combos in the nation. Now they're both playing in the NFL, Wenning with the Cincinnati Bengals and Snead with the New Orleans Saints.
When the final buzzer sounded on Jan. 26, Buffalo guard Lamonte Bearden finished with 18 points, six assists and four steals against the Ball State men's basketball team.
Ryan Flanery Flanery_13 MUNCIE – Ball State men’s basketball took on the Buffalo Bulls for a Mid-American Conference matchup on Jan.
The Ball State men's basketball team was on national news following its 88-87 double-overtime win over Eastern Michigan because of the officiating, which led to the Cardinals last second victory. It took the Cardinals 10 extra minutes to take down the Eagles in Ypsilanti, but the final 14 seconds are what had people talking.
Ball State's women's basketball is 14-4, its best start after 18 games since the 2006-07 season when it started 16-2
Siblings do not often get to compete against each other at the collegiate level, but two sisters from Greenwood, Ind., had that opportunity at Worthen Arena.
Friday, Jan. 22 Men’s volleyball went on the road to University Park, Pa., to take on No. 10 Penn State.
Former Ball State receiver Jordan Williams led all receivers in receiving yards during the NFL Players Association Bowl game in Carson, Calif., on Jan. 23.
Since Ball State opened up Mid-American Conference play on Jan. 6, sophomore guard Jeremie Tyler has flipped the switch on what has been a streaky season.
Referees suspended following Ball State's win at Eastern Michigan:
Two Mid-American Conference basketball officials have been suspended for two games following Ball State's 88-87 double-overtime win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday, according to an official statement from the conference. The statement says the officials made "several errors committed" during the game.
The Ball State University women’s gymnastics team competed in its second tri-meet of the weekend against Eastern Michigan University and Illinois State on Jan. 24, at Worthen Arena.
Ball State women’s basketball (14-4, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) handed the Western Michigan Broncos (12-7, 4-3 MAC) its first home loss Jan. 23, 77-51.
