For the second straight year, Ball State took down Mid-American Conference rival Eastern Michigan after a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from sophomore guard Francis Kiapway.
Here is a quick look at the week of Jan. 15-21 in Ball State athletics and a look ahead to the weekend.
Men's basketball head coach James Whitford preaches defense to his team day in and day out. "To be a great team, you have to be great on the defensive end," Whitford said.
Every year, thousands of college football players graduate from their respective universities with hopes of moving onto the next level. This includes former Ball State wide receiver Jordan Williams.
No. 14 Ball State Men’s volleyball team hits the road this Friday and Saturday for the first two games of a six-game road trip.
Nathalie Fontaine scored 27 points and elevated to second-place in all-time scoring in Ball State women's basketball history during the Cardinals 76-54 victory against Eastern Michigan Jan. 20. It was just business as usual for the senior guard as the Cardinals move onto 13-4 overall and 5-1 in the Mid-American Conference after knocking off the Eagles (12-5, 3-3 MAC).
In 2011, former Ball State head coach Pete Lembo signed with a base salary of $350,000, this is the same salary he will earn in his new position at Maryland University.
Nathalie Fontaine lead the Cardinals to a 76-54 win Wednesday night in Worthen Arena.
In a game where the Ball State women's basketball team was pressured all night, the Cardinals were able to pull away a 76-54 victory over Eastern Michigan.
Ball State women’s basketball (12-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) will look to avenge last season’s MAC semifinal loss when it hosts the Eastern Michigan Eagles (12-4, 3-2 MAC) tonight at 7 P.M.
Tonight will be the biggest game for the Ball State women’s basketball team this season against Eastern Michigan University.
MUNCIE – Ball State men’s basketball team lost for only the second time this season at Worthen Arena on Jan.
Ball State men's basketball plays host to Kent State on Jan. 19 for a contest between Mid-American Conference division leaders.
Friday, Jan. 15 The track & field opened up its two-day invite at the Kentucky Invitational with senior thrower Marie Lumpkin throwing 16.41m in the weight throw, earning her a 23rd place finish overall.
The Golden Falcons scored 76 points to Ball State's 68 in Worthen Arena Tuesday night. Cardinal of the Game Ryan Weber posted 16 points and 5 rebounds.
The Ball State Cardinals gymnastics team held its first official home meet on Jan. 17 at Worthen Arena against Towson. Coming into the match, Ball State was ranked 50th in the country, while Towson was 42nd.
Ball State men’s basketball captured its third conference win in a comeback victory over Miami on Jan. 16 at Worthen Arena 48-46 on a last-second shot by senior guard Jeremiah Davis.
Ball State women's basketball coach Brady Sallee won his 200th career game Saturday as the Cardinals (12-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) took down Bowling Green State University (5-9, 1-4 MAC), 67-56. Sallee told the ESPN3 coverage team it was a "special milestone" because of the people that have worked with him along the way including players, assistant coaches and his family. "Those 200 wins have taken a lot out of my wife and three kids," he said. "They put so much into my career and you can't do this with just one man." Sallee won 136 games as a head coach at Eastern Illinois University before becoming the Ball State head coach in 2011. Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine has been on the Cardinals' roster for all 64 of Sallee's career wins at Ball State. She scored 12 points against BGSU and hauled in 12 rebounds, her eighth double-double of the season. Freshman guard Carmen Grande led the Cardinals with 18 points, topping her previous season and career high of 10 points.
Ball State men’s volleyball alumnus Jeff Aucoin returned to Worthen Arena on Jan. 15, but as a coach for the opposing team.
The No. 15 Ball State men's volleyball team got off to the hottest start of the year at Worthen Arena on Jan. 15 against Harvard, scoring nine out of the first 10 points in the match.
