Ball State notched two wins in its midweek doubleheader against Wabash (0-2) and Thomas More (0-1) and will enter a weekend series against BYU with three victories to its credit.
The Cardinals (8-5, 0-1 MAC) fell 82-69 to Kent State (8-5, 1-0 MAC) on the road in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) opener for each side. Ball State returns to action Saturday, Jan. 6, against Central Michigan (5-8, 0-1 MAC) in Muncie, Indiana, at 2 p.m.
In their first Mid-American Conference game of the season, the Cardinals fell to Kent State 82-69.
The red and white mimicked the abrupt start on the calendar with their play on the court, as Ball State enjoyed a quick sweep (25-9, 25-9, 25-11) of Wabash (0-1) to christen the new season.
With the energy and roles Rauch and Puiggros bring off the bench, Sallee said he knows they could start for Ball State, but their presence off the bench has a greater impact.
Ball State lost consecutive games for the first time this season, falling to 8-4 on the season after a 80-63 loss to Minnesota (9-3). The Cardinals return to action Tuesday, Jan. 2 in the first Mid-American Conference (MAC) contest of their season, traveling to Kent State (7-3).
Ball State fell to Minnesota in its final game of 2023. Here are four takeaways from the contest.
“I didn’t really realize I was getting the ball back until it was in my hands,” Becki said. “I was like ‘Well, I got to shoot it or something,’ I shot it, and thank God it went in honestly.”
Ball State picked up its second win versus a Power 5 opponent this season and defeated an NCAA tournament team from last year. Here are four takeaways from the victory.
In their first game of the Challenge against the University of Pittsburgh, Ball State defeated the Power 5 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Panthers 73-62.
A year ago, the Cardinals pulled out a two-point win in overtime at Pittsburgh. Tuesday afternoon, they took some punches from the Panthers (5-6) and pulled away at the end of the game for the win.
Here are some results from Delaware County sporting events from 12/11-12/16.
Ball State fans traveled to Indianapolis to support the Cardinals in the Indy Classic.
Indianapolis native Davion Bailey returned to the court for the Cardinals' game against Indiana State in the Indy Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Ball State men's basketball moved to 8-3 on the season, falling to Indiana State (10-1) in the second annual Indy Classic. Here are three takeaways from the loss that snapped the Cardinals' three-game winning streak.
Alexis Fields was voted as the Delaware County High School Athlete of the Week for the week of 11/29 -12/6.
After living lives full of sport, these Ball State athletic to-be graduates are preparing to face a life without it. In the process, they’re battling the unknown and the loss of an identity.
Coming out with a 67-59 win, there was some tough sledding that came with the loss of junior Madelyn Bischoff, who was sidelined against the Hilltoppers. Sallee said Bischoff has been day-to-day, but did not want to risk anything playing her today and is more focused on the big picture.
Here are Delaware County sports results from the week of 12/4-12/9.
In Ball State’s 83-71 win over SIU Edwardsville (6-5), the Cardinals moved to 7-0 at home this season. Ball State (8-2) travels to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday, Dec. 16, for its next contest against Indiana State (9-1) as part of the Indy Classic.
