With just one conference game left the in the season, the shuffling atop the Mid-American Conference has started to shake out tournament seeds. In a league full of parity, Ball State (10-5-3, 5-3-2 MAC) jockeyed with five other teams for a top-four finish and the first round home game that accompanies it for its first 10 MAC matches.
Maybe it’s in the genes. Ball State women’s volleyball outside hitter Alex Fuelling has carried her team’s offense this season, just one attack attempt shy of 700 and leads the team in kills with 285. For her, it isn’t just practice that’s brought her to where she is today.
The Ball State men’s tennis team competed in the Texas Invitational this weekend at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas. In A32, senior Austin Smith beat Air Force’s Jack McCullers in singles competition, 6-2, 6-0.
In a crucial matchup for conference tournament seeding Central Michigan University topped Ball State 1-0 in double overtime.
The Ball State field hockey team traveled to Bloomington, Ind., on Sunday to face IU in the final nonconference match of its season. The Hoosiers beat the Cardinals 6-1 to improve to 9-8 overall with a 1-4 Big Ten record.
Sophomore wide receiver Jordan Williams has had multiple “breakout“ games this season. From the season opener against Illinois State University, where he caught six passes for 64 yards and scored a touchdown, to a road game against the University of Virginia, where he caught a then season-high nine passes, Williams has proven himself to be a viable threat opposite 2012 All-Mid-American Conference junior wide receiver Willie Snead.
Varied is one word that could be used to describe Ball State’s offense against Miami University. Another would be inconsistent. Four Cardinals finished with at least 12 kills against the RedHawks in a 3-1 win over the visitors. Lauren Grant and Mindy Marx led the way with 16 kills each, although none of them came easy as it took them 62 attack attempts to get there.
Ball State scored in the 59th minute to beat Ohio University 1-0 and earned its first Mid-American Conference win since 2011. Today, the Cardinals won its sixth game this season at the expense of the Bobcats for the fourth and final spot in the MAC tournament. “We have been working hard for a long time, and to finally see the reward of all of our hard work means a lot,” Ball State head coach Beth Maddox said about snapping its six-match losing streak. Ball State earned 11 penalties and four player cards in the game.
The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team opened its 2013-14 season with a loss to Ohio University, 162-138 at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
As he faced pressure deep in his own territory, Ball State senior quarterback Keith Wenning was about to leave his defense in a high-pressure situation of its own.
Jahwan Edwards has been relied upon a lot this season. The junior running back’s team-leading 127 carries for 659 yards and 12 touchdowns are evidence of that.
After freshman outside hitter Mackenzie Kitchel left the game early, both teams traded points until Ball State took a 14-12 lead, forcing a Bowling Green State University timeout.
Playing big is a cliché, but Ball State’s secondary may have to do just that tomorrow against the University of Akron. The Zips’ top three receivers are all six feet tall or taller. Senior Jerrod Dillard, who is 6-foot-5, has 18 catches for 235 yards and a touchdown.
Ball State will put its 4-0 Mid-American Conference record to the test Saturday against the University of Akron. The Zips are 1-3 in the MAC, and 2-6 overall.
Ball State is a double-digit favorite for the second consecutive week after beating Western Michigan University.
1. Ball State head coach Pete Lembo wasn’t happy with the second-team offense. At the 5:07 mark in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s win, Ball State held a 38-10 lead over Western Michigan University.
With one swift swing of her arm, Mackenzie Kitchel ended Ohio University’s time at number one in the conference. Ball State’s five-set win at Ohio wasn’t just a road win for head coach Steve Shondell and his women’s volleyball team.
Cardinals fall to Kent State, drop fifth straight Inconsistency has proven to be the Ball State field hockey team’s Achilles’ heel all season.
After placing five singles participants and two doubles teams into the main draw of the Ohio Valley Regional on Friday, the women’s tennis team was back in action Saturday in Memphis. In singles play, the Cardinals posted a 2-3 record with Courtney Wild and Courtney Earnest advancing to the round of 16. Earnest defeated Chattanooga’s Kaylene Chadwell 6-2, 6-2, while Wild slipped by Miami of Ohio’s Andreea Badileanu by a score of 6-4, 6-4. Day two of the regional did not fare as well for the other three Ball State participants, as Bethany Moore, Ashlyn Rang and Kristel Sanders failed to defeat their round one opponents.
