WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals get first road win of season
November 29, 2011With less than two minutes remaining in the game, the score was knotted at 48-48 before sophomore guard Brandy Woody received the ball and charged to the hoop for a layup.
With less than two minutes remaining in the game, the score was knotted at 48-48 before sophomore guard Brandy Woody received the ball and charged to the hoop for a layup.
Now two days removed from being announced as at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Ball State women's volleyball team is still giddy about its selection to the national stage.
Residents of the Muncie community will be a little bit warmer this winter thanks to the Ball State men's basketball team hosting the first Coats For Cardinals.
On the heels of its second consecutive victory, Ball State hits the road in search of its first road win of the season in a 6:15 p.m. tipoff against non-conference foe Evansville at the Ford Center.
Only four games into the season, one thing is certain about Ball State. Coach Billy Taylor will continue to use a full rotation of players until he finds the best fit for the Cardinals' starting lineup.
When forward Tyler Koch injured his right thumb in Sunday's game against Calumet College, it became the latest nagging pain the redshirt sophomore had to deal with.
Throughout the first half against NAIA opponent Calumet College, Ball State struggled to get any momentum going.
Only a few minutes into NCAA Tournament Selection Show broadcasted on ESPNU Sunday night, Ball State flashed on the Minneapolis regional bracket shown on the screen.
Its offense impotent at inopportune times and its defense unable to slow down Toledo's high-powered offense, Ball State's regular season ended in disappointment Friday afternoon at Scheumann Stadium.
Little time was wasted by Ball State in securing a satisfying win to end its regular season schedule Saturday night.
For the first six and a half minutes of Friday's game, Keith Wenning and the rest of Ball State's offense stood on the sideline. They watched as Toledo plodded down the field, going 80 yards in 15 plays for a touchdown.
For senior captains Briggs Orsbon, Sean Baker and 15 other seniors on the Ball State football team, Friday's 45-28 loss to Toledo was the last game they will play at Scheumann Stadium.
A semi-finals loss in the Mid-American Conference Tournament left Ball State's chances of making the NCAA Tournament looking bleak and discouraging.
Jahwan Edward's 11th touchdown run of the year put Ball State on the scoreboard in the second quarter against Toledo, but the Cardinals trail 21-7 going into halftime.
Ball State is ready to focus on Friday's game against Toledo and hope that a victory is enough to prove its case to the bowl executives that now control its fate.
In the first half of last Friday's game against Indiana State, Ball State was lucky if one pass went untouched by a Sycamore defender.
It took Ball State nearly 36 minutes to get sophomore forward Chris Bond the ball in transition.
What appeared to be a mismatch on paper translated into a 29-point victory for Ball State at Worthen Arena on Monday night.
What appeared to be a mismatch on paper translated into a 29-point victory for Ball State at Worthen Arena on Monday night.
