Ball State needs the future to become the present in a hurry for Brian Jones this week. In the season's first four games, Jones, a redshirt freshman, played primarily on special teams before injuries to seniors Sean Baker and Josh Howard forced Jones to play extensively on defense in Saturday's 62-6 loss at No. 3 Oklahoma.
After dropping the first two of three games in its Mid-American Conference road trip, the Ball State field hockey team will travel to Oxford, Ohio, to play a 6 p.m. game today against Miami.
The Ball State women's golf team finished fourth out of nine teams in the 36 hole Butler Invitational, which took place Monday and Tuesday at the Highland Country Club in Indianapolis.
As her team departed Muncie en route to Ohio, coach Beth Maddox was confident in coming away with two victories over Mid-American Conference foes Ohio and Kent State.
Windy conditions the last two games haven't cost the Ball State soccer team any wins or changed the way it plays.
The transition from former Ball State golfer Eric Steger to sophomore Tyler Merkel as Ball State's number one golfer this year looked like it would be seamless at the start of the Fall season.
The Ball State men's golf team finished in fifth place after three rounds in the Cobra Puma Invitational at Miromar Lakes Golf Course in Fort Myers, Fla. The team was 12 strokes behind leader Florida Gulf Coast with an 866 for the team.
On a team full of loud and energetic girls, Catie Fredrich is an outlier.
The Ball State women's golf team is tied for second after 18 holes at the Butler Invitational in Indianapolis.
After day two of the Ball State Invitational Saturday, the Ball State men's tennis team found itself in a familiar situation: looking for consistency on both ends of the court.
The Ball State women's tennis team completed another year in the Mid-American Conference Fall Invitational Friday and Saturday, going a combined 14-16 in its weekend matches.
The Ball State women's tennis team concluded its final day of action at the MAC Invitational Saturday afternoon.
By knocking off two of the best teams in the Mid-American Conference West Division, Ball State (15-2) has taken an early two-match lead for first in the MAC West with a perfect 4-0 conference record, while Western Michigan sits at 3-1 and Northern Illinois stays even at 2-2.
Throughout day one and day two of the Ball State Invitational this weekend, the Ball State men's tennis team had issues on the doubles side of the court. Three of the five doubles teams lost their opening round match ups and won seven of their 12 combined matches.
From the second we arrived on Oklahoma's campus, I knew I was in Big 12 country. Tailgaters were everywhere. People were charging fans $20 to park in their front lawns. Roads around the stadium were closed off, which made for a headache when trying to get to the parking garage. This was just the scene outside the stadium before the game against Ball State.
NORMAN, Okla. – With an 11-point lead at the 8:17 mark in the second quarter, No. 2 Oklahoma showed why it is a national title contender by adding 21 points over the next five minutes in Ball State's 62-6 loss on Saturday.
It was a mismatch from the opening draw as the Ball State field hockey team was completely dominated by Ohio on Saturday.
NORMAN, Okla. – When it was all said and done and all 62 of Oklahoma's points had been tallied, there wasn't much left for coach Pete Lembo to say. Summing up the program's worst loss in six years isn't easy.
By knocking off two of the best teams in the Mid-American Conference West Division, Ball State (15-2) has taken an early two-match lead for first in the MAC West with a perfect 4-0 conference record, while Western Michigan sits at 3-1 and Northern Illinois stays even at 2-2.
It was a successful day at the Greater Louisville Classic for the Ball State cross country team. Despite the cold weather, the team rose to the top.
