FOOTBALL: Offense recovers from second half struggles at perfect time
September 18, 2011The offense that had roared to life late in the first quarter and powered Ball State to a 14-point halftime lead Saturday night against Buffalo was sagging.
The offense that had roared to life late in the first quarter and powered Ball State to a 14-point halftime lead Saturday night against Buffalo was sagging.
Coming off of an up-and-down first day in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic Friday, the Ball State men's tennis team began Saturday looking for more consistency.
After a slow start to the game, Ball State scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 21-7 lead against Buffalo into halftime of the home opener.
Daily News staff discusses this weekends football game against Buffalo.
The Ball State cross country team had another strong weekend at the Indiana Intercollegiate 5K. The team placed sixth out of 21 teams.
The comfortable 14-point lead Ball State held at halftime dwindled to eight points in the third quarter, and the Cardinals take a 21-13 lead into the fourth quarter.
Ball State's victory over Buffalo (1-2, 0-1) Saturday featured a game of two different halves. In the first half, Ball State (2-1, 0-1) had its way with the running game, rushing for 119 yards while sophomore quarterback Keith Wenning threw for 131 passing yards.
Buffalo took an early lead in Ball State's home opener, scoring on the game's opening possession
Keith Wenning engineered a game-winning 75-yard drive, capped by a four-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Willie Snead with 29 seconds to play, saving Ball State's home opener with a 28-25 victory against Buffalo.
After finishing its 2010-2011 season as the Mid-American Conference Champion, the Ball State men's tennis team began its fall season Friday at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic with the intention of keeping its momentum.
Keith Wenning dropped back and surveyed the field. It was third-and-goal from the four-yard line with 35 seconds to play. Ball State was down four points to Buffalo, in danger of losing its home opener. Wenning knew he had to get the Cardinals into the end zone any way he could. There was no other option.
As the last five minutes ticked down, the Ball State bench started to get louder. Screams of encouragement rang out as a familiar scene unfolded. It looked like another game dominated by the Cardinals might slip away from them.
The Ball State women's golf team is tied for first place with a first round score of 301 in the Cardinal Classic after one round of play Saturday.
The Spartan Invitational opened with a dud from Ball State Friday night.
With two losses in a low after starting the season with nine straight wins, the Ball State women's volleyball team needed to take its anger out on someone.
Things didn't fair well for Ball State Friday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.
It's the perfect trap weekend for Ball State as it plays in the Spartan Invitational.
The Ball State women's tennis team opens its season as it travels to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the Ohio State Invitational this weekend.
It's the perfect trap weekend for Ball State as it plays in the Spartan Invitational.
Ball State will face Buffalo at 7 p.m. Saturday night in Scheumann Stadium, opening conference play and the home schedule at the same time.
