FOOTBALL: Ball State hopes road provides focus, victory
October 22, 2010It would seem like the last place Ball State would want to be was on the road again, facing Toledo, a MAC championship contender.
It would seem like the last place Ball State would want to be was on the road again, facing Toledo, a MAC championship contender.
Two of the Mid-American Conference's best teams stand in the way of Ball State's postseason hopes in a must-win scenario this weekend for the Cardinals.
Ball State hopes to break a three-game losing streak Friday at Mid-American Conference foe Missouri State.
The Ball State Hall of Fame has announced the four new members selected for induction in January.
CLEVELAND – The lone car driving down East 97th Street slows and comes to a stop.
Ball State is tied for fifth place with Toledo at the Mid-American Conference Tournament Preview at a 33-over-par 321 after playing through 18 holes Monday.
Ohio had tormented Ball State for seven years. Junior setter Brittany McGinnis was haunted by the memory of the season-ending loss to Ohio in the quarterfinals of last year's Mid-American Conference Tournament.
The Ball State soccer team took another hit to its Mid-American Conference Tournament chances Sunday, losing at Kent State 4-1.
Ball State lost to Ohio and Kent State this weekend in a pair of games at the BSU Turf Field.
Ball State will head to Nashport, Ohio, today to play in the Mid-American Conference Tournament Preview. The Cardinals are the defending champions of the tournament.
After Saturday's 41-38 loss to Eastern Michigan in overtime, it appears Ball State still lacks the ability to close out games.
Dodging two early mistakes that gave Eastern Michigan great field position, Ball State capitalized on a mistake by its opponent to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
One night after toppling Ohio, Ball State seemed like as easy pick to be the victim of an upset in a letdown match. But the opposite happened as Ball State rolled by Kent State in four sets Saturday.
Tonight's match with Ohio may be the biggest conference game in five years for Ball State, but it's the following match that has a particular importance to freshman outside hitter Kylee Baker.
Three unanswered touchdowns by Eastern Michigan, including two in the third quarter, tied the score at 28 going into the fourth quarter.
Ball State snapped the seven year, 11-match losing streak with in its sixth five-set match of the season. The Cardinals topped the Bobcats 25-14, 22-25, 25-21, 15-9 in front of 1,131 fans.
Ball State and Eastern Michigan are tied at 35 after regulation.
Eastern Michigan snapped its 18-game losing streak with a 41-38 victory at Ball State in overtime Saturday.
Ball State's victory against Ohio on Friday night provided coach Steve Shondell with a signature win for the women's volleyball program.
Freshman outside hitter Kylee Baker got what she wanted. Baker wanted to beat Kent State, a school that recruited her for three years prior to her decision to play for Ball State. She also wanted to show she made the right decision.
