SPORTS FOR THOUGHT: Ball State's victory could be program's turning point
October 3, 2010There's a chance our football team just grew up. Ball State beat Central Michigan 31-17 Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The game wasn't even that close.
There's a chance our football team just grew up. Ball State beat Central Michigan 31-17 Saturday in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The game wasn't even that close.
Running back David Brown played a big role in Ball State's 31-17 victory at Central Michigan.
The Ball State men's golf team is third out of 12 teams with a score of 580, four over, in the Renaissance Invitational in Fort Myers, Fla.
Junior midfielder Devanny Kuhn had a standout game Saturday against Missouri State, scoring both goals in Ball State's home-overtime win.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – A big day from Ball State's running backs powered it to its second victory of the season, defeating Central Michigan 31-17 on the road.
The Ball State soccer team couldn't overcome an early deficit at Akron and lost its third-straight match Friday night.
Ball State (12-3, 2-1) came out of the locker room all business and dismantled Central Michigan (6-9, 0-3) after a dismal showing in the second set.
MOUNT PLESANT, Mich. – Playing like the favorites instead of two-touchdown underdogs, Ball State takes a 14-3 lead at Central Michigan into halftime.
MOUNT PLESANT, Mich. – For the first time since Opening Night, Ball State got on the scoreboard first with a 56-yard touchdown pass from Keith Wenning to running back Eric Williams with 5:30 left in the first quarter.
Stan Parrish knows Ball State's fans are restless. He knows the Cardinals' three-game losing streak has many wondering if this season will be just another disappointing fall in Muncie.
Kicker Ian McGarvey was named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy on Thursday.
The Ball State field hockey team is gearing up for a busy weekend in Muncie.
The Ball State soccer team's 0-2 start in Mid-American Conference play magnifies the importance of Friday's game against Akron and Sunday's match with Ohio.
Last season, the Cardinals went 1-5 against the three Michigan-based Mid-American Conference schools.
Ball State will face Oklahoma in its final nonconference game of the 2011 season.
The weather played a factor in men's tennis preparation for the Ball State Invitational, so rain and wind gusts up to 35 mph in the first day of play was nothing unusual for the Cardinals.
Monday kicks off the Cardinal Classic hosted by Ball State. The 15-team tournament will be played on Monday and Tuesday at The Players Club.
Struggling to recover from a second major NCAA rules infraction and penalty in three years, the Ball State Athletics Department has increased internal monitoring to keep the school's teams in compliance with the complex and massive NCAA rule book.
Growing a program can be difficult. Some nights a team looks brilliant. Other nights, a team will show its flaws. Ball State experienced both in the opening weekend of Mid-American Conference action.
Ball State's offense gained just 112 yards at No. 17 Iowa, its lowest total since at least 2003.
