FIELD HOCKEY: Ball State happy with results, still has work to do
September 8, 2010Last weekend, the Ball State field hockey team walked away with two home wins after beating Robert Morris on Friday and St. Louis on Sunday.
Last weekend, the Ball State field hockey team walked away with two home wins after beating Robert Morris on Friday and St. Louis on Sunday.
Junior midfielder Devanny Kuhn was named Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week for scoring four goals on the weekend.
The Ball State soccer team boasts an up-tempo, attacking style this year, but no one position or player gets all the goal-scoring glory.
Coach Alex Marconi announced Tuesday that Jeremy Plexico would join Ball State's coaching staff as pitching coach.
Ball State took another step in returning the women's volleyball program to prominence by winning the Active Ankle Challenge at Worthen Arena this and setting an attendance record this weekend.
A movement to return the once proud women's volleyball program to glory is underway. While the status of the effort under first-year Ball State coach Steve Shondell is unknown, Friday night provided a glimpse of what could be.
Freshman outside hitter Kylee Baker continued to shine brightly early in her career at Ball State. Baker blasted a career high 16 kills and 11 digs in Ball State's 3-0 win against Oakland on Saturday night.
In the process of sweeping all three matches over Oakland, Robert Morris and Tennessee State, several players earned all-tournament honors.
Cory Sykes played an unexpected role in Ball State's 27-10 victory Thursday night.
In a hard-fought match, Ball State defeated Robert Morris 3-0.
Junior midfielders Devanny Kuhn and Brandi Mixell each scored two goals and Ball State (2-1) coasted to a 5-0 victory in its home opener Friday afternoon against Robert Morris (0-2).
Stan Parrish decided to take it easy on Opening Night with Keith Wenning, his prized quarterback recruit.
While the final score would show Ball State defeated Southeast Missouri State 27-10, a comfortable margin, it wasn't able to coast after the first drive like it seemed would happen.
In Ball State's Opening Night 27-10 victory against Southeast Missouri State on Thursday, Robert Eddins did his best to meet the lofty goal. He had a fumble recovery and a forced fumble and added two tackles.
In front of a record 1,744 fans Ball State made a statement early against Tennessee State. The Cardinals fed off the energy of the record crowd en route to a 25-5 victory. Ball State used the momentum to sweep the match and remain undefeated.
Ball State scores 17 points in the third quarter to take a large lead into the final period.
Cory Sykes took the handoff from Kelly Page and bounced to the outside. From there it didn't matter that Sykes is one of the fastest players in the Mid-American Conference because even Ball State's slowest player could have walked into the end zone.
Opening Night looked like it was going to be a shootout between Ball State and Southeast Missouri State, but the defenses took over after each team's first possession.
Ball State will open the season Thursday night against Southeast Missouri State, eager to get back on the field after last fall's disappointments.
Sports editor Teddy Cahill breaks down the matchups in Thursday's game between Ball State and Southeast Missouri State.
