Ball State scored 22 runs in their first two games of the weekend against the University of Michigan and Lipscomb University, including a nine-run sixth inning that propelled Ball State to victory against Lipscomb. But Ball State (5-11) sputtered Sunday, scoring just three runs in a loss to the University of Illinois.
Nothing crazy happened to the Ball State University's men's volleyball team over Spring Break, as the Cardinals won the match they were favored in and lost their two matches going in as the underdogs.
Ball State has struggled lately, losing a close match 5-4 at DePauw University on Tuesday. This was followed by being blown out 7-0 by the University of St. Louis on Thursday.
Maddox is a 2005 graduate of Old Dominion University, where she was a four-year field hockey letterwinner. She scored seven goals and had two assists in 77 career games, as Maddox and the Monarchs won the National Championship in 2000.
Eleven of Ball State's 19 intercollegiate varsity team's competed over Spring Break. Some excelled, while others struggled and some even saw their seasons come to a close.
Sports Editor Teddy Cahill provides news and notes from the MAC Tournament taking place in Cleveland this weekend.
The Ball State University gymnastics team will face its second-straight top-25 team when it travels to Mount Pleasant, Mich. to face No. 23 Central Michigan University.
A tournament run that began at Ball State will continue into the NCAA for Ohio after Saturday's 81-75 upset of Akron.
A nine-run sixth inning catapulted Ball State University to a 14-5 victory against Lipscomb University in the Caravelle Resort Classic at Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Michigan scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth and held to defeat Ball State 12-8 Friday at Myrtle Beach, S.C. in the Caravelle Resort Classic.
Sports Editor Teddy Cahill provides news and notes from the MAC Tournament taking place in Cleveland this weekend.
A slow start in the second half doomed Ball State as Toledo was able to jump out to an 11-point lead and led by as many as 16 points down the stretch.
Tied at 30 at halftime, the Rockets went on a 17-6 run over the first five minutes of the second half to find themselves up 47-36 practically before the fans returned to their seats from the concession stands.
The next tournament for the team will be the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate in Stockbridge, Ga., on March 22-23. The small break will give the team some much-needed rest after competing in back-to-back tournaments this week.
Ball State drops to 10-6 (4-4 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) and will conclude their west coast swing at No. 2 Pepperdine University tonight.
Ball State has eight players on its roster from last season's MAC Tournament Champion team that defeated powerhouse University of Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Tied for third place with the University of Missouri, Ball State set a school record by shooting a combined 289 in the first round. The record was the best 18-hole team score in Ball State history. This record beats the previous one of 294 set three years ago during the 2007-08 Mid-American Conference Preview in Speedway, Ind.
