Firm greens, challenging greens to putt on and tall roughs were some of the challenges the Ball State’s women's golf team saw from Oct. 3-4 at the Butler Fall Invitational as described by head coach Cameron Andry. The Cardinals placed 9th out of 15 teams and first-year Sarah Gallagher finished within the top ten, tying for seventh.
Two Teams Undefeated in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) went head-to-head Oct. 2 with Bowling Green’s streak coming to an end.
No number is known for how many Colts fans or Titans fans were a part of that 65,781 number, but by the end of the day, one thing was true. COLTS FANS WERE DISAPPOINTED.
Multiple Cardinals, especially freshman and sophomores, made new appearances during the road trip to the mitten state. Mainly first-year forward/midfielder Maddie Summit, first-year midfielder Emma Van Hal and first-year forward Christine Ditizio. They each averaged about 15 minutes of playing time.
After a much closer match the evening before, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (10-6, 2-2) was not looking for more than three sets as it swept (25-17, 25-19, 25-16) Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Eastern Michigan (1-15, 0-4) and sealed back-to-back home wins in the second week of conference play.
"We earned a victory today," Neu said. "A hard-fought, never quit victory today against the defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) Champions who were picked to finish number one in the preseason. We won't forget that we were picked to finish last."
On 3rd-and-eight, Pearce had a game-defying sack for an 11-yard loss and, with the game on the line, redshirt junior cornerback Tyler “Red” Potts broke up a pass to complete the third-largest comeback in program history.
After both teams had long drives that ended in punts, the Marion Giants scored a touchdown on a questionable run and fumble in the endzone but missed the extra point. They led 6-0 with 4:10 left in the first quarter. The Muncie Central faithful let the referees know that they disagreed with the call.
Webster’s Dictionary defines “loud” as “Having a great sound; high sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder." Or a way to describe Worthen Arena anytime third-year outside hitter Cait Snyder smashed a kill against Eastern Michigan Sept. 30.
Golf in the U.S. has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic. According to GolfDigest, around 500,000 people picked up golf in 2020 in America. Chain stores like the PGA Superstore reported a 70% increase in sales in the past two years due to the golf wave in America, reported by Forbes.
Found the inside pass. Took it wide. Sent it into the box. Jumped up for a header and suddenly the Cardinal fans are on their feet celebrating a goal.
Ball State Field Hockey (4-4, 1-2 MAC) fell to Iowa (8-1, 2-0 B1G) 6-1 Sept. 26.
In the fourth quarter between Ball State Football (1-3, 0-1 MAC) and Georgia Southern (3-1, 0-0 SBC) Sept. 24, the lead changed three times in the fourth quarter in what was mostly a one-score game. The Cardinals fell 34-23 to the Eagles.
In its first two Mid-American Conference (MAC) matchups of the 2022 season, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (8-6, 0-2 MAC) dropped a pair of games to Central Michigan (9-4, 2-0 MAC).
Ball State Women’s Tennis opened play for their fall season with the 4th annual Bethany Moore Invitational and picked up right where it left off from last year’s Mid-American Conference championship.
The Yorktown Tigers (6-1, 3-1 HHC) are now winners in their last three games. First, they beat Delta High School (3-3, 1-3 HHC) then New Castle High School (2-4, 1-3 HHC) and this week it was the Shelbyville Golden Bears (1-5, 1-3 HHC).
Ball State Field Hockey (4-3, 1-1 MAC) fell to Kent State (4-4, 2-0 MAC) 7-0 Sept. 23.
Ball State (1-3-3, 0-0-1 MAC) headed East to their neighboring state, Ohio to battle it out on the field at Miami University (4-2-2, 0-0-2 MAC). The Cardinals scored twice quickly to go up 2-0 before the Red-Hawks swooped in putting two on the board, resulting in a 2-2 draw.
Duck under the balls flying at you, pass the ball around and try to score but don’t forget the PVC pipe between your legs, don’t drop that. It’s your broom, but, contrary to what you may think, it doesn’t make you fly.
Sept. 19-20, Ball State women’s golf placed fifth out of 12 teams, shooting 894 at the Brittany Kelly Cardinal Classic. Junior Kiah Parrott shot 9-under-par (207) for the tournament, beating the school record by seven strokes [previously 214].
