Forcing a fifth set after going down 2-1 was not enough to lift No. 14 Ball State (2-4, 0-0 MIVA) over No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (4-3, 0-0 Big West) Friday.
After two road losses, No. 14 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-3, 0-0 MIVA) returns home to host No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (3-2, 0-0 Big West) and No. 10 Cal State Northridge (4-1, 0-0 Big West) this Friday and Saturday as part of the Don Shondell Active Ankle Challenge.
No. 14 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-3, 0-0 MIVA) held multiple leads of two or more points early in each set against No. 5 Brigham Young (2-0, 0-0 MPSF) Saturday, but balanced offense from the Cougars would push them to victory as the Cardinals would drop the match. 3-0.
In its second out of three matches against ranked opponents, No. 14 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-2, 0-0 MIVA) lost its first road match this season, 3-0, to No. 11 Stanford (3-0, 0-0 MPSF).
After participating in four preseason tournaments this fall, Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-1, 0-0 MIVA) is eager for success this regular season, utilizing the current depth on the roster alongside four newcomers.
After three home matches, No. 14 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-1, 0-0 MIVA) will head on the road to face No. 11 Stanford (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) and No. 5 Brigham Young (0-0, 0-0 MPSF) on January 10 and 12.
No. 14 Ball State (2-1, 0-0 MIVA) failed to sweep its three-match homestand Monday as it lost 3-0 to No. 3 California-Irvine (3-0, 0-0 Big West).
While Ball State went on winter break for three weeks, three different Cardinal athletic teams were in action on the road and at home. Here's what the Cardinals have been up to.
A substantial amount of effort offensively was required for Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-0, 0-0 MIVA) to carve out a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Institute of Technology (0-2, 0-0 EIVA)
Freshman outside attacker Kaleb Jenness’ high school didn’t have a boy’s volleyball team, but his 14 kills and .588 hitting percentage Friday led Ball State Men’s Volleyball (1-0, 0-0 MIVA) to a sweep over Princeton (0-3, 0-0 EIVA) to start the season.
Playing in the Miami (Ohio) regional of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (22-10, 12-4 MAC) fell 3-1 to Valparaiso (26-10, 11-7 MVC).
When freshman outside attacker Kaleb Jenness first picked up a volleyball, he knew he would grow to love the sport and its competitiveness.
It’s a somber night in Oxford, Ohio as Ball State Women's Volleyball (22-9, 12-5 MAC) falls to top seed Miami (Ohio) (22-7, 14-3 MAC) 3-2, despite winning the first two sets of the match.
The Cardinals came away with a 3-2 win over Ohio in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Friday despite 66 kills by the Bobcats.
After 29 matches, Ball State Women’s Volleyball has cranked up its preparation for the Mid-American Conference Tournament this week, awaiting the winner of Northern Illinois and Ohio.
It was a senior night to remember for Ball State Women's Volleyball (21-8, 12-4 MAC) as they won in 5-sets against Akron (11-16, 3-13 MAC) to end the regular season.
Ball State (20-8, 11-4 MAC) bounced back from last weekend’s losses with a sweep of Toledo (9-17, 4-11 MAC) Thursday. Sound defense led by junior Kate Avila resulted in the Cardinals’ first 20-win season since 2013.
Coming off consecutive losses, Ball State Women’s Volleyball will finish the road portion of its regular season in Toledo against the Rockets Thursday before returning home Saturday to complete the season against Akron.
Ball State Women’s Volleyball (19-8, 10-4 MAC) fell for the second straight night Saturday, this time on the road against Eastern Michigan (16-12, MAC 8-6).
It was a tough night for Ball State (19-7, 10-3 MAC) as it lost to Central Michigan (6-19, 3-10 MAC) 3-0, snapping another Cardinal three-game win streak.
