Despite getting the opportunity to spend some time in the mountains and enjoying the surroundings, there is still work to be done for the Ball State women's volleyball team.
The loss of two bench players normally wouldn't be a problem for Ball State, but coach Steve Shondell didn't expect his team's blocking to struggle so much early on.
The "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" type of performances are becoming a bit too common for Ball State.
After playing its best match of the year, Ball State (3-3) fell flat in a 10 a.m. bout with North Texas (6-1) in three sets (25-14, 25-23, 25-20).
With Ball State's issues learning a new rotation and its number of mental lapses this season, its NCAA tournament hopes seemed a little exaggerated.
Ball State's four set loss to IPFW was the first since 2007, but the matches were never easy for Ball State.
When Ball State travels to Indianapolis this weekend, it will be the last tune up before the team enters its most grueling part of the schedule.
The "I-69" rivalry hasn't been long lived for the Ball State women's volleyball team but in its short time, it's been one that Ball State has dominated.
An improper substitution call and the resulting three-minute delay in Ball State's match against Virginia Commonwealth University couldn't have come at a worse time for coach Steve Shondell.
With all the expectations surrounding a team with health and rotation questions, the season opener couldn't have gone much better.
When the Cardinals open the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge against Gardner-Webb at 7 p.m. Friday, it will be a match-up that appears lopsided.
Ball State may have lost five starters from last season's NCAA tournament team but the Mid-American Conference still has confidence in their talent.
Injuries have haunted Steve Shondell since the end of last season, and they haven't left him yet.
When Steve Shondell first appeared as Ball State's women's volleyball coach, he did with a team that was picked next to last in the Mid-American Conference West Division but wound up finishing the season 24-5 with a 14-3 conference record.
Injuries hit the Ball State women's volleyball team hard this spring, but it looks like the recovery process has gone smoothly for one of its most important players as the summer months have unfolded.
Injuries hit the Ball State women's volleyball team hard this spring, but it looks like the recovery process has gone smoothly for one of its most important players as the summer months have unfolded.
Last offseason, Steve Shondell made a bold prediction about the upcoming Mid-American Conference season.
The word is out about the recent success of the Ball State women's volleyball team under coach Steve Shondell, and two transferring players want to add to it.
A year after Kara Bates transferred from Maryland to Ball State, another former Terrapin has decided to join the Ball State women's volleyball team.
As it turns out, the Ball State men's volleyball team did walk away with a championship following the 2012 season.
