MEN'S VOLLEYBALL LIVE BLOG: Ball State vs. Mount Olive
February 24, 2012Check out a live chat with volleyball writer Andrew Misher.
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With eight of Ball State's last 11 matches being played at home, it may be second nature for fans to a assume a volleyball match will be playing in Worthen Arena almost every Friday and Saturday night at this point.
Since the start of the season, sophomore middle blockers Kevin Owens and Matt Leske have had some pretty big shoes to fill.
With Ball State battling with IPFW in the middle of set two, sophomore setter Graham McIlvaine overshot a set for sophomore Matt Leske that went right over the middle attacker's head.
Another chapter was written on the Ball State men's volleyball team's struggles in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association on Friday.
Showing improvement on offense may have been Ball State's first priority in the last few weeks, but winning this weekend will depend heavily on the team's defense.
Ball State's new offensive mindset is easy enough to grasp on paper, no matter which of the team's players is explaining it.
As Ball State stood one point away from victory over Quincy in overtime of set three, Larry Wrather took his position behind the service line with a volleyball in hand.
The ongoing shuffle at outside attacker for the Ball State men's volleyball team may be coming to an end.
Tommy Rouse is in his second season as a starter. He's playing one of the few positions on the Ball State men's volleyball team that isn't undergoing significant change. And the team needs him to be a steady defensive presence in the backcourt.
What started as a competitive overtime in set one between Ball State and No. 6 Lewis slowly turned into 18 tied points, the highest scoring game of the season in the NCAA and in the rally scoring era in Ball State program history.
Despite losses from its No. 1 and 2 singles players, the Ball State men's tennis team managed to pull off a 5-2 road win over Xavier on Saturday.
Down 24-22 in the third set, Ball State was on the verge of falling behind 2-1 to the visiting Loyola Ramblers. A kill and a block by sophomore middle attacker Matt Leske evened the score at 24 all.
It hasn't been much of a typical season in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
Sports editor Andrew Mishler and staff reporter Steven Ward discuss the state of the men's volleyball team after they wrapped up their January schedule.
If Ball State needed a warm-up before the start of conference play, it came in the form of Limestone and Pfeiffer this weekend.
The Ball State men's volleyball picked up two wins this weekend with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-23) sweep over Pfeiffer on Saturday following its 3-1 defeat of Limestone on Saturday.
Joel Walton isn't focused on just expanding his own volleyball program; he wants the entire collegiate sport of men's volleyball to grow.
