WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State ends MAC season with refreshing victory
November 12, 2011A crowd of at least 50 people sat in anticipation for senior middle blocker Jennifer Boyd to emerge from the locker room.
A crowd of at least 50 people sat in anticipation for senior middle blocker Jennifer Boyd to emerge from the locker room.
For 23 straight matches, Ball State brought a sense of intensity and power to the Worthen Arena court that couldn't be matched by any team. It was proven with a win in every one of those matches.
The continued development of sophomore right-side hitter Lauren Grant and junior outside hitter Kara Bates came into full view in Ball State's loss to Western Michigan last Friday.
Two disappointing results and several injuries last weekend did nothing to extinguish the positive vibe surrounding the Ball State women's volleyball team.
Ball State already had a mountain of a physical obstacle to conquer this weekend in playing two powerhouse Mid-American Conference teams.
With the intent on proving itself as the best team in the Mid-American Conference, the Ball State women's volleyball team ran into a roadblock Saturday night.
Ball State came within a game of a sweep against a top Mid-American Conference opponent Friday night. But on its home floor, Western Michigan just wouldn't accept defeat.
With one of the most important weekends in deciding the Mid-American Conference champion lying ahead, Ball State has been presented with a simple situation.
With two conference wins each weekend becoming the norm for the Ball State women's volleyball team, the national panel of coaches is beginning to take more and more notice of the team's exceptional season.
In the wake of an ankle injury to senior middle blocker Jennifer Boyd, Ball State needed a player to assume her role versus Buffalo on Saturday.
Even with losing senior middle blocker Jennifer Boyd to a "day-to-day" ankle injury, the Ball State women's volleyball team came out strong Saturday night in a sweep against Buffalo, 25-19, 25-19 and 25-17.
Sophomore middle blocker Mindy Marx made sure an injury to Jennifer Boyd didn't derail Ball State on Saturday night.
If Ball State didn't prove its resiliency enough by beating Northern Illinois in a five-game match earlier this month, it gave Ball State fans a refresher tonight against Toledo.
When C.J. Hermes took the field for the first time this season during Sunday's Senior Day against Ohio, an emotional and heartwarming moment followed.
Whitney Heeres saw Haitian children playing soccer in front of her just as she would see American children playing the game.
Mid-American Conference Play has brought out the best in Catie Fredrich.
For the first time since 1995, the Ball State women's volleyball team has received votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Top 25 Poll.
For the first time since 1995, the Ball State women's volleyball team has received votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Top 25 Poll.
Since the start of the coach Steve Shondell era, Worthen Arena has become a feared venue in the Mid-American Conference.
Throughout the season, coach Craig Roberts has maintained that his team wouldn't change its style to adapt for an opponent.
