After going 3-6 in singles play Thursday in the opening round of the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, the Ball State men's tennis team rebounded Friday with a respectable 5-4 mark.
After ending its six-match losing streak to Bowling Green last season, the Ball State women's volleyball team came into Saturday's match up looking to make its own streak.
After Catie Fredrich delivered a match-winning service ace in the fourth game between Ball State and Miami, it seemed like she had practically jumped out of the stadium in joy.
A 40-foot banner hung across the bleachers of Irving Gym in 1983 the first time Denise Van De Walle returned to Ball State as an opposing volleyball coach.
As the 2011 season has progressed, the starting lineup for the Ball State women's volleyball team from match-to-match has become a guessing game.
Ball State libero Catie Fredrich was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for the third consecutive week, the league office announced Monday.
Ball State continued its trend of avoided letdown matches this season on Saturday, sweeping Kent State on the road 3-0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-15).
The Ball State women's volleyball team asserted its place as the best team in the Mid-American Conference by defeating Ohio 3-1 (25-23, 25-16, 20-25, 25-15) on the road Friday night.
The Ball State women's volleyball team is as close as a team can be. The friendships between players go beyond the court and into each other's personal lives.
Catie Fredrich may be a first-year starter at libero, but Mid-American Conference teams are learning about her very quickly this season.
In a Mid-American Conference full of experienced and skilled teams, the Ball State women's volleyball team's run at conference perfection couldn't last forever.
Ball State's streak of success came came to an end against Eastern Michigan Saturday night, as the Eagles won 3-1 (20-25, 23-25, 25-16, 26-28) to give the Cardinals their first Mid-American Conference loss of the season.
The Ball State women's volleyball team lead in the Mid-American Conference West Division continued to increase Friday after it sweeping Central Michigan 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-14).
The Ball State women's volleyball team poured everything it had into its wins over two of the best teams in Mid-American Conference in Northern Illinois and Western Michigan last week.
On a team full of loud and energetic girls, Catie Fredrich is an outlier.
By knocking off two of the best teams in the Mid-American Conference West Division, Ball State (15-2) has taken an early two-match lead for first in the MAC West with a perfect 4-0 conference record, while Western Michigan sits at 3-1 and Northern Illinois stays even at 2-2.
By knocking off two of the best teams in the Mid-American Conference West Division, Ball State (15-2) has taken an early two-match lead for first in the MAC West with a perfect 4-0 conference record, while Western Michigan sits at 3-1 and Northern Illinois stays even at 2-2.
A message has been sent to the rest of the Mid-American Conference: the Ball State women's volleyball team is the team to beat.
Kelsey Brandl stood behind the service line with a deflated Worthen Arena crowd and a sense of hopelessness looming all around her.
The Ball State women's volleyball team is out to prove it's the best team in the Mid-American Conference. Beating two of the top teams in the conference back-to-back might be the best way to start.
