The journey of two Ball State Volleyball players from Loveland, Ohio, to Muncie

By Corbin Hubert / November 19, 2022

Two pounds of ground beef. One can of tomato paste. Four cups of water. One large onion. Three tablespoons of chili powder. One teaspoon of cinnamon. A half an ounce of unsweetened chocolate. Cincinnati-style chili. Huber and fourth-year middle blocker Marie Plitt are both from Loveland, Ohio, about two and a half hours away from their beloved Cincinnati chili. Huber and Plitt are a pair playing for Ball State Women’s Volleyball. 

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Ball State secures regular season MAC Champion in win over Toldeo

By Corbin Hubert / November 16, 2022

Snyder’s team-high 12 kills propelled Ball State Women’s Volleyball (23-7, 15-3) past Toledo (18-11, 11-7) in straight sets to claim the program’s 10th regular season Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship. 

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Ball State splits weekend series with Ohio, clinches MAC Tournament spot

By Corbin Hubert / November 12, 2022

“We realized what was still in our control and we’re definitely still in a position to win the league and host and be in that first-place spot,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. “It is a huge part of our goals and we want to be continuing to rise to them by the end of the year but it feels good to be one step closer.”

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Yorktown volleyball falls short as Hamilton Southeastern claims 4A state title

By Grayson Joslin / November 6, 2022

Coming into Saturday’s IHSAA Class 4A Volleyball State Championship game, MaxPreps ranked Hamilton Southeastern fourth in the nation and Yorktown fifth; the teams had a combined record of 67-3 this season. They already met this season before this championship showdown; a 5-set encounter that saw Hamilton Southeastern come away with a win. 

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Wapahani outduels Linton-Stockton to claim sixth state title, first since 2016

By Grayson Joslin / November 5, 2022

After finishing runner-up in class 2A volleyball to Barr-Reeve two years ago, the Raiders hoped to capture another state championship for the school out of Selma.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Ball State secures senior night sweep over Golden Flashes to claim MAC West Division Title  

By Nick Shelton / November 4, 2022

Heading into the final road trip of the year, Ball State commands its own destiny. If the Cardinals can win two out of their three remaining games, the Cardinals will claim the MAC regular season title uncontested by Bowling Green, who is currently 2.5 games behind. With the regular season title, the MAC tournament would be played from Worthen Arena and Ball State would have home court advantage throughout. 

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals sweep Kent State in straight sets for 20th win

By Corbin Hubert / November 3, 2022

For the fourth time in five years, Ball State Women’s Volleyball has reached 20 wins in a season. The Cardinals achieved this feat thanks to a sweep of a deep Kent State team that has had five players win Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division Player of the Week honors throughout the season.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Ball State sweeps Redhawks to win 11 games on the bounce

By Nick Shelton / October 29, 2022

“Right from the get-go we pretty much had all attackers firing on all cylinders, you know Miami does some unique things defensively and I felt like we just came out not overthinking their defense and just swinging away,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. 

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals sweep Falcons in straight sets, move to first place in MAC

By Corbin Hubert / October 29, 2022

Ball State Women’s Volleyball (18-6, 10-2), the top team in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division, swept the first-place team in the MAC East Division, Bowling Green (14-9, 9-3), to sit atop the MAC undisturbed in first place overall Oct. 28.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals rectify defensive woes against Broncos in route to ninth straight win 

By Nick Shelton / October 23, 2022

In a duel of the two winningest programs in Mid-American Conference (MAC) history, Ball State (17-6, 9-2) would set the tone early in its four-set win against Western Michigan (13-10, 5-6), holding the Broncos to a .174 hitting percentage through the first two sets.  

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MUNCIANA CLUB VOLLEYBALL

A hometown powerhouse

By Corbin Hubert / October 22, 2022

Delaware County, Indiana. A population of 114,461 people. Lesser known to a majority of the United States population. A powerhouse in AAU volleyball. Munciana Volleyball Club has experienced success on the travel volleyball club circuit with 38 national championships, 22 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Championships, 15 USA Volleyball Championships and one Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) Championship.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Snyder’s team-high 18 kills, errors from Broncos helps Ball State pick up eighth straight win

By Corbin Hubert / October 21, 2022

“We love our fans here in Worthen; we love playing here,” fourth-year middle blocker Marie Plitt said. “Everyone is so supportive, especially our Men’s team and other sports teams and the Muncie community in general.”

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Synder's hot streak continues, Ball State downs Toledo

By Corbin Hubert / October 19, 2022

Ball State women's volleyball, now winners in seven straight matches, knocked off Toledo to take sole possession of Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division after a career-high 19 kills from third-year outside hitter Cait Snyder.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Ball State sweeps Northern Illinois, wins sixth straight

By Nick Shelton / October 15, 2022

Ball State Women’s Volleyball (14-6, 6-2) handed Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Northern Illinois (13-6, 6-3) their second straight loss, closing the Huskies out in three sets.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Snyder’s 17 kills propel Cardinals past Huskies

By Corbin Hubert / October 14, 2022

Ball State Women’s Volleyball (13-6, 5-2) took down the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division leader Northern Illinois (13-5, 6-2) in four sets on the road.

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WOMEN'S GOLF

Women’s golf takes eighth at Rocket Classic

By Elijah Poe / October 11, 2022

Ball State's five-person roster consisted of first-year Sarah Gallagher, first-year Jasmine Driscoll, second-year Payton Bennett, first-year Madelin Boyd and graduate student Peyton Broce.  “One of the keys is always to try to minimize any doubles or worse off the card and you know, we still made a few too many of those,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “The golf course just kind of reveals where we are.” Monday - Round One 

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Snyder has career night as Cardinals beat Bulls

By Daniel Kehn / October 8, 2022

“I’m so proud of her,” second-year setter Megan Wielonski said. “She’s just been killing it recently. She’s really someone I can rely on, on the court and I really trust now. It’s just awesome to see her development and our connection grow.”

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals sweep Eagles to win back-to-back matches

By Corbin Hubert / October 2, 2022

After a much closer match the evening before, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (10-6, 2-2) was not looking for more than three sets as it swept (25-17, 25-19, 25-16) Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Eastern Michigan (1-15, 0-4) and sealed back-to-back home wins in the second week of conference play.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals snap losing streak in win over Eastern Michigan

By Corbin Hubert / September 30, 2022

Webster’s Dictionary defines “loud” as “Having a great sound; high sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder." Or a way to describe Worthen Arena anytime third-year outside hitter Cait Snyder smashed a kill against Eastern Michigan Sept. 30.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals drop two straight against Central Michigan

By Nick Shelton / September 24, 2022

In its first two Mid-American Conference (MAC) matchups of the 2022 season, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (8-6, 0-2 MAC) dropped a pair of games to Central Michigan (9-4, 2-0 MAC).