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(02/05/10 5:00am)
The Ball State University athletics department now has one head coaching position left to fill after Wednesday's hiring of new Ball State soccer coach Craig Roberts.Director of Athletics Tom Collins said Wednesday afternoon that the field hockey position is still open, but couldn't say much beyond that."We're in the midst of that process right now," Collins said. "There's been some good interest."Ball State had three head coaching spots to fill after the coaches in women's tennis, soccer and field hockey were all fired within a one month period in October and November.Collins filled the tennis spot, formerly held by longtime coach Kathy Bull, with interim coach Amy Behrman Jan. 11. He said he's been happy so far with Behrman's performance, as the women's tennis team currently holds a 3-1 record."I think she's jumped in with both feet, and I think she's got a good rapport with the student-athletes," Collins said. "She's out there working hard with the student-athletes, trying to help them, develop them and putting them in a position where they can be successful, and I think so far, that's worked."Though Behrman officially has the title of interim coach, Collins said his staff is not going to re-evaluate the position until this season's completion.As for the hiring of Roberts, Collins said he was encouraged by a large number of qualified candidates for the job."I thought we had a very good pool of candidates and they all brought something a little bit different," he said. "I think that was great about the search process — you get to see some different people and hear some different ideas."Roberts comes from the University of Tennessee at Martin, a school that on Monday was selected to play the Ball State men's basketball team in the ESPNU BracketBusters game on Feb. 20 at Worthen Arena.Was there any connection between the UT Martin soccer and men's basketball programs that might've helped Roberts land the job at Ball State?That's a negative, according to Collins."It's purely coincidental," he said.
(11/19/09 5:00am)
The Ball State University athletics department announced Wednesday that it would not renew field hockey coach Annette Payne's contract for the upcoming season. Below is a look at the highlights and lowlights of the soccer team during Payne's nine-year tenure as assistant and head coach.
(11/18/09 5:00am)
The Ball State University athletics department Wednesday evening announced that the contracts of soccer coach Mike Lovett and field hockey coach Annette Payne will not be renewed.The contracts of soccer assistant coach Amber Alexander and field hockey assistant coach Liz Sanders will also not be renewed.
(11/06/09 5:00am)
In any sport, each team looks forward to postseason play and a chance to win a championship.
(11/04/09 5:00am)
The 2009 field hockey season has been long for Ball State University, but with tournament time here, the Cardinals are hoping to use the past to learn from their mistakes.It's time to make a run.With their share of big losses, close losses and a few hard fought wins, the fifth-seeded Cardinals host this weekend's Mid-American Conference Tournament, beginning at 11 a.m. today against fourth-seeded Central Michigan University at the BSU Turf Field. "They're ready to go," coach Annette Payne said. "It's a home game for us, it's a tournament the mentality that they have it good, they're ready for a chance."The Cardinals finished the regular season with a 4-14 overall record and 2-8 in MAC play.Payne said her team's performance last weekend was an indication of how much the Cardinals needed to refocus for the tournament. Ball State lost 3-0 on Saturday at Ohio University before being blown out 8-0 on Sunday at Kent State University."After this weekend, I've talked to the team about how they need to refocus," Payne said. "We've done a good job of working on that the past couple days during practice."Payne said that she spoke to her team about not just creating a fresh start, but looking back and learning from where they've come from throughout the season."It's definitely postseason time and I think that's important," Payne said. "But, it's also important that you learn from the season. We've gained a lot of things from looking back on our mistakes. There is going to be pressure, that's the reality of it, we need to just stay alive. It's important to learn from the season and the experiences that come along with it."Flow, tempo, sticking to the game plan — those are the things that Payne has preached to her team throughout the season. That game plan has not changed for tonight's game against the Chippewas (7-12, 4-6 MAC)."I still think flow is important — continuing that flow for 70 minutes is hard," Payne said. "Maintaining tempo continues to be important, but most importantly is to stick with the game plan and keep with the mindset; we've established that and now we need to go out and get it."Ball State is hosting the MAC Tournament for the first time since the 2004 season. Miami University plays Missouri State University at 1:30 p.m. today, while Ohio plays the winner of the Ball State/Central Michigan matchup at noon Friday and Kent State plays the winner of the Miami/Missouri State game at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The championship game is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday.
(11/02/09 5:00am)
In its worst loss since the 2006 season, Ball State University was overwhelmed by Kent State University in an 8-0 shutout to end the Cardinals' regular season.Ball State was shut out in both of its games this weekend, falling 3-0 to Ohio University on Saturday.In the first game, the Bobcats were able to muffle the Cardinals offense, allowing just nine total shots compared to the Bobcats 19.Marcy Dull would give Ohio the early lead that they would carry into the half.The offense of Ohio kept on rolling as they put up two more goals in the second half, one at the 42:58 mark and the other with less than two minutes remaining in the match.Sunday, the Cardinals looked to rebound against the Golden Flashes, but bad turned to worse for the Cardinals.Kent State's Debbie Bell began her scoring frenzy on the Ball State defense ten minutes into the game. An unassisted goal was scored by the Golden Flashes' Laurie Wilkins at the 28:47 mark, and Debbie Bell's second goal gave Kent State a 3-0 lead going into the half.Nothing was going Ball State's way offensively, and the defense told the same story.In the second half, Bell and the rest of her teammates piled on five more goals.Bell finished the game with a five-goal performance as she led both teams in shots taken, with 11.Coach Annette Payne was unable to comment on this weekend's games.With the two shutouts this weekend, Ball State has been shut out five times this year.The Cardinals finished the regular season with an overall record of 4-14, with 2-8 in Mid-American Conference play.With the win, Kent State earned a share of its second-straight MAC regular season title. Ohio and Kent State tied for the regular season crown with a 9-2 record in MAC play.The MAC Tournament begins Thursday and will be held in Muncie. Ball State will open play against Central Michigan University at 11 a.m.
(10/26/09 4:00am)
Sophomore Devanny Kuhn marked a career high four goals in Saturday's matchup as she placed the team on her shoulders, leading to an impressive victory for Ball State University.After dropping their last four games, Ball State came out strong against Missouri State University, winning 4-2.
(10/19/09 4:00am)
The Ball State University field hockey team dropped two games this weekend at home to fall to 3-12 on the season.
(10/16/09 4:00am)
The weather is becoming harsher and so is Ball State University's schedule as it faces off against four Mid-American Conference teams in its five remaining games of the 2009 season.