Just two days after its 3-0 loss to Ohio State, Ball State posted a bounce-back road win against Purdue Fort Wayne. The Cardinals’ victory completed the season sweep of the Battle of I-69 and extended their winning streak against their rival to nine.
Despite the loss, Ball State had many highs at the MAC Championship, including winning a handful of individual awards, as senior Suki Pfister was named MAC Specialist of the Year for the third season. Sophomore Zoe Middleton left with four awards: first for beam, first on floor, third on vault and first for all-around with 39.525 total points. Head coach Joanna Saleem won MAC Coach of the Year.
In Ball State's second Mid-American Conference series of the 2024 season, the Cardinals were swept by Kent State at the First Merchants Ballpark Complex.
The Cardinals are now 3-2 in conference play
The Cardinal's win streak is snapped by the Eagles.
Ball State Men’s Baseball faces off against Bowling Green State University as the Cards look to avoid the series sweep.
Ball State Gymnastics capitalized on Senior Day with a win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
All of these women had incredible achievements. From being named Ball State’s female athlete of the decade by the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to being Ball State’s first female MAC individual champion to receiving a silver medal at the 1983 Olympic Festival.
The Cardinals were unable to avenge their home loss to Ohio State in the 2023 MIVA Tournament final, dropping a three-set battle that saw the Buckeyes impose their offensive will.
Even in the loss, head coach Brady Sallee was thankful for the crowd that came to support the Cardinals. Regardless of the team feeling like “crud,” Sallee said it is easy to find gratitude in the community who supported Ball State all season long.
The Cardinals suffered a 77-59 loss to the Belmont Bruins (26-8) in the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT). Here are three takeaways from the season finale.
After displaying their 2nd-ranked MAC (Mid-American Conference) offense early inside Bulldog Field, the Cardinals left with a 7-6 victory over Butler.
The Ball State women's basketball 2024 regular season is one filled with success. Regardless of being top-50 in multiple categories as a team in that nation, they are left out of the NCAA Tournament due to NET ranking. A 28-5 team should be in the NCAA Tournament.
Three games later, Ball State delivered three consecutive poor pitching performances that led to three successive Bowling Green victories. The Cardinals were unable to capitalize against the Falcons, but Ball State’s pitchers can't be blamed solely for the losses, with the Cardinals’ fielders accumulating a total of 10 fielding errors throughout the three-game set.
Ball State led the meet for the first two rotations, but Eastern Michigan came back during the third event, leaving a .050 point difference between the teams’ scores. The Ball State gymnasts brought their ‘A’ game on the floor and ended the meet 196.400-195.150, bringing them 14-4 overall.
Ball State men’s volleyball opened its current win streak with a five-set victory against Lindenwood in early February. The Cardinals extended their spurt with the same matchup that started it, downing the Lions for an eighth-straight win.
Ball State collected three medals during three days of competition in Ocala, Florida. Meanwhile, for diving, sophomore Porter Brovont traveled to Louisville, Kentucky, to participate in the one-meter and three-meter events in the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships.
Wapahani senior Isaac Andrews led the Raiders with 29 points as the black and red defeated Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian win to the program's semistate championship.
This will likely be my last week ever covering this program, but no matter where I am, this group will always have my support due to a deep personal connection that spans across professional boundaries.
