The shots and chances to score have come and gone in the first half of the season for the women's soccer team.
All-conference forwards Kate Nadalin and Dee Nocero led the attack, but Ball State has generated one of the lowest offensive outputs in the Mid-American Conference.
Head coach Ron Rainey said he is happy with the chances his team has created, and he said the key to goal scoring is to relax and stay composed.
He hopes to remain happy when the Cards take on the Bowling Green Falcons and Toledo Rockets.
On Friday, Ball State will capitalize on its missed chances against Bowling Green (3-6-1, 1-2-1), a team that has surrendered 21 goals.
The Falcons defense, however, has tightened in league play and has allowed five goals in four games.
Bowling Green's offense has struggled as well, but Kristy Coppes, who has scored four goals, will pressure Ball State's defense.
Rainey said each conference opponent will have potent offensive players, and his team cannot focus on one.
"We try to find out the personality of the players, but we prepare for the team, not the individual," he said.
Despite the Cards' struggle on offense, their defense has proven strong, keeping Ball State in several close games throughout the season.
The defense will be tested, however, in both weekend matches. Toledo's Melissa Lesage has tallied six goals for the Rockets, and freshman Jen Whipple anchors a revamped defense that has recorded back-to-back shutouts and three straight victories.
Toledo has used three different goalies during the season, but Whipple led the Rockets to their last shutout victory (1-0) over Bowling Green in overtime.
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