Polls closed at 11 p.m. Annie Aiello defeated Todd Chamberlain in a 15 minute overtime period. Check out tomorrow's Daily News to see the round two match ups.
We selected the 33 players - one automatic bid from each team and 16 at-large bids - seeded them and placed them into a bracket. However now it's your turn to vote who should win The Ball State Daily New's player of the year award. Starting with the play-in game, each issue of the Daily News will be a new round of the tournament, with the championship game being April 24.
You can vote in the polls on this website or on the Daily News' Player of the Year website.
Here are today's matchups:
Round 2
Bryan Bullington region
1. Patrick Durbin, men's volleyball vs. 5. Ethan Pheister, men's volleyballNo. 1 Patrick Durbin - Named to the All-MIVA first team on Wednesday, outside attacker Patrick Durbin leads the conference averaging 4.28 kills per game. Durbin, a senior, had a career-high 29 kills in a five-game win against IPFW on March 21 and had a match-high 22 kills in a four-game win against then-No. 8 Ohio State. Last round: Durbin defeated Sophie Quist with 111 votes and 78 percent of the vote.
No. 5. Ethan Pheister - Setter Ethan Pheister is third in the conference averaging 12.17 assists per game and was named to the All-MIVA second team on Wednesday. In the Cardinals' four-game win against No. 7 UCLA on Feb. 29, former men's volleyball coach Don Shondell called him the best player on the court. Also, Pheister had 75 assists in a win against IPFW on March 21, third most during the rally-scoring era. Last round: Pheister defeated Elizabeth Milian with 77 votes and 63 percent of the vote.
6. Brittany Kelly, women's golf vs. 7. Julie DeMuth, women's basketball
No. 6 Brittany Kelly - In her second collegiate tournament, freshman Brittany Kelly shot the school-record for lowest 18-hole round score with 3-under-par 69 at the MAC Tournament Preview Sept. 10. Kelly leads the team in average score and won the Thunder Golf Invitational on Aug. 25 and the Longwood University Invitational on April 1. Last round: Kelly defeated Darius Hill with 94 votes and 57 percent of the vote.
No. 7 Julie DeMuth - Julie DeMuth was second on the women's basketball team in scoring averaging 11.58 points per game and scored at least 10 points in 17 games during the 2007-08 season. She also averaged almost seven rebounds per game and became the fourth player and in program history to have 900 career rebounds. In addition, DeMuth was named to the Academic All-MAC team. Last round: Demuth defeated Kyle Henye with 75 votes and 59 percent of the vote.
Bonzi Wells region
1. Peyton Stovall, men's basketball vs. 4. Abby Gross, softballNo. 1 Peyton Stovall - Men's basketball guard Peyton Stovall became the 24th player in Ball State history to reach the 1,000 point mark in his career this season. The senior gained accolades for his work on and off the court, including being named second team All-senior All-American by the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Last round: Stovall defeated Erica Gilkerson with 92 votes and 71 percent of the vote.
No. 4 Abby Gross - With 18 career round-trippers, Abby Gross is Ball State softball's all-time career home run leader. This season the senior, who has started every game, has three home runs, a .290 batting average and a team-high 40 RBIs. The catcher also has a .992 fielding percentage behind the plate. Last round: Gross defeated Anthony Newell with 67 votes and 53 percent of the vote.
6. Annie Aiello, soccer vs. 7. Todd Chamberlain, men's volleyball
No. 6 Annie Aiello - Annie Aiello was one of two players in the MAC to earn All-Regional honors by Soccerbuzz this year. The midfielder was named to the Third Team All-Great Lakes Region, the third Cardinal to ever receive the honor. The junior was also a First Team All-MAC selection with five goals, all of which came off of five penalty kicks, a Ball State record. Last round: Aiello defeated Brooke MacGillivary with 67 votes and 56 percent of the vote.
No. 7 Todd Chamberlain - Outside attacker Todd Chamberlain set a career-high this season with 251 kills and his 2.89 kills per game average is top-15 in the MIVA. In addition, he had a season-high 19 kills in a win against the Pacific, helping the Cardinals win their first game on the West Coast in more than four years. Chamberlain was named to the 2008 All-MIVA second team. Last round: Chamberlain defeated Brandon Crawford with 77 votes and 59 percent of the vote.
Brad Maynard region
1. Nate Davis, football vs. 4. Dante Love, footballNo. 1 Nate Davis - En route to leading Ball State to its first bowl game since 1996, sophomore quarterback Nate Davis threw for a school record 3,376 yards, breaking the previous mark of 2,377 yard by Neil Britt in 1983. Davis was named second team All-MAC and also set school records in passes with 429, completions with 245 and touchdown passes with 27. Last round: Davis defeated Kolbrin Vitek with 99 votes and 78 percent of the vote.
No. 4 Dante Love - Dante Love reached triple-digit receptions this season, the second time the feat has been accomplished in Ball State history. The junior led the Cardinals' football team with 100 catches, 1,398 yards and had 10 touchdowns, second best on the team. Love's accomplishments led to him being one of three Cardinals named as an All-American by the College Sports Report.Last round: Love defeated Emily Rein with 73 votes and 56 percent of the vote.
2. Ali Bishel, track/cross country vs. 3. Ian Peckler, men's volleyball
No. 2 Ali Bishel - In the cross country season, Ali Bishel represented Ball State at the NCAA Championships with a 52nd place finish out of 253 participants. Bishel finished in 21:12, the fastest of any MAC athlete at the meet. Her awards in the fall included a spot on the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country All-Region Team, First Team All-MAC selection and Academic All-MAC selection. In track, Bishel broke a school record in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 16:21.66. Last round: Bishel defeated Lisa Maertin with 82 votes and 74 percent of the vote.
3. Ian Peckler - In his senior season libero Ian Peckler led the conference, and was fifth in the nation, averaging three digs per game. He was also one of three Cardinals named to the All-MIVA first team. In addition, Peckler had a season-high 21 digs in a four-game win against then-No. 15 IPFW, and on April 11 he become one of two players in the program history to have more than 1,000 career digs. Last round: Peckler defeated Alyssa Rio with 73 votes and 63 percent of the vote.
Sally Northcraft region
1. Rachael Murphy, soccer vs. 5. Bryant Haines, footballNo. 1 Rachael Murphy - The Cardinals' goalkeeper had 10 shutouts last season for the MAC champion soccer team. The shutouts, which were a Ball State record, and her 0.53 goals against average, which is second in Cardinal history, were both best in the conference. Murphy went on a streak of seven games and 664 minutes without allowing a goal, both Ball State records. Last round: Murphy defeated Brian Mauer with 84 votes and 66 percent of the vote.
No. 5 Bryant Haines - Starting in every game, linebacker Bryant Haines had a team-high 125 tackles and was the only player on the Cardinals to have more than 100 tackles. Of the tackles, nine were for a loss of yards and he had one sack. Haines received second-team All-MAC honors and won the MAC defensive player of the week award in September after had a team-high 12 tackles against Eastern Michigan. Last round: Haines defeated Porchia Green with 101 votes and 54 percent of the vote.
3. Matt McCarthy, men's volleyball vs. 7. Jose Perdomo, men's tennis
No. 3 Matt McCarthy - Entering the season as a Preseason All-MIVA Player, middle attacker Matt McCarthy finished the regular season third in the conference with 114 blocks. McCarthy's .426 attack percentage is fourth-best in the MIVA and ninth in the nation. In addition, he was named to the All-MIVA first team on Wednesday for the first time in his career. Last round: McCarthy defeated J.D. Gasparovic with 68 votes and 59 percent of the vote.
No. 7 Jose Perdomo - Junior Jose Perdomo has won six matches as the team's No. 1 singles players and overall is 8-13 in singles play this season. Perdomo won the MAC Player of the Week award on Tuesday after winning his singles match against No. 71 Western Michigan and Buffalo. Also, he had two wins at the ITA All-American Championship during the fall season. Last round: Perdomo defeated Chris Miller with 95 votes and 51 percent of the vote.
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