Polls closed at 11 p.m. Check out tomorrow's Daily News to see the semi-final matchups.
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.
Round 1 matchupsRound 2 matchups
Here are today's matchups:
Round 3
Bryan Bullington region
1. Patrick Durbin, men's volleyball vs. 7. Julie DeMuth, women's basketballNo. 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 Ethan Pheister with 101 votes and 77 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 Brittany Kelly with 90 votes and 60 percent of the vote.
vs. 6. Annie Aiello, soccer
No. 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 Abby Gross with 84 votes and 61 percent of the vote.
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 Todd Chamberlain in a 15 minute overtime period with 65 votes, one more vote than Chamberlain.
Brad Maynard region
1. Nate Davis, football vs. 2. Ali Bishel, track/cross countryNo. 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 Dante Love with 71 votes and 55 percent of the vote.
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 Ian Peckler with 69 votes and 56 percent of the vote.
Sally Northcroft region
1. Rachael Murphy, soccer vs. vs. 7. Jose Perdomo, men's tennisNo. 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 Bryant Haines with 135 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 Matt McCarthy with 95 votes and 56 percent of the vote.
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