Ball State University students rushed the field at Scheumann Stadium for the first time this year after Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Zeta won the Homecoming Flag Football Championship game.
Students, the community of Muncie and Charlie Cardinal gathered at the stadium Wednesday night to watch Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Zeta defeat Phi Delta Theta and Kappa Delta 25-0.
"It's a very big deal and we are excited," senior Kenny Mosely, who was on the winning team, said. "We're going to Disney World."
At halftime, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Zeta were leading the game 9-0, and then scored 16 second-half unanswered points.
After the game, many of the members and fans of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Zeta stormed the field. Many of the fans celebrated with the members of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Zeta.
Delta Zeta team member Katie Gallagher said they were especially excited to win the championship because of their inexperience entering the tournament.
"We were really glad we got a team in, and it's really exciting since it's the first flag football tournament," Gallagher said.
One of the requirements of this tournament was that each team was coed. During the games, every other play had to involve a woman, and four women were required to be on the field for each play.
Senior Mike Lockard, captain of the Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Zeta team, said he was happy about how his team played and how each player contributed to the victory.
"What's a goon to a goblin, our girls are beasts," Mosely said.
Many students watching in the stands were excited at the game. Throughout the game the crowd of more than 200 students chirped on defensive third downs and participated in other chants, such as the Sig Ep chant.
"I think it is cool to see all of the frats and cheer blocks [of fans] and all of the energy they have," freshman business major Aaron Vaughn said.
This was the first year for flag football as a Homecoming event. It replaced Music on McKinley, which was a Homecoming event for three years.
Despite the popularity of Music on McKinley, some students said they preferred the flag football game.
Junior music technology major Paul Schwarz said flag football got more people involved than Music on McKinley did.
"I feel like this event is more exciting than Music on McKinley," Schwarz said. "I also like the loyalty of the fans and that it is competitive."
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