The Ball State field hockey team is off to its best start in nine years, after opening the season 3-2.
All records will be thrown out the window, however, when Ball State hosts No. 17 Indiana at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
“We all have a rivalry against IU, we want to be the better Indiana team,” senior Tarel Teach said.
Ball State’s previous two matches with Indiana have both been decided by a goal, with the Cardinals needing double overtime to defeat the Hoosiers in 2010.
The Cardinals rank second in the Mid-American Conference in both goals scored and goals per game, and will look to continue applying pressure on opposing defenses.
“We’re going to be really relentless tomorrow, really scrappy,” junior midfielder Bethany Han said. “We’re just going to do everything we can to get the win tomorrow.”
With a quarter of the schedule having already been played, every game matters as Ball State nears conference play.
“The schedule was really designed to really challenge us right before conference starts.” head coach Beth Maddox said.
After playing Indiana, Ball State will travel to Evanston, Ill., for a 12:30 p.m. matchup with Northwestern.
