Ball State Soccer head coach resigns

<p>Head Coach Craig Roberts looks onward as the women's soccer team plays Northern Illinois during their 2017 season at the Briner Sports Complex. Roberts was on his eighth season as head coach. <strong>Breanna Daugherty, DN File</strong></p>

Head Coach Craig Roberts looks onward as the women's soccer team plays Northern Illinois during their 2017 season at the Briner Sports Complex. Roberts was on his eighth season as head coach. Breanna Daugherty, DN File

Craig Roberts' Coaching Record:

Ball State Totals (Nine years):
99-56-28, 56-30-13 MAC

Career Totals (13 years):
133-83-40, 72-39-22 MAC

After nine seasons, Ball State's Soccer Head Coach Craig Roberts announced his resignation last month, according to a Ball State Sports press release.

Roberts announced his resignation May 22 with the intention of pursuing other coaching opportunities.

Under Roberts, the Cardinals have won three Mid-American Conference West Division titles and claimed back-to-back MAC regular season championships in 2015 and 2016.

Women’s soccer coach Craig Roberts watches over a drill run during practice. In his time at Ball State, Roberts has been able to get international teams from Canada and Haiti on the spring schedule. Kellan Deam, DN File

Ball State Sports describes Roberts as "the winningest coach in program history." Since arriving at the university in 2010, the Kidderminster, England, native has 99 wins for the Cardinals under his belt.

He also has experience coaching at the national level, assisting the Puerto Rico Women’s National Team and previously doing the same for Haiti.

Over the past four seasons Ball State Soccer marked the best record of any MAC team during that period under Roberts' helm with 35-5-4 in conference play. From 2015-17 the Cardinals finished top in the MAC West division, and second in MAC overall in 2018 after the conference stopped using divisions.

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