MUNCIE, Ind. — This year, one of Ball State sport’s success-stories is the Men's Volleyball team as they have played at a level they hadn’t reached in years. One of the main reasons for this is the appointment of Mike Landolo as the head coach. Former assistant coach for four years here at Ball State, he is now able to apply his coaching to its full potential.
“We got to be a little bit better with the small things, being accountable for all the little volleyball stuff but also being better in the weight room, in the classroom and off the court with our choices,” Landolo said.
Their record is currently 12-1 as their only loss occurred against undefeated UCLA earlier this season. This loss is easily compensated by the fact that Ball State has a crucial four wins and zero losses record in conference games. For this team and the coach, the hopes and goals have never been higher as Mike Landolo has absolute trust and confidence in his players.
“Our goal is to get back to the MIVA championship, win that, and then get to the national championship and compete in that,” Landolo said. “I think it’s something we’re capable of doing, and I think we have a team that has everything that we need.”
One of the strengths of this team is their perfect record at home, they’re 9-0 when playing in Worthen Arena, an achievement that is also happening thanks to the Muncie community.
“I want to play more games at home and I want to be able to win more games at home and get the community to be behind us and get that support because they really help us win,” he said.
Ball State is currently on a nine game winning streak and will try to keep it alive as they’re playing 7-4 Ohio State Thursday, Feb. 19.
Contact Max Huillet with comments at max.huillet@bsu.edu
