Ball State Men's Volleyball looks to regain consistency, focus
After a 3-0 loss to Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 21, No. 15 Ball State (7-8, 1-4 MIVA) will return to action this weekend against Lindenwood (7-9, 3-3 MIVA) and Quincy (4-12, 0-6 MIVA).
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After a 3-0 loss to Purdue Fort Wayne Feb. 21, No. 15 Ball State (7-8, 1-4 MIVA) will return to action this weekend against Lindenwood (7-9, 3-3 MIVA) and Quincy (4-12, 0-6 MIVA).
A .147 to .292 gap in hitting percentage and 18 attack errors proved costly for No. 12 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (7-8, 1-4 MIVA) Thursday, as the team fell 3-0 to No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne (9-7, 3-2 MIVA).
In its fourth consecutive match against a ranked opponent, No. 12 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (7-7, 1-3 MIVA) will return to Worthen Arena Thursday to face No. 15 Purdue Fort Wayne (8-7, 2-2 MIVA).
After falling 3-0 to Lewis on Friday, No. 12 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (7-7, 1-3 MIVA) returned to the court Saturday with greater confidence against No. 7 Loyola-Chicago (11-3, 4-0 MIVA).
No. 10 Lewis (9-4, 3-0 MIVA) doubled No. 12 Ball State Men’s Volleyball’s (7-6, 1-2 MIVA) hitting percentage Friday, leading to a 3-0 sweep and the Cardinals’ second consecutive conference loss.
After a 3-2 comeback victory over George Mason on Feb. 10, No. 12 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (7-5, 1-1 MIVA) will travel this weekend to face a pair of MIVA opponents, No. 10 Lewis (9-4, 2-0 MIVA) and No. 7 Loyola-Chicago (9-3, 2-0 MIVA) on Feb. 15 and 16.
Although Ball State Men’s Volleyball (7-5, 1-1 MIVA) head coach Joel Walton has been stressing the importance of a consistent offense to his players, it was the Cardinals’ defense which propelled the team to defeat George Mason (8-2, 2-0 EIVA) in a five-set battle Sunday.
25 attack errors proved costly for No. 11 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (6-5, 1-1 MIVA) Thursday, as the Cardinals fell 3-0 to McKendree (4-4, 1-0 MIVA) in MIVA action.
After a two-match road sweep, No. 11 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (6-4, 1-0 MIVA) returns home this week to face McKendree (3-4, 0-0 MIVA) and No. 13 George Mason (7-1, 2-0 EIVA) on Feb. 7 and 10.
How do you respond to dropping four straight matches against ranked opposition?
In a back-and-forth match which saw the Cardinals go to extra points, No. 11 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (5-4, 1-0 MIVA) was able to hold off Harvard (1-5, 1-0 EIVA) for its first road victory this season.
Beginning conference play on a high note Saturday with a 3-1 win over No. 14 Ohio State, no. 11 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (4-4, 1-0 MIVA) will travel this weekend to face Harvard (1-4, 1-0 EIVA) and Sacred Heart (1-3, 0-1 EIVA) on Feb. 1 and 2.
Confidence is key.
Despite facing a .238 to .121 deficit in hitting percentage, No. 13Ball State Men’s Volleyball (4-4, 1-0 MIVA) began conference play with a 3-1 victory over No. 12 Ohio State (3-4, 0-1 MIVA) Saturday.
After a victorious finish to the Active Ankle Challenge, No. 13 Ball State Men’s’ Volleyball (3-4, 0-0 MIVA) awaits a new challenge Saturday against No. 12 Ohio State (3-3, 0-0 MIVA). The match will see both teams make their conference debuts.
“Energetic.”
Forcing a fifth set after going down 2-1 was not enough to lift No. 14 Ball State (2-4, 0-0 MIVA) over No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (4-3, 0-0 Big West) Friday. The Cardinals fell to the Gauchos 3-2 in day one of the Don Shondell Active Ankle Challenge in Worthen Arena.
After two road losses, No. 14 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-3, 0-0 MIVA) returns home to host No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (3-2, 0-0 Big West) and No. 10 Cal State Northridge (4-1, 0-0 Big West) this Friday and Saturday as part of the Don Shondell Active Ankle Challenge.
No. 14 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-3, 0-0 MIVA) held multiple leads of two or more points early in each set against No. 5 Brigham Young (2-0, 0-0 MPSF) Saturday, but balanced offense from the Cougars would push them to victory as the Cardinals would drop the match. 3-0.
In its second out of three matches against ranked opponents, No. 14 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (2-2, 0-0 MIVA) lost its first road match this season, 3-0, to No. 11 Stanford (3-0, 0-0 MPSF).