Cardinals leave MAC Championship meet with positive outlook, notable honors
This meet was not like other meets.
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This meet was not like other meets.
Despite rainy weather, head coach Josh Rife heard no complaints from his players, and their focus showed in the way they played. Ball State (2-1-1) defeated Northern Illinois (1-3) 2-0 in its second home victory of the season.
Continuing its season-opening road trip, Ball State Softball (6-9, 0-0 MAC) played five games over the span of three days as part of the Blazer Classic. Despite losing four out of the five games, head coach Lacy Wood is optimistic about the future of her team as the Cardinals shift their focus to Mid-American Conference play.
The Cardinals felt they learned an important lesson in Saturday night's loss.
In a win-or-go-home situation, No. 6 seeded Ball State (14-11, 12-9 MAC) suffered a 61-59 loss to No. 3 seed Ohio (14-7, 11-6) in its opening game of the 2021 Mid-American Conference Tournament Wednesday evening.
Control the controllables.
For someone who has solidified his or her name in team record books, one might wonder, “What more does he or she have left to give?"
After Saturday’s 76-69 win against Western Michigan, head coach Brady Sallee had already shifted his focus to the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Ball State (4-5, 0-0 MAC) competed in the Bulldog Invitational in Starkville, Mississippi, over the weekend. With each game, head coach Lacy Wood has one message for her players: Keep growing.
At certain points last year, head coach Brady Sallee was not sure if his team would take the floor this winter. Fast forward to Saturday afternoon, and the Cardinals have completed a full conference schedule amid a global pandemic.
Nov. 3, 2019.
After 50 minutes of action, the final buzzer sounded. In a back-and-forth matchup, the Cardinals failed to do quite enough to capture the win.
The Cardinals kept their win streak intact Sunday afternoon, as Ball State (7-2, 0-0 MAC) defeated Western Kentucky (1-6, 0-0 Conference USA) 6-1. In nearly every match, the Cardinals took advantage of their matchups and controlled each set.
Over the weekend, a new season of Cardinals softball began. Even further, it was the dawn of a new era for the program.
Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated Ball State Men's Basketball had defeated Toledo 88-77 when it was actually Ball State Women's Basketball. This error has been corrected.
In his seventh season as head coach of Lawrence Central High School boys’ basketball, Al Gooden made history. He became the first African American high school boys’ basketball coach in Indiana to reach 500 wins when the Bears defeated Decatur Central 58-38 in the Marion County Tournament Jan. 12.
With 27 seconds remaining, the game was tied at 79. Ball State had possession coming out of the timeout and needed a score to take the lead. Who would they go to?
One team competed with more fight and will Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals were not that team.
Head coach James Whitford thought the Cardinals came out strong but couldn't keep it up for 40 minutes.
The Cardinals understood they had to be solid for all four quarters to earn their eighth road win of the season Wednesday night.