SOCCER: Home game a welcome relief for Ball State team
After traveling more than 3,000 miles to play in its last five matches, the Ball State soccer team will defend its 4-0 home record for the first time in three weeks.
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After traveling more than 3,000 miles to play in its last five matches, the Ball State soccer team will defend its 4-0 home record for the first time in three weeks.
Ball State came out firing in the last of five consecutive road matches to beat Akron, 2-0.
Ball State (5-2-1) commences its conference schedule by traveling to Buffalo (3-2-2) and Akron (3-3-2) this weekend. And though this is just the beginning of Mid-American Conference play, the Cardinals tout the conference’s best record.
A tie wasn’t what Ball State soccer head coach Craig Roberts was looking for.
Before each of Ball State’s seven games, head coach Craig Roberts has stressed that win or loss, what is important is getting ready for conference play.
Ball State has been tying up loose ends on the field in preparation for the conference opener.
It took 109 game minutes, 45 lightning-delay minutes and a mid-game site change to decide anything between Ball State and Air Force.
Ball State soccer dropped the first match on its road trip to Colorado College 2-0.
Starting with the program’s best record since 2005 (4-1) does not satisfy Ball State head soccer coach Craig Roberts.
Entering the 2013 season with 13 new players, Ball State soccer head coach Craig Roberts knew there would be some lineup shuffling.
Ball State’s 2-0 victory over Tennessee Tech was just another day in the office, fitting the mold of each of Ball State’s games: dominate possession, let the team’s depth be an advantage and hold strong on the backline.
It was no secret coming into Friday’s match between Ball State and Eastern Illinois that the Cardinals were heavily favored. Ball State lived up to the billing delivering a decisive 3-0 victory, giving a robust crowd plenty of reasons to make noise with the promotional pseudo-vuvuzelas.
After dropping its first match of the season, Ball State’s soccer team is priming itself for two winnable games this weekend. Ball State (2-1) will take on Eastern Illinois on Friday and Tennessee Tech on Sunday, both of which tout 0-4 records on the year.
Ball State’s soccer team went into its match with IPFW undefeated on the season and unbeaten by the Mastodons all-time—both of those streaks came to end on Friday.
A 5-1 goal differential, the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week and most importantly, two wins. Not a bad opening weekend for a team that did not have a starting lineup set until the day of its first match.
A 5-1 goal differential, the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week and most importantly, two wins. Not a bad opening weekend for a team that did not have a starting lineup set until the day of its first match.
Despite losing nine seniors, 2013 looks more like a reloading year than a rebuilding one for the Ball State soccer team.
Through his first three seasons at Ball State, head coach Craig Roberts has established a system that predicates itself on passing and movement.
Early August tends to pose questions for college soccer programs. This year Ball State has more than its fair share.