Ben Battjes, Adam Dale, Tyler Dixon, Ben Karwoski, Austin Laska, Jordan Rantz and Josh Young will be honored in senior day festivities for the Cardinals
Ohio State has now won 13 of their 16 matches with Ball State, and coach Joel Walton believes that recent history is giving the Buckeyes a mental edge.
It's a major turnaround for a team that ended last season poorly, finishing 5-13 overall and 0-8 in the MAC. While coach Amy Behrman wasn't with the team last year, she's quick to point out that health has played a big role in the team's recent resurgence.
The 8th Annual All Things Chocolate bake-off presented by Indiana Public Radio will be held on Sunday at Minnetrista. The chocolate-filled event begins at 2 p.m. and is ideal for anyone with a sweet tooth for baked goods.
Ball State (6-1, 1-1 MIVA) is on a six-match winning streak. The Cardinals' winning streak is tied for the nation's longest active streak with Loyola University, who defeated Ball State in both teams' season opener.
Davis led the way for the Cardinals (12-9, 6-3 Mid-American Conference) with a game-high 18 points and four assists to just one turnover in 33 minutes of action. Three other Ball State players scored in double-digits: Watson had 14 points and nine rebounds, sophomore center Jarrod Jones earned a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds and Scaife added 10 points.
Sporting its longest winning streak in six years, Ball State University will host the University of Akron, the defending Mid-American Conference champion, Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals (12-9, 6-3) have won four straight and five of their last six games to reassert themselves in the MAC race.
Today's games are being telecast regionally by Fox Sports Net. The last time the channel hosted a men's-women's Ball State basketball double-header was Jan. 17, when the Cardinals swept the University of Toledo; the men's team won 71-43, while the women's team squeaked by with a 73-69 victory.
For complete coverage of today's game, read Sunday's online edition of The Ball State Daily News.
BLD 50s café reopened Tuesday after a re-inspection from the Delaware County Health Department and gaining back their permit to operate until 2011.
This will be the first meet of the season for Ball State not on a Sunday. Coach Nadalie Walsh said that she thinks the short week will not affect her team, adding that the gymnasts have been efficient in practice to be prepared for the meet.
Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. In gymnastics, close is the difference between winning and losing. The Ball State University gymnastics team learned that lesson the hard way yet again. The team was one fall on the balance beam short of a perfect meet – being able to count 20 clean routines – as it lost to Illinois State University (194.15-193.925) Friday night.
The chairperson of University Council said voting to ensure professional personnel sit on various council committees was the initial step toward a larger goal.
Ball State had three head coaching spots to fill after the coaches in women's tennis, soccer and field hockey were all fired within a one month period in October and November.
As Stan Parrish announced Ball State University's 2010 recruiting class Wednesday afternoon, he didn't shy away from heaping big expectations on his future players. Ball State signed 21 high school seniors on National Signing Day, a group that Parrish is very confident in.
Former Republican Sen. Dan Coats said Wednesday he's considering running against Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh in November.Bayh took Coats' seat after the 1998 election. Coats served as ambassador to Germany under George W. Bush and worked as a lobbyist in Washington.
Ball State University has canceled class for Saturday.
Even President Jo Ann Gora put her face in her hands as she witnessed the Cardinals self-destruct from her front-row seat Thursday night at Worthen Arena. Ball State had built a 13-point lead with 10:23 remaining of its game against Bowling Green State University before going on a nearly six-minute scoring drought as the Falcons eventually crept back within two, 51-49, with 3:11 remaining in regulation.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana University School of Medicine plans to reduce the number of new students it admits next year in response to state funding cuts, a move that could make the state's doctor shortage worse.
