Ball State posted a score of 192.85. However, the Cardinals' season-high team score was not enough to overcome the host Wildcats, who had a near flawless day to win the event with a score of 195. New Hampshire won each event to take the team title. Ball State finished in second in the uneven bars, the balance beam and the floor exercise.
The Ball State University men's basketball team faced the University of Toledo Sunday afternoon and came out with a victory, 71-43.' The Cardinals will face Western Michigan University Wednesday at 7p.m. at Worthen Arena. Click on the images to the right to see a photo gallery of the game.
The Cardinals opened the match by losing the doubles point, but not without a fight. Sophomores Zane Smith and Andres Monroy were edged 8-6 by the Wildcats' Alex Sanborn and Joshua Graves at No. 2 doubles, while Ball State's No. 1 duo of junior Eduardo Pavia and freshman Dalton Albertin lost 8-5 to Northwestern's Andrew McCarthy and Tobias Reitz.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team's stint in the top 15 coaches poll was short lived. After being swept in its season opener against unranked Loyola University last week, Ball State dropped from its No. 13 ranking and out of the newest coaches poll released Monday.
Going into Sunday's match at No. 47 Northwestern University, Ball State men's tennis coach Bill Richards knew his team would be challenged by stiff competition. Talking after the match, Richards didn't seem surprised by the results.
Junior Thekla Lorenz had the sole event victory of the day for Ball State, winning the long jump with a 5.7-meter leap. Ra'Jae Marable also had an impressive performance, posting a third place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.82 seconds.
The event wasn't settled until the final swim — the 400 freestyle relay. Ball State led by a hair, 143-140, going into the event, and the group of Joan Cullen, Jillian Bischoff, Nicole Saulters and Katie Bylsma (3:34.39) eventually won by six seconds, cementing the win for the Cardinals.
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As music and song filled Sursa Hall Thursday, a message rang out above it all. The night was an event of celebration and remembrance in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many students and staff members participated through music selection and listened respectfully while excerpts of interviews were read from Muncie residents living during the Civil Rights Movement. Ball State University history professor Anthony Edmonds was one of the residents interviewed.
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The Ball State University men's and women's basketball teams host the University of Toledo today at Worthen Arena in what are pivotal games for both teams.As always, check out our live, in-game updates on Twitter and at bsudailynews.com.
Toledo (13-3, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) enters today's game as the favorite. The Rockets were picked the preseason favorite in the MAC and have flexed their muscle this season. Their big win this season was over No. 20 University of Dayton. Toledo enters the contest on a five-game winning streak.
Junior Hayley Hall was the first to finish singles play with a relatively easy 6-0, 6-1 No. 2 singles win over Dayton's Loni Dickerhoof, setting the tone for the rest of the match to be in the Cardinals' favor. Junior Georgina Thomson (No. 4 singles), sophomore Kylee Johnson (No. 5) and freshman Lauren Pickrel (No. 6) rounded out the singles winners for Ball State.
Ball State was led by its experience in the middle. Juniors J.D. Gasparovic (16 kills, .500 hitting percentage) and Anders Nelson (13, .550) led the Cardinals' offense. On defense, Billy Ebel had a match-high 15 digs, while Nelson had eight blocks.
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At approximately 950 miles away, the trip to Durham, N.H. from Muncie represents the farthest that the squad will be away from its nest this season. The extended travel will be unique for the team. The Cardinals will fly to the meet, which allows the team to take only its competitors, coach Nadalie Walsh said.
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CHICAGO -- The No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team was swept 3-0 at Loyola in its 2010 season opener. Check out the images from the match.
Throwing her hands in the air, and then covering her face, Savannah Teegarden said she was flooded with excitement at becoming Miss Ball State. "Being Miss Ball State was a goal for me for a long time," she said. "I didn't place last year, but I competed at a lot of local pageants. I felt so much excitement. It all comes rushing to you at once."
