Coach Stan Parrish said he is especially disappointed with the poor start the Cardinals got off to this year, and wants to fix that next year. But Parrish won't be limiting his off-season to improving his team's start.
Despite a gutsy and all out effort, the Ball State University women's volleyball (15-16) season came to an end Friday in Toledo, Ohio at the hands of a 3-1 loss to Ohio University (24-5).
For the Cardinals (1-2), forward Emily Maggert had a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Guard Patrice King was the only other Cardinal with double-digit scoring totals with 15 points.Senior guard McDonald added historical value to the game in the first half by hitting a 3 to enter the program's 1,000-point club.
Outside attacker Matt Sprague will miss the IPFW Tournament on Saturday in Fort Wayne because of an ankle injury, coach Joel Walton said Friday.
Ball State University announced Friday afternoon that it will offer free H1N1 vaccines to students Saturday at Worthen Arena during the men's and women's basketball team's home games.
Three of the 10 Ball State University women's athletics teams are now searching for leadership after the athletics department announced on Wednesday it would not be renewing the contracts of soccer coach Michael Lovett and field hockey coach Annette Payne.Lovett and Payne join former women's tennis coach Kathy Bull as the three Cardinals' coaches fired within the past month. Bull was fired on Oct. 20 amidst six NCAA violations.
A tired and limping Ball State University football team ran smack into the best team in the Mid-American Conference on Wednesday night.Quarterback Dan LeFevour led Central Michigan University to a 35-3 thumping of Ball State at Scheumann Stadium. The senior threw for 344 yards and four touchdowns. He also led the Chippewas with 59 rushing yards and another touchdown.
Like it or not, the craze over the "Twilight" series isn't going to die anytime soon. The books, movies and merchandise have created a multi-million dollar industry almost overnight. However, the true effect of the "Twilight" series shouldn't be measured economically, but by the number of people it has inspired to pick up a book and read.
Each week, The Daily News' sports crew picks its PPQ - the play, player and quote of the week.But it doesn't stop there. With the help of our online voters, the weekly fan choice is also featured.
Members of the group Invisible Children will be showing a screening of their documentary, "The Rough Cut," Thursday evening in the Cooper Science Building.Freshman political science major Kacie Newhouse, who helped organize the event, said the film will educate Ball State University students about the civil war going on in Uganda.
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after hitting a parked car in northern Virginia.
All last week there was an aura surrounding Ball State women's volleyball (15-15, 7-9) coach Dave Boos. There was an extra spring in his step and a big smile on his face — a smile that was missing for several weeks.Winning five of six and four straight will do that for anyone, especially when a four-game high matches the best streak of the season.
Muncie Heart of the City had its monthly meeting Wednesday to discuss, among other events, the development of a Muncie Action Plan.Muncie Action Plan's purpose is to gather input from Muncie residents to create a set of goals to better the city.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Hundreds of people lined up at stores in Fort Wayne and Noblesville in hopes of meeting Sarah Palin.About 700 people were already in line at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at a Meijer store in Fort Wayne where the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate was scheduled to sign copies of her bestseller, "Going Rogue," starting at noon.
With novels, movies and television shows such as "Twilight," "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries," the seduction of the vampire world is growing. People are becoming more and more obsessed with these fantastical creatures. Instead of being seen as monsters, they have become the dark, brooding, sexy desires of female affection. But when did these vampires myths originate?
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University has backed away from a total ban on smoking on its main campus and instead will limit it to specific areas while prohibiting smoking in university motor vehicles.
The Student Government Association's Chief of Staff Jessica Oxley has been discussing the Muncie Action Plan with Connie Gregory, director of the city's Development Department.Oxley said that the action plan is meant to let city officials hear the public's voice about issues the city faces. She also said that Ball State University and SGA want to get involved.
Underage students can once again jam to local bands without having to venture off campus.Ball State acoustic artist TJ Fields and local pop-rock band Dreams of University will be playing a free show in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Tally at 8 p.m. tonight as part of University Program Board's weekly Wired! series promoting local bands and musicians.
