The Ball State University women's basketball team has gone undefeated against Mid-American Conference opponents so far this season. Ball State defeated Western Michigan University, its second MAC opponent this season, Saturday 70-67. Ball State is 9-6 for the season and 2-0 against MAC teams.
Ball State University men's basketball senior forward Anthony Newell will miss the remainder of the season due a broken leg suffered in the second half on the Cardinals' 46-42 win at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday, Matt McCollester, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications for Ball State, said in a press release Sunday evening.
Ball State University football coach Stan Parrish had a rough first appearance, but his job as the leader of the program didn't really start until after the game. A team losing its head coach is hard enough. Add the fact that Brady Hoke was the defensive coordinator and the clear leader of the team, and you get a combination that made it impossible for Ball State to beat the University of Tulsa in the GMAC Bowl.
This is a story about First Amendment research. But bear with me a moment as I bury the lead. We Midwesterners can often use the sad-sack Chicago Cubs as our scapegoat. After all, the out-of-kilter baseball franchise has suffered unsatisfying seasons since William Howard Taft was president.
Nothing worked out the way it was supposed to. After a perfect regular season, Ball State University football fans had high expectations and even higher hopes for the team's post-season games. It seemed clear to many fans that the Cardinals were capable of putting away victories in the Mid-American Conference Championship Game and a bowl game, especially after 12 wins and a string of broken records throughout the fall.
YPSILANTI, Mich. - Five points away from becoming the 25th player in Ball State University men's basketball history to reach the 1,000-point career mark, senior forward and captain Anthony Newell has suffered an apparent severe right leg injury with 12:04 remaining in the second half of today's conference opener at Eastern Michigan University.
The circumstances of the death of a Ball State University alumna prompted a friend to hold a benefit concert Saturday at Center Stage in Muncie. Andrea Scamihorn, 25, died of carbon monoxide poisoning Dec. 19 in her apartment in Chile. Jimmy Stevenson said he coordinated the concert to help raise money to pay the $4,000 it will cost to ship the body back to the country.
YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Ball State University men's basketball team defeated host Eastern Michigan University 46-42 on Saturday to improve its record to 6-7 (1-0 Mid-American Conference). With the win, the Cardinals match their total number of wins from last season, when Ball State finished 6-24 overall.
MOBILE, Ala. - With Ball State University trailing 14 points at halftime of Tuesday's GMAC Bowl, a torrential down pour accompanied by almost 40 mph winds hit Ladd-Peebles Stadium. It was a prophetic sign of things to come. The Golden Hurricane of the University of Tulsa blew the Cardinals away with a dominating defensive shutout in the second half, helping them to a 45-13 in the GMAC Bowl.
Below are the bowl results of teams ranked in the BCS standings top 25. 1. Florida (vs. No. 2 Oklahoma on Thursday) 2. Oklahoma (vs. No. 1 Florida on Thursday) 3. Texas (defeated No. 10 Ohio State 24-21) 4. Alabama (lost to No. 6 Utah 31-17) 5. USC (defeated No.
The Ball State University football team fell out of the top 25 in the final Associated Press poll, which was released with the conclusion of the college football season. Ball State received 13 votes in the final poll after losing to the University of Tulsa 45-13 in the GMAC Bowl.
After losing its second consecutive game Tuesday, the Ball State University football team will finish the season where it started: unranked. The Cardinals (12-2, 8-0 Mid-American Conference) received 13 votes in the final Associated Press Poll released Thursday morning to end the season listed at No.
The Ball State University women's basketball team won its first game against a Mid-American Conference team. Ball State defeated Eastern Michigan University 62-55. Forward Danielle Gratton led the team with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Four Ball State players scored in the double digits including Emily Maggert, Porchia Green and Jade Barber.
MOBILE, Ala. - One team managed to establish its run game and the other didn't. The team that found success also found victory Tuesday night. The University of Tulsa, looked at by many as a predominant passing team, rushed early and often in route to a 45-13 win in the GMAC Bowl .
MOBILE, Ala. - Nate Davis started Tuesday's game at the GMAC Bowl hoping for an impressive, bounce-back performance to improve his draft stock for the upcoming NFL Draft. As the final seconds ticked off in a 45-13 loss to the University of Tulsa, it was apparent Davis might have played himself into staying at Ball State University for his senior season.
Whether No. 22 Ball State University wins or loses the GMAC Bowl on Tuesday, receiver Dante Love already has his postgame plans set for Friday night. Love will return to his high school, Withrow High School in Cincinnati, where his football jersey will be retired at halftime of a boy's basketball game, according to a story in Monday's issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
MOBILE, Ala. - A slow start and a shutout in the second half foiled Ball State's attempt to win its first bowl game in 84 years Tuesday night at the GMAC Bowl. The No. 22 Cardinals never led before suffering a 45-13 loss, which moved its all-time bowl record to 0-5.
