Cardinals eliminated from MAC Tournament in quarterfinals
By Colin Grylls / March 9, 2016There was no storybook ending, no Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and no NCAA appearance for Ball State women's basketball.
There was no storybook ending, no Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and no NCAA appearance for Ball State women's basketball.
After a record-breaking season for senior Ball State guard Nathalie Fontaine, the Mid-American Conference named her the Player of the Year.
Ball State women's basketball (21-8, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) took an early lead in its regular season finale — 5-4 with 4:41 left in the first quarter -- and didn't look back in its 68-58 victory over Toledo (17-12, 12-6 MAC). The Cardinals also earned the third seed in the MAC Tournament with the win.
Six-seed Ball State swept 11th-seeded Miami during the two regular-season matchups against the Redhawks, but the Cardinals lost March 7's do-or-die game in the Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, 49-47.
The Ball State men’s volleyball team dropped its match against the No. 4 UCLA Bruins 3-0 at Pauley Pavilion on March 7. UCLA ran a two-setter offense, a system that many college offenses do not run anymore. “We haven’t seen that in a long time, in men’s volleyball period,” head coach Joel Walton said.
In the last game of the regular season, Ball State traveled to Northern Illinois University for a matchup with a potential top-four seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament on the line.
Spring Break has come to Ball State, and that means the NLI Weather Team is taking a break as well. Before we leave though we didn't forget about your travel plans! Check out the latest forecast above and be sure to follow us on Twitter @NLIWeather for any alerts that you need over the break. Forecasts will resume on Monday March 14th. Have a great break!
NewsLink Indiana's Jackie Miller spoke with students about their concerns with the recent mumps outbreak in Indiana.
NewsLink Indiana's Michael Kuhn spoke with several Muncie community organizations who are harnessing the power of the sun.
A preacher on campus angered some students before they left for Spring Break on March 4. Brother John from Cincinnati was preaching against homosexuality and sodomy on campus, for the most part.
The Men's golf team is in for a busy Spring Break, playing in two three day tournaments just a few days apart from each other. The Cardinals are bringing seven golfers, freshmen Timothy Wiseman and Tyler Pearson, sophomores Johnny Watts, Michael VanDeventer and Michael Makris, senior James Blackwell, and redshirt sophomore Keegan McKinney. The first event will be the Colleton River Collegiate, which is hosted by Michigan State and is being held at the Pete Dye Course at the Colleton River Plantation. Pete Dye is the architect for the course and is well known for his difficult and unforgiving course designs.
When the Student Government Association passes legislation, many students don't know what comes next so that the changes can actually be implemented on campus.
As a band that originated in the late 80s here in Muncie, The Why Store is back for a night of fun. It will perform at Be Here Now March 5 as part of the "Stuck in Muncie Spring Break Party."
A David vs. Goliath matchup; a new coach marching her team into a “sea of orange” to match up with one of women’s college basketball’s most storied programs. It looked even more one-sided than games that are scripted in the movies, the first round of the NCAA Tournament featuring one team that had never been there before against a team that had never lost in the first round of the big dance and was coming off back-to-back national championships.
Cool and wet conditions for this weekend and warm and raining conditions for next week.
"The Song," a new reality music competition show, will be filmed on campus starting March 9.
Spring Break starts this weekend for Ball State, and students are using their time off to do a wide array of activities.
“You're excited to have one class in a semester that isn't some form of math.”
Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, awaits Ball State women’s basketball as the team gears up for the Mid-American Conference tournament March 9-12. The Cardinals (20-8, 12-5 MAC) have already clinched a bye to the quarterfinals due to their overall record.
Stir up your spring break with these cheap and easy mix drinks that are easy to make yourself. Each drink can be made in bulk or for the individual.
