Ball State Women’s Volleyball swept Northern Illinois Friday evening by scores of 25-21, 25-17 and 25-17, respectively. The Cardinals utilized a different rotation from its normal lineup because graduate student outside hitter Emily Hollowell missed the match with a non-COVID related illness.
Now that the Wild Card and Divisional rounds are over, and we have our final four teams for the Postseason Championship series, is there a real chance any team could win the World Series? This MLB Postseason is one of the most unpredictable times in sports. I truly believe that each and every one of the four teams in the running right now has a real shot at winning the World Series. The real question is how each team could bring home the 2021 World Series title.
After dropping three consecutive games, the Cardinals ended Army’s undefeated season with a 28-16 win Oct. 2. Ball State followed up with a trip to Western Michigan Oct. 9, where prior to its 45-20 win, they hadn’t defeated the Broncos on their home turf since 2013.
Ohio was able to stay undefeated in Mid-American Conference play after a 0-0 tie with Ball State.
Graduate student outside hitter Jaclyn Bulmahn, graduate student outside hitter Emily Hollowell, junior defensive specialist Havyn Gates and graduate student setter Mamie Keith Garard are all new to Ball State Women’s Volleyball — but not volleyball at the collegiate level.
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden resigned Oct. 11 after he was discovered to be using homophobic, racist and misogynistic slurs casually as recently as 2018. Gruden is a symptom of a larger illness — one that has plagued the NFL for decades.
Carlie Boggs, Ball State junior computer information systems major, came across an advertisement on Facebook in January for a new doughnut shop opening in Yorktown, Indiana. When Boggs visited the shop to try its doughnuts, she said she was mesmerized by the food she had just bought.
Governor Holcomb visited Muncie on Sept. 22 to commemorate the groundbreaking of the new CANPACK factory.
While the squad finished in ninth place, Liz Kim tied for fifth place in 50 overall players competing. In round 1 Kim shot a 73, 76 in round two and 78 in round three to finish with a score of 227.
Ball State men’s golf placed 12th out of 12 teams in the Purdue Fall Invitational Oct. 11-12. The Cardinals finished with a final score of 909 (+45 over par).With four freshmen in the five-man lineup, head coach Mike Fleck hopes his players benefit from the outing.
After five weeks of action, these four teams, who looked like playoff caliber teams a few years ago, now have a division leader one game above .500. This might be the new future for the AFC South.
After nearly 83 scoreless minutes, the final seven minutes helped give Toledo a 2-1 win over Ball State Sunday afternoon. In the 87th minute, Toledo freshman midfielder Olivia Dault hit junior forward Stephanie Currie in stride to send the ball past senior goalkeeper Alex DeRuvo, to give the Rockets the victory.
Ball State defeated Western Michigan 45-20 Saturday. It was the first win for the Cardinals in Kalamazoo, Michigan since 2013. Redshirt fifth-year quarterback Drew Plitt completed 15-of-25 pass attempts for 310 passing yards and four touchdowns, both season-highs.
Billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, who have all invested heavily in space exploration and transportation, aren’t in it for the final frontier — they’re in it for more money.
Ball State defeated Akron 3-0 Friday, improving its win streak to four. The Cardinals were anchored by an all-around serving performance, which helped cause separation from the Zips throughout the match.
In a rematch of last season’s Mid-American Conference championship game, Bowling Green State took down Ball State 2-0.
Patience is said to be a virtue, and in the case of Ball State Soccer goalkeeper Alex DeRuvo, remaining patient has paid dividends. DeRuvo, who is entrenched in the Cardinals’ starting role for the first time since stepping on campus in 2018, has made the most of her opportunity.
Frankly, it’s getting ridiculous. The sheer number of injuries afflicting both the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers over the past five years is almost unrealistic.
Dressed in a white-and-black striped long sleeve shirt with a solid yellow patch and black overalls, Kylee Larson sets her iPhone on her tripod and turns on her microphone pack to start filming a video for her kids’ art YouTube channel, Kylee Makes It.
![Sara Harmeyer and her golden retriever, Rey, sit proudly under the bells of Shafer Tower Oct. 1. “[Rey] goes longboarding with me and we go on lots of walks,” Harmeyer said. “She also gets lots of attention and play time from me and my friends.” Tori Smith, DN.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/bsd/ee9bbfce-50cf-4f44-84c6-547cc88ab9c5.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
Like Star Wars’ Rey Skywalker, freshman nursing major Sara Harmeyer’s golden retriever, Rey, is caring and ready for a challenge. Rey is a psychiatric service dog named after the fearless and passionate female protagonist in the “Star Wars” films.
