Head coach Pete Lembo looks onward during the game against Virginia Military Institute on Sept. 3 at Scheumann Stadium. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
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Ball State coach Pete Lembo resigns for job at Maryland

Ball State has announced head football coach Pete Lembo has resigned from his position to become assistant head coach and special teams coordinator for Maryland. The move to Maryland and the Big Ten "is one which I simply can't pass up," Lembo said in a press release. Lembo, who just completed his fifth year as head coach in Muncie, led the Cardinals to a 3-9 record in 2015.



Redshirt junior guard Ryan Weber dribbles the ball up court during Ball State men's basketball 69-66 win against Valparaiso on Nov. 28 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO AMER KHUBRANI
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Men's basketball 7 wins matches last seasons total

The Cardinals went 7-23 last year, with their seventh and final win coming in game no. 13 of the season. This year, Ball State is 7-2, riding a six-game win streak and preparing for a tough matchup against the 5-4 Pepperdine Waves. “We’re 7-2 and we feel good about it,” head coach James Whitford said.



DN PHOTO SAMANTHA BRAMMER
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Women's basketball wins fourth consecutive game

Ball State women's basketball (6-2) won its fourth consecutive game and earned its first true road win of the season against Lipscomb University (3-8) in Nashville, Tennessee, 72-60. Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine recorded her second straight double-double -- she led the Cardinals with both 28 points and 14 rebounds. Senior forward Shelby Merder also provided a spark off the bench with 10 points, all of which she scored the second half. The Cardinals outscored the Bison in the paint, 30-14, and outrebounded Lipscomb, 44-23. Ball State, however, turned the ball over a season-high 26 times.






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