No. 13 Ball State’s strong start on their home court was a fitting opening, as the red and white benefited from 10 scoring runs of at least three points in their sweep (25-14, 25-16, 25-15) of Tusculum (0-3).
The last meeting saw the Falcons come on top in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament, today the Cardinals defeated Bowling Green 76-61. Junior Madelyn Bischoff said there is a bit of a rivalry between the two teams, and the loss in the MAC tournament last year was in the back of her mind today.
Saturday, Ball State (14-2, 4-0 MAC) flipped the script in the rematch with the Falcons (9-4, 3-1 MAC) in a dominating performance from start to finish.
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On Friday evening, the final four teams in the Delaware County Tournament squared off for a chance to fight for the 2024 Delaware County crown. When it was all said and done Delta and Yorktown came out on top and will play for the County Championship.
No. 13 Ball State (5-2) followed its triumphant sweep of UC San Diego Thursday night with a four-set victory over Tusculum (0-2). The Cardinals will return to Worthen Arena January 13 at 6 p.m. for another match against Tusculum.
While millions watched the University of Michigan defeat the University of Washington to win the NCAA Football National Championship in front of 72,808 fans in Houston, Indiana Pacer fans were otherwise occupied, holding their breath as they watched their star guard Tyrese Haliburton carried off the court by his teammates after a scary fall.
The priority bills drew several hours of testimony at the Statehouse from dozens of Hoosiers.
After picking up wins in the semifinals, Delta and Yorktown will face off in the championship game of the Delaware County Tournament.
“I think the losses at BYU were a really good teaching moment for us,” Hernandez said. “It was the first time in our season that we’ve been tested, and we got to see how we played. We grew from it.”
Alex Perry has been with Ball State since 2022 and has served as the associate athletic director for internal operations since that time.
After falling on their home court in last year’s conference championship, the Cardinals are hopeful for a deep postseason push, even with new faces manning key roles in the rotation.
In the quarterfinals of the Delaware County boys' basketball tournament, both Delta and Wapahani took victories to advance to Friday's semifinal round.
“I don’t think anybody on the team was nervous, per se, or extremely worried,” junior Nyla Hampton said. “We knew it was something we could do (come back), we just knew we all had to lock in.”
The Cardinals overcame a slow start and a stellar performance from Buffalo fifth-year Chellia Watson to stay undefeated in conference play. Here are four takeaways from their win.
Here are the candidates for the Delaware County Athlete of the Week from the week of 1/3-1/10.
In the first round of the Delaware County girls' basketball tournament, both Wapahani and Yorktown advanced with wins over Daleville and Cowan.
The Cardinals (8-7, 0-3 MAC) fell 80-76 to preseason Mid-American Conference (MAC) favorite, Akron (11-4, 3-0 MAC). Ball State hits the road for its next contest, another MAC contest against Toledo (9-6, 3-0 MAC) in Toledo, Ohio, Saturday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m.
Four Cardinals scored in double-figures as Ball State fell 80-76 to Akron.
Since the time when the Delaware County high school basketball tournament was first constructed, the Burris Owls and Muncie Central Bearcats have not been included.
