It wasn't the start Ball State was hoping for; losing both weekend contests to Colgate and Rider, but the Ball State field hockey team (0-2) received quality outings from a few key players, including two newcomers.
Ball State women's field hockey was picked to finish fifth out of six teams in the regular season in the 2011 Mid-American Conference Preseason Coach's Poll.
With the 2011 season about to begin, and the Ball State field hockey team couldn't be more excited, especially second-year coach Beth Maddox.
Beth Maddox's inaugural season as the Ball State field hockey coach wasn't one to remember as her team finished with an overall record of 6-14.
The Ball State field hockey team was named a National Academic Team award recipient Wednesday.
No. 6 Ball State was routed by No. 3 Ohio 5-0 this afternoon in the first round of the Mid-American Confe
Amid a weather delay, two injured players and double overtime, Ball State found a way to beat Indiana 2-1 on Sunday at the BSU Turf Field.
Ball State hopes to break a three-game losing streak Friday at Mid-American Conference foe Missouri State.
Ball State lost to Ohio and Kent State this weekend in a pair of games at the BSU Turf Field.
The field hockey team has two home conference games this weekend. Ball State will play Ohio at 3 p.m. Friday, and then face Kent State on the BSU Turf Field for a 1 p.m. game Sunday.
The Cardinals split a pair of games this weekend, but the win came in the more important conference game.
Ball State hits the road Saturday for a matchup at 1 p.m. at Central Michigan.
Junior midfielder Devanny Kuhn had a standout game Saturday against Missouri State, scoring both goals in Ball State's home-overtime win.
The Ball State field hockey team is gearing up for a busy weekend in Muncie.
Ball State will face Big Ten opponents on back-to-back days this weekend, visiting Northwestern on Friday and Iowa on Saturday.
Last weekend, the Ball State field hockey team walked away with two home wins after beating Robert Morris on Friday and St. Louis on Sunday.
Junior midfielder Devanny Kuhn was named Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week for scoring four goals on the weekend.
Junior midfielders Devanny Kuhn and Brandi Mixell each scored two goals and Ball State (2-1) coasted to a 5-0 victory in its home opener Friday afternoon against Robert Morris (0-2).
Ball State hasn't finished .500 in the Mid-American Conference since 2006 and has three conference wins in the past two seasons. The Cardinals finished 2009 with a 4-15 record (2-8 MAC) and lost the first game of the MAC Tournament 3-1 to Central Michigan.
Maddox is a 2005 graduate of Old Dominion University, where she was a four-year field hockey letterwinner. She scored seven goals and had two assists in 77 career games, as Maddox and the Monarchs won the National Championship in 2000.
