Ohio had tormented Ball State for seven years. Junior setter Brittany McGinnis was haunted by the memory of the season-ending loss to Ohio in the quarterfinals of last year's Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Ball State lost to Ohio and Kent State this weekend in a pair of games at the BSU Turf Field.
Three unanswered touchdowns by Eastern Michigan, including two in the third quarter, tied the score at 28 going into the fourth quarter.
Eastern Michigan snapped its 18-game losing streak with a 41-38 victory at Ball State in overtime Saturday.
Check out the photo gallery of the Cardinals' victory over the Ohio Bobcats on Friday
Eastern Michigan scored a touchdown in its possession during the overtime to defeat Ball State 41-35.
Students, families and the BSU community stepped up to the challenge at the Ball State Museum of Art Dance Mania competition to celebrate its 75th year on Saturday.
Ball State and Eastern Michigan are tied at 35 after regulation.
Master's degree holders earn 70 percent more than those with bachelor's degree, and it seems to be replacing the bachelor's degree as the required educational level for many employers.
A small group of Ball State students spent their Friday afternoon with TCOMuncie going door to door collecting canned food to help support Second Harvest Food Bank in Muncie.
The Ball State community assembled at the Kitselman Center on Friday to honor the memory of Virginia Ball and celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry.
Ball State snapped the seven year, 11-match losing streak with in its sixth five-set match of the season. The Cardinals topped the Bobcats 25-14, 22-25, 25-21, 15-9 in front of 1,131 fans.
Tonight's match with Ohio may be the biggest conference game in five years for Ball State, but it's the following match that has a particular importance to freshman outside hitter Kylee Baker.
Ball State played against Eastern Michigan Saturday afternoon during Family Weekend. Ball State lost 41-38 in overtime.
Ball State defeated Kent State 3-1 Saturday night in Worthen Arena.
One night after toppling Ohio, Ball State seemed like as easy pick to be the victim of an upset in a letdown match. But the opposite happened as Ball State rolled by Kent State in four sets Saturday.
Dodging two early mistakes that gave Eastern Michigan great field position, Ball State capitalized on a mistake by its opponent to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
Ball State's victory against Ohio on Friday night provided coach Steve Shondell with a signature win for the women's volleyball program.
Freshman outside hitter Kylee Baker got what she wanted. Baker wanted to beat Kent State, a school that recruited her for three years prior to her decision to play for Ball State. She also wanted to show she made the right decision.
Ball State looked to its freshman to step up to help defeat Ohio.
