It's a fine line to walk between extending the event to the community by providing child-appropriate rides and daytime hours and making Ball State University's Carnival just like every other carnival you see in a supermarket parking lot. Don't forget your college-aged target audience.
The 33-year-old was second on the team in tackles for a loss, sacks and forced fumbles during the Cardinals' 2009 campaign.
Senior Katherine Rist earned the only victory on the day in singles, defeating Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5. It was the fifth match in a row that Rist was the only player to score a point for Ball State.
The gloomy weather Saturday may have caused some people to stay inside, but the people who went to the Late Nite Carnival were able to use it to their advantage.
The Cardinals only trailed No. 33 Kent State University, which went on to win its 12th straight MAC title. Kent State is still the only program to have won a MAC Championship in women's golf. Ball State's 911 in the three-day event was one stroke better than third-place University of Toledo, while Eastern Michigan University finished in fourth with a 926.
Ball State University students with Colleges Against Cancer raised awareness with Relay for Life. One student walked in support of his fiancee, who was diagnosed with cancer in high school.
The Cardinals were able to balance their offense as four players ended with double digit kills. Outside attacker Eric Schulte led the Cardinals in kills with 12 while Nelson, J.D. Gasparovic and outside attacker Lee Meyer ended the match with 11 kills each.
Finals Week: the five days of the semester that students love and hate. Some love it because all they have are finals and no classes; others hate it because they have three or more finals that week and they're the hardest days of their lives.
Final round play from The Hawthorns Golf Course in Fishers, Ind. wraps up today. For complete coverage of the MAC Championships, read Monday's edition of The Ball State Daily News.
The next meet for the Cardinals will be the Pacesetter Invitational on the campus of Indiana State University. The event will take place Saturday, May 1.
Due to weather conditions and limited court time, the teams played only singles matches to determine the winner.
Despite most of the runners and throwers shifting their focus on one event, Saturday's meet should be easier on the athletes as it is a non-scored meet. The meet is also going to field a wide variety of competitors from the Division I, II and III levels.
A little drizzling rain around 8 p.m. was no problem for the estimated 2,000 people who came to Late Nite Carnival Friday.
Editor-in-chief Vinnie Lopes and men's volleyball beat reporter Nathan Pace discuss the No. 13 Ball State men's volleyball team sweeping IPFW in the MIVA Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday at Worthen Arena.
Ball State swept IPFW 30-28, 30-23, 30-22 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday at Worthen Arena to advance semifinals against Ohio State.
Coach Bill Richards said his team played a solid match and did what it had to do. He said it was a difficult match to get a read on because of Chicago State playing just five players, but today's match against Northern Illinois will tell them more.
No. 13 Ball State defeated IPFW 30-28, 30- to take a two-game lead in their Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament quarterfinals match on Saturday at Worthen Arena.
Sweeping a doubleheader Saturday at Central Michigan University, Ball State University climbed into first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
No. 15 Loyola University and Lewis University both swept their opponents in the MIVA Tournament quarterfinals Saturday to advance to the semifinals.
Ball State enters postseason play as the No. 4 seed and is paired up with fifth-seeded IPFW. The Cardinals have defeated the Mastodons twice this season on Feb. 25 and April 3. The winner of tonight's match then moves on to play at No. 1 seed Ohio State University, which received a first-round bye. The Buckeyes have already defeated the Cardinals twice this season.
