4 takeaways from Ball State Women's Volleyball's sweep over Northern Illinois
By Ian Hansen / November 10, 2019Northern Illinois was no match for the streaking Ball State, who won its fourth straight game on a 3-0 sweep.
Northern Illinois was no match for the streaking Ball State, who won its fourth straight game on a 3-0 sweep.
Ball State was down by as many as 25 points before amounting a second-half comeback. However, the first-half deficit set the Cardinals too far back and handed them their first loss of the season, 79-75.
Ball State head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said the team’s road trip against Western Michigan and Northern Illinois was going to be the toughest of the season. Coming off of a two-game winning streak at home, the Cardinals conquered part one of this challenge, beating Western Michigan in four sets, as the offense set the tone to lead the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory.
The Lancers took just 3:34 to score their first goal of the contest, and they did not look back.
Currently the coaches of Ball State women’s club soccer, the brothers grew up playing competitively at a young age, consistently practicing and honing their skills. However, it wasn’t a professional superstar who was their biggest inspiration — it was their mother, Tracey Warren.
The devastating end to the Cardinals’ season does not properly show how successful the team was. In a year full of close games, the Cardinals seemed to always find a way to end up on top.
This year’s Cardinal squad is one head coach James Whitford said wants to shoot at a much higher level, and two of its freshmen lived up to those expectations in Ball State’s 87-43 victory over Defiance.
Ball State (4-5, 3-2 MAC), could not stop the offense of Western Michigan (6-4, 4-2 MAC) when it counted. The Cardinals were unable to complete a second half comeback and ultimately fell to the Broncos, 35-31. Here are a few takeaways.
Four players stood out in particular, contributing nearly three-quarters of the points for the Cardinals.
If you showed up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to watch the two highest-scoring offenses in the Mid-American Conference go at it, you got your money’s worth. Tuesday, it was the Broncos (6-4, 4-2 MAC) who got the best of the Cardinals (4-5, 3-2 MAC), 35-31.
Ball State University’s dance team hosted a clinic for Code Red hopefuls.
Ball State Women’s Volleyball’s Esther Grussing was named the MAC West Division Setter of the Week. The sophomore led the offense in two five-set wins this past weekend against Toledo and Buffalo.
It was a slow start for Ball State Women’s Basketball, as first-game jitters seemed to hold the Cardinals back early, and they never could recover, falling to IUPUI for the first time in history, 65-48.
The young core of six combined for 32 points on the night, lending a helping hand to Ball State Men's Basketball's first win of the season, 87-43, over Defiance.
Ravens’ star Lamar Jackson has proven he has the skill set to be a legitimate franchise quarterback in the NFL, which has propelled him into the 2019-20 season’s Most Valuable Player conversation and proved his naysayers wrong.
Tomorrow evening tips off day one of the 99th season of Ball State Men’s Basketball. They will be taking on the Division III Defiance Yellow Jackets.
Freshman goaltender Wietske Overdijkink has brought her talents from the Netherlands to Ball State, adding another to the Cardinals’ arsenal of young goalies.
Despite Ball State Soccer’s regular season stats, the No. 2 Cardinals were upset by the No. 7 Eastern Michigan Sunday, suffering a 2-1 loss in the MAC Quarterfinals.
Down, 1-0. Down, 2-1. Coming back to win in five sets. This has been the result of Ball State Women’s Volleyball (13-11, 7-5 MAC) in its last two matches with the latest being in the win over Buffalo (9-15, 5-7) Saturday.
Its placement greatly improved upon last year's performance of 11th place and is also the teams best finish at the MAC Championships since 2007.
