Ball State Men's Basketball outlasts Akron for third straight win
By Jack Williams / February 16, 2019Ball State Men's Basketball (14-11, 5-7 MAC) picked up it's third straight win over Akron (14-11, 6-6 MAC), 57-56.
Ball State Men's Basketball (14-11, 5-7 MAC) picked up it's third straight win over Akron (14-11, 6-6 MAC), 57-56.
Both teams entered Saturday’s game looking to snap a five-game losing streak. While Ball State (7-17, 2-10 MAC) and Eastern Michigan (11-12, 4-8 MAC) each had a lot on the line, the Eagles ultimately came away with a win, and the Cardinals tacked on another loss.
No. 10 Lewis (9-4, 3-0 MIVA) doubled No. 12 Ball State Men’s Volleyball’s (7-6, 1-2 MIVA) hitting percentage Friday, leading to a 3-0 sweep and the Cardinals’ second consecutive conference loss.
Dirtbag. It’s not the most pleasant of words. In fact, its definition states just the opposite: “an unpleasant person.” Certainly not something you’d want to win an award for — that is, unless you play baseball at Ball State.
Ball State Women's Basketball (7-16, 2-9 MAC) started their two game road trip off on the wrong foot after a 91-61 loss to Akron on Wednesday. This was the Zips first win over the Cardinals in the past seven meetings. Here are four areas that stood out from Ball State’s fifth straight loss.
This week, the team got their first break of the season having a seven day rest period between games.The break also marks the halfway point of MAC play for the Cardinals, slowly climbing out of slow start at 4-7 in conference play.
A slow start for Ball State Women’s Basketball (7-16, 2-9 MAC) and six players in double-digits for Akron (14-8, 5-6 MAC) handed the Cardinals their fifth loss in a row and their third loss by 30 or more this season, 91-61.
After a 3-2 comeback victory over George Mason on Feb. 10, No. 12 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (7-5, 1-1 MIVA) will travel this weekend to face a pair of MIVA opponents, No. 10 Lewis (9-4, 2-0 MIVA) and No. 7 Loyola-Chicago (9-3, 2-0 MIVA) on Feb. 15 and 16.
Having high expectations this season, as they have been predicted to win the Mid-American Conference regular season title and championship, Ball State Softball (3-2, 0-0 MAC) was looking to flex early.
With spring just around the corner, many Ball State spring sports teams are kicking off their seasons indoors and down south. From women's golf to men's tennis, many Cardinal sports teams were in action this weekend.
Although Ball State Men’s Volleyball (7-5, 1-1 MIVA) head coach Joel Walton has been stressing the importance of a consistent offense to his players, it was the Cardinals’ defense which propelled the team to defeat George Mason (8-2, 2-0 EIVA) in a five-set battle Sunday.
In the annual “Think Pink” game Ball State Women's Basketball (7-15, 2-8 MAC) and Northern Illinois (14-8, 6-4 MAC) put on a show for the 1,333 fans in the arena. The high-scoring outing ended in the Huskies favor 93-83. Here are four takeaways from the shootout in Worthen Arena.
Brachen is back. It had been 69 days since Brachen Hazen last stepped on the court for Ball State. Saturday, on day 70, the redshirt sophomore forward made his return and helped the Cardinals to a 79-59 win over Western Michigan.
“If you didn’t enjoy watching that game, there’s something wrong with you.” Ball State head coach Brady Sallee handed credit to Northern Illinois’ ability to move the ball and score. Despite solid efforts and resilience from Ball State (7-16, 2-8 MAC), Northern Illinois (14-8, 6-4 MAC) surpassed the Cardinals, 93-83.
For the first time in six games, as the horn sounded to end the game, the Cardinals were not hanging their heads, prepping for overtime or taking a sigh of relief. Instead, Ball State took a 20 point victory over Western Michigan, 79-59, into the locker room.
While Ball Stats comes into this weekend hosting last place Western Michigan (6-16, 0-9 MAC) on Saturday, Conference play has proved that any team can win on any given day. Here is your matchup scouting report.
After a tough two game road trip Ball State Women's Basketball (7-14,2-7 MAC) will get a chance to get back on track at Worthen Arena Saturday against Northern Illinois (13-8, 5-4 MAC).
25 attack errors proved costly for No. 11 Ball State Men’s Volleyball (6-5, 1-1 MIVA) Thursday, as the Cardinals fell 3-0 to McKendree (4-4, 1-0 MIVA) in MIVA action.
Jackson Adamowicz’s 20 points led all scorers Thursday, but he needed a little help as it wasn’t enough to lift Burris over Alexandria-Monroe.
Ball State Women's Basketball (7-14, 2-7 MAC) traveled to Michigan to take on the top team in West division of the MAC, Central Michigan (16-5, 7-2 MAC) Wednesday night. The Chippewas were too much for the Cardinals as they handed them their third-straight loss 81-63. Here are four key factors to take away from the contest.
