SOCCER: Ball State drops double-overtime match to Central Michigan University
By Evan Barnum-Steggerda / October 28, 2013In a crucial matchup for conference tournament seeding Central Michigan University topped Ball State 1-0 in double overtime.
In a crucial matchup for conference tournament seeding Central Michigan University topped Ball State 1-0 in double overtime.
The Ball State field hockey team traveled to Bloomington, Ind., on Sunday to face IU in the final nonconference match of its season. The Hoosiers beat the Cardinals 6-1 to improve to 9-8 overall with a 1-4 Big Ten record.
Sophomore wide receiver Jordan Williams has had multiple “breakout“ games this season. From the season opener against Illinois State University, where he caught six passes for 64 yards and scored a touchdown, to a road game against the University of Virginia, where he caught a then season-high nine passes, Williams has proven himself to be a viable threat opposite 2012 All-Mid-American Conference junior wide receiver Willie Snead.
Varied is one word that could be used to describe Ball State’s offense against Miami University. Another would be inconsistent. Four Cardinals finished with at least 12 kills against the RedHawks in a 3-1 win over the visitors. Lauren Grant and Mindy Marx led the way with 16 kills each, although none of them came easy as it took them 62 attack attempts to get there.
Ball State scored in the 59th minute to beat Ohio University 1-0 and earned its first Mid-American Conference win since 2011. Today, the Cardinals won its sixth game this season at the expense of the Bobcats for the fourth and final spot in the MAC tournament. “We have been working hard for a long time, and to finally see the reward of all of our hard work means a lot,” Ball State head coach Beth Maddox said about snapping its six-match losing streak. Ball State earned 11 penalties and four player cards in the game.
The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team opened its 2013-14 season with a loss to Ohio University, 162-138 at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
As he faced pressure deep in his own territory, Ball State senior quarterback Keith Wenning was about to leave his defense in a high-pressure situation of its own.
Jahwan Edwards has been relied upon a lot this season. The junior running back’s team-leading 127 carries for 659 yards and 12 touchdowns are evidence of that.
After freshman outside hitter Mackenzie Kitchel left the game early, both teams traded points until Ball State took a 14-12 lead, forcing a Bowling Green State University timeout.
Playing big is a cliché, but Ball State’s secondary may have to do just that tomorrow against the University of Akron. The Zips’ top three receivers are all six feet tall or taller. Senior Jerrod Dillard, who is 6-foot-5, has 18 catches for 235 yards and a touchdown.
Ball State will put its 4-0 Mid-American Conference record to the test Saturday against the University of Akron. The Zips are 1-3 in the MAC, and 2-6 overall.
Ball State is a double-digit favorite for the second consecutive week after beating Western Michigan University.
1. Ball State head coach Pete Lembo wasn’t happy with the second-team offense. At the 5:07 mark in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s win, Ball State held a 38-10 lead over Western Michigan University.
With one swift swing of her arm, Mackenzie Kitchel ended Ohio University’s time at number one in the conference. Ball State’s five-set win at Ohio wasn’t just a road win for head coach Steve Shondell and his women’s volleyball team.
Cardinals fall to Kent State, drop fifth straight Inconsistency has proven to be the Ball State field hockey team’s Achilles’ heel all season.
After placing five singles participants and two doubles teams into the main draw of the Ohio Valley Regional on Friday, the women’s tennis team was back in action Saturday in Memphis. In singles play, the Cardinals posted a 2-3 record with Courtney Wild and Courtney Earnest advancing to the round of 16. Earnest defeated Chattanooga’s Kaylene Chadwell 6-2, 6-2, while Wild slipped by Miami of Ohio’s Andreea Badileanu by a score of 6-4, 6-4. Day two of the regional did not fare as well for the other three Ball State participants, as Bethany Moore, Ashlyn Rang and Kristel Sanders failed to defeat their round one opponents.
Ball State knocked off Ohio in five sets Saturday night, winning the first, third and fifth sets. The win puts the Cardinals in first place in the Mid-American Conference. The teams traded points in the first set, until Ball State opened up a 19-13 lead that brought an Ohio timeout.
Sometime down the road, senior quarterback Keith Wenning might look back on Saturday’s game at Western Michigan University with a sense of nostalgic pride.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Most games this season, it seemed like only one facet of Ball State’s offense was running on all cylinders, despite its 6-1 record. However, in Saturday’s 38-17 win over Western Michigan, Ball State was able to use both a rushing attack and an aerial assault to clinch the win. Despite only scoring three points in the first quarter, Ball State had over 100 yards of offense, thanks to 80 yards passing from senior quarterback Keith Wenning. In the second quarter, Ball State finally got its vaunted scoring offense underway.
