SOCCER: Draw disappoints Ball State soccer
By Evan Barnum-Steggerda / September 24, 2013A tie wasn’t what Ball State soccer head coach Craig Roberts was looking for.
A tie wasn’t what Ball State soccer head coach Craig Roberts was looking for.
The Ball State cross country team took their talents to the Indiana Intercollegiate Cross Country on Friday afternoon.
Last season, it wasn’t until Oct. 25, 2012, that the Ball State women’s volleyball team was able to reach 12 wins.
Ball State capitalized off a 10-day rest with a 3-2 win Saturday afternoon at Lindenwood University, dropping the Lions to 1-4.
After knocking off UNC-Asheville and Southern Methodist, there was just one opponent standing between Ball State and another undefeated weekend.
Jahwan Edwards’ return to the field proved to be quite a headache for Eastern Michigan University.
After missing two games with concussion-like symptoms, the return of junior running back Jahwan Edwards did not disappoint Ball State fans. Edwards rushed for 83 yards on 15 carries, but added three touchdowns. On his first touchdown, the Eastern Michigan University defense looked to have bottled him up at the line of scrimmage. Edwards pushed forward and broke through to the end zone.
Ball State opened the third quarter in the same manner it had played in the first two quarters: with senior quarterback Keith Wenning throwing deep passes.
Ball State won its seventh straight match Friday after beating UNC-Asheville, 25-21, 25-13, and 25-13.
Many new college athletes have their first “welcome to college” moment after a year or two of playing.
After making trips to Florida, Minnesota and Iowa over the last few weeks, the Ball State women’s volleyball team is making just one more trip before conference play starts.
Ball State running back Horactio Banks will find two of his best friends and past teammates on the opposite sideline this Saturday.
The last time cornerback Jeff Garrett spoke to Stan Parrish was the day he was fired on Dec. 21, 2010.
Before each of Ball State’s seven games, head coach Craig Roberts has stressed that win or loss, what is important is getting ready for conference play.
After making trips to Florida, Minnesota and Iowa over the last few weeks, the Ball State women’s volleyball team is making just one more trip before conference play starts.
Horactio Banks admits running the ball has been tougher the past two games without Jahwan Edwards, who has missed time due to a concussion.
In Ball State’s first three games, the offense has marched down the field and scored a touchdown on each opening drive. In the season opener against Illinois State, Ball State scored on a 10-play, 79-yard drive. Against Army, it was a 9-play, 60-yard drive that did the trick. Finally, last Saturday at North Texas, Ball State went 75 yards in nine plays for the score.
North Texas quarterback Derek Thompson had 72 rushing yards in Saturday’s game against Ball State. Twenty-six of those yards came on one play.
Riding a five-match win streak, Ball State volleyball knew exactly how to celebrate.
