WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State wins Charleston Tournament
By David Polaski / September 22, 2013After knocking off UNC-Asheville and Southern Methodist, there was just one opponent standing between Ball State and another undefeated weekend.
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.
Ball State has been tying up loose ends on the field in preparation for the conference opener.
In the span of 24 hours, Ball State women’s volleyball doubled its season win total.
It took 109 game minutes, 45 lightning-delay minutes and a mid-game site change to decide anything between Ball State and Air Force.
For the first two games of the season, Keith Wenning had been the model of consistency for Ball State. The senior quarterback had thrown five touchdowns and no interceptions.
