Despite battling adversity throughout the fall season, the Ball State women’s golf team still managed to pick up three wins in its five fall events.
After getting taken advantage of by Kent State’s aerial attack back on Sept. 28, Ball State coach Craig Roberts said his team was prepared for Kent State’s small field and style of play this time around.
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Ball State returned home to Muncie, Ind., late Saturday night, fresh off a 30-22 win over Army and bowl eligible for the second straight season. And for the second straight season, the team became bowl eligible while on the road.
The script was strangely similar for Ball State against Buffalo. It just ended much easier for the Cardinals.
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Ball State didn’t score its average of 33.7 per game Saturday, but it didn’t need to. It didn’t get another 250 passing yard performance from Keith Wenning, but it didn’t need that either.
For Ball State field hockey seniors Marisa Weachter and Devon Bell, this weekend will be, as they both said, “bittersweet.”
Three thoughts from Ball State vs. Army
Score: Ball State 20, Army 13
?Score: Ball State 17, Army 10
Score: Ball State 14, Army 7
Saying a team plays to the level of its competition generally has a negative connotation, but Ball State showed the positive side of that argument on Thursday.
With Ball State’s postseason chances possibly on the line, someone had to jump start the Cardinals after the team faced match point in the fifth set 14-12 against Toledo.
Jaclyn Fullove may have been told it was possible, but she never expected it. The sophomore setter saw the signal for a change and wasn’t expecting to nonchalantly be told to go set against the defending Mid-American Conference champions, especially after participating in only six sets all year.
A hefty workload remains to be attended to for coach Pete Lembo and Ball State.
The Ball State men’s tennis team competed in the University of Texas Invitational over the weekend.
Jaclyn Fullove may have been told it was possible, but she never expected it.
Despite having multiple players reach the finals in their respective groups, Ball State failed to have any overall winners to end its fall season in Florida.
The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team continued its hot start to the season with its second straight win over a MAC opponent.
In the Mid-American Conference preseason poll released Tuesday, the Ball State men’s basketball team was picked to finish fourth in West Division standings.
