WOMEN'S TENNIS: Cardinals grab road victory against Bulldogs
February 29, 2012The Ball State women's tennis team righted the ship Wednesday afternoon with a 6-1 win at Butler.
The Ball State women's tennis team righted the ship Wednesday afternoon with a 6-1 win at Butler.
Seniors Suzanne Grossnickle, Amber Crago and Megan Craft walked to center-court on Senior Night in Worthen Arena to be recognized as Ball State players for the final time. But their moment was spoiled, as visiting Toledo defeated Ball State 70-65 on Tuesday night.
In Ball State's first match up against Central Michigan on Jan. 18, the Cardinals were known for their defense.
After five consecutive losses, the Ball State women's tennis team will look to get its season on track today as it travels down I-69 to Butler University to take on the Bulldogs.
Just three short weeks ago, the Ball State women's tennis team was 4-0, fresh off a sweep against Detroit Mercy. Now, it's 4-5 and reeling from a pair of road losses to Marquette and UW-Milwaukee.
The first word that came to coach Kelly Packard's mind when asked about Senior Night was "emotional." It's been an up-and-down season for Ball State, but the past has been moved aside as it hosts Toledo tonight at 7.
After recording 13 blocks and helping limit Mount Olive to a .078 attack percentage and Park to a .000 attack percentage in two matches last weekend, sophomore middle attacker Kevin Owens was named the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
It took Carter, now a freshman on the Ball State women's basketball team, three years of heartbreak before she accomplished her dream of winning a high school state title.
Even with victories by junior Nicole Allen in the all-around competition both Friday and Sunday, the Ball State gymnastics team wasn't able to secure wins in its two meets this weekend.
Coach Alex Marconi was left with mixed feelings after Ball State was swept in a three-game series at the University of Alabama at Birmingham this weekend. Before finishing the sweep with a 7-4 victory Sunday afternoon, the Blazers won each of the first two games in their last at bat.
Whether it was Julian Welsh-White, Elias Aparcedo or Matt Sutherland, opportunity struck for them this weekend.
A sixth place finish may seem like a disappointment to most teams, but coach Laura Seibold-Caudill was beyond thrilled for her team after the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championships.
After fighting through unusual control issues and a heartbreaking final frame loss on Sunday, the Ball State softball team used dominant pitching performances to win three out of their five games this weekend.
Ball State arrived in Ypsilanti, Mich., with hopes of sweeping its season series against Eastern Michigan. Those hopes were quickly erased, however, as the home team dealt the visitors a 74-43 thrashing on Senior Day.
Despite shooting 48 percent from the field, Ball State lost 61-50 to Mid-American Conference opponent Eastern Michigan on the road Saturday afternoon.
Dominant complete game efforts by senior pitchers Audrey Workman against Cleveland State and Kim Mazzapica against Dayton allowed the Ball State softball team to win their Saturday games in the Frost Classic Inspired by Memorial in Chattanooga, Tenn 3-0 and 6-3, respectively.
Park played its first NCAA Division I opponent in four years in a match against Ball State on Saturday, and it certainly didn't forget that fact by the end of the night.
On Jan. 5, Ball State defeated Eastern Michigan in its Mid-American Conference opener 54-51 in Worthen Arena. It will look to repeat that performance Saturday in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Sophomore Jennifer Gilbert led the Ball State softball team's offense Friday with a two home run game including a grand slam to beat Belmont University 14-3 in the Frost Classic Inspired by Memorial Tournament after dropping game one to Troy University 9-4.
