It's difficult to win conference games for any team, let alone a team as young as the Ball State women's basketball team. But the Cardinals did just that Wednesday, defeating the Northern Illinois Huskies 50-43.
INDIANAPOLIS — After spending more than a decade on the road, scouting for St. Louis and Philadelphia, 39-year-old Ryan Grigson is coming home to rebuild the Colts.
Entering the second half of Ball State's game against Northern Illinois, the Cardinals faced a similar situation to one they had in their most recent loss.
In some way for each player on the Ball State men's volleyball team, the upcoming season represents a bounty of opportunities.
As the reigning Mid-American Conference Tournament champion, the Ball State men's tennis team hasn't let a strike of injuries derail it from high expectations for the spring season.
The Ball State gymnastics team will be joined on the mat at 7 p.m. Friday in Irving Gym by Illinois State. This the first home meet of the season, one of five the team will host.
Three days removed from their first Mid-American Conference loss of the season, coach Kelly Packard and the Cardinals will look to gain ground in the conference standings tonight as they host Northern Illinois at 7 p.m.
Following a Toledo layup with under seven seconds left to tie the game at 68-68, Ball State had one last shot to avoid overtime.
Offensive line coach John Strollo has accepted a job on the staff of new Penn State coach Bill O'Brien and will not return to Ball State for the 2012 season.
Preseason All-Mid-American Conference Selection Jarrod Jones received his fourth MAC West Division Player of the Week award Monday for his performance in Ball State's recent wins over Florida A&M and Western Michigan.
A difference of 4.55 points cost Ball State gymnastics a win on Sunday afternoon. The first meet of the season was held at Illinois State University.
If Ball State needed any more reasons to crave a win over Quincy, it came last week when both teams were tied for fourth in the Preseason Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Coaches Poll.
Coach Kelly Packard arrived in Muncie on Sunday night with a sour taste in her mouth. Just hours prior, she watched her team drop its first road Mid-American Conference game this season, a 76-64 defeat at Western Michigan, and its fourth loss in its last five games.
On Dec. 10, not a week shy of Christmas break for students, Ball State treated fans to a 58-55 win over Butler; the team's first since 2003.
Ball State will put its perfect 6-0 home record on the line today as it hosts its first conference opponent of the season against Western Michigan.
The past few meetings between Ball State and Western Michigan have been scrappy, chippy and everything in between.
An already thin amount of depth at middle attacker for Ball State has now become even thinner.
The Ball State men's volleyball team's season will kick off today with its annual Alumni match at 7:30 p.m. inside Worthen Arena.
