Instead of competing at the Eastern Michigan Invitational last weekend, Ball State women's swimming and diving coach Laura Seibold-Caudill wanted to give her team a few extra days to prepare for Saturday's home meet against Michigan State.
After committing a career-high eight turnovers two days ago in a 55-43 loss at Butler, freshman Brittany Carter gave the ball away just once while leading Ball State with 17 points in a 59-55 victory over Austin Peay.
Senior captains Suzanne Grossnickle and Amber Crago turned in what coach Kelly Packard called a "huge" performance for the Cardinals in Sunday's 59-55 triumph over Austin Peay of the Ohio Valley Conference.
After releasing the self-proclaimed biggest shot of his career, Jarrod Jones held his follow through just a little bit longer.
INDIANAPOLIS—Being at the historical Hinkle Fieldhouse didn't bode well for Ball State on Friday evening.
Ball State has lost the last seven meetings against Butler. This afternoon the Cardinals look to break that streak in Worthen Arena.
In front of 8,412 fans at Worthen Arena, Ball State held on to beat Butler 58-55.
Five days removed from its double overtime victory over Stetson, Ball State will travel to Indianapolis to meet Butler in Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Wide receiver Briggs Orsbon was named a first team Academic All-American on Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
When the word came Sunday afternoon that Ball State would be left out of a bowl game this year, the 2011 season officially ended for the Cardinals.
After dropping its first two games of the season, Ball State pushed its winning streak to five games Tuesday night, defeating SIU-Edwardsville 76-55 on the road.
The sun shone brightly on the unseasonably warm fall afternoon. If it weren't for the leaves' changing colors, the day could have been plucked out of June, not October.
Ball State women's volleyball officially signed its first member of the 2012 recruiting class on Monday. Jenna Spadafora signed a national letter of intent to play at Ball State next season.
Since the beginning of the season, coach Billy Taylor preached the importance of execution on Ball State's performance.
After eight days of tense waiting and scoreboard watching, Ball State finally learned it will not play in a bowl game this year.
It was a game defined by sheer will. Playing on just one day of rest, Ball State battled visiting Stetson as a unit until the final buzzer to come out victorious in double-overtime, 78-73.
Things looked optimistic for Ball State as sophomore guard Brandy Woody hit two free throws to give the Cards a 65-62 lead with five seconds left in overtime. On the ensuing possession, with Woody defending, Stetson's Victoria McGowan ran to the three-point line and fired a shot toward the hoop.
After eight days of tense waiting and scoreboard watching, Ball State finally learned it will not play in a bowl game this year. It and Western Kentucky are the only two teams that are eligible to play in a bowl, but will instead watch from the couch.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — With Ball State's primary goals completed, a 0-3 loss to Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday to end its season came with an articulated feeling of accomplishment from coach Steve Shondell.
A huge 26-6 second half run propelled Ball State to 71-48 victory over Tennessee-Martin Saturday afternoon.
