WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State ends MAC season with refreshing victory
November 12, 2011A crowd of at least 50 people sat in anticipation for senior middle blocker Jennifer Boyd to emerge from the locker room.
A crowd of at least 50 people sat in anticipation for senior middle blocker Jennifer Boyd to emerge from the locker room.
Missing its top two scorers from last season, the Ball State women's basketball team was plagued offensively as it opened the 2011-12 regular season Friday evening at home against the Illinois State Redbirds, falling 63-52.
The Ball State cross country team is heading to Toledo, Ohio this Saturday to compete in the Great Lakes Regional. The 6K meet begins at 1:15 p.m. Saturday Nov. 12 at Ottawa Park.
It has been emphasized over and over: last season is in the past, and Ball State is looking to form a new identity in 2011.
For 23 straight matches, Ball State brought a sense of intensity and power to the Worthen Arena court that couldn't be matched by any team. It was proven with a win in every one of those matches.
Off to a 4-0 start to the 2011-12 season, the Ball State women's swimming and diving team looks to keep its unbeaten streak going at the IUPUI House of Champions this weekend.
That's what Ball State learned on Monday night as it defeated Taylor 72-47 in its exhibition game, the game for Cardinals have scene since their trip to Canada over the summer.
The continued development of sophomore right-side hitter Lauren Grant and junior outside hitter Kara Bates came into full view in Ball State's loss to Western Michigan last Friday.
On the eve of the season opener, coach Kelly Packard was informed that four of her recruits signed their National Letters of Intent.
When coach Pete Lembo first saw freshman running back Jahwan Edwards in the Fisher Football Complex on Tuesday, he had a message for the freshman.
Junior defenders Brigit Reder and Skylar Chew were named to the Capital One Academic All-District V Third Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America on Tuesday.
Having dropped 10 consecutive games to end last season, coach Kelly Packard is presented with possibly the most difficult challenge in her tenure at Ball State this season.
With the seconds racing off the clock in the final minute Saturday at Eastern Michigan, senior wide receiver Briggs Orsbon cradled sophomore quarterback Keith Wenning's pass at the Eagles' 27-yard line.
Saturday's victory over Eastern Michigan marked the 10th consecutive Saturday Ball State has played.
Two disappointing results and several injuries last weekend did nothing to extinguish the positive vibe surrounding the Ball State women's volleyball team.
Ball State's Jauwan Scaife drove left, spun and hit a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane. That shot scored the first points of the game, but from the beginning, it seemed Taylor University couldn't match the junior guard's athleticism on the perimeter.
The Ball State men's basketball team opens up its 2011-12 season with an exhibition game against Taylor University at 7 tonight.
Ball State already had a mountain of a physical obstacle to conquer this weekend in playing two powerhouse Mid-American Conference teams.
YPSILANTI, Mich. – In the moments that followed Steven Schott's 44-yard field goal Saturday, Ball State celebrated on the sideline. The Cardinals had just taken a 33-31 lead against Eastern Michigan with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter.
With the intent on proving itself as the best team in the Mid-American Conference, the Ball State women's volleyball team ran into a roadblock Saturday night.
