FOOTBALL: Army provides BSU defense with unique challenge
September 20, 2011Not many teams in Football Bowl Subdivision run the triple option offense.
Not many teams in Football Bowl Subdivision run the triple option offense.
Ball State men's golf team continues to improve on its fall season with a fifth-place finish at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo.
It took 86 minutes for Ball State to score its first goal against Marshall on Friday and win in a dramatic fashion. In Ball State's game against IPFW Sunday, the team preferred a faster start.
Its trip to Ann Arbor, Mich., proved to be a reality check for Coach Beth Maddox and her young team.
With the help of six-under-par 138 from senior TJ Carpenter, Ball State is in fifth place out of 19 teams in the Air Force Invitational after two rounds of play Sunday.
Sophomore middle blocker Mindy Marx has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for her play in the Spartan Invitational this past weekend.
Ball State entered the Milwaukee Tennis Classic on Friday confident it could come away with positive results in its first tournament of the season.
When asked in early September how long it would take for Kara Bates to feel comfortable on the court for the Ball State women's volleyball team, coach Steve Shondell tossed out a few ideas. Maybe late September. Maybe sometime in October. But no matter what, Bates — an outside hitter transfer from Maryland — would be brought along slowly.
The Ball State women's golf team placed second in the 36-hole Cardinal Classic Invitational this weekend after being tied for first after the first round Saturday.
Kara Bates apparently wasn't quite satisfied with her stellar play against Sacred Heart Saturday morning.
The offense that had roared to life late in the first quarter and powered Ball State to a 14-point halftime lead Saturday night against Buffalo was sagging.
Coming off of an up-and-down first day in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic Friday, the Ball State men's tennis team began Saturday looking for more consistency.
After a slow start to the game, Ball State scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 21-7 lead against Buffalo into halftime of the home opener.
Daily News staff discusses this weekends football game against Buffalo.
The Ball State cross country team had another strong weekend at the Indiana Intercollegiate 5K. The team placed sixth out of 21 teams.
The comfortable 14-point lead Ball State held at halftime dwindled to eight points in the third quarter, and the Cardinals take a 21-13 lead into the fourth quarter.
Ball State's victory over Buffalo (1-2, 0-1) Saturday featured a game of two different halves. In the first half, Ball State (2-1, 0-1) had its way with the running game, rushing for 119 yards while sophomore quarterback Keith Wenning threw for 131 passing yards.
Buffalo took an early lead in Ball State's home opener, scoring on the game's opening possession
Keith Wenning engineered a game-winning 75-yard drive, capped by a four-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Willie Snead with 29 seconds to play, saving Ball State's home opener with a 28-25 victory against Buffalo.
After finishing its 2010-2011 season as the Mid-American Conference Champion, the Ball State men's tennis team began its fall season Friday at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic with the intention of keeping its momentum.
