The women’s teams finished as the champions in the House of Champions Invitational with a total team score of 1,122. The men’s team finished in second place (1,108) behind IUPUI (1,383.5).
As early as second grade, incoming Ball State freshman basketball players, Hailey and Olivia Smith, frequently joined in on games of street ball set up by their older brothers. Across local courts in Fishers, Indiana, they faced their siblings and older guys in their neighborhood.
Ball State (16-14, 13-5 MAC) was unable to turn the tide in its budding volleyball rivalry, falling in a tight five-set match (25-21, 25-13, 26-28, 26-28, 14-16) to Bowling Green (18-12, 11-7 MAC) in the opening round of the postseason.
Ball State football (4-7, 3-4 MAC) defeated Kent State (1-10, 0-7 MAC) 34-3 in what those in the program called the most well-rounded attack of the season. The Cardinals wrap up their season Saturday, Nov. 25 against Miami (OH) (9-2, 6-1 MAC) at Scheumann Stadium.
Ball State football defeated Kent State 34-3 in their second-to-last Mid-American Conference (MAC) game of the season. Here are four takeaways from the game.
The Ball State Cardinals (4-0) welcomed the Northern Iowa Panthers to Worthen Arena Saturday for a matchup between two mid-major teams that have high expectations this season. Head coach Brady Sallee knew that a game against a team of the Panthers’ caliber would test the Cardinals.
The top-ten matchup did not disappoint, with a close back-and-forth battle that ended in a Ball State 75-64 win over UNI.
Kiael Kelly, his friends and family provide an in-depth look into who the man under center at Ball State is. The redshirt sophomore has earned the starting quarterback spot for Ball State halfway through the season.
Head coach Mike Neu made it clear there is always something to play for. He said that players only get so many games, and for seniors, the time is winding down for their time at Ball State. With that being said, Neu said that they won’t take anything for granted and finish the fight.
