Sometimes it pays to be bigger, faster, stronger and deeper. That was the difference Friday night at Worthen Arena between the Ball State University women's basketball team (8-8, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (3-16), as the Cardinals came out on top, 64-40.
The award is the second of the week for Kehe. She was named MAC Swimmer of the Week after taking part in four winning relay teams in the Cardinals' win in the Ball State Relay Invitational last Saturday.
This was the second time in the last three seasons Loyola has swept Ball State in Alumni Gym. Their defeat of the Cardinals in 2008 was one of two conferences losses for Ball State that season.
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It might be too early in the season to begin naming favorites to win Player of the Year, but Maggert is making her argument on the court. Even if she is uncomfortable talking about her chances, the better she plays, the talk of her winning the award will increase.
Sure, there were positives with forward Emily Maggert eclipsing the 1,000 point mark for her career and the offense recording 80 points, but the negatives outweighed the positives for Ball State University Coach Kelly Packard and her team. Ball State fell to 7-8, 2-1 on the season, but may get a break from a challenging schedule Friday when they host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (3-15).
Overcoming adversity is at the center of three Ball State University students' sports package on junior men's basketball player Malik Perry.Their package will take center stage on ESPNU, a station in the ESPN network focusing on college athletics.
After a convincing win at the Ball State Relay Invitational last weekend to open the season, Ball State University men's swimming team faces No. 19 Purdue University on Saturday.
For the second time this year, second baseman/pitcher Kolbrin Vitek has been named to a preseason All-American team. Ping! Baseball named the junior a third team All-American at the utility position.
Entering Saturday's meet at Bowling Green State University, it returns some talented upperclassmen, such as All-Mid-American Conference honorees Ali Bishel, Brittany Ade and Katie Johnson. But the team also has 17 freshmen on the roster.
The Cardinals open the 2010 Spring schedule on Saturday when they host the University of Dayton as Ball State interim coach Amy Behrman makes her debut just five days after her hiring.
After nearly a four-month layoff from sanctioned competition, the Ball State University men's tennis team will return to action Sunday against Northwestern University to begin their spring season.
Ball State shot 24 percent from the field, the third consecutive time it failed to shoot 30 percent. The lone bright spot offensively was freshman guard Jauwan Scaife, who led the team with 12 points. But even Scaife struggled shooting the ball, making just three of his 14 shots.
Kicker Ian McGarvey and wide receiver Briggs Orsbon were named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team on Tuesday. Athletes must have played in at least 50 percent of their team's games and have at least a 3.2 GPA.
Entering Tuesday's matchup with Central Michigan, Ball State was 3-5 on the road. The Cardinals again suffered a set back on the road with an 86-80 loss.
As impatience builds within the program and its fan base, coach Billy Taylor and his staff are left with the daunting task of bringing an effective offense back to Worthen Arena in the grind-it-out world of Mid-American Conference play.
In addition to Hartley having the highest vertical jump on the team, Walton said the 19-year-old outside attacker has quickly emerged as one of Ball State's most physical players. The coach also said Hartley has the talent to become an elite outside attacker in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
For the second straight week, Ball State University swept the Mid-American Conference weekly awards for swimming and diving. Seniors Ben Battjes and Sarah Kehe were named MAC Players of the Week.
For the sixth straight season, Ball State University had multiple representatives on the women's soccer Academic All-Mid-American Conference team.
Ball State petitioned for the extra year for Lewis and tight end Madaris Grant after Grant tore his ACL on Opening Night against the University of North Texas. Lewis tore his ACL during his sophomore year in Ball State's 41-40 loss at the University of Nebraska.
