Ball State Softball goes 3-2 in weekend trip to Florida
By Matt Sharp / February 17, 2020Ball State Softball played five games over the weekend, ending the road trip at the Jacksonville/North Florida Challenge with three wins.
Ball State Softball played five games over the weekend, ending the road trip at the Jacksonville/North Florida Challenge with three wins.
There was something special about the Sunday afternoon win over the Eagles. The 195.750-195.425 win for the Cardinals broke the school record for a total score, topping the previous record of 195.650, which was set at the Mid-American Conference Championship in 2016.
Ball State cut its 20-point deficit to three, but the Falcons ultimately held the Cardinals off with free throws, defeating them 77-71. Most teams may throw up the white flag down 20 points in the final minutes, but Coleman said he knows the team will keep fighting until the end.
The defense has been the story for the Cardinals this season, and Saturday was no different. The second matchup against the Bulls proved to be quite similar to the first one. The defense was a great point of emphasis for Ball State, and it executed like it has all year and came out on top.
Senior outside attacker Blake Reardon’s effort in the third and fourth sets Saturday was not enough to get the job done for Ball State Men’s Volleyball. Dropping their first match at Worthen Arena this season, the Cardinals’ five-match win streak came to an end against No. 6 Lewis in a 3-1 loss.
Ball State Men's Basketball's defensive struggles throughout the game and a season-high 33 points from Bowling Green's Justin Turner was too much, as the Falcons would pulled away for a 77-71 win.
Ball State Women’s Basketball closed out Mid-American Conference East play the right way. The Cardinals swept Buffalo in the season series after winning in convincing fashion 69-58.
Freshman Taylor Waldo had the last routine on the balance beam for Ball State. Eastern Michigan had a lead of less than a point over the Cardinals, and it all came down to this.
The Ball State Men's Basketball team will be facing off against Bowling Green this Saturday.
Junior setter Quinn Isaacson has spent his entire life surrounded by sports. Playing volleyball in high school, in addition to having parents as coaches, Isaacson knew his transition to Ball State as a freshman would be smooth.
Public-address announcer Steve Shondell continuously used his nickname of sophomore outside attacker Kaleb Jenness Thursday night in Worthen Arena. With a team-leading 21 kills, Jenness led Ball State Men’s Volleyball to a 3-1 victory over McKendree in its Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association opener.
The Ball State Men’s Swimming team is preparing for the MAC championship in three weeks.
The Cardinals’ greatest threat to ending the winning streak will be in Muncie Saturday. Bowling Green will make the trip to Worthen Arena Saturday.
After going 34 days since its last road victory, Ball State was hungry for a win away from Muncie. It took an all-around team effort to take down Toledo, and that is exactly what the Cardinals did.
A two-point head start didn’t come back to hurt the Cardinals, as they went on to beat Toledo in their first matchup this year 60-58.
Luck was not on the Cardinals’ side at the ninth-annual Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play in Dade City, Florida. Despite entering the tournament as the No. 1 seed, Ball State placed sixth out of eight teams at the invitational after splitting both its matches Monday, followed by a loss to fellow Mid-American Conference rival Bowling Green in the fifth-place match Tuesday.
The Delta Eagles had a successful weekend at the regional competition. Seven wrestlers are advancing to the Semi-State competition this Saturday.
Ball State went on to win the game 63-59, defeating the top team in the Mid-American Conference West Division, and El-Amin led all scorers with 22 points, adding three rebounds and three assists to his total.
Ball State Women’s Golf harbored four top-10 individual finishes at the Battle of Boulder Creek Tuesday.
The Ball State Men’s Basketball team will face a tough test on Tuesday as they look to take down the Northern Illinois Huskies, who currently lead the MAC West Division.
