Ball State Women’s Volleyball (15-5, 6-1 MAC) came out victorious after a four-set match against Ohio (8-12, 3-4 MAC). Eleven aces and 19 kills from senior Ellie Dunn ultimately sealed the win for the Cardinals.
Ball State students had an extended weekend for fall break, but Cardinal athletics were in full effect. In case you missed any sporting events, here’s a weekend recap.
Ball State Women's Volleyball (13-5, 4-1 MAC) nabbed its ninth sweep of the season with a victory over Toledo (7-9, 2-3 MAC). A team hitting percentage of .374 and a strong back row performance kept the Cardinal momentum high and the Rockets couldn’t keep up.
With many students going home this weekend for fall break, a handful of Ball State sports teams will be on the road and at home. From Briner to Buffalo, here's what you can expect this weekend.
On the evening of Sept. 21 in Kalamazoo, junior Sydnee VanBeek deposited the final kill of the match to propel Ball State Women’s Volleyball into an already storied history. The team had just sealed its 900th program win. The victory was much more than redemption from Western Michigan ending their season last year. It was a history-making moment for the program.
Ball State Women’s Volleyball (12-5, 3-1 MAC) its second straight win of the weekend over Central Michigan (3-13, MAC 0-4), 3-0, to cap off a perfect 6-0 finish this weekend. Saturday night's match saw the Cardinals improve to an impressive 20-5 when facing Central Michigan at Worthen Arena.
Splitting it's MAC matchups last weekend, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (11-5, 2-1 MAC) swept Eastern Michigan (10-7, 2-1 MAC), 3-0, Friday in its first of two conference matchups this weekend.
10 aces and 19.5 points from Northern Illinois (4-13, 1-1 MAC) senior Meg Wolowicz led to a Ball State (10-5, 1-1 MAC) loss in Dekalb this evening.
After losing to Western Michigan (10-5, 0-1 MAC) in the first round of the MAC tournament last season, Ball State (10-4, 1-0 MAC) wins a hard-fought battle against the Broncos in Kalamazoo Friday night.
After finishing non-conference play 9-4, Ball State Volleyball (9-4, 0-0 MAC) heads to Kalamazoo Friday to start the MAC season against Western Michigan (10-4, 0-0 MAC). In 2017, the Broncos ended the Cardinals’ season in a five-set match in the MAC tournament.
Ball State (8-4, 0-0 MAC) finishes at the top of the Tiger Invitational, going 3-0 on the weekend after two shutouts against Towson University (4-8, 0-0 CAA) and La Salle University (7-6, 0-0 A10).
Ball State (6-4, 0-0 MAC) started off the weekend at 1-0 at the Tiger Invitational in Towson, Maryland with a 3-2 win against the UMBC Retrievers (3-6, 0-0 America East).
After a three-set win over the IUPUI Jaguars on Tuesday night, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (6-4, 0-0 MAC) heads to Towson, Maryland this weekend to participate in the Tiger Invitational hosted by Towson University. This will be the last regular season tournament on the schedule for the Cardinals.
Ball State Volleyball (5-4, 0-0 MAC) swept IUPUI (2-8, 0-0 HL) 3-0 in Worthen Arena. In their previous three meetings, the Jaguars have taken down the Cardinals, with the most recent match in 2017 going to five sets.
After going 1-2 last weekend in the Active Ankle Challenge, Ball State Volleyball looks to Tuesday where they will take on IUPUI. The Jaguars come off a weekend in Athens, Ohio, for the Ohio University Tournament where they went 0-3.
Ball State Women’s Volleyball (5-4, 0-0 MAC) concluded the Active Ankle Challenge play with a hard-fought defeat against in-state rival, Indiana (6-2, 0-0 MAC).
Ball State (5-3, 0-0 MAC) fell 3-1 in a hard-fought battle against Northern Illinois (4-4, 0-0 MVC) in the first match of the 2018 Active Ankle Challenge. The Cardinals would follow with a 3-0 sweep of North Dakota State (2-7, 0-0 Summit).
After a 2-1 weekend at the Mary Jo Wynn Invite in Missouri, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (4-2, 0-0 MAC) prepares for the third tournament of this season, this time at home for the Active Ankle Challenge.
After falling in the first set against Oral Roberts (2-4, 0-0 Summit), junior Sydnee VanBeek would record a career-high 20 kills and led Ball State Volleyball (4-2, 0-0 MAC) on the way to a 3-1 victory.
Ball State Volleyball (3-1, 0-0 MAC) grabbed their second sweep of the year, taking down the Grambling State (0-4, 0-0 SWAC) 3-0 in the first match of the Mary Jo Wynn tournament in Springfield, Missouri this weekend.
