Steve Shondell takes women's volleyball to new heights
April 3, 2011Steve Shondell took over Ball State's women's volleyball program in April 2010 with high aspirations for his team.
Steve Shondell took over Ball State's women's volleyball program in April 2010 with high aspirations for his team.
With just two serves from senior outside attacker Marcus Imwalle, Grand Canyon's upset bid was foiled.
As the Ball State men's volleyball team heads into its pair of matches this weekend against Grand Canyon, the Cardinals are focusing on treating each match like they're playing against the best team in the nation.
Ball State's 2-3 loss to Division II opponent Lees-McRae on Sunday came back to bite the team on Monday.
The sophomore outside attacker for the Ball State men's volleyball team started the season as a role player off the bench. Three months later, he is gradually becoming the Cardinals' most consistent player at his position.
Wrather led Ball State to a 3-1 win (25-21, 25-19, 24-26, 26-24) over King College with 16 kills and a .279 attack percentage.
Ball State needed to play one of its best games of the season on Friday, and that's exactly what it got.
Any Ball State vs. Lewis match has proven to be intense and hard fought for the past few years.
With limited experience as a setter, Graham McIlvaine won the starting job in January over Dan Wichmann and Elias Aparcedo.
Repeating as a 20-game winner in 2011 just got tougher for the Ball State women's volleyball team.
It's become a trend this season for Ball State to consistently win against inferior opponents, but consistently lose against superior ones.
A shot at revenge fell flat for Ball State on Friday.
Preparation is vital in any sport. It should serve the Ball State men's volleyball team greatly this weekend.
Steve Shondell's voice announcing their names as starters has become almost as common as the playing of the Star Spangled Banner prior to a match.
Losses to Ohio State are becoming common each year for the Ball State men's volleyball team, but it hasn't discouraged the Cardinals yet from their goals.
Any frustration Ball State had pent-up after another loss to Ohio State on Friday was unleashed on Princeton the following night.
Ohio wasn't kind to Ball State sports Friday night.
While it may commonly be called a rivalry, the battle between Ball State and Ohio State in men's volleyball has shifted into a more one-sided matchup.
Ball State slipped past Sacred Heart 23-25, 25-13, 20-25, 25-14, 16-14 at Worthen Arena on Sunday.
Redemption finally came for the Ball State men's volleyball team.