Bassam Helwani’s cats, Frankie and Franci, roamed around the empty building while Helwani painted in preparation for Two Cats Café's opening.
Regular season Mid-American Conference soccer champion Ball State lost its first conference tournament game against an the No. 8 seed, Akron.
The Ball State soccer team hasn't lost in over a month. Its seven-game win streak is just one away from the school record set in 2006.
Ball State soccer team is now 5-0 in Mid-American Conference play, which is the program’s best start ever. The Cardinals (9-2-2, 5-0 MAC) beat Kent State 3-0, scoring all three goals in the last 20 minutes of the game.
The Ball State soccer team is off to a 4-0 start in Mid-American Conference play, and the Cardinals are doing it with offense. The MAC's last undefeated team swept two matches last weekend and extended its winning streak to five matches. Ball State outshot its opponent in all five of those matches
The Ball State soccer team is now 4-0 in its last four Mid-American Conference openers. Ball State won against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 25, and defeated Bowling Green on Sept. 27 for a 2-0 start in MAC play.
The Ball State soccer team ended non-conference play with a win, and head coach Craig Roberts reached a milestone in the process. Ball State traveled to Morehead State on Sept. 20 and took home a 3-1 victory over the Eagles. Roberts became the second Ball State soccer coach to reach 50 career victories, joining Ron Rainey.
Craig Roberts is in the middle of a season as the head coach of the Ball State soccer team, but he will be coaching elsewhere this week.
The Ball State soccer team tied IU Sept. 13, giving up a late goal in regulation for Indiana to even the score at 1-1. They played two overtime periods before ending in a tie.
In its first ever match against a Southeastern Conference team, Ball State tied LSU 1-1, and impressed head coach Craig Roberts in the process. “I thought we were outstanding,” Roberts said. “Playing a quality SEC team like LSU is always a good challenge, but our girls stood up there in the heat and produced well.”
Bassam Helwani bought the space that was the Locker Room with hopes of making a new restaurant for the under 21 audience with Two Cats Café. Helwani also owns a Mediterranean restaurant, Damask Café. DN PHOTO DAN HAUGHN
