Despite returning all of its players and adding four freshmen, Ball State struggled in every match against Louisville, getting swept 7-0 and failing to win a single set for the first time since April 22, 2018, in a conference matchup against Buffalo.
It had been exactly 321 days since Ball State last stepped on the court against an opponent that was not its own players.
After a 12-6 2020 campaign cut short by nine matches dashed hopes of a potential NCAA Tournament bid due to COVID-19, Ball State Men’s Volleyball is entering 2021 with the same aspirations it had a year ago.
It had been nearly 10 months since Ball State Men’s Tennis stepped onto the court against an opponent, so it was to be expected the Cardinals would look a little rusty going into their doubleheader against Notre Dame — a team that already had two games under its belt.
The Cardinals defeated the Zips 67-60, largely in part to a career-setting performance from Freeman. She set career highs in points (19), steals (five) and tied her career high in rebounds with six.
Next season, Ball State will welcome another Muncie-based product.
A strong performance by Marion’s (9-3, 6-1 North Central) offense and defense in the first half proved too much for the Eagles to overcome, losing 38-21, ultimately eliminating them from the postseason.
At the end of those four quarters, Delta (8-2) came out on top in a 49-18 victory over Fort Wayne Wayne (2-9) to advance to its first sectional title game since 2016.
From its first win of the season against Anderson to losing its last four, including last night’s first-round sectional loss to Connersville (2-6) 54-21.
The Indians took advantage of three rushing touchdowns — from 10, 45 and 31 yards out — in the first half from junior running back Carson Campbell, jumping to a 20-7 lead before halftime and eventually winning 41-7.
