Senior setter Jake Romano sets the ball Jan. 11 in John E. Worthen Arena. In the Cardinals' second and final match of the Active Ankle Challenge, Ball State swept Queens. Jacob Musselman, DN Volleyball Last Updated 11 hours ago Ball State Men's Volleyball struggles to maintain pressure at NJIT By Connor Smith Prior to Saturday, Ball State Men’s Volleyball had never been on the short end of the stick against the New Jersey Institute of Technology. However, the Cardinals’ 10-match win streak against NJIT ended Saturday, as the Highlanders were victorious, 3-0.
Tennis Last Updated 13 hours ago Ball State splits Spartan Invitational with Michigan State, Niagara By Ian Hansen Ball State Men’s Tennis split its doubleheader in East Lansing, Michigan, losing 4-2 to Michigan State and defeating Niagara 5-0.
Basketball Last Updated 13 hours ago Turnovers prove costly for Ball State in loss to Central Michigan By Jack Williams While Ball State Men's Basketball was able to knock down their turnover count in the second half and make a comeback, the first half slump would eventually lead to a 71-66 loss to Central Michigan.
Swimming and Diving Last Updated 14 hours ago Ball State Women’s Swimming and Diving falls to Ohio in Athens By Matt Sharp Ball State’s streak of three consecutive wins in dual meets came to an end Saturday after falling to MAC foe Ohio, 188.5-110.5.
Basketball Last Updated 16 hours ago Selfless play helps Ball State stay undefeated at home in MAC play By Grant Covey Spreading the ball around helped Ball State Women’s Basketball takedown Miami (Ohio), 80-63.
Basketball 1/24/2020, 10:52pm Monroe Central uses balanced offense to defeat Eastern Hancock By Grant Covey After a slow offensive start to the game, Monroe Central found its groove on both ends of the floor to pull away against conference rival Eastern Hancock, 60-47, on Homecoming for the Golden Bears.
Tennis 1/24/2020, 8:14pm Women's tennis drops 2nd match of season to Louisville By Evan Weaver Ball State’s Women’s Tennis couldn’t quite get things going Saturday afternoon, as Louisville ran away with a 5-2 win in the second-ever meeting between the two Cardinal squads.
Volleyball 1/23/2020, 10:26pm Jenness, Shepherd's efforts not enough to push Ball State over George Mason By Connor Smith Tying his career high in kills with 22 in last Friday’s win over California State Northridge, sophomore outside attacker Kaleb Jenness set a new career high Thursday at No. 12 George Mason with 26. However, the Patriots (4-1, 0-0 MIVA) ultimately had the edge over the Cardinals, taking the match, 3-2.
Basketball 1/23/2020, 11:29am Post play fueled by Rauch leads to success for Ball State By Grant Covey Scoring a career-high 13 points, freshman forward Annie Rauch found her groove to spark the Cardinal offense.
Volleyball 1/23/2020, 10:00am LaVanchy’s energy, leadership help keep Ball State Men’s Volleyball level-headed By Zach Piatt In the forest of 6 feet, 4 inches; 6 feet, 6 inches all the way up to 6 feet, 8 inches, it’s 5-foot-10-inch senior libero Nick LaVanchy who speaks for the trees.
Basketball 1/22/2020, 11:14pm Ball State never loses focus in comeback win over Buffalo By Daric Clemens Ball State Women’s Basketball found itself down in the game, but its effort never faded, as it pushed on and beat Buffalo, 69-65.
Basketball 1/22/2020, 11:31am ‘I will be ready:’ El-Amin has become the catalyst in Ball State's road to success By Ian Hansen This time last season, he was watching his team play from the bench with a wrist injury, and he knew he had to improve his body.
Gymnastics 1/19/2020, 7:07pm Ball State Gymnastics defeats Pittsburgh behind strong finish on beam By Hunter Skillman Ball State Gymnastics defeated Pittsburgh, 193.750- 193.225, after going into the final event with less than a one-point lead. The final event for Ball State came down to beam, where the team finished with a score of 48.550.
Basketball 1/19/2020, 12:36pm Bumbalough’s development into all-around player gives Cardinals edge By Ian Hansen Luke Bumbalough ended the game with 13 points and three assists in the Cardinals’ 71-62 win, making it his fifth game scoring in double figures. The Cardinals are undefeated when he scores 10 or more points.
Basketball 1/19/2020, 12:00pm 4 takeaways from Ball State Women’s Basketball’s loss to Ohio By Grant Covey The Cardinals were outscored by the Bobcats in three of the four quarters Saturday. Outscoring Ohio, 20-11, in the fourth quarter was enough to get it close but not enough to complete the comeback.
Volleyball 1/19/2020, 10:42am Ball State swept by No. 4 UC Santa Barbara in first loss of 2020 By Connor Smith “They’re just a very good team. They do a lot of things well.” That’s what Ball State Men’s Volleyball head coach Joel Walton had to say about No. 4 UC Santa Barbara, who swept the Cardinals Saturday in the second contest of Ball State’s six-match road trip.
Swimming and Diving 1/18/2020, 11:04pm Ball State Swim and Dive defeats Indiana State on Senior Day By Matt Sharp The women’s team faced Indiana State, and the men having no opponent, instead raced each other in an intersquad event. The women were able to take the win, 159-141.
Basketball 1/18/2020, 5:43pm Ball State drops second MAC game of season to Ohio By Daric Clemens Both teams were able to put together solid scoring displays, but Ohio was better down the stretch and was able to hand Ball State Women’s Basketball its second Mid-American Conference loss of the season, 79-71.
Basketball 1/18/2020, 5:24pm Offensive spark drives Ball State past Miami (Ohio) for 4th MAC win By Jack Williams Cue three straight threes from freshman guard Luke Bumbalough. Four more from a supporting cast within the final five minutes set the Cardinals up with a 33-30 lead at halftime. Ball State Men's Basketball's 3-pointers helped the team pick up its first win over Miami (Ohio) since 2017, 71-62.
Tennis 1/18/2020, 10:30am Ball State Women's Tennis sweeps IUPUI in season opener By Evan Weaver The Cardinals swept IUPUI, 7-0, for the second year in a row and now lead the series over the Jaguars, 10-0. IUPUI has never scored more than one point when playing Ball State.
News 1/23/2020, 8:00am Ball State student, university discuss incident caught on video By Hannah Gunnell / Reporter
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