Sports 11/7/2019, 12:00am Pierce: Soccer’s season-ending loss not reflective of effort in 2019 By Drew Pierce The devastating end to the Cardinals’ season does not properly show how successful the team was. In a year full of close games, the Cardinals seemed to always find a way to end up on top.
Basketball 11/6/2019, 12:01pm Freshmen Kroft, Bumbalough make early impact in win over Defiance By Ian Hansen This year’s Cardinal squad is one head coach James Whitford said wants to shoot at a much higher level, and two of its freshmen lived up to those expectations in Ball State’s 87-43 victory over Defiance.
Football 11/6/2019, 12:00pm 5 takeaways from Ball State’s 35-31 road loss to Western Michigan By Grant Covey Ball State (4-5, 3-2 MAC), could not stop the offense of Western Michigan (6-4, 4-2 MAC) when it counted. The Cardinals were unable to complete a second half comeback and ultimately fell to the Broncos, 35-31. Here are a few takeaways.
Basketball 11/6/2019, 11:49am 4 standouts from Ball State's season opener against IUPUI By Gabi Glass Four players stood out in particular, contributing nearly three-quarters of the points for the Cardinals.
Football 11/6/2019, 12:41am Western Michigan wins high-scoring, back-and-forth game with Ball State By Zach Piatt If you showed up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to watch the two highest-scoring offenses in the Mid-American Conference go at it, you got your money’s worth. Tuesday, it was the Broncos (6-4, 4-2 MAC) who got the best of the Cardinals (4-5, 3-2 MAC), 35-31.
Basketball 11/5/2019, 11:00pm Turnovers haunt Ball State Women’s Basketball's season-opening loss to IUPUI By Daric Clemens It was a slow start for Ball State Women’s Basketball, as first-game jitters seemed to hold the Cardinals back early, and they never could recover, falling to IUPUI for the first time in history, 65-48.
Basketball 11/5/2019, 10:32pm Roster shines as Ball State Men's Basketball rolls Defiance By Jack Williams The young core of six combined for 32 points on the night, lending a helping hand to Ball State Men's Basketball's first win of the season, 87-43, over Defiance.
Sports 11/5/2019, 2:24pm Clemens: Lamar Jackson is the real deal; he’s owed an apology from doubters By Daric Clemens Ravens’ star Lamar Jackson has proven he has the skill set to be a legitimate franchise quarterback in the NFL, which has propelled him into the 2019-20 season’s Most Valuable Player conversation and proved his naysayers wrong.
Field Hockey 11/4/2019, 2:24pm Wietske Overdijkink’s Dutch background brings valuable element to Ball State By Drew Pierce Freshman goaltender Wietske Overdijkink has brought her talents from the Netherlands to Ball State, adding another to the Cardinals’ arsenal of young goalies.
Soccer 11/3/2019, 11:07pm Ball State Soccer eliminated from MAC Quarterfinals with loss to Eastern Michigan By Connor Smith Despite Ball State Soccer’s regular season stats, the No. 2 Cardinals were upset by the No. 7 Eastern Michigan Sunday, suffering a 2-1 loss in the MAC Quarterfinals.
Volleyball 11/3/2019, 10:11am Cardinals prove strength through adversity in win over Buffalo By Ian Hansen Down, 1-0. Down, 2-1. Coming back to win in five sets. This has been the result of Ball State Women’s Volleyball (13-11, 7-5 MAC) in its last two matches with the latest being in the win over Buffalo (9-15, 5-7) Saturday.
Cross Country 11/3/2019, 9:47am Ball State Cross Country places 6th, best MAC Championship finish since 2007 By Zander Lichosik Its placement greatly improved upon last year's performance of 11th place and is also the teams best finish at the MAC Championships since 2007.
Swimming and Diving 11/3/2019, 12:31am Men’s Swimming and Diving sweeps weekend, Women fall to Eastern Michigan By Matt Sharp Both squads walked away victorious against Eastern Illinois on Friday, with the men winning, 137-125, and the women, 201-611. On Saturday, the men picked up a win over Wabash, 195.5-96.5. The women fell to Eastern Michigan, 167-133.
Football 11/2/2019, 10:31am Mount Vernon powers past New Castle to Sectional Championship game By Matt Sharp Mount Vernon (9-2) defeated New Castle (4-7) earlier in the year in a high-scoring finish, 61-20. The two Hoosier Heritage Conference rivals met again Friday night in the second round of Sectionals. The Sectional finish ended in favor of the Marauders, 45-8.
Basketball 11/1/2019, 12:00pm Ball State Women’s Basketball looks to turn the page heading into season By Daric Clemens After recording the fewest number of wins in 25 years with eight last season, Ball State Women’s Basketball is looking to get back to a playstyle that will lead them to success for the upcoming season.
Sports 11/1/2019, 10:00am Pierce: NCAA announces athletes can profit from image, likeness. Good. By Drew Pierce With a new ruling by the NCAA, college athletes will soon have the rights to their own image, name and likeness. This puts us one step closer to bringing back the beloved college football video game.
Volleyball 10/31/2019, 11:17pm Natalie Risi, Esther Grussing notch career highs, gain trust in 5-set win By Ian Hansen While “Thriller” by Michael Jackson was playing across the loudspeakers on Halloween night at Worthen Arena, the thrill was on the court as Ball State Women’s Volleyball (12-11, 6-5 MAC) defeated Toledo, (7-16, 0-11 MAC) 3-2.
Basketball 10/30/2019, 12:00pm Team depth set to guide Ball State Men’s Basketball into diverse season By Jack Williams Variety stands a common theme for Ball State Men’s Basketball in the early season. In practice and under the lights of Worthen Arena, there is a mix of talent and competition playing into the Cardinals’ 2019-20 season.
Sports 10/29/2019, 11:38am Clemens: The College Football Playoff needs to be expanded for fairness By Daric Clemens The College Football Playoff needs to leave the four-team concept in the past and give the best eight teams in the country an opportunity to fight for the National Championship.
Soccer 10/27/2019, 4:19pm Stuteville becomes winningest goalkeeper in Ball State history in win over Ohio By Connor Smith Coming off a season-high 14 saves in Thursday’s 3-2 win over Kent State, graduate student goalkeeper Tristin Stuteville only needed to make five in Ball State’s 2-1 overtime victory over Ohio Sunday.
opinion 1/28/2020, 12:41pm Letter to the Editor: Dear Shaheen Borna, 'the student owes you an apology'
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