Basketball 3/9/2021, 3:00pm Nearing the end of her senior season, Oshlynn Brown is focused on her team’s bigger intentions By Charleston Bowles Why is Brown so focused and restless on the Cardinals' success? To understand where she is coming from, you have to know her mindset.
Basketball 3/9/2021, 11:57am Preview: Cardinals take on Ohio in 1st round of MAC Tournament By Charleston Bowles The Cardinals first-round game of the 2021 Mid-American Conference Tournament is in Cleveland on Wednesday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m. Ball State enters as the No. 6 seed, with a game against No. 3 seed Ohio.
Softball 3/7/2021, 8:27pm Ball State Softball continues developing in Bulldog invitational By Charleston Bowles Ball State (4-5, 0-0 MAC) competed in the Bulldog Invitational in Starkville, Mississippi, over the weekend. With each game, head coach Lacy Wood has one message for her players: Keep growing.
Baseball 3/7/2021, 5:59pm Baker's late-inning presence gives Cardinals 2 wins against Wildcats By Connor Smith The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "dirtbag" as a dirty, unkempt or contemptible person. Ten games into Ball State's (6-4, 0-0 MAC) regular season, that's the term head coach Rich Maloney said his players have used to describe one another and their grittiness.
Volleyball 3/6/2021, 10:42pm Ball State drops 3rd match in a row after back-to back losses against Lewis By Evan Weaver Sometimes, there’s no place like home. Ball State (7-4, 4-3 MIVA) had been accustomed to its home court for a while, not leaving Worthen Arena since Jan. 23.
Basketball 3/6/2021, 5:06pm Cardinals close unprecedented regular season with senior day victory By Charleston Bowles Ball State Women's Basketball (14-10, 12-8 MAC) closed its regular-season with a 76-69 win against Western Michigan (6-15, 5-14 MAC).
Basketball 3/5/2021, 11:00pm Toledo snaps Ball State's 3-game win streak in regular season finale By Connor Smith The game was the Cardinals' first on the road in more than a month — and the last before the Mid-American Conference Tournament March 11-13.
Basketball 3/5/2021, 10:00am Weaver: NCAA Division I basketball teams should not opt out of their conference tournaments By Evan Weaver If teams are so worried about endangering their road to March Madness because of a one-week tournament to secure their spot in the competition — and perhaps earn themselves a better seed — maybe they should have opted out of their season entirely.
Soccer 3/4/2021, 6:48pm Kean, Smith lead Ball State Soccer to victory in season opener By Charleston Bowles After a 2-1 loss to Eastern Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the Cardinals’ season had just ended. Little did they know, they would not take the field against another program for 16 months.
Basketball 3/4/2021, 10:00am Clephane continues blossoming for Cardinals despite loss By Jett Zweigel Redshirt sophomore guard Anna Clephane has found success and consistency after bouncing back from a season-ending injury her freshman season against Vanderbilt.
Basketball 3/3/2021, 11:08pm Ball State unable to finish in double overtime loss to Central Michigan By Charleston Bowles After 50 minutes of action, the final buzzer sounded. In a back-and-forth matchup, the Cardinals failed to do quite enough to capture the win. Ball State fell 87-81 to Central Michigan on Wednesday evening.
Basketball 3/3/2021, 4:07pm Teemu’s sisu: Drive and determination have guided Teemu Suokas’ journey from Finland to Muncie. By Ian Hansen Hard work is a part of Suokas’ daily life, starting as a kid playing basketball in his driveway against his older brother and father in Helsinki, Finland. Suokas said he always lost to them, but he worked on his game to improve after those losses.
Basketball 3/3/2021, 12:00pm Walton highlights Ball State's senior night performance against Eastern Michigan By Connor Smith Although the seats in Worthen Arena have been a little emptier than usual this season, cheers reverberated throughout the building Tuesday night with a little more than four minutes to go in Ball State's final home game of 2020-21.
Basketball 3/3/2021, 10:00am Cardinals extend winning streak to 3 on senior night By Ian Hansen In Ball State Men’s Basketball’s 100-65 win over Eastern Michigan, redshirt fifth-year guard K.J. Walton scored a career-best 32 points, and redshirt junior forward Miryne Thomas scored tied a career-high 20 points on a perfect 5-for-5 from the field.
Tennis 3/1/2021, 6:22pm Cardinals' win streak extends to eight after two victories against IUPUI By Evan Weaver On Friday, the Cardinals didn't take long to beat the Jaguars, winning the doubles point before the third match finished and won five of the six points at singles in straight sets.
Tennis 2/28/2021, 7:58pm Collective effort leads Ball State Women's Tennis to 7th straight win By Charleston Bowles The Cardinals kept their win streak intact Sunday afternoon, as Ball State (7-2, 0-0 MAC) defeated Western Kentucky (1-6, 0-0 Conference USA) 6-1.
Softball 2/28/2021, 6:30pm Cardinals split 4 games in Southern Illinois Tournament By Charleston Bowles Ball State Softball competed in the Southern Illinois Tournament to open its 2021 season. The games marked the start of the new season and the debut of head coach Lacy Wood. Entering the weekend, Wood felt excited and eager to be around the team in a competitive setting for the first time.
Baseball 2/28/2021, 10:05am 4 takeaways from Ball State's weekend series against Bradley By Connor Smith Coming off of its season-opening series against the nationally ranked Arizona Wildcats, Ball State (4-3, 0-0 MAC) returned to the Midwest this weekend — but found its opponent in fewer than 48 hours.
Volleyball 2/28/2021, 9:14am Ohio State snaps Ball State’s 7-match win streak as teams renew rivalry By Evan Weaver At the end of the night, it was the Buckeyes (5-6, 4-3 MIVA) standing tall with the 3-2 victory and the upset win over the Cardinals (7-2, 4-1 MIVA).
Basketball 2/27/2021, 4:49pm Coleman and El-Amin lead the charge in Cardinals' win By Ian Hansen That energy is something those two believe help the team win games, especially in Ball State Men’s Basketball’s 97-91 win against the Chippewas.
Communities 3/25/2021, 3:00pm Muncie resident gives back to community through online home bakery Muncie Macs and More By Maya Wilkins
Volleyball 3/24/2021, 3:00pm A golden perspective: Cait Snyder played high school volleyball under four-time U.S. Olympian Lloy Ball
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