Forward Lexi Fraley stepped into a key rotation role this season for the Cardinals, making the most of her time on the field. Despite not starting any of her 16 games played, Fraley scored a team-high four goals and ranked second on Ball State in points with eight.
Head coach Kelli Miller Phillips grabs the attention of the group and emphasizes the game plan while assistant coaches Brad Kline, Tiffany Koors and Fritz Rosenberg tend to specific points of the court with players individually. Working quickly within their allotted time, the group performs almost telepathically together.
Bumbalough is one of the longest tenured Cardinals and averaged 29.1 minutes per game in 2020-21, which is the highest among all returners. Bumbalough believes the freshmen and transfers have acclimated to the program quickly, which has helped bridge the gap on the court.
After the COVID-19 pandemic kept Ball State fans from attending basketball games in the 2020-21 season, they were welcomed back with open arms for the Cardinals’ exhibition game against Oakland City.
The Cardinals fell to Michigan Tech 70-69 in the only exhibition game of the season so their record remains 0-0.
It was game of firsts for the Cardinals. It was their first game in front of a full capacity Worthen Arena crowd since the 2019-2020 season, but it was also their first game in a new offensive scheme.
In the first week night Mid-American Conference game of the season where temperatures were in the 30s, it was freshman running back Carson Steele who put together a career night in Ball State Football’s 31-25 win over Akron.
After losing to Miami-Ohio 10 days ago after a defensive turnover on its final drive, Ball State (5-4, 3-2 MAC) defeated Akron (2-7, 1-4 MAC) 31-25 Nov. 2, but this time forced the turnover.
Ball State Women’s Tennis finished it’s fall season this past weekend at the Louisville Classic at the University of Louisville. With Ball State winning more matches than it's lost, they believe the future is bright.
The win improved Cardinals record to 9-0 at home and extended their win streak to 12. Sweeping Miami also earned head coach Kelli Miller Phillips her 100th career win as a head coach.
In the 3-meter diving, Provan earned first-place with a score of 272.63. She also placed first in the 1-meter diving with a final score of 276.00. Her 1-meter score was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Zone Diving cut.
Ball State placed seventh out of 12 teams In the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Women’s Cross Country Championship.
With freshman running back Nolan Carpenter injured, rushing duties for Delta fell upon Abram Stitt, who totaled 30 carries for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Bond completed 7-of-12 passing for 134 yards and a touchdown and interception.
The Cardinals defense limited Bowling Green to 15 points in the first set. A versatile attack could prove to be essential in the final stretch of the regular season and the postseason. Five Ball State players hit seven or more kills against Bowling Green, with Risi leading the way with 12.
After everything she’s experienced in her field hockey career — from a hip injury in high school to transferring to a new school — Butler said she is extremely proud of it all and thankful for how it prepared her for Ball State.
Ball State Soccer finishes its season with a bang, as the Cardinals defeat Miami (Ohio), 2-0.
Watching football became the norm for the junior linebacker, as he eventually became teammates with Casey at Tri-West during his freshman and sophomore years and would go on to become a “film junkie” and a student of the game.
One of the ways to prevent the spread COVID is to stay at least six feet apart, which is not possible in the sport of basketball. In order to combat the spread, a vaccine would be extremely helpful since players are close to each other.
Ball State Field Hockey fell to VCU, 4-0 Sunday afternoon.
Ball State scored its first goal from its own player in the 17th minute, as redshirt senior midfielder Nicky Potts sent a pass to fellow senior defender Kennedy Metzger, who leapt above everyone to head it the goal.
