Looks for the shot. Takes her stance. Lines it up and shoots. Every goalkeeper's worst nightmare. The ball pings off the crossbar. She Bows her head until the crowd roars as the Bobcats are back in the game.
That ‘Cardiac Cardinals’ moniker popped in and out of conversations from fans as they left Scheumann Stadium. It could be heard around the team facility as players and coaches filtered out as if emphasizing the idea that this team would hang around until the bitter end.
Ball State Women’s Volleyball (14-6, 6-2) handed Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Northern Illinois (13-6, 6-3) their second straight loss, closing the Huskies out in three sets.
Ball State football came from behind in its third consecutive game to defeat Connecticut 25-21 at Scheumann Stadium Oct. 15. The Cardinals did not lead until 2:40 in the fourth quarter when sophomore runningback Carson Steele converted his third touchdown.
Around Delaware County, Delta fell to New Palestine 47-7, Muncie Central defeated Arsenal Tech 47-34 and Wes Del lost to North Decatur 51-0 while Yorktown fell to Mount Vernon 63-45.
Ball State Women’s Volleyball (13-6, 5-2) took down the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division leader Northern Illinois (13-5, 6-2) in four sets on the road.
Every player had some type of pink visible. Those on the field wore hair bands, bows, tape and pre-wrap while their teammates cheering on the sideline wore pink pennies.
Joel Abney originally signed his young son up for flag football, but Christian Abney begged his dad to let him play tackle. He told his dad he was ready for the next level. After talking to coaches, he switched his son to tackle.
Favre's career should never outweigh his controversies. The privilege he has obtained for being a hall of fame quarterback has been developed into a crutch he's used to overlook his wrong doing. Just because a player has a one in a lifetime career doesn't mean he or she has the right to commit devious acts with the intentions to hide from it and not acknowledge any wrongdoing.
“It was an awful start.” Five words described how head coach Mike Fleck felt about the opening holes for the Ball State men's golf team who opened up their first round at the bottom of the leaderboard at the Purdue Fall Invitational. Regardless of the start, Ball State was able to turn some problems around. “I was proud of them, how they played the rest of the day,” Fleck said. “We were probably in the top half of the team scoring-wise if you kind of scratch the start.”
Ball State's five-person roster consisted of first-year Sarah Gallagher, first-year Jasmine Driscoll, second-year Payton Bennett, first-year Madelin Boyd and graduate student Peyton Broce. “One of the keys is always to try to minimize any doubles or worse off the card and you know, we still made a few too many of those,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “The golf course just kind of reveals where we are.” Monday - Round One
Giving back to his community was always something of importance to graduate safety Trenton Hatfield. Now, he has the opportunity.
Ball State Field Hockey lost to No. 10 Michigan State 5-3 Oct. 9 as the beginning of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament looms.
Adrenaline-rushed players scrambled around the field in attempts to guide the ball toward the net but a scuffle between the teams resulted in two red cards, three yellow cards, seventeen fouls and a 10v10 match.
“I’m so proud of her,” second-year setter Megan Wielonski said. “She’s just been killing it recently. She’s really someone I can rely on, on the court and I really trust now. It’s just awesome to see her development and our connection grow.”
“I’m just proud of this football team,” head coach Mike Neu said. “We talk about being the best team and the best family and we have to have each other’s back no matter how it happens but the goal is to always win by one more point than our opponent and that is what we did today.”
Yorktown fell to Pendleton Heights 28-20, Wes-Del lost 20-0 against Union County, Delta fell to Greenfield Central 28-6 and Muncie Central made it three wins in a row as they beat Anderson 20-15.
I have been going to Ball State University games since I was 10. I was born in Muncie and grew up in New Castle. Ball State has been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember, and I take great pride and passion in this school and our teams. I vividly remember the first game I saw; we were playing South Florida in October 2012. Keith Wenning and Willie Snead were tearing up the Bulls’ defense en route to a 31-27 triumph that day. That was the first time I got to experience the magic of college football, live and in living color.
Coming off of two straight home wins last weekend against Eastern Michigan, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (11-6, 3-2) knocked off another Mid-American Conference (MAC) rival Akron (4-13, 1-5) after a career night for third-year outside hitter Cait Snyder.
Three goals in under seven minutes. The stands echo the scream of celebrating fans. The team on their feet, jumping with adrenaline.
