Ball State University Athletics
Field Hockey Announces 2011 Fall Schedule
June 21, 2011 | Field Hockey
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State field hockey team revealed its 2011 fall schedule, set to begin Saturday, August 20, with a scrimmage in Bloomington, Ind.
Second-year head coach Beth Maddox announced a 20-game regular season schedule, which includes nine non-conference contests and 10 Mid-American Conference games.
"Jacque and I could not be more excited about our 2011 schedule. We want to challenge our team and push them to a new level and what better way to do that than to have an extremely challenging schedule," Maddox said. "Each team that we play will provide us with a chance to learn and grow. We want to expose our freshmen class to a high level of competition. It will be a tough season, but we are confident that the team will be fit and ready to go in August."
The Cardinals open the 2011 regular season in Hamilton, N.Y. against the Colgate Raiders Aug. 26 and the Rider Broncs Aug. 27.
Then, Ball State returns to Indiana for a contest with IU Sept. 3 and the squad opens its home schedule against Northwestern Sept. 13 at the BSU Turf Field. The Cardinals own a 20-15-1 record in home openers after a 5-0 shutout of the Robert Morris Colonials last season.
The team will play two additional non-conference road games against Boston Sept. 16 and Michigan Sept. 17 in Ann Arbor, Mich., before returning to Muncie and opening Mid-American Conference play against Miami in a midweek contest Sept. 21.
Ball State plays another league opponent - Central Michigan at the BSU Turf Field Sept 24 - before welcoming non-conference opponent Ohio State Sept. 27.
The Cardinals enter a second round of conference play in Ohio as the squad heads to Ohio for contests against the Bobcats Oct. 1 in Athens, the Golden Flashes Oct. 2 in Kent and the RedHawks Oct. 5 in Oxford.
Ball State takes a second non-conference break to host Michigan State Oct. 8, before welcoming Missouri State Oct. 9. Then the Cardinals will head to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. to face the Chippewas Oct. 16.
Ball State continues MAC action Oct. 22 at the BSU Turf Field as the team faces Kent State Oct. 22 and Ohio Oct. 23.
The team has one last non-conference match versus Iowa Oct. 28 in Muncie before a contest with Missouri State in Springfield, Mo. Oct. 30 to close the regular season.
