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Volleyball Travels to Kent State & Ohio This Weekend
October 10, 2017 | Women's Volleyball
THIS WEEK'S LINKS
Friday, Oct. 13 at Kent State (7 p.m.) | Live Stats | ESPN3
Saturday, Oct. 14 at Ohio (7 p.m.) | Live Stats | ESPN3
WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK
• THE WEEK AHEAD: The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to the road this weekend for matches at Kent State (Friday) and Ohio (Saturday) ... Both contests start at 7 p.m. and will be carried live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App.
• SEASON TO DATE: Ball State enters the week with a 12-7 overall record, including a 4-2 mark in MAC play ... Last week, the Cardinals picked up a four-set victory over Western Michigan Friday, only to suffer a 3-2 setback at the hands of Northern Illinois Saturday ... It was Ball State's first home loss of the season, as they moved to 7-1 in matches played in Worthen Arena ... The Cardinals are also 2-5 in true road matches and 3-1 in neutral site contests this season.
• BALL STATE IN THE MAC: Ball State enters Friday's match at Kent State with a 362-187 (.659) all-time record in Mid-American Conference play ... The only program with a better all-time league mark is Western Michigan at 374-175 (.681) ... Kent State is 10th at 203-346 (.370), while Ohio is fifth at 310-239 (.565).
• ALL-TIME AGAINST KENT STATE: While the Cardinals maintain a healthy 39-14 lead in the all-time series, the Golden Flashes have won the last three meetings between the two programs ... Last season, Kent State earned a hard-fought 3-2 (25-18, 25-23, 16-25, 23-25, 15-6) win in Worthen Arena (Oct. 14) ... The Golden Flashes also picked up a 3-2 (13-25, 25-13, 22-25, 27-25, 15-9) win on its home court Oct. 17, 2015, before sweeping the Cardinals 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-23) later that season in the MAC Tournament (Nov. 20) ... Prior to Kent State's run of luck, Ball State had won five straight in the series, with its most recent victory being a 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-23) win in Muncie Oct. 18, 2014 ... Ball State is 15-7 all-time in matches played in Kent, Ohio, with wins in two of the last three matches played at the M.A.C. Center.
• ALL-TIME AGAINST OHIO: The Cardinals maintain a 34-18 lead in the all-time series versus the Bobcats despite losing the last three matches in the series ... Ball State won 26 consecutive matches in the series from Oct. 18, 1985 to Sept. 28, 2002 ... However, Ohio has won 16 of the last 19 meetings between the two programs ... Last season, the Bobcats picked up a 3-2 (25-11, 16-25, 20-25, 32-30, 15-11) victory at Worthen Arena on Oct. 15 ... Ball State's last win in the series came on the road, in the form of a 3-2 (25-21, 17-25, 25-22, 13-25, 15-10) victory Oct. 19, 2013 ... Overall, Ball State holds a 17-6 advantage in matches played in Athens, Ohio, with wins in two of the last three matches played at Ohio's Convocation Center.
• FOLLOW THE ACTION: Ball State fans unable to attend this week's matches can still follow the action, as both matches will be carried live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app ... In addition, live stats will be available for both matches courtesy of the home institutions ... Fans can also follow the Cardinals on twitter (@BallStateWVB) for regular updates ... Links for the ESPN3 broadcasts and live stats can be found above.
• BALL STATE ON ESPN3: Ball State enters the week with a 6-3 record on ESPN3 this season ... The Cardinals own ESPN3 wins over Bradley (Sept. 1), Evansville (Sept. 14), Duquesne (Sept. 15), at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22), Buffalo (Sept. 30) and Western Michigan (Oct. 7) ... Ball State's ESPN3 losses have come at IUPUI (Sept. 5), at Toledo (Sept. 28) and vs. Northern Illinois (Oct. 7) ... Including both matches this week, the Cardinals are scheduled to appear on ESPN3 seven more times during the 2017 regular season.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL QUICK HITS
• With a 7-1 record at home so far this season, the Ball State women's volleyball program is 255-79 (.763) all-time in Worthen Arena ... The Cardinals are even better when it comes to battling league foes in the building, owning a 184-47 (.797) advantage in MAC matches since Worthen Arena became the program's home beginning in the 1992 season.
• Ball State boasts an 883-582-2 (.603) all-time record in women's volleyball over 45-plus seasons of play ... The Cardinals have won eight MAC Regular Season Championships, six MAC Tournament Championships and made eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
• In last Friday's match versus Western Michigan (Oct. 6), the Ball State defense limited the Broncos to a season-low .079 (38-28-127) attack percentage ... Including WMU, the Cardinals have limited three opponents to their worst attacking marks of the season, including a .155 (30-14-103) effort by Navy (Sept. 1) and a .052 (33-27-115) mark by Fort Wayne (Sept. 2) ... Overall, the Cardinals have limited opponents to .155-or-below attack percentages seven times this season, all being wins.
• Ball State enters the week with the league's top overall attack percentage at .220 ... Junior opposite Emily Holland leads the Cardinals offense and ranks 10th in the MAC with a .281 attack percentage, while all six of Ball State's starting attackers are hitting .164-or-better ... Junior outside Brooklyn Goodsel is the team's top terminator with a 3.03 kills-per-set average, while junior outside Ellie Dunn is not far behind at 2.95.
• The Ball State offense was firing on all cylinders in the sweep of Buffalo (Sept. 30), connecting for a season-best .396 (45-7-96) attack percentage ... It was the Cardinals' best attack percentage in a match since a .419 (55-11-105) effort in a home sweep of The Citadel Aug. 31, 2013 ... In fact, it was the team's fourth-best attack percentage in a match in the rally scoring era (2001-present), with the record being a .425 (51-6-106) rate of success in a sweep of Northern Illinois Oct. 28, 2005.
• With her career-high tying 21 kills versus Northern Illinois (Oct. 7), Brooklyn Goodsel became just the 17th player in program history to record 20-or-more kills in at least four career matches ... Goodsel also smashed 21 kills versus Toledo (Sept. 29, 2016) and has blasted 20 kills in two matches; versus Central Michigan (Sept. 23, 2016) and at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22, 2017).
• Brooklyn Goodsel opened MAC play by leading the offense with a 5.14 kills-per-set average and leading the defense with a 4.57 digs-per-set average in wins at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22) and Central Michigan (Sept. 23) ... With the effort, Goodsel became the first player in program history to average over 5.0 kills and 4.0 digs per set for a week in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) ... In fact, Goodsel is just the second player in program history to average over 5.0 kills and 4.0 digs per set in a week in the rally scoring era (2001-present) ... The only other player to accomplish the task was three-time All-MAC First Team selection Sarah Obras (2002-05) who accomplished the feat eight times.
• Redshirt junior middle Meg Starling leads Ball State at the net and ranks fifth in the MAC with a 1.00 blocks-per-set average ... Starling entered the season with 27 blocks and an 0.58 career blocks-per-set average, having played in 46 of a possible 250 sets in her first two seasons ... So far this year, Starling has played in 64 of 72 sets and racked up 64 total blocks, including 13 solo stuffs.
• Meg Starling dominated at the net in the Cardinals' win over Idaho State (Sept. 8), finishing the match with a career-high 10 total blocks (two solo and eight assists) ... She is the first Ball State player to reach double digit blocks in a match since Haley Benson (2012-14) recorded 14 total blocks (five solo and nine assists) in a 3-1 victory over SMU Sept. 21, 2013.
• Freshman outside attacker Kia Holder became the sixth different Ball State player to record double digit kills in a match this season with her career-high 10 kills versus Duquesne (Sept. 15) ... The Cardinals' junior outside attacking duo of Brooklyn Goodsel and Ellie Dunn have each blasted double digit kills in 11 matches this season, while Emily Holland is right behind at seven ... Meg Starling has double digit kills in four matches this season, the first four of her career, while sophomore middle Sydnee VanBeek has accomplished the task three times.
• Ball State opened the Active Ankle Challenge with a dominating 25-7 opening set victory over Navy (Sept. 1) ... The 25-7 set victory ties as the second-largest in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) in program history ... The only larger set victory was a 25-5 opening set win versus Tennessee State on Sept. 3, 2010 in another match Ball State swept at home.
• Four Cardinals finished the win over Indiana State (Aug. 26) with double digit kills; Brooklyn Goodsel (12), Ellie Dunn (10), Meg Starling (10) and Sydnee VanBeek (10) ... It was the first time Ball State had four players log double digit kills in a three set match since Nov. 18, 2008 versus Eastern Michigan ... The players involved in that match were Alisha Green (12), Julie Breivogel (11), Elaina Kakatolis (10) and Jennifer Boyd (10).
• With her 36 digs last weekend, sophomore libero Kate Avila raised her career total to 828 ... Avila is 86 digs shy of catching Kaylee Schembra's (2008-11) career total of 914 digs to break into the top 20 in program history ... Avila has also collected 20-or-more digs in five matches this season, raising her career total to 14 matches which is seventh on Ball State's all-time charts.
• With her 33 kills last weekend, Brooklyn Goodsel raised her career total to 694 ... She needs 109 kills to catch Carin Zielinski's (1992-94) career total of 803 to break into the top 20 in program history.
• Sophomore setter Amber Seaman continues her climb up the Ball State record books, becoming just the 14th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career assists versus Indiana State (Aug. 26) ... With 704 assists so far this season, Seaman ranks 11th in program history with 1,676 career assists ... She needs 674 more to catch Susan Franssen's (1987-90) career total of 2,350 for 10th on Ball State's career charts.
Friday, Oct. 13 at Kent State (7 p.m.) | Live Stats | ESPN3
Saturday, Oct. 14 at Ohio (7 p.m.) | Live Stats | ESPN3
WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK
• THE WEEK AHEAD: The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to the road this weekend for matches at Kent State (Friday) and Ohio (Saturday) ... Both contests start at 7 p.m. and will be carried live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN App.
• SEASON TO DATE: Ball State enters the week with a 12-7 overall record, including a 4-2 mark in MAC play ... Last week, the Cardinals picked up a four-set victory over Western Michigan Friday, only to suffer a 3-2 setback at the hands of Northern Illinois Saturday ... It was Ball State's first home loss of the season, as they moved to 7-1 in matches played in Worthen Arena ... The Cardinals are also 2-5 in true road matches and 3-1 in neutral site contests this season.
• BALL STATE IN THE MAC: Ball State enters Friday's match at Kent State with a 362-187 (.659) all-time record in Mid-American Conference play ... The only program with a better all-time league mark is Western Michigan at 374-175 (.681) ... Kent State is 10th at 203-346 (.370), while Ohio is fifth at 310-239 (.565).
• ALL-TIME AGAINST KENT STATE: While the Cardinals maintain a healthy 39-14 lead in the all-time series, the Golden Flashes have won the last three meetings between the two programs ... Last season, Kent State earned a hard-fought 3-2 (25-18, 25-23, 16-25, 23-25, 15-6) win in Worthen Arena (Oct. 14) ... The Golden Flashes also picked up a 3-2 (13-25, 25-13, 22-25, 27-25, 15-9) win on its home court Oct. 17, 2015, before sweeping the Cardinals 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-23) later that season in the MAC Tournament (Nov. 20) ... Prior to Kent State's run of luck, Ball State had won five straight in the series, with its most recent victory being a 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-23) win in Muncie Oct. 18, 2014 ... Ball State is 15-7 all-time in matches played in Kent, Ohio, with wins in two of the last three matches played at the M.A.C. Center.
• ALL-TIME AGAINST OHIO: The Cardinals maintain a 34-18 lead in the all-time series versus the Bobcats despite losing the last three matches in the series ... Ball State won 26 consecutive matches in the series from Oct. 18, 1985 to Sept. 28, 2002 ... However, Ohio has won 16 of the last 19 meetings between the two programs ... Last season, the Bobcats picked up a 3-2 (25-11, 16-25, 20-25, 32-30, 15-11) victory at Worthen Arena on Oct. 15 ... Ball State's last win in the series came on the road, in the form of a 3-2 (25-21, 17-25, 25-22, 13-25, 15-10) victory Oct. 19, 2013 ... Overall, Ball State holds a 17-6 advantage in matches played in Athens, Ohio, with wins in two of the last three matches played at Ohio's Convocation Center.
• FOLLOW THE ACTION: Ball State fans unable to attend this week's matches can still follow the action, as both matches will be carried live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app ... In addition, live stats will be available for both matches courtesy of the home institutions ... Fans can also follow the Cardinals on twitter (@BallStateWVB) for regular updates ... Links for the ESPN3 broadcasts and live stats can be found above.
• BALL STATE ON ESPN3: Ball State enters the week with a 6-3 record on ESPN3 this season ... The Cardinals own ESPN3 wins over Bradley (Sept. 1), Evansville (Sept. 14), Duquesne (Sept. 15), at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22), Buffalo (Sept. 30) and Western Michigan (Oct. 7) ... Ball State's ESPN3 losses have come at IUPUI (Sept. 5), at Toledo (Sept. 28) and vs. Northern Illinois (Oct. 7) ... Including both matches this week, the Cardinals are scheduled to appear on ESPN3 seven more times during the 2017 regular season.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL QUICK HITS
• With a 7-1 record at home so far this season, the Ball State women's volleyball program is 255-79 (.763) all-time in Worthen Arena ... The Cardinals are even better when it comes to battling league foes in the building, owning a 184-47 (.797) advantage in MAC matches since Worthen Arena became the program's home beginning in the 1992 season.
• Ball State boasts an 883-582-2 (.603) all-time record in women's volleyball over 45-plus seasons of play ... The Cardinals have won eight MAC Regular Season Championships, six MAC Tournament Championships and made eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
• In last Friday's match versus Western Michigan (Oct. 6), the Ball State defense limited the Broncos to a season-low .079 (38-28-127) attack percentage ... Including WMU, the Cardinals have limited three opponents to their worst attacking marks of the season, including a .155 (30-14-103) effort by Navy (Sept. 1) and a .052 (33-27-115) mark by Fort Wayne (Sept. 2) ... Overall, the Cardinals have limited opponents to .155-or-below attack percentages seven times this season, all being wins.
• Ball State enters the week with the league's top overall attack percentage at .220 ... Junior opposite Emily Holland leads the Cardinals offense and ranks 10th in the MAC with a .281 attack percentage, while all six of Ball State's starting attackers are hitting .164-or-better ... Junior outside Brooklyn Goodsel is the team's top terminator with a 3.03 kills-per-set average, while junior outside Ellie Dunn is not far behind at 2.95.
• The Ball State offense was firing on all cylinders in the sweep of Buffalo (Sept. 30), connecting for a season-best .396 (45-7-96) attack percentage ... It was the Cardinals' best attack percentage in a match since a .419 (55-11-105) effort in a home sweep of The Citadel Aug. 31, 2013 ... In fact, it was the team's fourth-best attack percentage in a match in the rally scoring era (2001-present), with the record being a .425 (51-6-106) rate of success in a sweep of Northern Illinois Oct. 28, 2005.
• With her career-high tying 21 kills versus Northern Illinois (Oct. 7), Brooklyn Goodsel became just the 17th player in program history to record 20-or-more kills in at least four career matches ... Goodsel also smashed 21 kills versus Toledo (Sept. 29, 2016) and has blasted 20 kills in two matches; versus Central Michigan (Sept. 23, 2016) and at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22, 2017).
• Brooklyn Goodsel opened MAC play by leading the offense with a 5.14 kills-per-set average and leading the defense with a 4.57 digs-per-set average in wins at Eastern Michigan (Sept. 22) and Central Michigan (Sept. 23) ... With the effort, Goodsel became the first player in program history to average over 5.0 kills and 4.0 digs per set for a week in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) ... In fact, Goodsel is just the second player in program history to average over 5.0 kills and 4.0 digs per set in a week in the rally scoring era (2001-present) ... The only other player to accomplish the task was three-time All-MAC First Team selection Sarah Obras (2002-05) who accomplished the feat eight times.
• Redshirt junior middle Meg Starling leads Ball State at the net and ranks fifth in the MAC with a 1.00 blocks-per-set average ... Starling entered the season with 27 blocks and an 0.58 career blocks-per-set average, having played in 46 of a possible 250 sets in her first two seasons ... So far this year, Starling has played in 64 of 72 sets and racked up 64 total blocks, including 13 solo stuffs.
• Meg Starling dominated at the net in the Cardinals' win over Idaho State (Sept. 8), finishing the match with a career-high 10 total blocks (two solo and eight assists) ... She is the first Ball State player to reach double digit blocks in a match since Haley Benson (2012-14) recorded 14 total blocks (five solo and nine assists) in a 3-1 victory over SMU Sept. 21, 2013.
• Freshman outside attacker Kia Holder became the sixth different Ball State player to record double digit kills in a match this season with her career-high 10 kills versus Duquesne (Sept. 15) ... The Cardinals' junior outside attacking duo of Brooklyn Goodsel and Ellie Dunn have each blasted double digit kills in 11 matches this season, while Emily Holland is right behind at seven ... Meg Starling has double digit kills in four matches this season, the first four of her career, while sophomore middle Sydnee VanBeek has accomplished the task three times.
• Ball State opened the Active Ankle Challenge with a dominating 25-7 opening set victory over Navy (Sept. 1) ... The 25-7 set victory ties as the second-largest in the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present) in program history ... The only larger set victory was a 25-5 opening set win versus Tennessee State on Sept. 3, 2010 in another match Ball State swept at home.
• Four Cardinals finished the win over Indiana State (Aug. 26) with double digit kills; Brooklyn Goodsel (12), Ellie Dunn (10), Meg Starling (10) and Sydnee VanBeek (10) ... It was the first time Ball State had four players log double digit kills in a three set match since Nov. 18, 2008 versus Eastern Michigan ... The players involved in that match were Alisha Green (12), Julie Breivogel (11), Elaina Kakatolis (10) and Jennifer Boyd (10).
• With her 36 digs last weekend, sophomore libero Kate Avila raised her career total to 828 ... Avila is 86 digs shy of catching Kaylee Schembra's (2008-11) career total of 914 digs to break into the top 20 in program history ... Avila has also collected 20-or-more digs in five matches this season, raising her career total to 14 matches which is seventh on Ball State's all-time charts.
• With her 33 kills last weekend, Brooklyn Goodsel raised her career total to 694 ... She needs 109 kills to catch Carin Zielinski's (1992-94) career total of 803 to break into the top 20 in program history.
• Sophomore setter Amber Seaman continues her climb up the Ball State record books, becoming just the 14th player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career assists versus Indiana State (Aug. 26) ... With 704 assists so far this season, Seaman ranks 11th in program history with 1,676 career assists ... She needs 674 more to catch Susan Franssen's (1987-90) career total of 2,350 for 10th on Ball State's career charts.
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