Saturday, April 1
Muncie, Ind.
7:30 pm
Ball State University
17-8, 8-6MIVA
3
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Lindenwood
5-16, 4-10MIVA
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4
F
Lindenwood
25
16
21
18
1
Ball State
19
25
25
25
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Men’s Volleyball Battled to Take Down Lindenwood, 3-1
April 02, 2017 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The No. 12 Ball State men's volleyball team was able to pick up another MIVA win Saturday night after defeating Lindenwood, 3-1.
Senior Edgardo Cartagena had a big night, knocking down a match-high 11 kills for a .381 hitting percentage. Cartagena also had seven digs and one block. Freshman Blake Reardon also had a powerful performance, tallying 10 kills and one assist. Connor Gross finished the night with 39 assists, four kills and a team-high nine digs. Matt Szews and Matt Walsh each tallied nine kills. Szews added eight digs, six blocks and three service aces. Walsh had two service aces and seven blocks, a match-high.
The Lions took the opening set, 25-19. The Cardinals racked up 13 kills, 11 digs and three blocks. Brendan Surane led the set with four kills while Cartagena had three and four digs.
The second set was all Ball State. The Cardinals took the set 25-16 after holding Lindenwood to only five kills and a -.125 hitting percentage. Walsh led the set with four kills while Cartagena had three. Reardon also had three kills, including the set winning point.
In the third set, the Cardinals went on a 5-0 run early in the set and forced a quick Lindenwood timeout. Ball State took set three with a final score of 25-21 thanks to Szews set winning kill on a Gross assist.
The fourth set, Ball State had 12 kills for a .308 hitting percentage. Reardon had five kills to lead the set while Lindenwood only had five kills as a team in the fourth set.
Ball State (17-8, 8-6 MIVA) will round out regular season action next weekend in Muncie. The Cardinals will take on Lewis on Thursday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. Ball State will then take on Loyola-Chicago Saturday, April 8 and will honor the seniors after the match.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
Senior Edgardo Cartagena had a big night, knocking down a match-high 11 kills for a .381 hitting percentage. Cartagena also had seven digs and one block. Freshman Blake Reardon also had a powerful performance, tallying 10 kills and one assist. Connor Gross finished the night with 39 assists, four kills and a team-high nine digs. Matt Szews and Matt Walsh each tallied nine kills. Szews added eight digs, six blocks and three service aces. Walsh had two service aces and seven blocks, a match-high.
The Lions took the opening set, 25-19. The Cardinals racked up 13 kills, 11 digs and three blocks. Brendan Surane led the set with four kills while Cartagena had three and four digs.
The second set was all Ball State. The Cardinals took the set 25-16 after holding Lindenwood to only five kills and a -.125 hitting percentage. Walsh led the set with four kills while Cartagena had three. Reardon also had three kills, including the set winning point.
In the third set, the Cardinals went on a 5-0 run early in the set and forced a quick Lindenwood timeout. Ball State took set three with a final score of 25-21 thanks to Szews set winning kill on a Gross assist.
The fourth set, Ball State had 12 kills for a .308 hitting percentage. Reardon had five kills to lead the set while Lindenwood only had five kills as a team in the fourth set.
Ball State (17-8, 8-6 MIVA) will round out regular season action next weekend in Muncie. The Cardinals will take on Lewis on Thursday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. Ball State will then take on Loyola-Chicago Saturday, April 8 and will honor the seniors after the match.
For the most up-to-date news on the Ball State men's volleyball team, please follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateMVB.
Team Stats
LWU
BALL
Kills
36
49
Errors
29
20
Attempts
110
119
Hitting %
.064
.244
Points
46.0
67.0
Assists
31
46
Aces
2
5
Blocks
8.0
13.0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
3
Blocks
6
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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