Field Hockey to Face Nation’s Top Team as Part of Weekend in North Carolina

Game 1
Ball State vs. Appalachian State (Mid-American Conference)
When: Friday (3 p.m.)
Where: Boone, N.C. (Brandon & Erica M. Adcockfield)
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=227146

Game 2
Ball State vs. No. 1 North Carolina
When: Sunday ( 1p.m.)
Where: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=226255
ACC Network Extra: http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3428874/ball-state-vs-north-carolina-field-hockey

MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State field hockey team is set to play two games on the road this weekend in North Carolina as the Cardinals take on Appalachian State Friday at 3 p.m. and No. 1 North Carolina Sunday at 1 p.m.

The Cardinals (0-8, 0-1 MAC) are coming off a near win over UC Davis Monday at the Briner Sports Complex. Ball State lost in overtime by a score of 5-4. The Cardinals had four different players find the net: Sierra Jefferson, Michelle Shampton, Haley Jolly and Rachel Pereira. Pereira scored as time was winding down in the second half to send the game into overtime.

Appalachian State enters Friday's contest with an overall record of 4-6 and holds a 0-2 Mid-American Conference ledger. The Mountaineers have suffered losses to Ohio (1-0) and Longwood (4-3, OT). The series between the two programs dates back to 2006 with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, 5-3. Ball State fell to Appalachian State in the Mountaineers' MAC debut last season by a score of 3-2 in Muncie. The last time the Cardinals defeated the Mountaineers was in 2013 in Harrisburg, Virginia, by a score of 2-0.

Ball State will wrap its weekend Sunday with a game at No. 1 North Carolina. The Tar Heels, a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), are one of three Division I field hockey programs in the nation that remain undefeated with an 8-0 overall record.

After this weekend, the Ball State field hockey team returns home for two games at the Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals will host Louisville (Oct. 3) and Ohio (Oct. 5). Both contests are slated for a 3 p.m. start.

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Field Hockey to Face Nation’s Top Team as Part of Weekend in North Carolina

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Players Mentioned

Sierra Jefferson

Haley Jolly

Rachel Pereira

Michelle Shampton