Friday, January 10
Muncie, Ind.
7:00 PM
Ball State University
vs
Belmont Abbey
Men’s Volleyball Opens 2020 with Active Ankle Challenge
January 09, 2020 | Men's Volleyball
Cardinals host Belmont Abbey and Queens Friday and Saturday while honoring Dr. Don Shondell
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State University men's volleyball team is set to open the new year when it hosts Belmont Abbey Friday and Queens Saturday as part of the annual Don Shondell Active Ankle Challenge.
MATCH INFO
Ball State vs Belmont Abbey
Friday, January 10 (7 pm ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch | Live Stats | Notes (PDF)
Ball State vs Queens
Saturday, January 11 (7 pm ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch | Live Stats | Notes (PDF)
ABOUT BELMONT ABBEY
The Crusaders finished 2019 with an overall record of 15-11. They rode a four-match winning streak into the Conference Carolinas Tournament before falling in the opening round to North Greenville. Belmont Abbey opens the season Thursday at Indiana Tech.
SERIES HISTORY
Ball State and Belmont Abbey have played only two matches in series history. The Cardinals won both those matches including the most recent in March 2014 by a score of 3-0.
ABOUT QUEENS
The Royals went 10-19 a season ago and won their first-round matchup against Coker College at the IVA Championships. Queens opens its season Friday up the road at Purdue Fort Wayne.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the first ever meeting between Ball State and Queens.
BALL STATE STORYLINES
ALL-MIVA: Ball State returns All-MIVA performers Matt Szews and Kaleb Jenness from last season. Szews was named to the league's first team while Jenness received freshman team honors. Szews was also selected to the league's preseason team.
NEW FACES: The Cardinals welcomed three newcomers this offseason. Setter David Flores and middle attacker Wil McPhillips come to Ball State by way of Illinois while outside attacker Bryce Behrendt hails from Wisconsin. Behrendt was named the Wisconsin High School Male Athlete of the Year in 2019.
RECORD CHASING: Head coach Joel Walton enters 2020 just nine wins shy of number 400 for his career. He is the second winningest coach among current active Division I head coaches. Matt Szews is on the verge of breaking the career service aces record at Ball State. He has notched 105 through his first three years at BSU and needs just seven more to break Nick Meyer's record of 111.
PRESEASON POLL: The Cardinals have work to do in 2020 as they were picked by the MIVA coaches to finish sixth in the league. BSU finished fifth in the MIVA in 2019.
For all the latest on Ball State men's volleyball, follow @BallStateMVB on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
MATCH INFO
Ball State vs Belmont Abbey
Friday, January 10 (7 pm ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch | Live Stats | Notes (PDF)
Ball State vs Queens
Saturday, January 11 (7 pm ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch | Live Stats | Notes (PDF)
ABOUT BELMONT ABBEY
The Crusaders finished 2019 with an overall record of 15-11. They rode a four-match winning streak into the Conference Carolinas Tournament before falling in the opening round to North Greenville. Belmont Abbey opens the season Thursday at Indiana Tech.
SERIES HISTORY
Ball State and Belmont Abbey have played only two matches in series history. The Cardinals won both those matches including the most recent in March 2014 by a score of 3-0.
ABOUT QUEENS
The Royals went 10-19 a season ago and won their first-round matchup against Coker College at the IVA Championships. Queens opens its season Friday up the road at Purdue Fort Wayne.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the first ever meeting between Ball State and Queens.
BALL STATE STORYLINES
ALL-MIVA: Ball State returns All-MIVA performers Matt Szews and Kaleb Jenness from last season. Szews was named to the league's first team while Jenness received freshman team honors. Szews was also selected to the league's preseason team.
NEW FACES: The Cardinals welcomed three newcomers this offseason. Setter David Flores and middle attacker Wil McPhillips come to Ball State by way of Illinois while outside attacker Bryce Behrendt hails from Wisconsin. Behrendt was named the Wisconsin High School Male Athlete of the Year in 2019.
RECORD CHASING: Head coach Joel Walton enters 2020 just nine wins shy of number 400 for his career. He is the second winningest coach among current active Division I head coaches. Matt Szews is on the verge of breaking the career service aces record at Ball State. He has notched 105 through his first three years at BSU and needs just seven more to break Nick Meyer's record of 111.
PRESEASON POLL: The Cardinals have work to do in 2020 as they were picked by the MIVA coaches to finish sixth in the league. BSU finished fifth in the MIVA in 2019.
For all the latest on Ball State men's volleyball, follow @BallStateMVB on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
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