Thursday, February 13
Muncie, Ind
7:00 PM
Ball State University
vs
McKendree
Men’s Volleyball Opens MIVA Play Against McKendree, No. 6 Lewis
February 12, 2020 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's volleyball team will take its four-match winning streak into conference play when it opens MIVA competition against McKendree Thursday and No. 6 Lewis Saturday.
MATCH INFO
Ball State vs McKendree
Thursday, February 13 (7 p.m. ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch on ESPN+ or ESPN3 | Live Stats
Ball State vs No. 6 Lewis
Saturday, February 15 (7 p.m. ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch on ESPN+ or ESPN3 | Live Stats
ABOUT MCKENDREE (7-4, 1-0 MIVA)
The Bearcats enter Thursday's contest having already played their first MIVA match. McKendree defeated Lewis in five sets to start the conference portion of its schedule. Zach Schnittker leads McKendree with 98 kills for the year and is closely followed by Patrick Ross' 93.
SERIES HISTORY
Ball State holds a 9-5 advantage in the all-time series with the Bearcats. The two school met three times last season an McKendree won the most important matchup in five sets at the MIVA Tournament.
ABOUT NO. 6 LEWIS (7-4, 0-1 MIVA)
The nationally ranked Flyers will square off against Ohio State Thursday before traveling to Muncie Saturday. Lewis owns a win against No. 8 UC Irvine and losses against Top-15 teams BYU, Hawaii and Penn State. Ryan Coenen paces Lewis and has tallied 136 kills so far this season.
SERIES HISTORY
The Cardinals hold a slight 32-30 advantage in the series with the Flyers. The most recent meeting featured BSU defeating Lewis in five sets at Worthen Arena.
BALL STATE STORYLINES
STREAKING: Ball State enters this week's matches on a four-match winning streak. The Cardinals have also won 12 consecutive sets with sweeps in all four of their previous matches.
NO MIDDLE GROUND: All of Ball State's matches this season have gone either three or five sets. The Cardinals have yet to play any four-set contests. BSU is 6-1 in matches played in just three sets and 1-2 in games that go all five.
FIRSTS: In Ball State's matches against Urbana and Daemen, freshmen Sammy Adkisson and David Flores made their respective Cardinal debuts. Senior Nate Amos also recorded the first kill of his collegiate career and his reaction was named NCAA photo of the week.
For all the latest on Ball State men's volleyball, follow @BallStateMVB on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
MATCH INFO
Ball State vs McKendree
Thursday, February 13 (7 p.m. ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch on ESPN+ or ESPN3 | Live Stats
Ball State vs No. 6 Lewis
Saturday, February 15 (7 p.m. ET)
Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch on ESPN+ or ESPN3 | Live Stats
ABOUT MCKENDREE (7-4, 1-0 MIVA)
The Bearcats enter Thursday's contest having already played their first MIVA match. McKendree defeated Lewis in five sets to start the conference portion of its schedule. Zach Schnittker leads McKendree with 98 kills for the year and is closely followed by Patrick Ross' 93.
SERIES HISTORY
Ball State holds a 9-5 advantage in the all-time series with the Bearcats. The two school met three times last season an McKendree won the most important matchup in five sets at the MIVA Tournament.
ABOUT NO. 6 LEWIS (7-4, 0-1 MIVA)
The nationally ranked Flyers will square off against Ohio State Thursday before traveling to Muncie Saturday. Lewis owns a win against No. 8 UC Irvine and losses against Top-15 teams BYU, Hawaii and Penn State. Ryan Coenen paces Lewis and has tallied 136 kills so far this season.
SERIES HISTORY
The Cardinals hold a slight 32-30 advantage in the series with the Flyers. The most recent meeting featured BSU defeating Lewis in five sets at Worthen Arena.
BALL STATE STORYLINES
STREAKING: Ball State enters this week's matches on a four-match winning streak. The Cardinals have also won 12 consecutive sets with sweeps in all four of their previous matches.
NO MIDDLE GROUND: All of Ball State's matches this season have gone either three or five sets. The Cardinals have yet to play any four-set contests. BSU is 6-1 in matches played in just three sets and 1-2 in games that go all five.
FIRSTS: In Ball State's matches against Urbana and Daemen, freshmen Sammy Adkisson and David Flores made their respective Cardinal debuts. Senior Nate Amos also recorded the first kill of his collegiate career and his reaction was named NCAA photo of the week.
For all the latest on Ball State men's volleyball, follow @BallStateMVB on social media and visit BallStateSports.com.
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