Soccer Begins Big Final Week at NIU

Game 8 | Thursday, April 8 (2 p.m. CT/3 ET)
Ball State at Northern Illinois
DeKalb, Ill. (NIU Soccer Complex)
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The Ball State soccer team is set for its last scheduled road game Thursday at Northern Illinois.

The Cardinals enter the final week of the regular season controlling their own destiny for the MAC West Division title and a spot in the league championship game.

To accomplish that, BSU (4-2-1) needs a sweep of its last two matches -- Thursday at NIU and at home Sunday against Eastern Michigan. The Cardinals defeated both opponents earlier in this shortened, 10-game season. Now they'll look to do it again.

The quest starts with the trip to DeKalb, Illinois, to face an NIU team (1-7-0) playing its final home game. The Huskies are coming off a 4-1 loss at division leader Eastern Michigan.

Ball State won this season's first meeting 2-0 in Muncie back on March 18. Melissa Diceman scored both goals for the Cardinals, one in each half, on a cold, wet and windy afternoon against the Huskies at the Briner Sports Complex.

BSU is looking to rebound after having its four-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 2-0 loss Sunday at Western Michigan. That defeat knocked the Cardinals from the top of the division, but they could reclaim that spot with two wins this week.

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Melissa Diceman