Ball State University Athletics
Wednesday, November 6
Oxford, OH
11:30
Ball State University
at
No. 4 Kent State
Field Hockey Faces Fourth-Seeded Kent State at MAC Tourney Wednesday
November 05, 2024 | Field Hockey
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Ball State field hockey team earned the fifth seed in this week's 2024 Mid-American Conference Tournament. The Cardinals are set to face the fourth-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 11:30 a.m. ET in Oxford, Ohio.
Ball State and Kent State will meet again for the first time since the two programs opened its conference season against one another. It was a defensive battle in Kent, Ohio which saw the Cardinals fall to the Golden Flashes by a goal (1-0) on Sept. 20.
The Cardinals finished the regular season with an overall record of 5-12, while owning a 4-4 MAC ledger. The Golden Flashes enter the tournament with a 6-11 overall ledger and a 5-3 MAC mark.
This marks the first appearance in the MAC Tourney for Ball State since the 2022 season and the second under third-year head field hockey coach Caitlin Walsh. The Cardinals fell in 2022 by a score of 2-0 to Miami.
Ball State has a rich tradition at the MAC Tournament winning 10 titles with the last one being in 1997. That season, Ball State knocked off Miami and Kent State for the crown.
Ball State has not won a MAC Tournament contest since 2006 which came against Miami. That year the Cardinals defeated the RedHawks 3-0 in the semifinals.
A Ball State win will advance the Cardinals to the semifinal round game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Thursday and will take on No. 1 James Madison at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Ball State and Kent State will meet again for the first time since the two programs opened its conference season against one another. It was a defensive battle in Kent, Ohio which saw the Cardinals fall to the Golden Flashes by a goal (1-0) on Sept. 20.
The Cardinals finished the regular season with an overall record of 5-12, while owning a 4-4 MAC ledger. The Golden Flashes enter the tournament with a 6-11 overall ledger and a 5-3 MAC mark.
This marks the first appearance in the MAC Tourney for Ball State since the 2022 season and the second under third-year head field hockey coach Caitlin Walsh. The Cardinals fell in 2022 by a score of 2-0 to Miami.
Ball State has a rich tradition at the MAC Tournament winning 10 titles with the last one being in 1997. That season, Ball State knocked off Miami and Kent State for the crown.
Ball State has not won a MAC Tournament contest since 2006 which came against Miami. That year the Cardinals defeated the RedHawks 3-0 in the semifinals.
A Ball State win will advance the Cardinals to the semifinal round game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Thursday and will take on No. 1 James Madison at 11:30 a.m. ET.
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