Thursday, April 18
Muncie, Ind.
7 pm
Ball State University
21-10,13-3MIVA
2
vs
3
#4 Lindenwood (MIVA Tournament Semifinals)
16-11,9-7MIVA
1
2
3
4
5
F
Lindenwood
20
25
23
25
15
3
Ball St.
25
21
25
19
11
2
Photo by: Grace Adcock/Ball State Athletics
Men’s Volleyball Falls to Lindenwood in MIVA Tourney Semifinals
April 18, 2024 | Men's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. - It was a five-set thriller that unfortunately saw the win column go the other direction as the top seeded Ball State men's volleyball team (21-10) fell in the semifinals of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament against fourth seeded Lindenwood (16-11) by a score of 3-2 Thursday night in Worthen Arena.
Junior Tinaishe Ndavazocheva led the Cardinals offensively with 20 kills while teammate Braydon Savitski-Lynde finished the night with 11. Ndavazocheva recently earned All-MIVA First Team honors just a week ago.
Statistically, the Lions were more efficient from the floor hitting a .358 while their defense was also on point totaling 17 blocks.
Ball State came out of the gates strong and breezed through the first frame winning 25-20. Patrick Rogers made his return after a minor injury and would earn set point for the Cardinals.
Set two turned out to be a back-and-forth affair that saw four lead changes and 10 ties. The second period was knotted 21-21 before Lindenwood took the next four points to take the frame, 25-21.
The Cardinals best set was the third frame as Ball State hit .400 from the floor off 17 kills and 35 swings. BSU opened the third with a 6-1 run after kills from Ndavazocheva and Savitski-Lynde. The Lions put together a late rally to come within one-point of Ball State, 23-22. The Cardinals were able to prevail with a 25-23 third set win which was capped off by a kill from Will Patterson.
After that, Lindenwood dominated the last two sets despite Ball State's best efforts to stop them. The Lions went on to take set four (25-19) and five (15-11).
Despite the loss, the No. 10 nationally ranked Cardinals ended the season winning their third-straight MIVA regular season title and tallied yet another 20 plus win season. Ball State also saw third-year head coach Donan Cruz earn MIVA Coach of the Year honors while Ndavazocheva, Rogers and Lucas Machado were named to MIVA postseason squads.
Junior Tinaishe Ndavazocheva led the Cardinals offensively with 20 kills while teammate Braydon Savitski-Lynde finished the night with 11. Ndavazocheva recently earned All-MIVA First Team honors just a week ago.
Statistically, the Lions were more efficient from the floor hitting a .358 while their defense was also on point totaling 17 blocks.
Ball State came out of the gates strong and breezed through the first frame winning 25-20. Patrick Rogers made his return after a minor injury and would earn set point for the Cardinals.
Set two turned out to be a back-and-forth affair that saw four lead changes and 10 ties. The second period was knotted 21-21 before Lindenwood took the next four points to take the frame, 25-21.
The Cardinals best set was the third frame as Ball State hit .400 from the floor off 17 kills and 35 swings. BSU opened the third with a 6-1 run after kills from Ndavazocheva and Savitski-Lynde. The Lions put together a late rally to come within one-point of Ball State, 23-22. The Cardinals were able to prevail with a 25-23 third set win which was capped off by a kill from Will Patterson.
After that, Lindenwood dominated the last two sets despite Ball State's best efforts to stop them. The Lions went on to take set four (25-19) and five (15-11).
Despite the loss, the No. 10 nationally ranked Cardinals ended the season winning their third-straight MIVA regular season title and tallied yet another 20 plus win season. Ball State also saw third-year head coach Donan Cruz earn MIVA Coach of the Year honors while Ndavazocheva, Rogers and Lucas Machado were named to MIVA postseason squads.
Team Stats
Linden
BSU
Kills
65
55
Errors
17
20
Attempts
134
125
Hitting %
.358
.280
Points
83.5
65.5
Assists
63
51
Aces
9
4
Blocks
9.5
6.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
20
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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