Soccer Unveils 2024 Regular Season Schedule
July 24, 2024 | Soccer
25th Anniversary of First Season for the Ball State Soccer Program
2024 Schedule
The Ball State women's soccer team and head coach Josh Rife have announced their 2024 regular season schedule.
The slate consists of 11 Mid-American Conference matches after a seven-contest nonconference schedule which begins on Aug. 15 against Purdue Fort Wayne at the Briner Sports Complex in Muncie. Ball State hosts Indiana on Aug. 20 and plays at Butler on Aug. 29 as part of its trio of in-state matchups to begin the year.
Roadtrips to Michigan (Sept. 1) and Austin Peay (Sept. 5) start the month of September before home contests with Queens (Sept. 8) and IU Indianapolis (Sept. 12) conclude the nonconference portion of the schedule.
Ball State hosts Bowling Green on Sept. 19 in the MAC opener before traveling to Northeast Ohio for its first pair of conference road matches at Kent State on Sept. 22 and at Akron on Sept. 26. A home date with Eastern Michigan on the 29th serves as the September finale.
The Cardinals face three opponents at home (Buffalo on Oct. 6, Ohio on Oct. 13 and Northern Illinois on Oct. 24) and four on the road (Central Michigan on Oct. 10, Miami [OH] Oct. 18, Western Michigan Oct. 27 and Toledo Oct. 31) in the final month of the regular season.
Rife's squads have combined to go 42-30-14 (31-12-10 MAC) in his five seasons leading the Cardinals. Ball State finished third in the 12-team league in 2023 with a 6-2-3 MAC record.
"We are excited for the 25th anniversary of our Ball State women's soccer program," said Rife. "We feel our nonconference schedule will challenge us and prepare us for the always competitive MAC season. We look forward to another challenging year in our conference and hope to bring home Ball State women's soccer's first MAC conference tournament win."
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2024 Ball State Women's Soccer Schedule
Aug. 15 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (4 p.m.)
Aug. 20 vs. Indiana (5:30 p.m.)
Aug. 29 at Butler (7 p.m.)
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Sept. 1 at Michigan (1 p.m.)
Sept. 5 at Austin Peay (6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT)
Sept. 8 vs. Queens (1 p.m.)
Sept. 12 vs. IU Indianapolis (4 p.m.)
Sept. 19 vs. Bowling Green (4 p.m.)*
Sept. 22 at Kent State (1 p.m.)*
Sept. 26 at Akron (7 p.m.)*
Sept. 29 vs. Eastern Michigan (1 p.m.)*
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Oct. 6 vs. Buffalo (1 p.m.)*
Oct. 10 at Central Michigan (7 p.m.)*
Oct. 13 vs. Ohio (1 p.m.)*
Oct. 18 at Miami (OH) (7 p.m.)*
Oct. 24 vs Northern Illinois (4 p.m.)*
Oct. 27 at Western Michigan (1 p.m.)*
Oct. 31 at Toledo (3 p.m.)*
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BOLD – Home Match
* – Mid-American Conference Match
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The Ball State women's soccer team and head coach Josh Rife have announced their 2024 regular season schedule.
The slate consists of 11 Mid-American Conference matches after a seven-contest nonconference schedule which begins on Aug. 15 against Purdue Fort Wayne at the Briner Sports Complex in Muncie. Ball State hosts Indiana on Aug. 20 and plays at Butler on Aug. 29 as part of its trio of in-state matchups to begin the year.
Roadtrips to Michigan (Sept. 1) and Austin Peay (Sept. 5) start the month of September before home contests with Queens (Sept. 8) and IU Indianapolis (Sept. 12) conclude the nonconference portion of the schedule.
Ball State hosts Bowling Green on Sept. 19 in the MAC opener before traveling to Northeast Ohio for its first pair of conference road matches at Kent State on Sept. 22 and at Akron on Sept. 26. A home date with Eastern Michigan on the 29th serves as the September finale.
The Cardinals face three opponents at home (Buffalo on Oct. 6, Ohio on Oct. 13 and Northern Illinois on Oct. 24) and four on the road (Central Michigan on Oct. 10, Miami [OH] Oct. 18, Western Michigan Oct. 27 and Toledo Oct. 31) in the final month of the regular season.
Rife's squads have combined to go 42-30-14 (31-12-10 MAC) in his five seasons leading the Cardinals. Ball State finished third in the 12-team league in 2023 with a 6-2-3 MAC record.
"We are excited for the 25th anniversary of our Ball State women's soccer program," said Rife. "We feel our nonconference schedule will challenge us and prepare us for the always competitive MAC season. We look forward to another challenging year in our conference and hope to bring home Ball State women's soccer's first MAC conference tournament win."
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2024 Ball State Women's Soccer Schedule
Aug. 15 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (4 p.m.)
Aug. 20 vs. Indiana (5:30 p.m.)
Aug. 29 at Butler (7 p.m.)
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Sept. 1 at Michigan (1 p.m.)
Sept. 5 at Austin Peay (6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT)
Sept. 8 vs. Queens (1 p.m.)
Sept. 12 vs. IU Indianapolis (4 p.m.)
Sept. 19 vs. Bowling Green (4 p.m.)*
Sept. 22 at Kent State (1 p.m.)*
Sept. 26 at Akron (7 p.m.)*
Sept. 29 vs. Eastern Michigan (1 p.m.)*
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Oct. 6 vs. Buffalo (1 p.m.)*
Oct. 10 at Central Michigan (7 p.m.)*
Oct. 13 vs. Ohio (1 p.m.)*
Oct. 18 at Miami (OH) (7 p.m.)*
Oct. 24 vs Northern Illinois (4 p.m.)*
Oct. 27 at Western Michigan (1 p.m.)*
Oct. 31 at Toledo (3 p.m.)*
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BOLD – Home Match
* – Mid-American Conference Match
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