Thursday, October 16
Muncie, Ind.
4 PM
Ball State University
vs
Toledo
Photo by: Madeline Howell/Ball State Athletics
Soccer Preparing to Play Toledo at Home on Thursday and at Bowling Green Sunday in Stretch Run of MAC Season
October 15, 2025 | Soccer
The Ball State soccer team is set to host Akron on Thursday and play at Bowling Green on Sunday as it enters the stretch run of the season.
Links to the video streams and live stats for the 4 p.m. Thursday match and 1 p.m. Sunday contest can be found above and on the schedule page. Thursday's promotions at the Briner Sports Complex are Fraternity / Sorority Day and Oktoberfest.
The Cardinals (7-5-2, 4-3-1 Mid-American Conference) swept a pair of matches against MAC foes in Eastern Michigan (1-0 on Oct. 9) and Akron (3-0 on Oct. 12) coming into Thursday's matchup with the Rockets.
Toledo (3-4-6, 0-3-4 MAC) tied 1-1 with Ohio last Sunday and fell 1-0 at Miami (OH) the Sunday prior in its most recent two games.
Mark Batman is in his third season as the head coach of the Rockets, who were picked to finish tenth in the 13-team MAC preseason coaches poll.
Toledo limits fouling and puts shots on goal, ranking fourth in the league in fewest fouls per game (9.46) and shot accuracy (.504). The Rockets are ninth in the MAC in scoring offense (0.92 goals per game) and seventh in goals-against average (1.08).
Senior goalkeeper Agnes Stenlund is fifth in the league in both total saves (50) and saves per game (3.85), while senior forward Kaema Amachree's .517 shot accuracy is third in the MAC and two game-winning goals fifth in the league.
Bowling Green (7-1-6, 2-0-5 MAC) most recently took 1-1 draws with Miami and Eastern Michigan the last two Sundays. The only loss so far this year for the Falcons came back on Aug. 17 in a 1-0 setback to Illinois.
Chris Fox is in his second season in charge at Bowling Green, and the team was picked to finish fifth in the preseason poll.
The Falcons boast the second-best goals-against average (.643, No. 26 in NCAA Division I) and save percentage (.842, No. 34) in the MAC, while their 1.43 goals per game mark is third in the league.
Sophomore goalkeeper Payton O'Malley is second in the conference in goals-against average (.649, No. 29 in Division I) and save percentage (.839, No. 40). Junior forward Emma Stransky paces the Falcons with six goals but has been whistled for the most yellow cards in the MAC (four).
Next up for Ball State after these two matches is the home finale on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m., against Miami.
SCORCHING HOT SCORING BY SUBS: The trio of Emily Roper, Kaelyn Valleau and Annika Klauss provided a spark off the bench in Sunday's 3-0 win over Akron, as each scored in a 10-minute stretch late in the first half.
Roper found the back of the net in the 34th minute before Valleau and Klauss scored their first goals of the season in the 40th and 43rd minutes, respectively.
ROAD RUNNERS: Ball State improved its record in road contests to 6-2 thanks to last Thursday's 1-0 decision at Eastern Michigan.
The Cardinals are the only team in the MAC with more than four wins in away games this year.
BRACE FOR IMPACT: Senior Addie Chester scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Ohio on Oct. 2 to increase her season total to eight goals.
The Muncie, Ind., native tallied a pair of scores for the third time this year with the effort after also doing so on Aug. 24 at Eastern Illinois and on Sept. 7 against Butler.
Chester paces the Mid-American Conference in goals (eight) and points (20) so far this season. She also leads the league in goals per game (0.57) and points per game (1.43).
Chester has upped her career totals to 20 goals (18 at Ball State) and 20 assists (12) and ranks eighth in both of those categories in program history.
CALDWELL CAREER MILESTONE LOOKOUT: Senior forward Delaney Caldwell recorded goals in the season opener vs Purdue on Aug. 17, on Sept. 18 vs Central Michigan and Sept. 25 at Buffalo, but is within striking distance of setting a program record in another category.
Caldwell is three assists away from tying Ehren Reagor's program record of 18 in a career, while she is two goals away from cracking the Top 5 in that career category as well.
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Links to the video streams and live stats for the 4 p.m. Thursday match and 1 p.m. Sunday contest can be found above and on the schedule page. Thursday's promotions at the Briner Sports Complex are Fraternity / Sorority Day and Oktoberfest.
The Cardinals (7-5-2, 4-3-1 Mid-American Conference) swept a pair of matches against MAC foes in Eastern Michigan (1-0 on Oct. 9) and Akron (3-0 on Oct. 12) coming into Thursday's matchup with the Rockets.
Toledo (3-4-6, 0-3-4 MAC) tied 1-1 with Ohio last Sunday and fell 1-0 at Miami (OH) the Sunday prior in its most recent two games.
Mark Batman is in his third season as the head coach of the Rockets, who were picked to finish tenth in the 13-team MAC preseason coaches poll.
Toledo limits fouling and puts shots on goal, ranking fourth in the league in fewest fouls per game (9.46) and shot accuracy (.504). The Rockets are ninth in the MAC in scoring offense (0.92 goals per game) and seventh in goals-against average (1.08).
Senior goalkeeper Agnes Stenlund is fifth in the league in both total saves (50) and saves per game (3.85), while senior forward Kaema Amachree's .517 shot accuracy is third in the MAC and two game-winning goals fifth in the league.
Bowling Green (7-1-6, 2-0-5 MAC) most recently took 1-1 draws with Miami and Eastern Michigan the last two Sundays. The only loss so far this year for the Falcons came back on Aug. 17 in a 1-0 setback to Illinois.
Chris Fox is in his second season in charge at Bowling Green, and the team was picked to finish fifth in the preseason poll.
The Falcons boast the second-best goals-against average (.643, No. 26 in NCAA Division I) and save percentage (.842, No. 34) in the MAC, while their 1.43 goals per game mark is third in the league.
Sophomore goalkeeper Payton O'Malley is second in the conference in goals-against average (.649, No. 29 in Division I) and save percentage (.839, No. 40). Junior forward Emma Stransky paces the Falcons with six goals but has been whistled for the most yellow cards in the MAC (four).
Next up for Ball State after these two matches is the home finale on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m., against Miami.
SCORCHING HOT SCORING BY SUBS: The trio of Emily Roper, Kaelyn Valleau and Annika Klauss provided a spark off the bench in Sunday's 3-0 win over Akron, as each scored in a 10-minute stretch late in the first half.
Roper found the back of the net in the 34th minute before Valleau and Klauss scored their first goals of the season in the 40th and 43rd minutes, respectively.
ROAD RUNNERS: Ball State improved its record in road contests to 6-2 thanks to last Thursday's 1-0 decision at Eastern Michigan.
The Cardinals are the only team in the MAC with more than four wins in away games this year.
BRACE FOR IMPACT: Senior Addie Chester scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Ohio on Oct. 2 to increase her season total to eight goals.
The Muncie, Ind., native tallied a pair of scores for the third time this year with the effort after also doing so on Aug. 24 at Eastern Illinois and on Sept. 7 against Butler.
Chester paces the Mid-American Conference in goals (eight) and points (20) so far this season. She also leads the league in goals per game (0.57) and points per game (1.43).
Chester has upped her career totals to 20 goals (18 at Ball State) and 20 assists (12) and ranks eighth in both of those categories in program history.
CALDWELL CAREER MILESTONE LOOKOUT: Senior forward Delaney Caldwell recorded goals in the season opener vs Purdue on Aug. 17, on Sept. 18 vs Central Michigan and Sept. 25 at Buffalo, but is within striking distance of setting a program record in another category.
Caldwell is three assists away from tying Ehren Reagor's program record of 18 in a career, while she is two goals away from cracking the Top 5 in that career category as well.
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