Thursday, October 9
Ypsilanti, Mich.
3 PM
Ball State University
at
Eastern Michigan
Photo by: Bobby Ellis/Ball State University
Soccer Playing Eastern Michigan Thursday and Akron Sunday
October 08, 2025 | Soccer
The Ball State soccer team makes the trip to Eastern Michigan for a Thursday afternoon match and hosts Akron on Sunday for another two-game stretch against Mid-American Conference foes.
Links to the video streams and live stats for the 3 p.m. Thursday match and 1 p.m. Sunday contest can be found above and on the schedule page. Sunday will be Breast Cancer Awareness Day at the Briner Sports Complex.
The Cardinals (5-5-2, 2-3-1 MAC) fell 2-0 at home to Western Michigan on Sunday after topping Ohio 2-0 on the road last Thursday afternoon. Addie Chester scored a pair of second half goals to lead Ball State to the win in Athens.
Eastern Michigan (4-5-3, 2-1-3 MAC) has recorded three straight 1-1 draws including most recently on Sunday against Bowling Green in Ypsilanti. The Eagles began conference play 2-0 with 1-0 decisions vs Buffalo on Sept. 18 and at Toledo on Sept. 21.
Head coach Taylor Clarke is in his second season at Eastern, and the Eagles were picked to finish ninth in the 13-team MAC preseason poll.
Eastern Michigan has the top shot accuracy mark in NCAA Division I, as 61.9 percent of the shots the Eagles take are on goal. The EMU defense leads the MAC in saves per game (5.25) while ranking third in save percentage (.829).
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Ella Holland is first in the conference and No. 28 nationally with 62 saves, while her .827 save percentage is third in the league.
Akron (3-6-3, 0-4-2 MAC) lost 2-1 to Kent State at home on Sunday and has lost three matches in a row after a pair of draws at Ohio (Sept. 21) and Northern Illinois (Sept. 25).
The Zips were picked to finish 13th in the MAC preseason poll as Maggie Kuhn is serving as the interim head coach.
Akron limits fouling to the extent of ranking first in the league and No. 25 in NCAA Division I in fewest fouls per game (6.83). The Zips have collected the fourth-most saves per game (4.67) among MAC teams.
Freshman Addison Hall leads the team in goals (three) and points (seven) on only four shots, while the duo of junior Sara Bower and redshirt freshman Ariana Vakos have split time in goal for the Zips.
Next up for the Cardinals is a home game with Toledo at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16.
ROAD RUNNERS: Ball State improved its record in road contests to 5-2 thanks to last Thursday's 2-0 decision at Ohio.
The Cardinals have not allowed a goal in any of their triumphs this season.
SUNDAY HOME COOKING: Sunday's match vs the Zips will be Ball State's fifth out of six home matches played on a Sunday so far this season.
Six of the eight scheduled regular season home contests for the Cardinals this year are set for Sundays, with the other two on Thursdays.
BRACE FOR IMPACT: Senior Addie Chester scored both goals in the 2-0 win over the Bobcats 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 (0.67, No. 32 in NCAA Division I) and points per game (1.67, No. 26).
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 3 p.m. Thursday match and 1 p.m. Sunday contest can be found above and on the schedule page. Sunday will be Breast Cancer Awareness Day at the Briner Sports Complex.
The Cardinals (5-5-2, 2-3-1 MAC) fell 2-0 at home to Western Michigan on Sunday after topping Ohio 2-0 on the road last Thursday afternoon. Addie Chester scored a pair of second half goals to lead Ball State to the win in Athens.
Eastern Michigan (4-5-3, 2-1-3 MAC) has recorded three straight 1-1 draws including most recently on Sunday against Bowling Green in Ypsilanti. The Eagles began conference play 2-0 with 1-0 decisions vs Buffalo on Sept. 18 and at Toledo on Sept. 21.
Head coach Taylor Clarke is in his second season at Eastern, and the Eagles were picked to finish ninth in the 13-team MAC preseason poll.
Eastern Michigan has the top shot accuracy mark in NCAA Division I, as 61.9 percent of the shots the Eagles take are on goal. The EMU defense leads the MAC in saves per game (5.25) while ranking third in save percentage (.829).
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Ella Holland is first in the conference and No. 28 nationally with 62 saves, while her .827 save percentage is third in the league.
Akron (3-6-3, 0-4-2 MAC) lost 2-1 to Kent State at home on Sunday and has lost three matches in a row after a pair of draws at Ohio (Sept. 21) and Northern Illinois (Sept. 25).
The Zips were picked to finish 13th in the MAC preseason poll as Maggie Kuhn is serving as the interim head coach.
Akron limits fouling to the extent of ranking first in the league and No. 25 in NCAA Division I in fewest fouls per game (6.83). The Zips have collected the fourth-most saves per game (4.67) among MAC teams.
Freshman Addison Hall leads the team in goals (three) and points (seven) on only four shots, while the duo of junior Sara Bower and redshirt freshman Ariana Vakos have split time in goal for the Zips.
Next up for the Cardinals is a home game with Toledo at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16.
ROAD RUNNERS: Ball State improved its record in road contests to 5-2 thanks to last Thursday's 2-0 decision at Ohio.
The Cardinals have not allowed a goal in any of their triumphs this season.
SUNDAY HOME COOKING: Sunday's match vs the Zips will be Ball State's fifth out of six home matches played on a Sunday so far this season.
Six of the eight scheduled regular season home contests for the Cardinals this year are set for Sundays, with the other two on Thursdays.
BRACE FOR IMPACT: Senior Addie Chester scored both goals in the 2-0 win over the Bobcats 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 (0.67, No. 32 in NCAA Division I) and points per game (1.67, No. 26).
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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