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Volleyball Sweeps EMU to Claim at Least a Share of 2025 MAC Title
November 06, 2025 | Women's Volleyball
YPSILANTI, Mich. - - For the 11th time in program history, the Ball State women's volleyball program is a Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champion.
The Cardinals (18-9; 14-1 MAC) earned at least a share of the 2025 MAC regular season title and the top seed in the upcoming MAC Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-21) sweep of Eastern Michigan Thursday evening at the Gervin GameAbove Center.
"It's definitely a great accomplishment and I'm extremely proud of our group for their perseverance and toughness so far this season," head coach Kelli Miller Phillips exclaimed! "The MAC is an incredibly talented league, and we've continued to work hard, continued to push ourselves to be better each week. I'm excited to see us continue to grow this season."
Ball State, which also earned hosting rights to the 2026 MAC Volleyball Championship with the victory, will battle the Eagles (12-16; 4-11 MAC) again tomorrow at 6 p.m. looking to secure the regular season title outright.
"Our team is anything but satisfied right now," Phillips added. "We know we have so much more we want to accomplish this season, so motivation this group is not a worry whatsoever. We have a determined group and are ready to keep grinding!"
In Thursday's victory over of the Eagles (12-16; 4-11 MAC), the Cardinals jumped out to a hot start with an eight-point win in the opening set, hitting .342 along the way. Host EMU countered with a 7-2 start in the second stanza, before the Cardinals battled back to even the score at 9-9.
From there, the teams battled to a 14-14 stalemate before an Eagles service error sent sophomore outside Carson Tyler to the service line. Tyler would proceed to serve the next 10 points, including a pair of aces, to give Ball State a 25-14 victory in the frame.
The third set saw the teams battle to a 21-21 tie before a kill from junior middle Camryn Wise gave Tyler the serve once again. She proceeded to serve the final three points, starting with a kill from sophomore opposite Tiffany Snook followed by a pair of EMU errors, to give the Cardinals at least a share of the league's regular season title.
Along with her strong serving, Tyler led all players with 12 kills and chipped in a match-high tying 11 digs for her 15th double-double of the season. She also tallied one of Ball State's two solo blocks in the victory.
Wise continued her strong hitting, leading all players with .533 (8-0-15) attack percentage. The effort raised her MAC-leading season attack percentage to .394, including a .436 mark in league play.
Snook and junior middle Gwen Crull each added seven kills, while graduate outside Noelle VanOort registered six. Their efforts were aided by the setting of junior Lindsey Green and freshman Reese Axnesswho ran the offense at a .292 (44-13-106) clip. Axness dished out a match-high 18 assists and added six digs, while Green recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 16 assists and 10 digs.
Also collecting in double-figure digs was sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter, who tied Tyler for match-high honors with 11.
Ball State's combined defensive effort limited EMU to a .123 (29-16-106) attack percentage in the match. Bri Struck led the Eagles with 10 kills, while AshleeKay Christensen earned a team-high 10 digs.
The Cardinals (18-9; 14-1 MAC) earned at least a share of the 2025 MAC regular season title and the top seed in the upcoming MAC Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-21) sweep of Eastern Michigan Thursday evening at the Gervin GameAbove Center.
"It's definitely a great accomplishment and I'm extremely proud of our group for their perseverance and toughness so far this season," head coach Kelli Miller Phillips exclaimed! "The MAC is an incredibly talented league, and we've continued to work hard, continued to push ourselves to be better each week. I'm excited to see us continue to grow this season."
Ball State, which also earned hosting rights to the 2026 MAC Volleyball Championship with the victory, will battle the Eagles (12-16; 4-11 MAC) again tomorrow at 6 p.m. looking to secure the regular season title outright.
"Our team is anything but satisfied right now," Phillips added. "We know we have so much more we want to accomplish this season, so motivation this group is not a worry whatsoever. We have a determined group and are ready to keep grinding!"
In Thursday's victory over of the Eagles (12-16; 4-11 MAC), the Cardinals jumped out to a hot start with an eight-point win in the opening set, hitting .342 along the way. Host EMU countered with a 7-2 start in the second stanza, before the Cardinals battled back to even the score at 9-9.
From there, the teams battled to a 14-14 stalemate before an Eagles service error sent sophomore outside Carson Tyler to the service line. Tyler would proceed to serve the next 10 points, including a pair of aces, to give Ball State a 25-14 victory in the frame.
The third set saw the teams battle to a 21-21 tie before a kill from junior middle Camryn Wise gave Tyler the serve once again. She proceeded to serve the final three points, starting with a kill from sophomore opposite Tiffany Snook followed by a pair of EMU errors, to give the Cardinals at least a share of the league's regular season title.
Along with her strong serving, Tyler led all players with 12 kills and chipped in a match-high tying 11 digs for her 15th double-double of the season. She also tallied one of Ball State's two solo blocks in the victory.
Wise continued her strong hitting, leading all players with .533 (8-0-15) attack percentage. The effort raised her MAC-leading season attack percentage to .394, including a .436 mark in league play.
Snook and junior middle Gwen Crull each added seven kills, while graduate outside Noelle VanOort registered six. Their efforts were aided by the setting of junior Lindsey Green and freshman Reese Axnesswho ran the offense at a .292 (44-13-106) clip. Axness dished out a match-high 18 assists and added six digs, while Green recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 16 assists and 10 digs.
Also collecting in double-figure digs was sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter, who tied Tyler for match-high honors with 11.
Ball State's combined defensive effort limited EMU to a .123 (29-16-106) attack percentage in the match. Bri Struck led the Eagles with 10 kills, while AshleeKay Christensen earned a team-high 10 digs.
Team Stats
BSU
EMU
Kills
44
29
Errors
13
16
Attempts
106
106
Hitting %
.292
.123
Points
53.0
31.0
Assists
42
24
Aces
5
1
Blocks
4
1
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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