MVB Improves to 4-0 at Home After a Sweep Over Maryville

Thursday, January 22

Muncie, IN

7 pm

Ball State University

5-1,0-0MIVA

Maryville

0-4,0-0GLVC

Maryville (MO)

Ball St.

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

MVB Improves to 4-0 at Home After a Sweep Over Maryville

January 22, 2026 | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

MUNCIE, Ind. – The no. 12 Ball State men's volleyball program improved to a 4-0 mark inside Worthen Arena after overcoming Maryville in straight sets Thursday night. At 5-1 overall, the men's team has earned the best start to its campaign since seeing the same record at the beginning of its conference championship season in 2022.

Patrick Rogers completed his fifth-consecutive match with double-digit kills, posting a match-high 14 on a .565 clip. Rogers also completed four digs along with one ace and a block.

Griffin Satterfield led the match with 25 assists, along with three kills and two digs.

The Cardinals (5-1, 0-0 MIVA) held the Saints (0-4, 0-0 GLVC) to a .272 hitting percentage through three sets, including a .133 clip in the opening set, while Ball State hit .429 as a team. The men's unit also completed seven aces, compared to Maryville's three, led by Wil Basilio who had two.

Maryville saw a lead in the match on two occasions, both from taking the initial point in sets one and two.

Ball State opened set one with a five-point advantage after earning six straight points led by four attack errors from the Saints. The Cardinals coasted through to a 25-17 finish as the Saints struggled to find momentum. Libero Victor Scherer earned four of this match-high seven digs, pacing the Ball State defense.

In set two, the Cardinals limited the Saints to hit .276 and took advantage of seven Maryville errors to maintain a comfortable lead. A Ryan Louis ace capped off a three-point run to put Ball State up two sets. Louis and Rogers both recorded four kills and an ace each.

Set three was the closest of the match between the two teams. After Ball State found themselves up six at 12-6, Maryville went on a series of runs to tie the set 18-18. In his first appearance of his collegiate career, Daniel Günther brought the Cardinals to match point, and a Saints attack error ended the match to give Ball State its fourth-consecutive win at home.

The Cardinals are back at home again tomorrow night as the team hosts no. 20 Charleston at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be available on ESPN+, and tickets are available here.