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November 13, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's volleyball team saluted its five-member senior class with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 29-27) sweep of visiting Kent State Friday evening in Worthen Arena.
In her final regular season home match, senior middle Camryn Wise tied for match-high honors, blasting 13 kills for the Cardinals (19-7; 10-5 Mid-American Conference) and hitting .476 (13-3-21) for the contest. It was her 15th match hitting at least .400 this season and raised her MAC-leading attack percentage to .411 on the year.
Junior outside Ava Smith also had a strong night for Ball State, adding 13 kills of her own and picking up a pair of blocks. She turned in some clutch plays late in the third set, keeping the Cardinals alive. In fact, with Ball State trailing, she tied the match at 26-26 with a kill and once again at 27-27 with a monster solo block.
Senior middle Gwen Crull gave BSU match point at 28-27 with her seventh kill of the night, while junior serving libero Elizabeth Tabeling served up a match-winning ace. Crull would lead all players with a .500 (7-1-12) hitting mark, while also adding four digs.
Also having a strong attacking night for the Cardinals were junior opposite Tiffany Snook with 10 kills and a .348 (10-2-23) hitting mark and junior outside Audrey Geer with nine kills. Geer also collected 11 digs, second on the team only to junior libero Sophie Ledbetter who racked up a match-high 15.
Senior setter Lindsey Green and freshman setter Lucy McCollum ran the offense at a .292 (54-16-130) clip, dishing out 25 and 18 assists, respectively. Green also collected six digs, while McCollum added five digs and a service ace.
Overall, Ball State held a 56 to 51 edge in total digs, while limiting the Golden Flashes (11-15; 5-10 MAC) to a .160 (30-13-106) rate of success. Nadia Miller led Kent State with eight kills, while Catie Patterson collected a team-high 11 digs.
The Ball State women's volleyball team closes out the 2026 regular season Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.m. first serve at Eastern Michigan.
In her final regular season home match, senior middle Camryn Wise tied for match-high honors, blasting 13 kills for the Cardinals (19-7; 10-5 Mid-American Conference) and hitting .476 (13-3-21) for the contest. It was her 15th match hitting at least .400 this season and raised her MAC-leading attack percentage to .411 on the year.
Junior outside Ava Smith also had a strong night for Ball State, adding 13 kills of her own and picking up a pair of blocks. She turned in some clutch plays late in the third set, keeping the Cardinals alive. In fact, with Ball State trailing, she tied the match at 26-26 with a kill and once again at 27-27 with a monster solo block.
Senior middle Gwen Crull gave BSU match point at 28-27 with her seventh kill of the night, while junior serving libero Elizabeth Tabeling served up a match-winning ace. Crull would lead all players with a .500 (7-1-12) hitting mark, while also adding four digs.
Also having a strong attacking night for the Cardinals were junior opposite Tiffany Snook with 10 kills and a .348 (10-2-23) hitting mark and junior outside Audrey Geer with nine kills. Geer also collected 11 digs, second on the team only to junior libero Sophie Ledbetter who racked up a match-high 15.
Senior setter Lindsey Green and freshman setter Lucy McCollum ran the offense at a .292 (54-16-130) clip, dishing out 25 and 18 assists, respectively. Green also collected six digs, while McCollum added five digs and a service ace.
Overall, Ball State held a 56 to 51 edge in total digs, while limiting the Golden Flashes (11-15; 5-10 MAC) to a .160 (30-13-106) rate of success. Nadia Miller led Kent State with eight kills, while Catie Patterson collected a team-high 11 digs.
The Ball State women's volleyball team closes out the 2026 regular season Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.m. first serve at Eastern Michigan.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
KentSt
BSU
Kills
30
54
Errors
13
16
Attempts
106
130
Hitting %
.160
.292
Points
39.0
61.0
Assists
27
49
Aces
1
5
Blocks
8
2
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