Ball State University Athletics
Saturday, November 14
Ypsilanti, MI
4 p.m.
Ball State University
20-7,11-5MAC
3
at
1
Eastern Michigan
10-18,4-12MAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball St. | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Eastern Mich. | 18 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
Photo by: Shane DiMantova - Ball State Athletics
November 14, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
YPSILANTI, Mich. - - The Ball State women's volleyball team closed the 2026 regular season with a 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-15, 25-11) victory over Eastern Michigan Saturday afternoon at the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
With the win, the Cardinals enter next week's Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship, which will be held Nov. 20-22 inside Worthen Arena, with a 20-7 (11-5 MAC) record. It is the 32nd time in program history Ball State has reached 20 wins in a season.
Ball State will find out its seed and opponent for the upcoming MAC Volleyball Championship when the bracket is announced later this evening, following the Bowling Green at Toledo match set for 7:30 p.m.
In Saturday's victory over the Eagles (10-18; 4-15 MAC), junior outside Ava Smith led all players by matching her jersey number with 14 kills. She hit .282 (14-3-39) for the outing and added a solo block.
Next on the attacking front for the Cardinals were senior opposite Tiffany Snook and junior outside Audrey Geer with 11 kills apiece. Geer would tie her career high with five total blocks, while adding nine digs. Snook earned two digs and one block.
From the middle, senior Gwen Crull led all players with seven total blocks and added six kills, while senior Camryn Wise chipped in eight kills and a match-best .471 (8-0-17) attack percentage, while also securing four digs and a block. Wise finished the regular season with a MAC-best .414 attack percentage, while Crull finished fifth in the league with a .355 hitting mark.
Overall, Ball State finished the day with a .272 (55-12-158) attack percentage, led by senior setter Lindsey Green and freshman setter Lucy McCollum. Green paced all players with 26 assists and added 10 digs for her team-leading 10th double-double of the season. McCollum chipped in 16 assists and three digs.
Junior libero Sophie Ledbetter paced the Ball State backcourt with 20 digs, while freshman outside Mallory Pike collected 12, to go along with four kills and two blocks.
The strong effort on defense, including 66 total digs and 10.0 total blocks, helped limit the Eagles to a .074 (42-31-148) attack percentage. EMU's Matalie Slusher and Taeley Mahler tied for team-high honors with 10 kills apiece, while Surabhi Srinivasan led all players with 29 digs.
With the win, the Cardinals enter next week's Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship, which will be held Nov. 20-22 inside Worthen Arena, with a 20-7 (11-5 MAC) record. It is the 32nd time in program history Ball State has reached 20 wins in a season.
Ball State will find out its seed and opponent for the upcoming MAC Volleyball Championship when the bracket is announced later this evening, following the Bowling Green at Toledo match set for 7:30 p.m.
In Saturday's victory over the Eagles (10-18; 4-15 MAC), junior outside Ava Smith led all players by matching her jersey number with 14 kills. She hit .282 (14-3-39) for the outing and added a solo block.
Next on the attacking front for the Cardinals were senior opposite Tiffany Snook and junior outside Audrey Geer with 11 kills apiece. Geer would tie her career high with five total blocks, while adding nine digs. Snook earned two digs and one block.
From the middle, senior Gwen Crull led all players with seven total blocks and added six kills, while senior Camryn Wise chipped in eight kills and a match-best .471 (8-0-17) attack percentage, while also securing four digs and a block. Wise finished the regular season with a MAC-best .414 attack percentage, while Crull finished fifth in the league with a .355 hitting mark.
Overall, Ball State finished the day with a .272 (55-12-158) attack percentage, led by senior setter Lindsey Green and freshman setter Lucy McCollum. Green paced all players with 26 assists and added 10 digs for her team-leading 10th double-double of the season. McCollum chipped in 16 assists and three digs.
Junior libero Sophie Ledbetter paced the Ball State backcourt with 20 digs, while freshman outside Mallory Pike collected 12, to go along with four kills and two blocks.
The strong effort on defense, including 66 total digs and 10.0 total blocks, helped limit the Eagles to a .074 (42-31-148) attack percentage. EMU's Matalie Slusher and Taeley Mahler tied for team-high honors with 10 kills apiece, while Surabhi Srinivasan led all players with 29 digs.
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
BSU
EMU
Kills
55
42
Errors
12
31
Attempts
158
148
Hitting %
.272
.074
Points
68.0
51.0
Assists
52
41
Aces
3
4
Blocks
10
5
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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