MVB Moves to 4-0 Conference Mark After Topping No. 13 Lindenwood

Friday, February 13

Muncie, IN

6 pm

Ball State University

12-1,4-0MIVA

Lindenwood

9-2,3-1MIVA

Lindenwood

Ball St.

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

MVB Moves to 4-0 Conference Mark After Topping No. 13 Lindenwood

February 13, 2026 | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

MUNCIE, Ind. – The ninth-ranked Ball State men's volleyball team moved up to a 4-0 start to conference action while defending its undefeated home streak, taking down No. 13 Lindenwood in four sets (21-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-14).

The Cardinals (12-1, 4-0 MIVA) handed the Lions (8-2, 3-1 MIVA) its first fall in league play this season as Ball State claimed its ninth-consecutive win inside Worthen Arena.

Sophomore outside Wil Basilio had another career-best offensive performance Friday evening, leading Ball State with 13 kills on his second-highest clip of the season (.417). Basilio also had two aces, four digs and a block. Ryan Louis added 11 kills on an efficient .500 hitting and Patrick Rogers contributed nine kills while hitting .320

Lucas Machado had 37 assists along with seven kills on a match-high .778 hitting. On the defensive side, Machado had seven digs and two blocks.

Leading the Cardinals at the net were Will Patterson and Louis who had five blocks, including two back-to-back assisted blocks in a dominant set three. Rogers and Braydon Savitski-Lynde each added three to the team's total as well. Libero Victor Scherer recorded a season-best nine digs, followed by Rogers who had a season-high of eight.

The opening set was a competitive start to the evening, seeing seven tied scores and four lead changes. Lindenwood eventually took the lead for good at 12-11 in the middle of a three-point run. The Lions were able to build momentum off leading scorer Luke Kraft, whose nine kills in set one helped give Lindenwood as much as a five-point advantage in the latter half.

Ball State came out efficiently aggressive for the next three sets, including clips of .524 in set three and .619 in set four. The Cardinals continued to find its rhythm as the night went on while the Lions totaled 35 errors between the final three sets. While set four was back-and-forth for the opening 12 points, tied 6-6, Ball State rode a 19-8 run to close the match.

The Cardinals will travel to Columbus, Ohio to battle No. 11 Ohio State on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m., followed by a trip to Northern Kentucky Feb. 21 at 5 p.m.