MVB Advances to 6-0 at Home With First Conference Win Over Queens

Thursday, February 5

Muncie, IN

7 pm

Ball State University

9-1,1-0MIVA

Queens

5-3,0-1MIVA

Queens (NC)

Ball St.

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

MVB Advances to 6-0 at Home With First Conference Win Over Queens

February 05, 2026 | Men's Volleyball

Box Score

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men's volleyball program completed its fifth-straight sweep as it advanced to an unbeaten 6-0 inside Worthen Arena with a victory over Queens (25-19, 25-22, 25-22). The men's squad wins its first conference match of the 2026 season while extending a six-match winning streak.

Patrick Rogers paced the Cardinals (9-1, 1-0 MIVA) with a match-high 13 kills on .524 hitting, accompanied by two service aces and six digs. Ryan Louis added nine kills and another two aces while recording three blocks.

Ball State's defense was led by Wil Basilio who led the team in digs with seven along with four blocks. Braydon Savitski-Lynde led both teams Thursday evening with five total blocks.

The reigning MIVA Defensive Player of the Week Lucas Machado totaled five digs as he guided the floor with 26 assists.

Both the Cardinals and the Royals (5-3, 0-1 MIVA) struggled in the hitting department, with Ball State totaling 24 errors compared to Queens' 27. As a team, the Cardinals hit .310 while the Royals hit .273.

After Ball State jumped up to a 9-4 lead in the opening set, the Royals went on a six-point run, which consisted of five Cardinal attack errors, to take a one-point lead. The set then saw three tied scores until Ball State jumped up to a three-point advantage with four Queens errors and a kill from Savitski-Lynde. An offensive pursuit from Louis and Rogers made up the Cardinals' next four kills, as well as a Savitski-Lynde ace and Royals error, developing a six-point lead which it would maintain to take set one.

Both teams traded blows to make up 15 tied scores in set two until three Royals attack errors gave the Cardinals a late-set advantage. Ball State would maintain the gap behind kills from Rogers and Basilio, taking its second set after Louis stamped set point. The Royals led by as many as four in set three, seeing a 14-10 advantage before Ball State began to capitalize once again on Queens errors. The Cardinals climbed back to take the lead at 17-16, led by a kill each from Louis, Savitski-Lynde and Rogers. The Royals struggled to build momentum, eventually trailing by seven as Ball State claimed the third and final set.

These two teams conclude the series tomorrow evening inside Worthen Arena at 7 p.m. Ball State looks to advance to double-digit wins on the season as it maintains its unblemished home record.