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Sunday, September 13
Dayton, Ohio
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Soccer on the Road Against Dayton
September 11, 2026 | Soccer
The Ball State soccer team is set to play at Dayton at 6 p.m. on Sunday and can be seen on ESPN+. Links to the broadcast and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (3-2-1) topped Eastern Illinois by a score of 1-0 on Sunday afternoon with a goal by Kaelyn Valleau in the 33rd minute. Both Francesca Terrasi and LG Moncrief assisted on Valleau's score. Goalkeeper Kate Pallante notched one save to keep a clean sheet for the hosts at the Briner Sports Complex.
Dayton comes into the contest with a record of 2-5 on the season. They have victories over Toledo and Wright State and suffered a 4-0 loss to Xavier on Sept. 10.
Head coach Eric Golz is in his 10th season with the Flyers after a 10-0 run in the Atlantic 10 Conference to win the conference championship. Dayton returns five starters from the 2025 squad, including reigning A-10 Midfielder of the Year Liv Grenda.
Dayton leads the overall series history with Ball State 2-0, with the Flyers taking a 4-0 victory in the last meeting on Sept. 11, 2009 in Dayton.
Ball State's next contest will be the start of conference play against UMass at Briner Sports Complex on Sept. 17.
VALLEAU LEADS CARDINALS ON SENIOR DAY: Senior Kaelyn Valleau booted a huge goal in the 33rd minute to grab the only goal of Sunday's contest in Ball State's 1-0 victory over Eastern Illinois. This marked the second straight Cardinal victory at Briner Sports Complex.
CONTINUING SEASON SUCCESS: Sunday's match against Dayton will be the third in series history with the Flyers.
Ball State trails in the series 0-2 with Dayton capturing a 4-0 victory in the last meeting on Sept. 11 in Dayton. The Cardinals will be searching for their third consecutive victory of the 2026 season.
PALLANTE LEADS CARDINAL DEFENSE: Junior Goalkeeper Kate Pallante has led Ball State's defensive efforts in two consecutive clean sheets. Pallante has registered four saves in the two contests, playing all 90 minutes in both.
BACKLINE IS BACK: The Cardinals bring back plenty of experience in its back line as senior defenders Delaney Ahearn (42 starts at Ball State) and Audrey Goodyear (47) and sophomores Jordyn Klaasen (26) and Grier Isaacson (23) have been mainstays in the defensive backfield. Junior goalkeeper Kate Pallante returns after being the primary goalie in 2025.
BEATING EXPECTATIONS: Ball State was picked sixth in this year's MAC preseason coaches poll but significantly outperformed its preseason prognostication in 2025, finishing fourth in the final MAC standings after being picked 11th leading up to the campaign.
TEN TIMES: Last year's Ball State soccer team reached 10 wins for the program's first 10-win season since 2019.
That season's Cardinals went 15-5 and posted a 9-2 record in the Mid-American Conference.
The Cardinals (3-2-1) topped Eastern Illinois by a score of 1-0 on Sunday afternoon with a goal by Kaelyn Valleau in the 33rd minute. Both Francesca Terrasi and LG Moncrief assisted on Valleau's score. Goalkeeper Kate Pallante notched one save to keep a clean sheet for the hosts at the Briner Sports Complex.
Dayton comes into the contest with a record of 2-5 on the season. They have victories over Toledo and Wright State and suffered a 4-0 loss to Xavier on Sept. 10.
Head coach Eric Golz is in his 10th season with the Flyers after a 10-0 run in the Atlantic 10 Conference to win the conference championship. Dayton returns five starters from the 2025 squad, including reigning A-10 Midfielder of the Year Liv Grenda.
Dayton leads the overall series history with Ball State 2-0, with the Flyers taking a 4-0 victory in the last meeting on Sept. 11, 2009 in Dayton.
Ball State's next contest will be the start of conference play against UMass at Briner Sports Complex on Sept. 17.
VALLEAU LEADS CARDINALS ON SENIOR DAY: Senior Kaelyn Valleau booted a huge goal in the 33rd minute to grab the only goal of Sunday's contest in Ball State's 1-0 victory over Eastern Illinois. This marked the second straight Cardinal victory at Briner Sports Complex.
CONTINUING SEASON SUCCESS: Sunday's match against Dayton will be the third in series history with the Flyers.
Ball State trails in the series 0-2 with Dayton capturing a 4-0 victory in the last meeting on Sept. 11 in Dayton. The Cardinals will be searching for their third consecutive victory of the 2026 season.
PALLANTE LEADS CARDINAL DEFENSE: Junior Goalkeeper Kate Pallante has led Ball State's defensive efforts in two consecutive clean sheets. Pallante has registered four saves in the two contests, playing all 90 minutes in both.
BACKLINE IS BACK: The Cardinals bring back plenty of experience in its back line as senior defenders Delaney Ahearn (42 starts at Ball State) and Audrey Goodyear (47) and sophomores Jordyn Klaasen (26) and Grier Isaacson (23) have been mainstays in the defensive backfield. Junior goalkeeper Kate Pallante returns after being the primary goalie in 2025.
BEATING EXPECTATIONS: Ball State was picked sixth in this year's MAC preseason coaches poll but significantly outperformed its preseason prognostication in 2025, finishing fourth in the final MAC standings after being picked 11th leading up to the campaign.
TEN TIMES: Last year's Ball State soccer team reached 10 wins for the program's first 10-win season since 2019.
That season's Cardinals went 15-5 and posted a 9-2 record in the Mid-American Conference.
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