Ball State University Athletics
Sunday, September 27
Oxford, Ohio
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Soccer Set to Travel to Miami on Sunday
September 25, 2026 | Soccer
The Ball State soccer team is set to travel to Miami at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Links to the broadcast and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (3-4-2) are coming off a 1-0 loss against UMass last Thursday and a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon at Western Michigan. LG Moncrief scored a crucial goal in the 89th minute off a Kaelyn Valleau assist to even the score. Goalkeeper Kate Pallante played the full ninety minutes in both contests, earning nine saves against the Minutewomen and four against the Broncos.
Miami comes into the contest with a record of 5-5 on the season. They began conference action with a 2-1 win over Akron and a 2-0 loss at Kent State.
Head coach Courtney Sirmans is in her ninth season with the Redhawks after an 8-2-2 Mid-American Conference effort in 2025.
Sunday's match will be the 30th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and the Redhawks. Ball State leads the series 15-10-4, with Miami coming off of a 2-1 victory in Muncie last season on Oct. 26.
Ball State's next contest will be against Eastern Michigan at Briner Sports Complex on Oct. 1 at 4 p.m.
MONCRIEF'S HEROICS AT WESTERN MICHIGAN: Junior LG Moncrief scored a crucial goal in the final minutes of Ball State's match on Sunday at Western Michigan. This evened the score at 1-1, ultimately leading to the final decision of the match.
MATCHING UP WITH THE MAC: Sunday's contest will be the 30th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and the Redhawks. Ball State leads the series 15-10-4, with Miami coming off of a 2-1 victory in Muncie last season on Oct. 26.
CARINDALS KICK OFF CONFERENCE ACTION: Ball State kicked off 2026 MAC play last week, going 0-1-1 in two contests. The Cardinals fell 1-0 at home to UMass last Thursday and earned a 1-1 draw at Western Michigan on Sunday.
PALLANTE LEADS CARDINAL DEFENSE: Junior Goalkeeper Kate Pallante has registered 34 saves in nine matches, playing all 90 minutes in each contest.
BACKLINE IS BACK: The Cardinals bring back plenty of experience in its back line as senior defenders Delaney Ahearn (45 starts at Ball State) and Audrey Goodyear (50) and sophomores Jordyn Klaasen (29) and Grier Isaacson (26) 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 (3-4-2) are coming off a 1-0 loss against UMass last Thursday and a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon at Western Michigan. LG Moncrief scored a crucial goal in the 89th minute off a Kaelyn Valleau assist to even the score. Goalkeeper Kate Pallante played the full ninety minutes in both contests, earning nine saves against the Minutewomen and four against the Broncos.
Miami comes into the contest with a record of 5-5 on the season. They began conference action with a 2-1 win over Akron and a 2-0 loss at Kent State.
Head coach Courtney Sirmans is in her ninth season with the Redhawks after an 8-2-2 Mid-American Conference effort in 2025.
Sunday's match will be the 30th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and the Redhawks. Ball State leads the series 15-10-4, with Miami coming off of a 2-1 victory in Muncie last season on Oct. 26.
Ball State's next contest will be against Eastern Michigan at Briner Sports Complex on Oct. 1 at 4 p.m.
MONCRIEF'S HEROICS AT WESTERN MICHIGAN: Junior LG Moncrief scored a crucial goal in the final minutes of Ball State's match on Sunday at Western Michigan. This evened the score at 1-1, ultimately leading to the final decision of the match.
MATCHING UP WITH THE MAC: Sunday's contest will be the 30th meeting all-time between the Cardinals and the Redhawks. Ball State leads the series 15-10-4, with Miami coming off of a 2-1 victory in Muncie last season on Oct. 26.
CARINDALS KICK OFF CONFERENCE ACTION: Ball State kicked off 2026 MAC play last week, going 0-1-1 in two contests. The Cardinals fell 1-0 at home to UMass last Thursday and earned a 1-1 draw at Western Michigan on Sunday.
PALLANTE LEADS CARDINAL DEFENSE: Junior Goalkeeper Kate Pallante has registered 34 saves in nine matches, playing all 90 minutes in each contest.
BACKLINE IS BACK: The Cardinals bring back plenty of experience in its back line as senior defenders Delaney Ahearn (45 starts at Ball State) and Audrey Goodyear (50) and sophomores Jordyn Klaasen (29) and Grier Isaacson (26) 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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