<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Ball State University Athletics</title><link>https://admin.ballstatesports.com/rss.aspx?path=wvball</link><description>Latest news items for Ball State University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/rss?path=wvball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>MARK YOUR CALENDARS: One Ball State Day April 1st, 2026</title><link>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2026/3/18/WVB_OBSD</link><guid>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2026/3/18/WVB_OBSD</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WVB Team Celebration" src="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/9/20/WVB_EKU.jpg" /><br /><br />Once a Cardinal, always a Cardinal — and this Day of Giving is about bringing our volleyball family back together.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/WVB_EKU.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/WVB_EKU.jpg"><media:title>WVB Team Celebration</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/9/20/WVB_EKU.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:49:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25706</s:story_id></item><item><title>2026 Chirpies Awards Show is Monday, April 20</title><link>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2026/4/18/cardinal-varsity-club-2026-chirpies-awards-show-is-monday-april-20</link><guid>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2026/4/18/cardinal-varsity-club-2026-chirpies-awards-show-is-monday-april-20</guid><category>Field Hockey, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Gymnastics, Soccer, Track &amp; 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Field, Cardinal Varsity Club</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Muncie Mission Walk A Mile: Feb. 17, 2024" src="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/2/17/_Walk_A_Mile_IMG_1357_1920x1080.jpg" /><br /><br />MUNCIE, Ind. – With the leadership of Ball State's Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), student-athletes and staff representing Ball State Athletics and many of its sports teams will brave the cold and walk a mile on Saturday, Feb. 17 to help bring hope to the hungry, the homeless and those broken by addiction in the Muncie and Yorktown communities.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/17/_Walk_A_Mile_IMG_1357_1920x1080.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/17/_Walk_A_Mile_IMG_1357_1920x1080.jpg"><media:title>Muncie Mission Walk A Mile: Feb. 17, 2024</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/17/_Walk_A_Mile_IMG_1357_1920x1080.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:33:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23286</s:story_id></item><item><title>Welcome To The Nest; A Look At WVB’s 2026 Incoming Class</title><link>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2026/1/13/WVB_2026Signees</link><guid>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2026/1/13/WVB_2026Signees</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Kelli Miller Phillips discusses the match with Brad Kline and Darcy Dorton" src="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/13/Kelli_BK_Darcy.jpg" /><br /><br />Head coach Kelli Miller Phillips and the Ball State women's volleyball program will welcome six talented newcomers for the upcoming 2026 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/13/Kelli_BK_Darcy.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/13/Kelli_BK_Darcy.jpg"><media:title>Kelli Miller Phillips discusses the match with Brad Kline and Darcy Dorton</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/13/Kelli_BK_Darcy.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:28:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25394</s:story_id></item><item><title>Another Semester in the Books Spells Another Academic Record for Ball State Athletics</title><link>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/12/22/cardinal-varsity-club-another-semester-in-the-books-spells-another-academic-record-for-ball-state-athletics</link><guid>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/12/22/cardinal-varsity-club-another-semester-in-the-books-spells-another-academic-record-for-ball-state-athletics</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Soccer, Track &amp; Field, Cardinal Varsity Club</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Campus Photo" src="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/22/18_camp057_4054.jpg" /><br /><br />MUNCIE, Ind. -- For the ninth consecutive semester, Ball State student-athletes recorded a combined department GPA of at least 3.40, this fall compiling a 3.489 mark that is the highest single-term mark in program history. The 3.489 term GPA eclipses the 3.487 GPA that set a new record last spring.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/22/18_camp057_4054.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/22/18_camp057_4054.jpg"><media:title>Campus Photo</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/22/18_camp057_4054.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:59:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>44</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25361</s:story_id></item><item><title>Season's Greetings from Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell</title><link>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/12/18/cardinal-varsity-club-seasons-greetings-from-director-of-athletics-jeff-mitchell</link><guid>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/12/18/cardinal-varsity-club-seasons-greetings-from-director-of-athletics-jeff-mitchell</guid><category>Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Soccer, Track &amp; Field, Code Red Dancers, Cheerleaders, Cardinal Varsity Club, Mental Health, , </category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Homecoming activities around Scheumann Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at Ball State University." src="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/18/10212023_FB_CentMich_BallSt_065.jpg" /><br /><br />Happy holidays from Ball State Athletics!]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/18/10212023_FB_CentMich_BallSt_065.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/18/10212023_FB_CentMich_BallSt_065.jpg"><media:title>Homecoming activities around Scheumann Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at Ball State University.</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/18/10212023_FB_CentMich_BallSt_065.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>44</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25355</s:story_id></item><item><title>WVB Places Seven On Academic All-MAC Squad</title><link>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/12/15/WVB_25AcademicAll-MAC</link><guid>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/12/15/WVB_25AcademicAll-MAC</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Riley Whitlock Attacking" src="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/15/Whitlock_Attacking.jpg" /><br /><br />The Ball State women's volleyball program placed seven student-athletes on the 2025 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team as announced by the league office Monday (Dec. 15).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/Whitlock_Attacking.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/Whitlock_Attacking.jpg"><media:title>Riley Whitlock Attacking</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/15/Whitlock_Attacking.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:37:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25353</s:story_id></item><item><title>Women’s Volleyball Falls in Five to Toledo</title><link>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/11/22/WVB_ToledoRecap</link><guid>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/11/22/WVB_ToledoRecap</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WVB High Five - Tyler & Green" src="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/22/High-Five.jpg" /><br /><br />The top-seeded Ball State women's volleyball team saw its Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship run come to an early end Saturday, suffering a 3-2 (15-25, 28-26, 26-28, 28-26, 15-10) setback to fourth-seeded Toledo at Bowling Green's Stroh Center.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/High-Five.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/High-Five.jpg"><media:title>WVB High Five - Tyler &amp; Green</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/High-Five.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:19:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25309</s:story_id></item><item><title>Volleyball Heads To Bowling Green for MAC Championship</title><link>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/11/20/WVB_MACPreview</link><guid>https://ballstatesports.com/news/2025/11/20/WVB_MACPreview</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2025 Ball State Women's Volleyball Team" src="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/8/22/2025WVB_Team.jpg" /><br /><br />The No. 1 seed Ball State women's volleyball team opens postseason play Saturday when it battles either No. 4 Toledo or No. 5 Miami in the 4 p.m. semifinal match of the 2025 MAC Volleyball Championship.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/22/2025WVB_Team.jpg" /><media:content url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/22/2025WVB_Team.jpg"><media:title>2025 Ball State Women's Volleyball Team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.ballstatesports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/22/2025WVB_Team.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:51:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>20</s:sport_id><s:story_id>25301</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>