2012 Cardinals Volleyball Ball State Volleyball

2012 Ball State Women’s Volleyball Weekly Release: IPFW & IUPUI Invitational

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2012 Schedule

Tuesday, Aug. 28 at IPFW @ 7 p.m.

Live Stats / WCRD 91.3 FM Audio / Live Video

Friday, Aug. 31 vs. Georgia State @ 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 vs. North Texas @ 10 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 1 at IUPUI @ 7 p.m.

Live Stats Live Stats Live Stats

Overall Record: 2-1 MAC Record: 0-0

August

Ball State Active Ankle Challenge

Ball Stats vs. IPFW

Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/ipfw/wvball/scoreboard.aspx Live Audio: http://www.ballstatesports.com/liveevents

24 25
Gardner-Webb VCU
W, 3-0 L, 1-3

W, 3-1

Illinois State

Live Video: http://www.gomastodons.com/showcase/#liveevents

28

at IPFW

7 p.m.

IUPUI Jaguars Hampton Inn Invitational

Tournament Central: http://www.iupuijags.com/sports/2011/8/24/WVB_0824113924.aspx

IUPUI Jaguars Hampton Inn Invitational

31

vs. Georgia State

4:30 p.m.

September

Ball State Cardinals

1

vs. North Texas

at IUPUI
10 a.m.
7 p.m.

2012 Record: 2-1 / 0-0 MAC

2011 Record: 25-8 / 12-4 MAC

2011 Rankings: AVCA - N/R / Pablo - 80 / RKPI - 36 / NCAA RPI - 36 Head Coach: Steve Shondell / 51-14 Career / Third Season @ Ball State

Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic

vs. Creighton 4:30 p.m. (MT) at Northern Colorado12 p.m. (MT) vs. Tulsa 5 p.m. (MT)
78

IPFW Mastodons

2012 Record: 2-1 / 0-0 Summit

Ball State Tournament Pittsburgh

2011 Record: 21-9 / 14-4 Summit

14 15
7 p.m.
11 a.m.
7 p.m.

2011 Rankings: AVCA - N/R / Pablo - 108 / RKPI - 77 / NCAA RPI - 77 Head Coach: Kelley Hartley Hutton / 410-209 Career / 14th Season @ IPFW

Wright State Wyoming

20 22

28 29

Toledo* Akron*
7 p.m.

Georgia State Panthers

7:30 p.m.

at Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. (CT)

2012 Record: 1-2 / 0-0 CAA

2011 Record: 14-18 / 8-6 CAA

at Western Michigan*

5 p.m.

2011 Rankings: AVCA - N/R / Pablo - 187 / RKPI - 188 / NCAA RPI - 189 Head Coach: Tami Audia / 29-34 Career / Third Season @ Georgia State

October

56
Central Michigan* Eastern Michigan* 7:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
12 13

19 20 25 27

Kent State* Ohio*

at Bowling Green* at Miami* at Toledo* at Buffalo*

7 p.m.
7:30 p.m.

7 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

November

2

Western Michigan*

Northern Illinois*

at Eastern Michigan* at Central Michigan*

7 p.m. 1 p.m.

7 p.m. 7 p.m.

4

910

Head Coach: Steve Payne / 168-258 Career / 16th Season @ IUPUI

2012 MAC Tournament (Geneva, Ohio)
16 17 18
Quarterﬁnals Semiﬁnals
TBA TBA TBA

BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL NEWS & NOTES

Championship
►BUSY WEEK AHEAD: The Ball State women’s volleyball team continues its 2012 slate with four matches this week, starting with a Tuesday jaunt up I-69 to battle IPFW in a 7 p.m. first serve at the Gates Sports Center ... The Cardinals will then head the opposite direction on I-69 when it travels to IUPUI for the two-day IUPUI Jaguars Hampton Inn Invitational ... BSU opens the tournament Friday versus Georgia State (4:30 p.m.) and will battle North Texas (10 a.m.) and IUPUI (7 p.m.) Saturday.

24

Xavier

7 p.m.

NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship
29-Dec. 2 First & Second Rounds TBA

7-8

Regionals

TBA

13 & 15 Semiﬁnals & Finals

►FOLLOW THE ACTION: Sports Link Radio WCRD 91.3 FM will carry Tuesday’s match live over the

airwaves and FREE online at BallStateSports.com ... In addition, IPFW will be streaming the match live as part of its All-Access package ... Fans can also follow the action with live stats for all four matches at the links provided above.
* Mid-American Conference Match
Home Matches in Bold

2012 CARDINALS VOLLEYBALL

BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

►CARDINALS ALL-TIME: Ball State enters the week with a 790- 503-2 (.610) all-time record after going 2-1 at last weekend’s Ball State Active Ankle Challenge ... BSU boasts a 51-14 (.785) mark under third-year head coach Steve Shondell.

The Last Time It Happened...

Ball State in the Rankings:

Was ranked: .............................................................................................Has Not Happened Defeated a ranked opponent:.............. 11/29/2003 at No. 17 Louisville: BSU won 3-2 Lost to a ranked opponent:........................9/10/2011 vs. No. 13 Purdue: BSU lost 1-3 Faced a No. 1 ranked team: ...............................9/29/2003 at No. 1 USC: BSU lost 0-3 Defeated a No. 1 ranked team:.............................................................Has Not Happened Received Votes In AVCA Top 25 Poll:............................................Oct. 31, 2011 (8 Votes)

►FROM THE NEST: The Aug. 28, 2011 win over IPFW in the championship match of the 2011 Ball State Active Ankle Challenge was the 200th victory for the Cardinals in Worthen Arena ... After going 2-1 at home last weekend to open the 2012 season, BSU owns a 210-58 (.784) all-time record in matches played in Worthen Arena, including a 157-31 (.835) mark versus Mid-American Conference teams.

Double-Doubles & Triple Doubles:

Player had a double-double (kill-dig):.................8/25/2012 vs. VCU: Kylee Baker (12 K/10 D)

Player had a double-double (kill-assist): ..... 11/14/2006 vs. Buffalo: Angie Parrell (10 K/55 A)

Player had a double-double (assist-dig):..8/25/2012 vs. Illinois State: Jacqui Seidel (40 A/16 D) Player had a double-double (kills-block):.... 11/13/2004 vs. Toledo: Rachel Refenes (16 K/10 B

Player had a triple-double (kill-digs-assists):... 10/19/2002 vs. EMU: Stacie Baldwin (10 K/14 D/70 A)

Player had a triple-double (kills-digs-blocks):.. 9/18/1998 at Iowa: Becky Inman (12 K/21 D/10 B)

►BALL STATE VS. IPFW: Ball State is 10-3 all-time versus IPFW, including four consecutive wins ... Last season, BSU scored a 3-1 homecourt win over the Mastodons in the championships match of the 2011 Active Ankle Challenge ... The Cardinals are 4-2 all-time in matches played in Fort Wayne, including a hard-fought 3-2 victory in its last trip up I-69 Sept. 14, 2010.

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Team Offense:

Ball State recorded 80-or-more kills:...11/19/2004 vs. Northern Illinois (95): BSU won 3-2 Ball State recorded 70-to-79 kills:.......................9/2/2011 vs. Evansville (70): BSU won 3-2 Ball State recorded 60-to-69 kills:........................... 11/18/2011 vs. EMU (65): BSU won 3-1

Opponent recorded 80-or-more kills: ..10/28/2006 vs. Western Michigan (90): BSU won 3-2

►BALL STATE VS. IUPUI: Ball State holds a 12-3 lead in the alltime series versus the Jaguars, with one of IUPUI’s three wins being vacated ... Ball State has won the past three meetings in the series, including a 3-0 victory in Indianapolis last season (Aug. 30) ... BSU is 4-2 all-time in matches hosted by IUPUI.

Individual Offense:

Player had 30-or-more kills:............................. 9/25/2004 at Toledo: Sarah Obras (30) Player had 25-to-29 kills: ............................... 10/7/2010 at Toledo: Kelsey Brandl (25) Player had 20-to-24 kills: .........11/18/2011 vs. Eastern Michigan: Kelsey Brandl (21)

Opponent had 30-or-more kills: ...10/27/2006 vs. Northern Illinois: Kate McCullagh (31)

►PLAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME: Ball State will be playing both Georgia State and North Texas for the ﬁrst time in women’s volleyball at the IUPUI Jaguars Hampton Inn Invitational.

Multiple Double-Digit Kills:

Five players:...11/14/2009 vs. Akron: Brandl (16), Sullivan (14), Phillips (11), Boyd (11), Green (10)

Four players:.....................11/18/2011 vs. EMU: Brandl (21), Bates (14), Baker (12), Grant (12)

Two players with 20-or-more kills: ........10/5/2007 vs. WMU: May (21), Breivogel (20)

►SCOUTING THE CARDINALS: Ball State enters the second week of the 2012 season with a 2-1 record after scoring wins over Gardner-Webb (3-0) and Illinois State (3-1) last weekend ... The Cardinals loss came versus VCU (1-3) ... Kara Bates leads the Ball State attack with a 3.09 kills-per-set average, while Kylee Baker is second at 2.55 ... Jacqui Seidel has set the Ball State offense to a .196 hitting percentage this season, having collecting assist/dig double-doubles in all three matches so far ... Catie Fredrich paces the BSU backcourt with a 4.73 digs-per-set average.

Team Digs:

Ball State recorded 100-or-more digs:...........9/14/2010 at IPFW (101): BSU won 3-2 Ball State recorded 90-to-99 digs:..................11/18/2011 vs. EMU (94): BSU won 3-1

Ball State recorded 80-to-89 digs:............................ 11/4/2011 at WMU (87); BSU lost 2-3

Opponent recorded 100-or-more digs:........................... 9/14/2010 at IPFW (108): BSU won 3-2

Individual Digs:

Player had 50-or-more digs:..............9/28/2006 vs. Toledo: Amanda McCormick (50) Player had 40-to-49 digs: ............. 10/29/2010 vs. Western Michigan: Alyssa Rio (44) Player had 30-to-39 digs: ............................10/21/2011 vs. Miami: Catie Fredrich (31) Opponent had 30-or-more digs: ......................... 9/14/2010 at IPFW: Tessa McGill (47)

►SCOUTING THE MASTODONS: IPFW enters Tuesday’s match with a 2-1 record after hosting the Hyatt Place Fort Wayne/IPFW Invitational last weekend ... The Mastodons scored wins over Murray State (3-0) and Kent State (3-0), while falling to Cleveland State (3-0) ... Emily Spencer leads the squad with a 4.67 kills-per-set average, while Muncie native Tessa McGill has a team-best 7.56 digs-per-set average ... IPFW is hitting .231 as a team, while limiting opponents to a .195 hitting mark.

Multiple Double-Digit Digs:

Five players:....11/4/2011 at WMU: Fredrich (23), McGinnis (15), Baker (14), Schlaker (13), Schembra (12)

Four players:..............11/19/2011 vs. NIU: Fredrich (17), McGinnis (13), Baker (10). Bates (10)

Two players with 20-or-more digs: ... 10/1/2011 vs. WMU: Fredrich (30) & Baker (23)

Team Blocking (BS=1, BA=.5):

Recorded 15-or-more blocks: ..................9/17/2011 vs. Sacred Heart (15.0): BSU won 3-1

Recorded 10-to-14 blocks:.............................. 11/4/2011 at WMU (14.0): BSU lost 2-3 Opponent recorded 15-or-more blocks:.......... 8/25/2012 vs. VCU (17.5): BSU lost 1-3

►SCOUTING THE PANTHERS: Georgia State enters the week with a 1-2 record after playing at the Benson Hospitality Bulldog Invitational hosted by Georgia last weekend ... GSU opened the tournament with a win over Troy (3-0), before losing to Georgia Southern (1-3) and Georgia (0-3) ... The Panthers also suffered a 1-3 exhibition loss to the Slovenia National Team at the tournament ... Sydney Hunsley leads the GSU attack with a 2.10 kills-per-set average, while Emily Averbeck has a team-best 5.00 digs-per-set average ... The Panthers are hitting .064 as a team, while allowing opponents to hit .215.

Individual Blocking:

Player had 14-or-more blocks: ..................9/6/2006 vs. IUPUI: Christine Kennedy (14) Player had 10-to-13 blocks:.................. 9/17/2011 vs. Sacred Heart: Mindy Marx (10) Opponent had 10-or-more blocks:................11/4/2011 at WMU: Ashley Turnage (10)

Individual Assists:

Player had 90-or-more assists:......11/28/1992 vs. Bowling Green: Lorie Vandenberg (90) Player had 80-to-89 assists: ...................... 9/22/2000 at Bowling Green: Emily Sallee (84) Player had 70-to-79 assists: ......... 10/19/2002 vs. Eastern Michigan: Stacie Baldwin (70)

Opponent had 70-or-more assists: ....10/28/2006 vs. Western Michigan: Jenifer Sulewski (77)

►SCOUTING THE MEAN GREEN: North Texas enters the week with a 4-0 record and will play at UT-Arlington Tuesday before heading to Indianapolis ... Last week, NT won its ﬁrst ever home tournament with sweeps of Prairie View A&M, UMKC, Houston Baptist and Lamar in the North Texas Invitational ... Courtney Windham has a team-best 3.91 kills-per-set average, while Shelby Tamura leads the squad with a 4.75 digs-per-set average ... As a team, the Mean Green are hitting .230, while limiting opponents to a .046 rate of success.

Individual Service Aces:

Player had 8-or-more aces:...................... 9/15/1991 vs. Houston: Stefanie Decker (8) Player had 7 aces:.................11/12/2011 vs. Central Michigan: Brittany McGinnis (7) Player had 6 aces:................................................9/22/2006 at Miami: Brittany May (6) Opponent had 6-or-more aces..............................11/9/2008 vs. Akron: Kara Smith (6)

2012 MAC
Statistical Rankings
2012 Ball State
Statistical Breakdown

2012 MAC Standings

(as of Sept. 27, 2012)

All Matches

Individual Rankings (Sept. 27)

Hitting Percentage:
Matches w/ Double-Figure Kills

MAC Record

Overall Record

Name

2012

*Career

MAC EAST

1. Buffalo 2. Akron
Kent State Miami

W

L

000000

Pct.

W

2

L

122233

Pct.

.667 .333 .333 .333 .000 .000

Kylee Baker Kara Bates Lauren Grant Mindy Marx
2211
30 20 4

000000
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1110

.....................................No One in Top 10

Kills Per Set:

4

Matches w/ 20-or-More Kills

.....................................No One in Top 10

Assists Per Set:

5. Bowling Green
Ohio

Name Kara Bates
2012
0
*Career

0

1
.......................Jacqui Seidel (10.00) 6th

Aces Per Set:
Matches w/ Double-Figure Digs

MAC WEST

W

0

000

L

0

0000

Pct.

.000

.000

.000 .000 .000 .000

W

4

2

211

L

0

1

1222

Pct.

1.000

.667

.667 .333 .333 .333

Name

2012

*Career

1. Eastern Michigan

2. Ball State

Central Michigan*
4. Northern Illinois@
Toledo

Catie Fredrich Kylee Baker
321030
45 29 1
...........................Kylee Baker (0.64) 2nd ......................... Jacqui Seidel (0.55) 4th

Blocks Per Set:

Claire Farkas

Kara Bates

6

Jacqui Seidel Lauren Schlaker
81
.....................................No One in Top 10

Digs Per Set:

Western Michigan

0

1

Matches w/ 20-or-More Digs

►SCOUTING THE JAGUARS: IUPUI enters the week with a 2-1 record after competing in the Thunder Invitational hosted by Marshall last weekend ... The Jaguars, who will host Indiana State Tuesday, scored wins over Miami (OH) (3-1) and Wright State (3-0), while losing to tournament host Marshall (3-2) ... Moriah Fair leads the squad with a 2.92 kills-per-set average, while Beth Howard has a team-best 5.92 digs-per-set average ... As a team, IUPUI is hitting .190, while limiting its opposition to a .133 mark.

........................ Catie Fredrich (4.73) 6th

Points Per Set:

Name

2012

*Career

Catie Fredrich Kylee Baker Kara Bates
100
10 1

1

.....................................No One in Top 10

Matches w/ Double-Figure Blocks

Name Mindy Marx
2012
0
*Career
1

Team Rankings

Hitting Percentage: ...............(.196) 5th Opp. Hitting Percentage ......(.138) 2nd Assists Per Set: ................... (12.64) 3rd Kills Per Set:........................ (13.36) 3rd Blocks Per Set:.................... (1.50) 11th Service Aces:..........................(1.82) 1st Win-Loss Percentage: .......(.667) T-2nd Digs Per Set:........................ (15.55) 5th

Matches w/ Double-Doubles

Name

2012

*Career

Jacqui Seidel Kylee Baker Kara Bates
310
516 5

►THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: For their play during the 2012 Ball State Active Ankle Challenge, both Kara Bates and Kylee Baker were named to the all-tournament squad ... Bates led all players with a 3.09 kills-per-set average at the event, while Baker was fourth at 2.55 ... Baker is now a two-time member of the Ball State Active Ankle All-Tournament Team after also earning a slot as a freshman.

* = Ball State Career Only

Ball State’s 2012 Double-Doubles Jacqui Seidel....................................2

Sept. 24 vs. Gardner-Webb (29 A, 10 D)
Sept. 25 vs. VCU (41 A, 10 D)

►FREDRICH ON D: A four-time MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week selection in 2011, Catie Fredrich has racked up double-digit digs in each of BSU’s last 35 matches dating back to last season ... She recorded a career-high 31 digs in two matches in 2011 (at EMU, Oct. 8 and vs. Miami, Oct. 21), while collecting a 2012 season-high 20 digs in BSU’s latest match versus Illinois State (Aug. 25) ... She has also led the Cardinals in digs in 32 of the last 33 matches, while earning match-high honors in 24 of the contests.

MAC-Only Matches

Individual Rankings (FINAL)

Hitting Percentage:

Sept. 25 vs. Illinois State (40 A, 16 D)

Kylee Baker ......................................1

Sept. 25 vs. VCU (12 K, 10 D)
............................................................ N/A

Kills Per Set: