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22012012 BBallall SStatetate WWomen’somen’s VVolleyballolleyball WWeeklyeekly RRelease:elease: IIPFWPFW & IIUPUIUPUI IInvitationalnvitational •Contact: Brad Caudill - Assistant Director of Media Relations •Email: [email protected] •Phone: 765.285.8242 •Fax: 765.285.8929 •Address: HP 120 - - Muncie, IN 47306 •Online: www.ballstatesports.com Upcoming Schedule: Available Media 2012 Schedule Tuesday, Aug. 28 at IPFW @ 7 p.m. Live Stats / WCRD 91.3 FM Audio / Live Video Overall Record: 2-1 Friday, Aug. 31 vs. Georgia State @ 4:30 p.m. Live Stats MAC Record: 0-0 Saturday, Sept. 1 vs. North Texas @ 10 a.m. Live Stats August Saturday, Sept. 1 at IUPUI @ 7 p.m. Live Stats Ball State Active Ankle Challenge Ball Stats vs. IPFW 24 Gardner-Webb W, 3-0 Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/ipfw/wvball/scoreboard.aspx 25 VCU L, 1-3 Live Audio: http://www.ballstatesports.com/liveevents Illinois State W, 3-1 Live Video: http://www.gomastodons.com/showcase/#liveevents 28 at IPFW 7 p.m. IUPUI Jaguars Hampton Inn Invitational IUPUI Jaguars Hampton Inn Invitational Tournament Central: http://www.iupuijags.com/sports/2011/8/24/WVB_0824113924.aspx 31 vs. Georgia State 4:30 p.m. September Ball State Cardinals 1 vs. North Texas 10 a.m. at IUPUI 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 Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic 7 vs. Creighton 4:30 p.m. (MT) Head Coach: Steve Shondell / 51-14 Career / Third Season @ Ball State 8 at Northern Colorado 12 p.m. (MT) vs. Tulsa 5 p.m. (MT) IPFW Mastodons Ball State Tournament 2012 Record: 2-1 / 0-0 Summit 2011 Record: 21-9 / 14-4 Summit 14 Pittsburgh 7 p.m. 2011 Rankings: AVCA - N/R / Pablo - 108 / RKPI - 77 / NCAA RPI - 77 15 Wright State 11 a.m. Wyoming 7 p.m. Head Coach: Kelley Hartley Hutton / 410-209 Career / 14th Season @ IPFW 20 Toledo* 7 p.m. Georgia State Panthers 22 Akron* 7:30 p.m. 28 at Northern Illinois* 7 p.m. (CT) 2012 Record: 1-2 / 0-0 CAA 2011 Record: 14-18 / 8-6 CAA 29 at Western Michigan* 5 p.m. 2011 Rankings: AVCA - N/R / Pablo - 187 / RKPI - 188 / NCAA RPI - 189 October 5 Central Michigan* 7 p.m. Head Coach: Tami Audia / 29-34 Career / Third Season @ Georgia State 6 Eastern Michigan* 7:30 p.m. 12 Kent State* 7 p.m. 13 Ohio* 7:30 p.m. North Texas Mean Green 19 at Bowling Green* 7 p.m. 2012 Record: 4-0 / 0-0 Sun Belt 2011 Record: 17-17 / 7-9 Sun Belt 20 at Miami* 5 p.m. 25 at Toledo* 7 p.m. 2011 Rankings: AVCA - N/R / Pablo - 178 / RKPI - 163 / NCAA RPI - 165 27 at Buffalo* 7 p.m. Head Coach: Ken Murczek / 41-30 Career / Third Season @ North Texas November 2 Western Michigan* 7 p.m. 4 Northern Illinois* 1 p.m. IUPUI Jaguars 9 at Eastern Michigan* 7 p.m. 2012 Record: 2-1 / 0-0 Summit 2011 Record: 15-16 / 8-10 Summit 10 at Central Michigan* 7 p.m. 2011 Rankings: AVCA - N/R / Pablo - 136 / RKPI - 128 / NCAA RPI - 131 2012 MAC Tournament (Geneva, Ohio) Head Coach: Steve Payne / 168-258 Career / 16th Season @ IUPUI 16 Quarterfi nals TBA 17 Semifi nals TBA BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL NEWS & NOTES 18 Championship TBA ►BUSY WEEK AHEAD: The Ball State women’s volleyball team continues its 2012 slate with four 24 Xavier 7 p.m. 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 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship IUPUI for the two-day IUPUI Jaguars Hampton Inn Invitational ... BSU opens the tournament Friday versus 29-Dec. 2 First & Second Rounds TBA Georgia State (4:30 p.m.) and will battle North Texas (10 a.m.) and IUPUI (7 p.m.) Saturday. 7-8 Regionals TBA 13 & 15 Semifi nals & Finals TBA ►FOLLOW THE ACTION: Sports Link Radio WCRD 91.3 FM will carry Tuesday’s match live over the * Mid-American Conference Match airwaves and FREE online at BallStateSports.com ... In addition, IPFW will be streaming the match live Home Matches in Bold 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. 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 The Last Time It Happened... State Active Ankle Challenge ... BSU boasts a 51-14 (.785) mark under third-year head coach Steve Shondell. Ball State in the Rankings: Was ranked: .............................................................................................Has Not Happened ►FROM THE NEST: The Aug. 28, 2011 win over IPFW in the Defeated a ranked opponent: ..............11/29/2003 at No. 17 Louisville: BSU won 3-2 championship match of the 2011 Ball State Active Ankle Challenge 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 was the 200th victory for the Cardinals in Worthen Arena ... After Defeated a No. 1 ranked team: .............................................................Has Not Happened going 2-1 at home last weekend to open the 2012 season, BSU owns Received Votes In AVCA Top 25 Poll: ............................................Oct. 31, 2011 (8 Votes) a 210-58 (.784) all-time record in matches played in Worthen Arena, including a 157-31 (.835) mark versus Mid-American Conference Double-Doubles & Triple Doubles: teams. 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) ►BALL STATE VS. IPFW: Ball State is 10-3 all-time versus IPFW, Player had a double-double (assist-dig): ..8/25/2012 vs. Illinois State: Jacqui Seidel (40 A/16 D) including four consecutive wins ... Last season, BSU scored a 3-1 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) homecourt win over the Mastodons in the championships match of Player had a triple-double (kills-digs-blocks): ..9/18/1998 at Iowa: Becky Inman (12 K/21 D/10 B) 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 Team Offense: its last trip up I-69 Sept. 14, 2010. 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 VS. IUPUI: Ball State holds a 12-3 lead in the all- Ball State recorded 60-to-69 kills: ........................... 11/18/2011 vs. EMU (65): BSU won 3-1 time series versus the Jaguars, with one of IUPUI’s three wins being Opponent recorded 80-or-more kills: ..10/28/2006 vs. Western Michigan (90): BSU won 3-2 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 Individual Offense: Player had 30-or-more kills: .............................9/25/2004 at Toledo: Sarah Obras (30) 4-2 all-time in matches hosted by IUPUI. 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) ►PLAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME: Ball State will be playing both Opponent had 30-or-more kills: ...10/27/2006 vs. Northern Illinois: Kate McCullagh (31) Georgia State and North Texas for the fi rst 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) ►SCOUTING THE CARDINALS: Ball State enters the second Four players: .....................11/18/2011 vs. EMU: Brandl (21), Bates (14), Baker (12), Grant (12) week of the 2012 season with a 2-1 record after scoring wins over Two players with 20-or-more kills: ........10/5/2007 vs. WMU: May (21), Breivogel (20) Gardner-Webb (3-0) and Illinois State (3-1) last weekend ... The Team Digs: Cardinals loss came versus VCU (1-3) ... Kara Bates leads the Ball Ball State recorded 100-or-more digs: ...........9/14/2010 at IPFW (101): BSU won 3-2 State attack with a 3.09 kills-per-set average, while Kylee Baker is Ball State recorded 90-to-99 digs: ..................11/18/2011 vs. EMU (94): BSU won 3-1 second at 2.55 ... Jacqui Seidel has set the Ball State offense to Ball State recorded 80-to-89 digs: ............................ 11/4/2011 at WMU (87); BSU lost 2-3 a .196 hitting percentage this season, having collecting assist/dig Opponent recorded 100-or-more digs: ...........................9/14/2010 at IPFW (108): BSU won 3-2 double-doubles in all three matches so far ... Catie Fredrich paces the BSU backcourt with a 4.73 digs-per-set average.