FOLLOWBALL US • Twitter - Instagram - STATESnapchat: @BallStateWVB • Facebook: VOLLEYBALL Facebook.com/BallStateWVB 8 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 8 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 6 MAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS WVB Contact: Brad Caudill, Assistant Director • Offi ce: 765.285.8928 • Cell: 765.730.5036 • [email protected] SCHEDULE / RESULTS BALL STATE (2-9) hosts UNCG (4-5) Overall: 2-9 • MAC: 0-0 FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 • 10 A.M. • WORTHEN ARENA • MUNCIE, IND. AUGUST Video: ..........................................................................................N/A BALL STATE CARDINALS 26 vs. Youngstown State (!) L, 0-3 2015 Record: ......................................15-17 (8-8 MAC) 27 vs. Murray State (!) L, 2-3 Audio: ......................................................................................... N/A Head Coach: ..................................................Kelli Miller at Fort Wayne (!) L, 2-3 Live Stats: ............................ http://www.ballstatesports.com/livestats Career Record (Years): .....................................2-9 (1st) All-Time vs. UNCG: .................................................... First Meeting 31 IUPUI L, 1-3 UNCG SPARTANS Last Meeting: ............................................................................. N/A 2015 Record: ................................21-11 (11-5 SoCon) SEPTEMBER Head Coach: ............................................... Corey Carlin 2 at Omaha (@) L, 2-3 Career Record (Years): ................................48-27 (3rd) vs. Drake (@) L, 0-3 BALL STATE (2-9) hosts VALPARAISO (6-5) 3 vs. South Dakota (@) L, 1-3 FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 • 8 P.M. • WORTHEN ARENA • MUNCIE, IND. 7 BUTLER L, 0-3 9 vs. Northern Kentucky (#) L, 1-3 ESPN3: ...................................................... http://es.pn/2c4DEaO BALL STATE CARDINALS 2015 Record: ......................................15-17 (8-8 MAC) at Morehead State (#) W, 3-1 SL Radio on WCRD: .....................................http://www.wcrd.net Head Coach: ..................................................Kelli Miller 10 vs. Appalachian State (#) W, 3-2 Live Stats: ............................ http://www.ballstatesports.com/livestats Career Record (Years): .....................................2-9 (1st) All-Time vs. Valparaiso: ...........................................................12-1 16 UNCG ($) 10 a.m. VALPARAISO CRUSADERS VALPARAISO ($) 8 p.m. Last Meeting: ..................................W, 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-19) 2015 Record: .................. 27-8 (11-5 Horizon League) 17 NO. 19 OHIO STATE ($) 6 p.m. .................................................. in Valparaiso, Ind. (Sept. 2, 2011) Head Coach: .................................................Carin Avery 23 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (*) 7 p.m. Career Record (Years): .........................400-161 (17th) 24 EASTERN MICHIGAN (*) 7 p.m. BALL STATE (2-9) hosts NO. 19 OHIO STATE (7-2) 29 TOLEDO (*) 7 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 • 6 P.M. • WORTHEN ARENA • MUNCIE, IND. OCTOBER Video: ..........................................................................................N/A BALL STATE CARDINALS 1 at Buff alo (*) 6 p.m. 2015 Record: ......................................15-17 (8-8 MAC) Audio: ......................................................................................... N/A Head Coach: ..................................................Kelli Miller 7 at Northern Illinois (*) 7 p.m. (CT) Live Stats: ............................ http://www.ballstatesports.com/livestats Career Record (Years): .....................................2-9 (1st) 8 at Western Michigan (*) 3 p.m. All-Time vs. Ohio State: ...7-16 (OSU later vacated 2000 NCAA win) OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 14 KENT STATE (*) 7 p.m. Last Meeting: ...................................L, 0-3 (21-30, 28-30, 23-30) 2015 Record: .............................. 25-10 (12-8 Big Ten) 15 OHIO (*) 7 p.m. .......................................................in Muncie, Ind. (Aug. 25, 2007) Head Coach: ........................................... Geoff Carlston 21 at Bowling Green (*) 7 p.m. Career Record (Years): ............................371-188 (17th) 22 at Miami (*) 5 p.m. 28 at Eastern Michigan (*) Noon WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK 29 at Central Michigan (*) 7 p.m. • Th e Ball State women’s volleyball team closes the non-conference portion of its 2016 schedule this weekend when it hosts the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge ... Th e Cardinals open the tournament Friday versus NOVEMBER UNCG (10 a.m.) and Valparaiso (8 p.m. on ESPN3) ... Ball State concludes the two-day event Saturday with 3 at Toledo (*) 7 p.m. a scheduled 6 p.m. fi rst serve versus 19th-ranked Ohio State. 6 AKRON (*) 1 p.m. 11 WESTERN MICHIGAN (*) 7 p.m. 12 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (*) 7 p.m. • Th e Cardinals are 19-17 versus teams in this weekend’s Active Ankle Challenge ... Ball State will be playing 17 MAC First Round (%) TBA UNCG for the fi rst time in women’s volleyball ... Th e Cardinals hold a 12-1 lead in the all-time series versus 18 MAC Quarterfi nals (%) TBA Valparaiso, including a 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-19) victory in the last meeting, Sept. 2, 2011 at Valparaiso ... 19 MAC Semifi nals (%) TBA Ohio State holds a 16-7 lead in the all-time series, however the Buckeyes’ win in the 2000 NCAA tournament 20 MAC Championship Match (%) TBA was later vacated ... Including the vacated match for NCAA rules violations in 2000, Ohio State has won 13 straight matches in the series, including a 3-0 (30-12, 30-28, 30-23) victory in the last meeting, Aug. 25, Home matches in BOLD CAPS 2007 in Muncie, Ind. (!) denotes Fort Wayne Invitational • Th ere will be plenty of familiar faces in Worthen Arena this weekend, starting with Friday’s opening match (hosted by Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Ind.) versus UNCG ... Th e Spartans are led by Corey Carlin who was an assistant coach for the Cardinals under (@) denotes Omaha Classic Steve Shondell from 2010-2013 ... He helped lead Ball State to the 2010 MAC regular season championship, (hosted by Omaha in Omaha, Neb.) an at-large berth into the 2011 NCAA Tournament and the 2013 MAC West Division crown ... UNCG (#) denotes Eagle Challenge (hosted by Morehead State in Morehead, Ky.) assistant coach CJ Allard was also a manager for the Cardinals from 2011-2014. ($) denotes Ball State Active Ankle Challenge (hosted by Ball State in Muncie, Ind.) • Friday’s night match will feature the return of Ball State women’s volleyball alumna Carin (Zielinski) Avery (*) denotes Mid-American Conference match who was a three-year letterwinner for the Cardinals from 1992-94 ... Valparaiso’s head coach for the past 15 (%) denotes Mid-American Conference Tournament seasons, Avery was a 1994 First Team All-MAC selection and the 1994 MAC Tournament Most Valuable (hosted by Northern Illinois in Dekalb, Ill.) Player ... Over her playing career, Avery helped guide the Cardinals to two MAC regular season titles, three MAC tournament championships and three NCAA tournament appearances ... She also helped the program Follow Ball State Women’s Volleyball earn its fi rst-ever NCAA tournament win; a 3-2 (15-12, 8-15, 15-7, 8-15, 16-14) victory over Illinois on Nov. 30, 1994 ... Her name still appears in Ball State’s record book 17 times, with her 401 kills in 1994 ranking 16th BallStateSports.com on Ball State’s single-season charts and her 803 career kills ranking 20th in program history. • Ohio State head coach Geoff Carlston is no stranger to Worthen Arena either, as he was the head coach @BallStateWVB at MAC rival Ohio from 2003-07 ... He helped the Bobcats reach the NCAA Tournament every season and win fi ve straight MAC crowns ... Ohio owned a 144-22 overall record during Carlston’s time in Athens ... He Facebook.com/BallStateWVB led the Bobcats to a 78-2 MAC record and went 14-1 in the conference tournament with four tourney titles. Ball State Active Ankle Challenge Notes • Sept. 16-17, 2016 • Muncie, Ind. (Worthen Arena) 1 FOLLOW US • Twitter - Instagram - Snapchat: @BallStateWVB • Facebook: Facebook.com/BallStateWVB 2016 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./El. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Mackenzie Kitchel OH 6-0 Grad./Sr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove / Cincinnati) 2 Kate Avila DS 5-6 Fr./Fr Yorktown, Ind. (Yorktown) 3 Brooklyn Goodsel OH/OPP 6-2 So./So. Corry, Pa. (Corry Area) 4 Hannah Smith DS 5-2 Fr./Fr. Selma, Ind. (Wapahani) 5 Bailey Baumer OH/DS 5-11 Jr./Jr. Batesville, Ind. (Batesville) 6 Avery Devoe MH/OPP 6-1 Jr./So. Canton, Mass. (Canton) 7 Emily Holland MH 6-3 So./So. Madison, Ind. (Madison) 8 Jessica Lindsey OPP 6-0 Jr./Jr. Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way East) 9 Sabrina Mangapora OH 6-1 Sr./Jr. Canfi eld, Ohio (Canfi eld) 10 Ellie Dunn OH 6-1 So./So. Sugar Grove, Ill. (Kaneland) 11 Amber Seaman S 5-11 Fr./Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Brebeuf) 12 Sydnee VanBeek MH 5-11 Fr./Fr. St. John, Ind. (Illiana Christian) 13 Carly Cappello DS 5-7 So./So. Whiting, Ind. (Bishop Noll Institute) 16 Anna Jensen OH/DS 5-10 Fr./Fr. Carmel, Ind. (Indianapolis Cathedral) 17 McCallen Kennedy S 6-1 Jr./Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. (North Broward Preparatory School) 18 Lauren Schreiner DS 5-7 So./So. East Amherst, N.Y. (Williamsville North) 21 Meg Starling MH 6-6 Jr./So. Hopkinsville, Ky. (University Heights) 22 Amanda Litviak MH 6-5 So./Fr. Tinley Park, Ill. (Marist Catholic) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: .......Kelli Miller (Purdue, 2009) - 1st Season as HC / 7th Overall Assistant Coach: .......................Fritz Rosenberg (Ball State, 2008) - 3rd Season Assistant Coach: ...............................Tiff any Fisher (Purdue, 2013) - 1st Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: