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Out girls did a great job of coming in with that mentality. We have a good understanding that anybody's game when tournament time hits. "Once the Toledo match ended, we were totally focused on our record being back to 0-0.
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"We approached the MAC tournament as a brand-new season," Phillips said. 3 seed Ohio.ĭespite its record, Ball State expects a hard-fought battle for the annual conference tournament crown. With the victory, the Cardinals increased their winning streak to 18 and, more importantly, advanced to the MAC Championship title match Wednesday night against either No. We took the game from the service line, and everything found its place from there." "Keeping the pressure on them and their serve receive was huge for us. "Our serving was very strong tonight," Wielonski added. Marie Plitt had 11, while Jaclyn Bulmahn and Lauren Gilliland had 10 apiece.Īt the net, Ball State recorded 10 blocks, which marked the 10th time the Cardinals have posted at least 10 rejections in a match this season.Īs a team, Ball State touted a 0.968 serve percentage with five aces, including four by Natalie Risi. Natalie Mitchem led four Cardinals in double-digit kills with 12. Wielonski had another impressive outing with 45 assists, nine digs, seven kills and three block assists. "We had some nerves coming out in the first sets, but we took it under control and executed very well." "Going into this game, we had the mentality of playing us and focusing on our side of the net," setter Megan Wielonski said. However, it was all Ball State across the final two frames as the Cardinals won both sets and allowed just 29 total points. In those two sets, there were a total of 25 tie scores and 10 lead changes. Having swept the Broncos (19-12) in both matchups during the regular season, the Cardinals (28-3) endured a pair of tight sets to begin the match as each team won one stanza in sets that were decided by a combined six points. It's nice to get that win under our belt." But we finished playing in our rhythm and flow. We had some nerves to us and that's to be expected in a tournament-type environment. I didn't think we started out quite like ourselves for a little bit. "When you're playing in the MAC tournament, you know it's going to be a battle and every single one that you win is something to celebrate," Cardinals head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. 4 seed Western Michigan 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 25-11) in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Championship Monday night inside Worthen Arena. – Playing in front of a raucous crowd, the top-seeded Ball State women's volleyball team defeated No.