Women's Volleyball Travels to Muncie for I-69 Battle

MATCH NOTES

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW Mastodons look to continue on their strong start to the 2013 season on Wednesday, when the squad travels south on I-69 to face off against the Ball State Cardinals.

Opponent: Ball State Cardinals (2-1)
When: Wednesday, September 4 | 7 p.m.
Where: Muncie, Ind. | Worthen Arena
Radio: IPFW Internet Broadcast (Mike Maahs, play-by-play)
Live Stats: Ball State Live Stats
Streaming Video: Ball State Live Video

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS

Ball State comes into the Wednesday evening meeting having going 2-1 in their opening weekend with wins over Austin Peay and the Citadel, with a loss at USF.

Leading the way for the team after the first weekend of action was Alex Fuelling who had 43 kills, while Hayley Benson and Kylee Baker eacch had 32 kills. Jacqui Seidel dished out 124 assists to pace the squad, while Fuelling and Baker each have five service aces.

Catie Fredrich has picked up 54 digs, while Fuelling and Baker have 33 and 31, each. Hayley Benson has a team-best eight blocks.

ALL-TIME SERIES

IPFW and Ball State have met 14 times total since 1987, and the teams have met every season since 2001. IPFW won the first meeting in 1987, before the Cardinals took the next five meetings. The Mastodons took two of three in 2005 and 2007, and won the most recent battle last season.

FAST START

IPFW's 3-0 start is the best start in a season since the 2005 team won eight matches to start the season. Below are the eight best starts to a season in program history.

Year Start Final Record

CLIMBING TO 300

Kelley Hartley Hutton has guided the Mastodons to 20 or more wins in 11 of her 14 seasons as head coach of IPFW. Hartley Hutton is now approaching 300 wins while at IPFW as she now has 299, the most wins in program history.

is the second most in IPFW history.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

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Women's Volleyball Travels to Muncie for I-69 Battle

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