No. 12 Mastodons To Face No. 13 Ball State

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MUNCIE, Ind. - The 12th ranked IPFW men's volleyball team looks for revenge as it travels to No. 13 Ball State for a MIVA conference match on March 11, with first serve set for 7:30 p.m.

Gameday Information
Date: Tuesday, March 11 | 7:30 p.m.
Location: Muncie, Ind. | John E. Worthen Arena (11,500)
Live Stats: Ball State NeuLion Live Stats
Audio: IPFW Internet Radio; Mike Maahs play-by-play
Series History: Ball State leads 65-27
Last Meeting: IPFW lost 3-2 | Januaray 31, 2014 | Fort Wayne, Ind.

#12 IPFW Mastodons   13-3, 4-2 MIVA
Coach: Arnie Ball | 34th Season
Kills: 180 | Eddie Rivera
Assists: 655 | Omar Rivera
Digs: 116 | Luis Bertran
Blocks: 45 | Ramon Burgos
Aces: 23 | Omar Rivera
Attack %: .429 | Bryan Saunders

#13 Ball State Cardinals   12-5, 4-2 MIVA
Coach: Joel Walton | 16th season
Kills: 191 | Marcin Niemczewski
Assists: 516 | Graham McIlvaine
Digs: 127 | David Vandermeer
Blocks: 78 | Matt Leske
Aces: 17 | Graham McIlvaine
Attack %: .375 | Matt Leske

All-Time Series vs. Ball State
Ball State holds a 65-27 record all-time against the Mastodons. The Cardinals have the longest winning streak of the series, taking 27 straight matches. The longest winning streak by the 'Dons is 11 from Mar. 23, 1991 to Apr. 23 1993. Ball State, however, has won each of the last three meetings between the two squads, including a 3-0 win in last year's MIVA Tournament.

AVCA Top-15 Rankings
RK   LW SCHOOL                        REC.   PTS.
1      1      Loyola-Chicago (12)   15-1   259
2      3      Long Beach State (3)   13-4   254
3      2      BYU (3)                           13-4   241
4      7      UC Santa Barbara        12-5   205
5      4      Pepperdine                    10-5   189
6      10   Stanford                        12-7   168
7      5      UCLA                               14-6   160
8      T-8   UC Irvine                         13-8   143
9      6      Southern California       11-7   139
10    T-8   Hawai'i                            11-8   115
11    11   Lewis                              12-4   105
12    15   IPFW                                13-3   48
13    13   Ball State                        12-5    45
14    12   Penn State                      13-4   39
15    14   Ohio State                       8-8      34

On This Date...March 11 (6-3)
1986   LONG BEACH STATE   L, 0-3
1988   at Long Beach State   L, 1-3
1990   NAVY   W, 3-0
1992   at UC Irvine   W, 3-1
1993   at San Diego State   W, 3-0
1995   vs CS Northridge   L, 2-3
2005   at Mercyhurst   W, 3-2
2006   at P.R.-Rio Piedras   W, 3-1
2010   at P.R.-Rio Piedras   W, 3-0

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Purdue University Fort Wayne Athletics

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