Phillips takes 100th victory as the Cardinals sweep Miami, Ohio

Ball State Women’s Volleyball (22-3, 12-1 MAC) kept its unbeaten home record intact on Saturday against Miami, Ohio (6-17, 4-9 MAC), beating the Redhawks 25-15, 25-19, respectively. 25-13.

The win improved the Cardinals’ record to 9-0 at home and extended their winning streak to 12. Sweeping Miami also earned head coach Kelli Miller Phillips her 100th career win as head coach.

“Well every win feels great, so this is a good start,” said Phillips. “To be honest, I didn’t know that [was] where we are. I just told these guys that I thank them. My staff, all players, they are the ones who are out there and deserve it. Very grateful to each and every one of these guys. ”

The junior outside hitter Natalie Mitchem was instrumental in the victory, she scored 15 kills without attacking errors and finished the match with a hit rate of 0.714.

“She had a hot hand from the start,” said Phillips. “Play like Mitch can play. She wants to be an attacker. She wants to be someone who will give her the ball when we need this murder. She keeps proving that she can be that person, and tonight [was] no difference.”

Mitchem scored double-digit kills for the 15th time this season, saying that Ball State’s mentality helps keep players pushing.

“I have a feeling that it just comes out of a desire to win,” said Mitchem. “I feel like we are a very even team and that helps us hold our own against these difficult teams.”

Junior Defensive Specialist Maggie Huber, who served on October 15 at Worthen Arena against Northern Illinois. Huber was used for the game because of the absence of PhD student Emily Hollowell in the Libero. The Cardinals defeated the Huskies in three sets. Jacy Bradley, DN

Freshman setter Megan Wielonski led the Cardinals with 37 assists, while junior defensive specialist Maggie Huber had a team high with 12 digs and junior middle blocker Marie Plitt led in blocks of five.

As the Cardinals overtake the Redhawks, they have five more Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season games to play. Wielonski said it was crucial to end the season well.

“The next five games are just as important as they were last weekend,” said Wielonski. “Just keep our way of thinking [how] we were, just keep playing with ourselves and be ourselves. ”

Towards the end of the game, defensive specialist Kendall Seimet made her Cardinals debut, which Phillips thought deserved.

“Kendall has been so great in training the past few weeks,” said Phillips. “I just had the feeling that she deserved the opportunity to get in there. She played with all her heart and helps us so much in the training hall to prepare for games like this. I felt that she deserved the opportunity and I was glad to get her there. “

The Cardinals return to Worthen Arena on November 4th at 6:30 p.m. against Central Michigan (10-14, 4-8 MAC).

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