Next Match: Brigham Young University 1/16/2025 | 7:00 PM Jan. 16 (Thu) / 7:00 PM Brigham Young University STANFORD, Calif. -- Fifth-ranked Ball State (3-1) fell to No. 13 Stanford (1-1) Saturday night in California. The Cardinals' offense struggled to find momentum in match two against the Stanford Cardinal, despite strong efforts from Rajé Alleyne and Braydon Savitski-Lynde. Alleyne led the team in kills, totaling 12 and hitting .333 from the floor. He also added an ace and three block assists. Savitski-Lynde hit an impressive .750 percentage with seven total kills while also recording five blocks, tying his career best. Ball State never quite found its rhythm in set one, falling to a negative hitting percentage of – 0.042. Even with the errors, the Cardinals stayed close through the beginning of the match. However, Stanford began pulling away after a 10-8 attack error and the Cardinals were never able to get themselves back into the frame. The Cardinal took set one 25-19 following a service ace from Stanford middle blocker Kaumana Carreira. Stanford took another early lead in the second, but back-to-back kills from Patrick Rogers helped even the score at 7-7. Ball State tried to pull away, getting its biggest lead of the night at 18-15 after a Stanford error. The Cardinal were quick to respond, however, regaining the lead at 20-19 with an ace. Ultimately, Stanford won set two 25-23. Set three did not come easily for the home team as Ball State took an early 6-3 lead. Just as it appeared momentum had shifted, Stanford worked its way back in front after a few kills and an ace made the score 8-7. It was a close match the rest of the way with Stanford hitting its first match point at 24-23. Ball State responded accordingly, hitting its first match point at 25-24. It was a hard-fought battle and the Cardinals threatened match point three times, but in the end, Stanford completed the sweep with a 30-28 win in the third frame. Ball State will now look ahead to their two home matches against No. 6 BYU on Thursday, Jan. 16 and Friday, Jan. 17. Thursday's match will be Decades Night in Worthen Arena, followed by a beach bash-themed game on Friday. Print Friendly Version

Men's Volleyball Splits Road Matches with Stanford

Next Match: Brigham Young University 1/16/2025 | 7:00 PM Jan. 16 (Thu) / 7:00 PM Brigham Young University STANFORD, Calif. — Fifth-ranked Ball State (3-1) fell to No. 13 Stanford (1-1) Saturday night in California. The Cardinals’ offense struggled to find momentum in match two against the Stanford Cardinal, despite strong efforts from Rajé […]

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Brigham Young University
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Jan. 16 (Thu) / 7:00 PM

Brigham Young University

STANFORD, Calif. — Fifth-ranked Ball State (3-1) fell to No. 13 Stanford (1-1) Saturday night in California.

The Cardinals’ offense struggled to find momentum in match two against the Stanford Cardinal, despite strong efforts from Rajé Alleyne and Braydon Savitski-Lynde. Alleyne led the team in kills, totaling 12 and hitting .333 from the floor. He also added an ace and three block assists. Savitski-Lynde hit an impressive .750 percentage with seven total kills while also recording five blocks, tying his career best.

Set three did not come easily for the home team as Ball State took an early 6-3 lead. Just as it appeared momentum had shifted, Stanford worked its way back in front after a few kills and an ace made the score 8-7. It was a close match the rest of the way with Stanford hitting its first match point at 24-23. Ball State responded accordingly, hitting its first match point at 25-24. It was a hard-fought battle and the Cardinals threatened match point three times, but in the end, Stanford completed the sweep with a 30-28 win in the third frame.

Ball State will now look ahead to their two home matches against No. 6 BYU on Thursday, Jan. 16 and Friday, Jan. 17. Thursday’s match will be Decades Night in Worthen Arena, followed by a beach bash-themed game on Friday.

Stanford took another early lead in the second, but back-to-back kills from Patrick Rogers helped even the score at 7-7. Ball State tried to pull away, getting its biggest lead of the night at 18-15 after a Stanford error. The Cardinal were quick to respond, however, regaining the lead at 20-19 with an ace. Ultimately, Stanford won set two 25-23.

Ball State never quite found its rhythm in set one, falling to a negative hitting percentage of – 0.042. Even with the errors, the Cardinals stayed close through the beginning of the match. However, Stanford began pulling away after a 10-8 attack error and the Cardinals were never able to get themselves back into the frame. The Cardinal took set one 25-19 following a service ace from Stanford middle blocker Kaumana Carreira.

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