OXFORD, Ohio - The fourth-seeded Ball State field hockey team (5-13, 3-3 MAC) wrapped up its 2019 season with a 3-0 loss to fifth-seeded Longwood (9-9, 3-3 MAC) Thursday morning in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, on the campus of Miami University.
It was the first time the Cardinals had ever faced Longwood in the MAC Tournament. Ball State defeated the Lancers in regular season action, 2-1, in overtime.
Longwood jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the opening minutes of action. The Lancers added another goal at the 32:04 mark to take a 2-0 lead early in the second half.