No. 13 Ball State won three sets in a row after dropping the first to cruise to a 3-1 (30-32, 25-15, 25-16, 25-19) victory over No. 12 George Mason to improve to 7-1 on the season.
Senior outside attacker Brendan Surane led Ball State with 21 kills and 10 digs, which are both season highs. Surane also added five blocks and an ace to help the Cardinals increase their winning streak to five games.
"That's the kind of player we want Surane to be," head coach Joel Walton said. "Connor [Gross] did a nice job of getting in a rhythm tonight and helped put Surane in some good spots.