OMAHA, Neb. - - Despite another round of strong performances, the Ball State women’s volleyball team opened play in the Omaha Classic presented by Akserben Suites with losses to tournament host Omaha and Drake Friday afternoon at Baxter Arena.
After dropping the first set in Friday’s opener versus Omaha (1-4), the Cardinals (0-6) battled back to take sets two and three. Unfortunately, the host Mavericks rallied back to win the final two sets and end the match with a score 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 18-25, 25-19, 15-13).
Despite trailing 8-3 and 14-9 in the final set, the Cardinals never surrendered and battled back within one at 14-13.