BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - - Despite 12 kills from Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year Carson Tyler, third-seeded Ball State suffered a 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-13) setback to fourth-seeded Western Michigan in the title match of the 2024 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship.
The Cardinals (22-10) could never find its rhythm in the Stroh Center against the Broncos (20-12) squad which took down top-seeded Bowling Green in Saturday's semifinal action. In that five-set thriller, WMU scored the first seven points in the fifth frame and never looked back.
Unfortunately, Western Michigan carried over the momentum in Sunday's match, countering a 3-0 Ball State run to start the match with six of the next seven.