Leah Mattingly, Lorina White, Taylor Pooley and Yela Zisweiler.
These four defenders should be noted on every team’s scouting report. After all, they've started on the back line in every Ball State soccer game this season, and the Cardinals are on top of the Mid-American Conference standings with a 7-0-1 record (12-2-2 overall), with just 10 goals allowed through 16 games.
And only two of those goals were scored during Ball State's current 10-game unbeaten streak.
Filling out the back half of the lineup has been a no-brainer for head coach Craig Roberts.
“Each of them are talented in their own different ways, whether it is speed or it is decision making," Roberts said.