Game 1
Ball State (0-0, 0-0 MAC) vs. Defiance (0-0, 0-0 HCAC)
Tuesday, Nov. 5 (7 p.m.)
Muncie Ind. (Worthen Arena)
Watch: ESPN3 | Listen: 96.7/104.9 | Live Stats
Setting the Stage
• Ball State opens is 99th season of competition against Division III Defiance. The Cardinals are entering their seventh season under head coach James Whitford and were picked third in the MAC West Division preseason poll by the league's coaches. BSU returns three starters and eight letterwinners from last season's squad.