MUNCIE, Ind. - - Sparked by the enthusiastic Worthen Arena crowd on Chirp or Treat, the Ball State women's volleyball team ran its current winning streak to five matches with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-19) sweep of Eastern Michigan Friday night. The Cardinals (15-8; 8-4 Mid-American Conference) used a balanced offensive attack to get around a solid Eagles (13-13; 7-5 MAC) block and give head coach Kelli Miller Phillips her 100th career #MACtion victory. Phillips is just the 12th coach in league history to reach 100 career MAC win. "Reaching 100 MAC wins is pretty cool, especially with how tough the competition is in our conference on a nightly basis," Phillips said.

"I've had a lot of great people surrounding me, and a lot of great teams and fun players helping me reach that mark." On a night which saw Eastern Michigan turn in a solid performance at the net, tallying 10 total blocks, the Ball State offense still found a way to score. In fact, the Cardinals finished the night hitting .305 (44-15-95) as a team, led by a strong performance from redshirt sophomore opposite Aniya Kennedy. 

Kennedy smashed nine kills on the night, one shy of freshman outside Carson Tyler's match-high 10, while hitting a match-best .692 (9-0-13). She also tallied a pair of block assists, helping the Cardinals manage six blocks as a team. Tyler, meanwhile, added a match-high 10 digs to go along with her 10 kills for her third double-double of the season. She also went a perfect 18-for-18 in serve receive. Reigning MAC Offensive Player of the Week Madison Buckley also put together a solid performance, smashing nine kills and collecting a pair of blocks.

Meanwhile, graduate middle Aayinde Smith led the BSU defense with three total blocks, while sophomore middle Gwen Crull added two. The duo also finished with six and four kills, respectively. Guiding the Ball State offense were once again the 6-2 pairing of senior setter Megan Wielonski and sophomore setter Lindsey Green. Wielonski dished out 21 assists and Green was credited with 16 to help BSU hit above .300 for the fourth time in the six matches the team has run the offense. Wielonski also led the charge from the service line, falling one ace shy of her career high with six on the night.

Three of those aces came in the first four points of the final set as the Cardinals took charge of the frame early. Wielonski now has 185 career aces, which is six shy of the program record of 191 set by Stacy Jordan (1982-85). On the EMU side of the net, Anna Guard and Kaili Doctor tied for team-high honors with eight kills apiece, while Hatteras Welker was credited with six total blocks. Hannah Blaney led the Eagles backcourt with nine digs. The Cardinals and Eagles will battle again Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.M. First serve at Worthen Arena for Alumni Day.