Mid-American Conference Regular Season Champions -- 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016
2019 | This Week in
Schedule & Results Series History: Ball State leads 13-1-1
Date Opponent Time/Result
8/23 EASTERN ILLINOIS W 6-0
8/25 MARQUETTE W 1-0
8/29 ILLINOIS STATE W 1-0
9/1 LOYOLA CHICAGO W 2-1
9/6 at Omaha W 1-0
9/13 at Florida Atlantic L 0-1
9/15 at Florida Gulf Coast L 0-2
9/20 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 5 pm
9/27 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 4 pm
9/29 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 1 pm
10/4 at Akron* 7 pm
10/6 at Buffalo* 12 pm
10/10 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 4 pm
10/13 at Western Michigan* 1 pm
10/18 at Toledo* 7 pm
10/20 at Bowling Green 1 pm
10/24 KENT STATE* 4 pm
10/27 OHIO* 1 pm
10/31 at Miami* 3 pm
Home games in BOLD CAPS
* Mid-American Conference game
! MAC Tournament (played at campus
sites)
All times listed as Eastern
MAC Standings winning 13 of those meetings. The Mastodons’ only win over the Cardinals occurred in 2013.
Entering Wednesday, September 18
Team MAC Overall
Central Michigan 0-0-0 2-0-2
Ball State 0-0-0 5-2-0
Ohio 0-0-0 5-2-0
Buffalo 0-0-0 3-2-1
Bowling Green 0-0-0 2-3-2
Western Michigan 0-0-0 2-4-0
Northern Illinois 0-0-0 1-3-1
Eastern Michigan 0-0-0 1-4-2
Akron 0-0-0 2-5-0
Toledo 0-0-0 2-5-0
Kent State 0-0-0 1-4-1
Miami 0-0-0 1-5-0
Ball State Soccer
Ball State vs Purdue Fort Wayne
Fri, Sept. 20 (5 p.m. ET) | Muncie, Ind.
Video: ESPN+ | Live Stats: BallStateSports.com
Last Meeting: 8/17/18 Ball State 2-1 Purdue Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Teams
• Ball State (5-2-0)- The Cardinals are looking to right the ship after back-to-back
losses at Florida Atlantic and Florida Gulf Coast. Ball State won five straight to open the season
and is led by four goals from Grace Alsop and three from Tatiana Hawkins-Dabney. Tristin Stute-
ville has four shutouts on the year for the Cardinals.
• Purdue Fort Wayne (4-1-2)- The Mastodons are off to a hot start and have
won three straight heading into Friday’s tilt at Ball State. Purdue Fort Wayne is unbeaten since
dropping its conference opener against Youngstown State. Three different ‘Dons have two goals,
while Hannah Kroger and Morgan Reitano lead the offense with five points apiece. Lorah Pund is
the keeper for Purdue Fort Wayne and has 23 saves.
The Numbers
2- Ball State lost two consecutives games for the first time since they dropped contests against
Bowling Green and Kent State in 2018. The Cardinals have not lost three in a row since 2017
when they fell to TCU, Baylor and IUPUI.
4- Sophomore Grace Alsop has totaled four goals in 2019, the most so far in the Mid-American
Conference. Alsop scored three of her goals in the season-opening victory over Eastern Illinois.
13- Ball State and Purdue Fort Wayne have met 15 times on the soccer field with Ball State
The Cardinals
• A NEW ERA- In June of 2019, Ball State athletics announced the hiring of Josh Rife as
the team’s newest head coach. Rife arrived in Muncie after recent stops at Mississippi State and
Liberty as an assistant coach. With both teams, he qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Rife will
look to bring that same success to Ball State as the Cardinals are still searching for their first ap-
pearance in the big dance.
• THREE-PEAT- Ball State goalkeeper Tristin Stuteville was named Mid-American Confer-
ence Defensive Player of the Week the first three weeks of the season. She won every conference
DPOW to that point in the year. The award came after Stuteville’s fourth clean sheet of the year
against Omaha.
• GAME WINNERS- Tatiana Hawkins Dabney has scored three goals this season, two
of which were game winners. The Atlanta native scored the only goal of the match against Illinois
State in the 84th minutes, and struck again against Loyola in the 67th minute to keep BSU perfect
on the year. Her two game winners are tied for third most in in country.
• BRICK WALL- The Cardinals ranked among the nation’s top defenses as they Quoteable
allowed only one goal through the first five matches of 2019. The Ball State defense is
led by 2018 All-MAC performers Tristin Stuteville and Emily Simmons. “I want to thank Beth Goetz for this won-
derful opportunity for me and my family. I
• BLOWOUT- The 6-0 win over Eastern Illinois was the second largest margin couldn’t be more excited to join the Cardi-
of victory against a Division I opponent in Ball State history. The Cardinals defeated nal family and build upon the great success
Youngstown State by a score of 11-1 in the year 2000. Ball State also defeated Division and tradition that the women’s soccer
II school Taylor, 7-0, in 2001. team has established on the field, in the
classroom and in the community. There are
• HAT TRICK- Sophomore Grace Alsop recorded a hat trick in Ball State’s win too many people to thank for their develop-
against Eastern Illinois. It is the first hat trick at Ball State since 2011. ment of me as a coach and person to get
me to this point, but I’m grateful for each
• SEASONED VETERAN- Goalkeeper Tristin Stuteville was awarded a sixth opportunity I have had that has prepared
year of eligibility by the NCAA for 2019. She will provide veteran leadership for a team me for this next step in my career.”
with 13 underclassmen. Stuteville is poised to break multiple goalkeeper records for
BSU. She recorded five wins and four clean sheets to open 2019. - Coach Rife on being named head coach

• ROAD TO REDEMPTION- Ball State advanced to the MAC Tournament “We are excited to welcome Josh and
Championship in 2018 before coming up just short at Bowling Green. The Cardinals and his family to the Ball State community.
Falcons played all 90 minutes and two overtime periods, finishing in a 1-1 tie. Bowling Josh’s commitment to the development of
Green then claimed the championship and conference’s bid to the NCAA Tournament student-athletes on and off the field makes
by a penalty kick margin of 5-4. Ball State will look to finish the job in 2019 and secure him the perfect fit to lead our program. His
the program’s first ever tournament championship and appearance in the NCAA Tour- professional playing experience and coach-
nament. ing background will be the right mix to lead
our very successful soccer team to even
• AROUND THE WORLD- The 2019 Ball State roster is made up of players greater heights.”
from eight different countries including Emily Simmons and Melissa Diceman from Can-
ada, Maitane Bravo from Spain, Julia Elvbo from Sweden, Chelcy Ralph from Trinidad -AD Beth Goetz on the hiring of coach Rife
and Tobago, Yela Ziswiler from Switzerland, Nicky Potts from England, Andrea Rabanales
from Guatemala and the rest of the team from the United States. “We are excited about the upcoming
season. Our nonconference schedule will
• WALL JOINS THE STAFF- After being hired and retaining assistant be a great test to prepare us for an always
coach Katy Etelman from the previous staff, coach Rife quickly moved to hire Rich Wall tough MAC season. We are fortunate to
as an assistant coach to complete his staff. Wall joined the Cardinals after multiple sea- have our first four games at home and will
sons as the head coach of the men’s soccer team at Lees-McRae college. Wall played look to capitalize on our great fan support
collegiately at Gardner-Webb University to help us kick start our fall.”

-Coach Rife on the 2019 schedule

Ball State MAC Preseason Poll

Quick Facts
• Coming off an appearance in the MAC Cham-
pionship, Ball state was selected by the league
coaches to finish second in 2019. The Cardi-
nals earned one first-place vote in the regular
Location: Muncie, Indiana season poll. 2018 champion Bowling Green was
tabbed as the favorite to repeat.
Enrollment: 22,541
Founded: 1918 1. Bowling Green (8)
2. Ball State (1)
Nickname: Cardinals 3. Kent State (2)
4. Buffalo
President: Geoffrey S. Mearns 5. Ohio
Director of Athletics: Beth Goetz 6. Western Michigan
7. Eastern Michigan
Website: www.BallStateSports.com 8. Central Michigan
9. Akron (1)
10. Toledo
11. Miami
12. Northern Illinois

(first place votes)

COACH JOSH RIFE
Entering the 2019 season ...
He was coached at IU by Jerry Yeagley, the
Ball State University announced Josh Rife
winningest coach in NCAA men’s Division I
as the newest head coach of the school’s
Soccer history.
soccer team in June of 2019. Rife is the fifth
head coach since the program’s inaugural
After graduating from Indiana with a degree
season in 1999.
in general studies and a business certificate,
Rife has gone on to receive his premier di-
Rife comes to Muncie from Starkville, Mis-
ploma and advanced national diploma from
sissippi, where he spent one season as an
the United Soccer Coaches.
assistant coach at Mississippi State. During
his lone year in Mississippi, Rife helped lead
Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Rife is
the Bulldogs to their first-ever appearance
joined in Muncie by his wife, Christy, and
in the NCAA Tournament. Rife led a record-
two daughters, Maddison and Kilee.
breaking defense at MSU, holding opponents to 11.6
shots per game and allowing only 17 goals.

Before Mississippi State, Rife spent two seasons in Vir-

ginia as an assistant coach for the women’s soccer team
at Liberty University. There, he guided the Flames to an
NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016 after winning the
Big South Conference title. Prior to Liberty, Rife served as
an assistant for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United
Soccer League (USL), and was head coach of the team’s
U-23 squad. Additionally, he became the youngest head
coach in the Major Indoor Soccer League when he was
hired by the Rochester Lancers in 2013.

Rife’s coaching career began in 2003 as an assistant with

Missouri Baptist University. He also made a stop at Palm
Beach Atlantic University in Florida where he worked
as an assistant coach. In 2010, he led the Sailfish to the
National Christian College Athletic Association National
Championship after compiling a 15-6 record. Rife also
served as a volunteer assistant at Gardner Webb Univer-
sity in 2012.

In addition to his several years of coaching experience,

Rife played professionally both indoor and outdoor. From
2003-2012 he played in the USL for the Charlotte Eagles
and then spent the 2013 season with VSI Tampa Bay FC.
From 2005-2013, Rife also spent time in the MISL, play-
ing for the Philadelphia Kixx, Detroit Ignition and Mil-
waukee Wave. RIFE’S CAREER YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year School Overall Record Conf. Record
Rife played collegiately for Texas Christian University for 2019 Ball State 5-2-0 0-0-0 (MAC)
two years before transferring to Indiana University. At TOTAL 5-2-0 0-0-0
Indiana, Rife led the Hoosiers to back-to-back Final Four AT BSU 5-2-0 0-0-0 (MAC)
appearances in 2000 and 2001, and a Big 10 title in 2001.
The 2019 Cardinals
No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (High School/Previous School)
0 Alex DeRuvo GK 5-5 So. Canton, Mich. (Salem)
00 Tristin Stuteville GK 5-6 Grad. Kansas City, Mo. (Platte County/Saint Louis)
2 Lizzie Philibin D 5-4 So. Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney/Michigan)
3 Lexy Smith D 5-7 So. Rochester Hills, Mich. (Rochester/Georgia State)
4 Shelby Kean D/M 5-7 Jr. Weston, Fla. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
6 Emily Simmons D 5-10 Jr. New Hamburg, Ontario (Res. Catholic/ Green Bay)
7 Sam Musick M/F 5-8 Fr. Royal Oak, Mich. (Royal Oak)
8 Tiffani Torres M 5-7 Fr. Clinton Township, Mich. (Fraser)
9 Claudia Como M 5-6 So. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula Academy)
10 Kerrigan Johnson D/M 5-7 So. Clinton Township, Mich. (Chippewa Valley)
11 Tatiana Hawkins-Dabney M/F 5-3 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Alexander/South Florida)
12 Peighton Cook M 5-8 Sr. Greendale, Ind. (Lawrenceburg)
13 Kennedy Metzger D 5-9 So. Naperville, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley)
14 Sammi Corcoran M/D 5-5 So. Dexter, Mich. (Dexter)
15 Jenna Dombrowski M/D 5-6 So. Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett)
16 Melissa Diceman M/F 5-5 Jr. King City, Ontario (King City Secondary)
17 Julia Elvbo M 5-6 Sr. Lit, Sweden (StorsjoGymnasiet)
19 Chelcy Ralph M 5-4 So. Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (Prov. Girls Catholic)
20 Andrea Rabanales M 5-4 Jr. Guatemala, Guatemala (Guatemalteco Bilingue/Navarro)
23 Sam Kambol F 5-4 Sr. South Bend, Ind. (Saint Joseph)
24 Kyrie Seying D 5-8 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lutheran/Purdue)
25 Yela Ziswiler D 5-9 Sr. Spiez, Switzerland (Wirtschafts- und Fachmittelschule Thun)
28 Grace Alsop D 5-6 So. Marysville, Ohio (Marysville)
29 Nicky Potts M 5-6 Jr. Nuneaton, England (Higham Lane)
31 Tatiana Mason M/F 5-6 So. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Skyline)
40 Maitane Bravo GK 5-4 Jr. Basauri, Spain (Urbi Institutua/Navarro)

Head Coach: Josh Rife (First season; Indiana, 2001)

Assistant Coach: Katy Etelman (Second season; Miami (OH), 2014)
Assistant Coach: Rich Wall (First Season; Garnder-Webb, 2011)

Pronunciation Guide

Julia Elvbo (JOOL-yuh ELV-bow)

Sam Kambol (Like Campbell)
Tristin StutevillE (STOO-tuh-vill)
Yela Ziswiler (YAY-luh ZIS-wyl-er)
Andrea Rabanales (on-DRAY-uh Rob-ann-ALL-ess)
Sammi Corcoran (CORE-ker-en)
Kyrie Seying (KEER-ee-ay SAY-ing)
Maitane Bravo (My-TONN-ay)
2019 STATS/RESULTS
2019-20 Ball St. Women's Soccer
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Combined Statistics
as of Sep 18, 2019
All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record Overall Home Away Neutral

08/23/2019 Eastern Ill. W 6-0 168 All Games 5-2-0 4-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0
08/25/2019 Marquette W 1-0 471 Conference 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
08/29/2019 Illinois St. W 1-0 176 Non-Conference 5-2-0 4-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0
09/01/2019 Loyola Chicago W 2-1 117
09/06/2019 at Omaha W 1-0 0 # Player GP G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG% GWG PK-ATT
09/13/2019 at Fla. Atlantic L 0-1 228 28 Alsop, Grace 7 4 1 9 8 .500 5 .625 1 0-0
09/15/2019 at FGCU L 0-2 183 11 Hawkins-Dabney, Tatiana 7 3 0 6 7 .429 5 .714 2 0-0
31 Mason, Tatiana 7 1 1 3 9 .111 4 .444 0 0-0
Team statistics 23 Kambol, Sam 7 1 1 3 6 .167 2 .333 1 0-0
BSU OPP 29 Potts, Nicky 6 1 1 3 4 .250 1 .250 1 0-0
SHOT STATISTICS 17 Elvbo, Julia 7 1 0 2 8 .125 5 .625 0 0-0
Goals-Shot attempts 11-65 4-75 10 Johnson, Kerrigan 7 0 2 2 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0
Goals scored per game 1.57 0.57 9 Como, Claudia 7 0 2 2 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0
Shot pct. .169 .053 25 Ziswiler, Yela 7 0 2 2 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
Shots on goal-Attempts 32-65 35-75 6 Simmons, Emily 7 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0
SOG pct. .492 .467 7 Musick, Sam 5 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0
Shots/Game 9.3 10.7 3 Smith, Lexy 3 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
Assists 14 5 19 Ralph, Chelcy 4 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0
GOAL BREAKDOWN 16 Diceman, Melissa 7 0 0 0 8 .000 4 .500 0 0-0
Total Goals 11 4 12 Cook, Peighton 3 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
Penalty 0 0 14 Corcoran, Sammi 7 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
Unassisted - - 2 Philibin, Lizzie 7 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0
Overtime 0 0 0 DeRuvo, Alex 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
Goals scored average 1.57 0.57 24 Seying, Kyrie 5 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
CORNER KICKS 27 33 15 Dombrowski, Jenna 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
Goals off corners - - 00 Stuteville, Tristin 7 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0 20 Rabanales, Andrea 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
OFFSIDES 13 11 8 Torres, Tiffany 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
PENALTIES 4 Kean, Shelby 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
Fouls 71 53 Total 7 11 14 36 65 .169 32 .492 - 0-0
Yellow cards 1 1 Opponents 7 4 5 13 75 .053 35 .467 - 0-0
Red cards 1 0
Goals by Periods
ATTENDANCE
Team 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL
Total 932 411
Dates/Avg Per Date 4/233 3/137 BSU 5 7 0 0 11
Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 - Opponents 1 2 0 0 4

Shots by Periods
Team 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL
BSU 29 36 0 0 65
Opponents 30 45 0 0 75

Saves by Periods
Team 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL
BSU 12 19 0 0 31
Opponents 5 16 0 0 21

Corners by Periods
Team 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL
BSU 10 17 0 0 27
Opponents 16 17 0 0 33

Fouls by Periods
Team 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 TOTAL
BSU 37 34 0 0 71
Opponents 22 31 0 0 53
2019/CAREER STATS
Ball State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 19, 2019)
All games

SEASON CAREER

## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% gw pk-att gp-gs g a pts sh sh% gw pk-att

28 ALSOP, Grace 7-6 4 1 9 8 .500 1 0-0 • 27-22 4 1 9 10 .400 1 0-0
11 Hawkins-Dabney, Tati 7-3 3 0 6 7 .429 2 0-0 • 7-3 3 0 6 7 .429 2 0-0
31 MASON, Tatiana 7-7 1 1 3 9 .111 0 0-0 • 27-21 7 4 18 45 .156 5 0-0
23 KAMBOL, Sam 7-6 1 1 3 6 .167 1 0-0 • 68-13 13 3 29 91 .143 8 1-1
29 POTTS, Nicky 6-1 1 1 3 4 .250 1 0-0 • 24-16 1 2 4 21 .048 1 0-0
17 ELVBO, Julia 7-6 1 0 2 8 .125 0 0-0 • 68-49 11 3 25 96 .115 3 0-0
10 JOHNSON, Kerrigan 7-7 0 2 2 3 .000 0 0-0 • 27-12 1 2 4 6 .167 1 0-0
25 ZISWILER, Yela 7-6 0 2 2 1 .000 0 0-0 • 64-57 3 5 11 14 .214 1 0-0
9 COMO, Claudia 7-2 0 2 2 1 .000 0 0-0 • 7-2 0 2 2 1 .000 0 0-0
6 SIMMONS, Emily 7-7 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0-0 • 27-27 1 1 3 8 .125 0 0-0
7 MUSICK, Sam 5-1 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0-0 • 5-1 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0-0
3 SMITH, Lexy 3-2 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0-0 • 3-2 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0-0
16 DICEMAN, Melissa 7-1 0 0 0 8 .000 0 0-0 • 21-1 0 0 0 14 .000 0 0-0
14 CORCORAN, Sammi 7-6 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 • 26-17 0 0 0 10 .000 0 0-0
12 COOK, Peighton 3-3 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 • 61-20 4 3 11 58 .069 3 0-0
19 RALPH, Chelcy 4-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 • 14-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0
2 PHILIBIN, Lizzie 7-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0 • 7-1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0-0
24 SEYING, Kyrie 5-3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 • 5-3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
20 RABANALES, Andrea 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 • 3-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
15 DOMBROWSKI, Jenna 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 • 21-10 3 2 8 7 .429 1 1-1
8 TORRES, Tiffani 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 • 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
4 KEAN, Shelby 2-2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 • 23-5 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
00 STUTEVILLE, Tristin 7-6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0 • 43-42 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
Total 144 11 13 35 65 .169 5 0-0
Opponents 144 4 5 13 75 .053 2 0-0

## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho

00 STUTEVILLE, Tristin 7-2 588:54 3 0.46 29 .906 1 1 0 0
Career totals 43-36 3883:25 32 0.74 149 .823 24 8 5 12
0 DERUVO, Alex 1-0 41:06 1 2.19 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Career totals 2-0 50:25 1 1.79 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Total 7 630:00 4 0.57 31 .886 1 1 0 4
Opponents 7 630:00 11 1.57 21 .656 1 1 0 2