MAC Championship - Semifinal

20-10, 13-5 MAC

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Kent State KENT	14	19	19	13	65
Ball State BALL	5	19	15	11	50

Ball State CardinalsBall StateBALL

28-5, 16-2 MAC

Ball State Cardinals vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Game Information

Cleveland, OH

Referee:Jesse Dickerson

Referee:Angie Enlund

Referee:Maggie Tieman

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	16-2	-	28-7
Ball State	16-2	-	26-7
Massachusetts	15-3	1	23-7
Central Michigan	12-6	4	18-12
Ohio	11-7	5	18-14
Bowling Green	9-9	7	17-14
Toledo	9-9	7	17-15
Kent State	9-9	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	10	13-16
Western Michigan	5-13	11	9-20
Northern Illinois	4-14	12	7-23
Akron	4-14	12	7-24
Buffalo	1-17	15	3-27

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