 Football talk, rust?Eastern hasn't played football since Nov. 1. That's 21 days, but who's counting? I'm not sure if I've ever seen a football team with such a big layoff. The Eagles will play at Temple on Saturday, and coach Jeff Genyk is a bit worried about being "rusty." "That’s certainly our concern," Genyk said. "We’ve really tried to continue to keep the intensity by practicing the first-string offense versus the first-string defense, but it’s really hard to replicate game speed – especially on special teams. »
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Eagles look to end losing streak, play Temple after two weeks offThe Eastern Michigan football team hasn’t played since Nov. 1 when it lost, 31-10, to Western Michigan, but the Eagles will try to end a four-game losing streak at 1 p.m. Saturday at Temple in Philadelphia. The Eagles (2-8, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) will play Temple (3-7, 2-4) for the first time since Sept. 23, 2000, when they lost 49-40. EMU is 0-3 against Temple, which joined the MAC in 2007. “It’s like the season’s over, and we get to start a new one," EMU wide receiver Tyler Jones said. "I’m excited we’ve got two games left.” |
What's on tap?WrestlingClarion FootballTemple Women’s basketballMadonna Men’s basketballDetroit Mercy |
Eagles fall to Purdue, GeorgiaEastern Michigan 1-2 after losing two NIT Season Tip-Off gamesEastern Michigan doomed itself with 22 turnovers on Monday, and the No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers were able to pull away late in the first half en route to an 87-58 victory in West Lafayette, Ind. The game was the first round in the North Region of the NIT Season Tip-Off and was broadcasted on ESPN 2. The Eagles opened with an 8-0 run to catch the Boilermakers off guard. The run was created by the inside presence of Brandon Bowdry and Justin Dobbins, who collected rebounds on the defensive end to prevent second-chance points and converted baskets on the other end. |
Sports CatchBall State ends Eastern’s seasonThe Eastern Michigan volleyball team lost to Ball State, 3-0, on Tuesday in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Muncie, Ind. The Cardinals hit .336 to win 25-18, 25-17 and 25-19, and they will move onto play Ohio on Friday. EMU seniors Hayvolla Leite had five kills and Jill Wolosiansky had four in their last collegiate match. Ashley Mason had 22 assists, Jennifer Swartz and Victoria Randolh each had five kills for the Eagles. Randolph had 10 digs and Mason had nine. |
Sports CatchWomen’s basketball loses first game De’Ja Wills led the Eagles with 14 points, but they dropped their season opener 80-71 on Friday at North Dakota. Mallory Youngblut of North Dakota, which played its first Division I game, led all scorers with 17. Amber Land (11), Cassie Schrock (11) and Mary Lawson (11) were second in scoring for EMU, which next plays at Cleveland State at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles will play their first home games against Madonna (TBA, Saturday) and Siena (7 p.m., Nov. 24). Wrestling starts duals |
Leite, Wolosiansky winners in final game at ConvoEagles beat Kent State in five games leading up to MAC TournamentThe match went the distance, but the Eastern Michigan volleyball team defeated conference foe Kent State, 3-2, on Saturday at the Convocation Center. The Eagles (10-21, 4-12 MAC) began the day with tremendous energy, setting the tone by scoring the first point in all five games (25-17, 25-17, 20-25, 23-35, 15-10). |
EMU beats Marygrove in season openerBowdry scores 26 in record-setting Eastern victoryEastern Michigan started a fairly young lineup in its regular-season opener on Friday to defeat Marygrove, 119-48. Marygrove is a college out of Detroit that plays in the NAIA. The Eagles started L.J. Frazier (zero career starts), Solomon Farris (one), Will Cooper (eight), Brandon Bowdry (28) and Justin Dobbins (45). |
CMU serves up loss for EasternHigh hitting percentage from Chippewas helps sweep Eagles; 3-0The struggles continue for coach Kim Berrington and the Eastern Michigan volleyball team. The Eagles lost 0-3 to Central Michigan on Thursday night, extending their losing streak to five. They’ve dropped 10 of their last 11 matches. Like many times before, Eastern was competitive, but wasn’t able to win games. The Chippewas won 25-14, 25-22 and 25-14. “People had some different responsibilities,” said Berrington whose team lost Victoria Randolph and Haley Stein earlier in the week due to injury. |
Donofrio leads teamCoach DelPorto says senior wrestler has ‘in-your-face’ style, excellent work ethicEastern Michigan wrestler Zach Donofrio, who is a senior and a team leader, said he surrounds himself with people who will make him a better athlete. One of those people is fellow senior Chris Jenkins, who Donofrio often practices with. “I would say Chris Jenkins is one of the hardest workers on the team, and we push each other every day,” he said. “We have both seen big improvements from working with each other. I also wrestle with Dave Pienarr – he was a national qualifier at Slippery Rock (Pa.) – Corey Phillips and J.J. Johnson [who] were both state champs in high school.” |
Hunting isn’t all about deer
“Ahh,” that’s what I’m going to say around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday when I sit down in my blind nestled in the middle of the woods. Deer firearms season opens on Saturday and it couldn’t come any sooner. No worrying about class work, writing papers, the terrible economy or the job market. At least for a little while, it will be a chance to get away from it all. |
