Women's basketball team sets sights on MAC tournament
(03/07/13 6:47pm)
March Madness is nearly upon us. The first step in the journey to the NCAA tournament is the Mid-American Conference tournament.
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March Madness is nearly upon us. The first step in the journey to the NCAA tournament is the Mid-American Conference tournament.
This was not a good week for Eastern Michigan University’s basketball teams against Central Michigan University. Following a loss Tuesday night by the men’s team in Mt. Pleasant, the women’s team fell to the Chippewas on Wednesday night, 63-56, at the Convocation Center.
Despite a late effort from redshirt junior forward Glenn Bryant, the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team lost to in-state Mid-American Conference Rival Central Michigan University 61-59 in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Tuesday night.
The new members were announced at halftime of the men’s basketball game.
With the help of career-high scoring for junior Desyree Thomas and senior Chelsea Hite, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies, 54-45, in Dekalb, Ill., Thursday.
Those who went home Saturday for spring break missed out on an overtime win for the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team over the Western Michigan University Broncos, 50-49.
Coming off a 73-69 win over Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan University on Saturday, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (7-19 overall, 5-8 MAC) has their sights set on tonight’s matchup against the Northern Illinois University Huskies (7-19, 2-11 MAC) in Dekalb, Ill.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team returned to Athens, Ohio, Wednesday to play the game that was originally scheduled for Jan. 30. EMU (12-14, 5-7 Mid-American Conference) played the Ohio University Bobcats (20-6, 11-1 MAC) in front of 5,932 people at Ohio’s Convocation Center. Coming off their first road win of the year, against Ball State University, the Eagles came up short, 73-50.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team was on the short end of a 31-6 run in the last 12:28 of the second half, which sealed the Eagles’ fate as they fell to the Ball State Cardinals, 56-34, on Wednesday at James E. Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind. The Eagles’ 34 points was the team’s lowest scoring total in a game this season.
Behind a balanced attack with four players scoring in double figures, including junior Desyree Thomas’ career-high scoring, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team completed its season sweep of the Western Michigan Broncos, 73-69, Saturday at the Convocation Center.
Despite senior Derek Thompson’s great shooting, the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team blew an eight-point lead in the late stages of the game Saturday and fell to the Missouri State University Bears, 57-54, in the ESPN BracketBuster Challenge at the Convocation Center.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team earned a 56-50 win against Mid-American Conference rival Ball State University (10-14, 4-8 MAC) Saturday at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind.
The snow falling outside the Convocation Center didn’t stop the 252 devoted fans from coming to see the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team take on its Mid-American Conference foe, the University of Buffalo Bulls, Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, the Eagles couldn’t sustain any momentum, and as a result lost to the Bulls 79-63.
Seriously, is this not the craziest college basketball season you’ve ever seen?
After defeating the Ohio Bobcats, 64-57, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team will be looking for its first back-to-back wins of the season as the University at Buffalo Bulls make the trip to the Convocation Center for a cross-divisional showdown Saturday.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team postponed its scheduled trip to Newtown, Conn., because of a blizzard warning issued for the New England area by the National Weather Service. The team, led by coach Tory Verdi, was going to hold a basketball clinic Sunday, Feb. 10 for 300 children in Newtown. The team plans to reschedule the visit in the near future.
Despite junior Natachia Watkins putting up her second double-double of the season with 14 points and 15 rebounds, it was not enough. The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team lost to the University of Akron Zips with 0.07 seconds left, 82-81, at James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team made the short trip to Toledo, Ohio Saturday to take on the University of Toledo Rockets. Toledo was able to hold on using the proverbial home-court advantage over Eastern, keeping the Eagles winless on the road by a score of 60-52.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team rebounded from a heartbreaking loss to Akron Wednesday night by defeating the Ohio University Bobcats on Saturday afternoon, 64-57.
Seniors Chelsea Hite and India Hairston are teammates on the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team. Off the court, they’re in a unique situation—they’re roommates.