Eastern Michigan Baseball opened Mid-American Conference play with a three-game series sweep versus rival Northern Illinois on March 22-24 at Ralph McKinzie Stadium in Dekalb, Ill. This marks the fifth time that the Eagles have been swept this season, leaving them with a MAC worst record of 3-19-1. The Huskies on the other hand now have a slightly better record of 7-16.
The Buffalo women’s basketball team has won the MAC Tournament championship, taking down Ohio in the championship game Saturday, March 16 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Bulls will advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history, after reaching the Sweet Sixteen last season.
Eastern Michigan senior forward Danielle Minott earned honorable mention All-MAC honors, alongside Oshlynn Brown (Ball State), Kendall McCoy (Miami RedHawks), Mikaela Boyd (Toledo Rockets) and Deja Wimby (Western Michigan). Minott averaged 13.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in her senior season.
Going into its eighth season under head coach, Rob Murphy, the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team had high optimism for the 2018-19 season. However, the Eagles finished the season with a 15-17 overall record. The team finished third in the MAC West with a 9-9 conference record.
Eastern Michigan baseball defeated Dayton 10-2 on the road on March 12, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio. The Eagles had their most explosive offensive performance of the year, and were led by two hits, two runs and one RBI from Zachary Owings.
Eastern Michigan’s final dual meet at home of the season yielded arguably its best performance as they beat Kent State 196.025-193.900. On a night that was dedicated to the outgoing senior members, the underclassmen led the way for the Eagles.
The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team had its season come to an end with an 88-80 loss to rival Central Michigan in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals. Jenna Annecchiarico had 21 points in the last game of her freshman year.
The Eastern Michigan baseball team was swept by Marshall in a four-game series in Huntington, W. Va. The Eagles jumped out to an early lead in multiple games, but Marshall would come back and win. Eastern also suffered the worst loss in two years, a 25-3 loss in game three of the series.
Eastern Michigan fails to pick up a win in its final regular season game. After a strong start on defense, Toledo proceeded to pick apart EMU from the 3-point line enroute to a win. As a result, Eastern will play Ball State in the first round of the MAC Tournament against Ball State.
Previewing the Eagles’ first-round game against Ball State on March 11 at the Convocation Center. Eastern Michigan and Ball State have already played twice this year and the Eagles have won both occasions. It has been 21 years since the Eagles last won the MAC Tournament.
The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team fought back from a 13-point deficit in the first quarter to win by 10 in the final regular season game of the year. Jenna Annecchiarico led all scorers with 19 points and six assists. The Eagles will stay on the road to play Akron in the first round of the MAC Tournament.
Danielle Minott scored the winning layup for Eastern Michigan with 2.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, leading to a 61-59 victory over Akron at James A. Rhodes Arena on Monday, March 11. The Eagles move on to the quarterfinals round of the MAC Tournament to play Central Michigan in Cleveland on March 13 at noon.
The EMU men’s basketball team earned their 15th victory of the season by defeating Ball State at the Convocation Center on Senior Night. The four seniors combined for 52 points in the 68-61 win. James Thompson IV led the way, scoring 20 points and grabbing 23 rebounds. He also broke the school’s 47-year-old career rebounding record. Paul Jackson and Elijah Minnie also contributed, combining for 30 points.
The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team lost to the Toledo Rockets in double overtime at the Convocation Center on Senior Night. EMU is now 12-16 on the year as they prepare for their final regular season game versus Ball State. Jenna Annecchiarico had a team-high 19 points in the loss against Toledo. Corrione Cardwell added 14 points and six rebounds.
The 2019-20 football schedule has been released, and it includes five home games for Eastern Michigan. The season will kick off on the road against Coastal Carolina on Aug. 31. Eastern Michigan will also travel to Illinois and Kentucky, before beginning MAC play on Oct. 5 against rival Central Michigan.
Eastern Michigan Baseball completed a three-game series against Texas A&M Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas from March 1-3. The Eagles were swept in the series by the Islanders.
The women’s basketball team fell to 12-15 on the season with a 87-60 loss to rival Central Michigan on Women In Sports Day at the Convocation Center on March 2.
The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team completed a 75-69 comeback against conference opponent Northern Illinois on March 2, in DeKalb, Illinois.
The baseball team earned their second victory of the season on Feb. 27 on the road against Abilene Christian. The Eagles used 12 hits to help come away with a 6-5 win.
