EMU volleyball coach resigns
ByEastern Michigan Head Volleyball Coach Kim Berrington announced her retirement Monday. Berrinton retires after 19 seasons at EMU, with a record of 305-289, and is the winningest coach in EMU volleyball history.
Eastern Michigan Head Volleyball Coach Kim Berrington announced her retirement Monday. Berrinton retires after 19 seasons at EMU, with a record of 305-289, and is the winningest coach in EMU volleyball history.
Following her performance in the Eastern Michigan volleyball team’s comeback win over Ball State University in five sets Nov. 8, Dori Harrison was named the Eastern Echo’s Eagle of the Week.
Prior to the Eastern Michigan volleyball team’s final road trip of the regular season, I spoke with the team’s three seniors – Natalie Folk, Megan Crawshaw and Jill Briner – about their time at the university and what they will take with them after they graduate.
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team took on Ball State University Saturday night at the Convocation Center in the final home match of the regular season, needing all five sets to take down the Cardinals, 14-25, 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 15-10.
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team took on Ohio University Saturday in a rematch of the 2013 Mid-American Conference finals – losing in four sets 20-25, 25-19, 19-25, 20-25.
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team kicked off the rivalry weekend against Mid-American Conference foe Central Michigan University, needing all five sets to take down the Chippewas Thursday at the Convocation Center (25-23, 25-16, 21-25, 27-29, 15-13).
Leaving the Nest is a weekly feature on a former Eastern Michigan University student-athlete and what they’ve been doing since graduating.
After making 31 kills in her team’s two weekend matches, Eastern Michigan University junior outside hitter, Stacy Perinar, was selected as the Eastern Echo’s Eagle of the Week.She now has 122 kills this season – most on the team and fourth in the Mid-American Conference by number, but eighth by average.The Eagles (14-10, 5-5 MAC) got off to a good start, but struggled during the middle of conference play.
The Eastern Michigan volleyball team took to the road for two matches over the weekend and returned to Ypsilanti with victories over Mid-American Conference opponents from the University at Buffalo Friday and Akron University Saturday.
Eastern Michigan University volleyball coach Kim Berrington announced June 10 the addition of Shayna Munson to her coaching staff. Munson is familiar with Coach Berrington, as she was a member of her squad from 2001-02.
The school year is quickly winding down and with it ends an eventful year for Eastern Michigan University’s athletic teams. As part of my weekly appearances on E-TV’s Eagles Sports Update, I share my “Eagle of the Week” – a player or coach who stands out to me for their performances in the week leading up to the show. For this, the final issue of the school year (not counting the summer semester), I have compiled a list of my Eagles of the Year for all of EMU’s sports, as well as for some specialized categories.
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team lost to the Ohio University Bobcats in the Mid-American Conference Championship game on Nov. 24, 3-0.
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team won its quarterfinal and semifinal matches of the Mid-American Conference Championship over the weekend – a five-set thriller over the University of Toledo Rockets on Friday night and a straight set sweep over Western Michigan University on Saturday.
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team headed into Mount Pleasant on Thu. Nov. 14 to take on the Central Michigan University Chippewas. The Eagles swept Central Michigan, 3-0.
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team headed to Kent, Ohio, on Sat. Nov. 16, with a Mid-American Conference Championship tournament spot on the line. The Eagles defeated the Kent State University Golden Flashes three sets to one.
Eastern Michigan University volleyball hosted Northern Illinois University for senior night at the Convocation Center on Nov. 9. In the final home game for senior co-captains Erin Short and Paige Roback, the Huskies bested the Eagles 3-1.
The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team is on the road for cross-divisional play this weekend.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s volleyball team returned to the Convocation Center Thursday night to host the Central Michigan Chippewas. Central Michigan (8-9, 2-3 Mid-Amercan Conference) swept EMU (11-9, 1-4 MAC) in three sets (25-22, 25-20, 25-21). Eastern has lost four of their last five matches.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s volleyball team couldn’t pull off the upset against No. 18 Ohio University Saturday night at the Convocation Center as they fell in four sets (25-23, 25-7, 21-25, 25-14). No. 18 Ohio (15-3, 5-1 MAC) took the match three sets to one over Eastern Michigan (11-10, 1-5 MAC).
Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Kelsey Jones is usually dancing when she comes out of the locker room before Eastern Michigan University volleyball games. The coaching staff and her teammates say Jones is high energy during the game, in practice and on the sidelines. If she isn’t playing, she’s cheering and creating positive energy for her teammates.