EMU women's basketball soars past Western Michigan, 68-58
In a matchup against Western Michigan, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (13-10, 5-7 MAC) defeated the Broncos (10-13, 5-7 MAC), 68-58, on Saturday, Feb. 11.
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In a matchup against Western Michigan, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (13-10, 5-7 MAC) defeated the Broncos (10-13, 5-7 MAC), 68-58, on Saturday, Feb. 11.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team wrapped up a two-game road trip on Tuesday, Feb. 7 when the Eagles came up short in New York to the University at Buffalo by a score of 102-97 inside of Alumni Arena.
The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team (12-10, 4-7 MAC) fell short to Ball State University, 68-50, Wednesday, Feb. 8, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (12-9, 4-6 MAC) put on a show in McGuirk Arena on Saturday, Feb. 4, visiting their in-state Mid-American Conference rivals, the Central Michigan University Chippewas (4-17, 2-8 MAC). The Eagles’ sophomore class put up a combined 56 points in the win, 68-54, to earn the squad a crucial MAC win.
Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball player Ce’Nara Skanes made her impression Wednesday night, leading the Eagles in nearly all categories. While the team lost the game 65-55 to Ohio University, Skanes scored 18 points, grabbed nine boards, dished four assists, and tallied a career-best six steals. Skanes’ 8.1 rebounds are currently fourth in the Mid-American Conference.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team (6-16, 3-6 MAC) defeated Ohio University (11-11, 3-6 MAC), 90-79, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center in a back-to-back victory for the Eagles led by sophomore guard Tyson Acuff recording a career-best 29 points.
In a match up against the University of Toledo, the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team dropped their record to 11-8, 3-5 after an overtime showdown.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team (5-16, 2-6 MAC) traveled to Miami University (7-14, 1-7 MAC) on Saturday, Jan. 28, to take on the Redhawks of Ohio in a Mid-American Conference battle where they snapped their five-game losing skid.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (11-7, 3-4 MAC) headed to Kalamazoo to compete against their in-state rival Western Michigan University (9-9, 4-3) on Wednesday, Jan. 25 inside University Arena.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team began a two-game road trip on Tuesday, Jan. 24 with a game against the Toledo Rockets inside of Savage Arena. EMU dropped their fifth straight game as Toledo rallied to overcome an 11-point deficit late to win the contest 84-79. However, it was sophomore Emoni Bates who stole the show and had a historic night as he dropped a career-high 43 points.
4,719 fans filled the seats of the George Gervin GameAbove Center on Jan. 21, to witness the Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-15, 1-5 MAC) take on the Huskies of Northern Illinois (7-12, 3-3 MAC). Saturday’s crowd ranks as the largest crowd the MAC and the George Gervin GameAbove Center has seen this season.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team was in Kent, OH on Wednesday, Jan 18 where the Eagles fell to Kent State 79-66 inside of the M.A.C Center, despite senior Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu leading all scorers with 22 points which is a new high at EMU for the center.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team (4-14, 1-4 MAC) played host to the Kent State Golden Flashes (15-3, 5-0 MAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 17 for the teams’ first meeting of the season. Despite three Eagles earning double-digit points, the team fell 63-77 inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
After falling to visiting Akron University Zips, 43-60, on Wednesday, January 11, the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team (9-6, 1-3 MAC) headed east to play the University of Buffalo Bulls (8-5, 3-1 MAC) on Saturday, January 14, 2023. The Bulls had just come off a narrow road win at Ohio University also on Wednesday, as we get into the thick of Mid-American Conference play. Despite a season-high performance, the Eagles fell short 59-78.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team (4-12, 1-2 MAC) traveled 101 miles west on Interstate 94 to Kalamazoo on Jan. 10 for their 117th matchup of all time with Western Michigan University (5-11, 1-2 MAC) on the hardwood. 13 of the 20 players that saw minutes in this installment of the intrastate rivalry were Michigan natives. Sophomore Emoni Bates, the Ypsilanti product, led EMU with 23 points, but it was the WMU senior from Grand Rapids, Lamar Norman Jr., and his 25 points that were ultimately too much for the Eagles in an 85-79 defeat to the Broncos on Tuesday night.
The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team (4-11, 1-1 MAC) hosted Central Michigan University (6-9, 1-1 MAC) on Saturday, Jan. 7, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center to pickup a 62-56 comeback win after a slow start. The win marks the Eagles' first conference win of the season, as they improve to 1-1 in conference play so far.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team (3-11, 0-1 MAC) hosted Bowling Green State University inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center to open up MAC play for the 2022-23 season. The Eagles struggled early which resulted in a 65-91 loss.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team played its oldest rival which dates back to 1898, earning a home victory downing the visiting Titans of the University of Detroit Mercy inside the George Gervin Game Above Center on Dec. 18. The Eagles (3-9, 0-0 MAC) snapped a three-game losing streak with their second home victory of the season while defeating the Titans (5-7, 1-1 Horizon) for the second game in the series.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team (2-9, 0-0 MAC) fell to Niagara University (5-4, 1-1 MAAC), 60-67, on Sunday, Dec. 11, as a late game comeback wasn’t enough for the Eagles.
The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team traveled to Normal, IL on Wednesday, Dec. 7, for a matchup with Illinois State University inside Redbird Arena. After trailing by six points at halftime, the Eagles fought back in the second half making it a back-and-forth game before ultimately falling by the same deficit they found themselves in at halftime as the Redbirds defeated the Eagles 87-81.