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Cha Sweeny (Fr. Toledo, OH) made this layup during the second half.

Eagles defeat NIU in a defensive battle

By Drew Dood · Monday, March 3, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team won a defensive battle on Sunday, beating Northern Illinois University 54-45.

Talley delivers in EMU's comeback win

By Eugene Evans · Saturday, March 1, 2014

With 22 seconds left in the game, Eastern Michigan University turned to a wide-open Mike Talley on the baseline.

Sweeney scores career-high 33 as EMU falls to Western

By Drew Dood · Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014

Despite star freshman Cha Sweeney scoring a career-high 33, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team lost on Wednesday night to Western Michigan University 81-72.

Eagles head into March with momentum

By Eugene Evans · Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014

With the month of March on the horizon, Eastern Michigan University head coach Rob Murphy realized his team needed to get back to the basics.

Janay Morton (Brooklyn Park, Minnesota) scored 14 points over 28 minutes of playing time.

EMU women rally to defeat Ball State

Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team rallied back from a seven-point deficit with 10:09 left to beat Ball State University 62-60 on Sunday.

Eastern Michigan regroups before free throws in the Eagles 75-67 loss to Western Michigan Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo.

Riley’s foul trouble plagues EMU against Western

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014

Da’Shonte Riley had a game to forget against Western Michigan University.

Eastern Michigan head coach Rob Murphy calls out the play in the Eagles 61-59 double overtime loss to Northern Illinois Thursday in Dekalb.

Eagles miss multiple opportunities against NIU

By Eugene Evans · Friday, Feb. 21, 2014

Even with defensive anchor Da’Shonte Riley fouling out with 3:37 left in the first overtime, Eastern Michigan University head coach Rob Murphy believed his team could pull out the victory.

Senior guard Desyree Thomas (Waterford) led the team in scoring after the first half but failed to add to her totals in the second half.

EMU women fall to Toledo 80-73

By Drew Dood · Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team lost Wednesday night against the University of Toledo 80-73.

Redshirt junior Olivia Fouty (Toledo, OH) led the team with seventeen points.

Women’s basketball drops close game, 61-56 to BGSU

By Drew Dood · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team lost for the first time in over a week on Saturday as it fell to Bowling Green State University, 61-56 at the Convocation Center.

All of the EMU hall of fame class were honored during halftime of the men's game.

7 inducted into E-Club Hall of Fame

By Al Willman · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014

Saturday morning the Eastern Michigan University E-Club honored the newest members of the E-Club Hall of fame in the Student Center Ballroom.

Eastern Michigan center Da'Shonte Riley (10) goes up for the block in the Eagles 65-44 win over Toledo Saturday afternoon.

Murphy's defense-first philosophy pays off against Toledo

By Eugene Evans · Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014

Eastern Michigan University head coach Rob Murphy always preaches defense first to his players.

Eastern Michigan guard Raven Lee (0) scored 15 points in the Eagles 70-53 win over Kent State Saturday afternoon.

Lee scores 24 in EMU’s 73-62 win over Ball State

By Eugene Evans · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

To say Raven Lee has experienced an up and down season is an understatement.

Eagles win 2nd straight after losing 5 in a row

By Drew Dood · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team picked up its second win in a row Sunday over Ohio University 68-55.

Eagles beat Golden Flashes after 17-year drought

By Derrick Vergolini · Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014

After being at the bad end of a 14-1 run, Eastern Michigan University saw its 20-point lead over Kent State University melt to seven with 5:05 to play.

EMU guard Janay Morton (13) led the team, off the bench, with 21 points in Eastern Michigan's 89-75 loss to Michigan Wednesday night in Ann Arbor.

EMU women snap five-game losing streak

By Drew Dood · Friday, Feb. 7, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak on Feb. 6 by beating Kent State University 65-57.

EMU forward Karrington Ward (14) attempts a layup over two Purdue defenders in Eastern Michigan's 69-64 loss to Purdue Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette. Ward scored 25 points and had 8 rebounds in the loss.

Eagles blow a 12-point second half lead against the Zips

By Eugene Evans · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

In the last ten minutes of regulation, Eastern Michigan University managed to let a 12-point lead slip away against the University of Akron Wednesday night.

EMU forward Olivia Fouty (33) drives past WMU's Miracle Woods (24) in Eastern Michigan's 83-77 win over Western Michigan Wednesday night. Fouty had 14 points.

Women's basketball round-up, week of Jan. 26

By Drew Dood · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

It was a rough week for the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team as they suffered two blowout losses.

EMU forward Daylen Harrison collected 10 points in Eastern Michigan's 69-57 win over Bowling Green Wednesday night.

Eagles let halftime lead slip away against the RedHawks

By Eugene Evans · Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014

An eight-point halftime lead slipped away as Eastern Michigan University fell to Miami University, 65-61 at Millett Hall on Saturday.

Bryant III’s dominating first half leads Eagles past the Falcons

By Derrick Vergolini · Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

Glenn Bryant III came off the bench and led Eastern Michigan University for the second straight game Wednesday night. After leading the Eagles with 14 points in Saturday’s loss to Ohio University, the redshirt senior forward checked in 5:50 into the first half to begin his career-high 26-point game. “I feel like I had a pretty good game against (Ohio) and I just wanted to bounce back and help my team get a win [tonight],” Bryant III said. His performance propelled the Eagles 69-57 win over Bowling Green State University at the Convocation Center, ending the team’s two-game losing skid and bumping them up to second in the Mid-American Conference West Division at 4-3 (12-8 overall). “Glenn came in with a certain level of focus tonight— with a certain level of energy— and the rest of our team fed off of it,” EMU coach Rob Murphy said.

EMU guard Darell Combs (25) drives past WMU's Austin Richie (22) in Eastern Michigan's 56-37 win over Western Michigan Tuesday night. Combs scored 14 of the Eagles points.

Eagle Journey: Darell Combs

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

Eagle Journey is a Q & A series in which Sports Editor Eugene Evans will get to know some of the Eastern Michigan University student-athletes and why they chose to come here.