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Eastern Michigan head coach Tory Verdi doesn't look happy about the poor first-half performance of the Eagles during their game against Central Michigan on 8 March at the Convocation Center. The second half turned around, and EMU won 99-83 in an overtime thriller.

MAC Tournament Preview: EMU women’s basketball

By Drew Dood · Sunday, March 9, 2014

The Eastern Michigan Women’s basketball team will be participating in the Mid-American Conference championship tournament on Monday, March 10 at the EMU Convocation Center. EMU will be the eighth seed in the tournament and will be competing against the ninth seed Northern Illinois University. If EMU wins this game, it will go to Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena for the second round of the MAC tournament.

Eastern Michigan assistant coach Mike Brown chats with guard Mike Talley before the Eagles took on Toledo Saturday afternoon.

EMU back in a familiar position heading into the MAC tournament

By Eugene Evans · Saturday, March 8, 2014

Even with 18 wins to close out the regular season, Eastern Michigan University basketball finds itself in the same predicament as last year— having to win five games in six days. Last season, EMU came up two games short in the Mid-American Conference tournament as Western Michigan University advanced with a 70-55 win in the quarterfinal round. This year’s journey for Eastern will begin in the first round of the MAC tournament at the Convocation Center Monday night against the No.

EMU center Da'Shonte Riley collects one of his three blocks in Eastern Michigan's 56-51 win over Bowling Green Wednesday night.

Eagle Journey: Da'Shonte Riley

By Eugene Evans · Friday, March 7, 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.

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.

Latest Podcast

Host, Caroline Buxton, and guests, MiRan Bogedain and Ari Thomas, discuss EMU's very own Anime Music Club, including upcoming performances and how to get involved. 

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