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Looking back at the EMU women's basketball team's top moments

By Charles Post · Saturday, April 11, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles women’s basketball team had an up-and-down 2019-20 campaign, which came to an abrupt end due to the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were starting to play to their full potential. The Eagles finished with a 16-15 (9-9) record, including a 9-6 record at home, and a number of outstanding individual and team performances. Looking back, here are Eastern Michigan’s top five moments from this past season. 

Damari Parris

EMU guard Damari Parris enters transfer portal

By Charles Post · Friday, April 10, 2020

Damari Parris entered the transfer portal on Thursday, March 19 as he has one year of eligibility remaining. Parris has already transferred once during his college career as he played for Western Kentucky during the 2016-17 season before coming to Eastern Michigan. Parris only played for the Eagles during the 2018-19 campaign. 

Ty Groce

How will Eastern Michigan men’s basketball look next year?

By Charles Post · Saturday, April 4, 2020

The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball 2019-20 season came to a close on Monday, March 9 as the Eagles lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Kent State 86-76. Now, with all sports being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s time to look forward to next season and project what the EMU team will look like.

Eagles Football

2020-21 schedule breakdown for EMU football

By Charles Post · Saturday, April 4, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles football program are looking to reach their third consecutive bowl game next year and their quest will begin on Saturday, Sept. 5 when the Eagles travel to Lexington to face the Kentucky Wildcats. The remainder of the schedule will consist of eight conference games and five home games at Rynearson Stadium.

Boubacar Toure

EMU Basketball crushes Kansas to win March Madness Tournament

By Caleb Burlingame · Wednesday, April 1, 2020

The world stood still last night as the Eastern Michigan Eagles won the NCAA Tournament, which is the first national championship for the school. Fans and analysts everywhere had the 16-seeded Eagles being defeated in the first round, but EMU shocked the world and turned into Cinderella at the ball.

Areanna Combs free throw

EMU women’s basketball finishes with winning record

By Charles Post · Sunday, March 22, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (16-15, 9-9) women’s basketball team had their season end, as all others did, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Eagles were competing in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland the day before the tournament was cancelled on Thursday, March 12. EMU was set to play the following day.

EMU track race

Eagles men's track team finished second in the MAC prior to cancellations

By Luke Gremban and Charles Post · Sunday, March 22, 2020

The Eastern Michigan men’s track and field team had two meets between Feb. 22-29. The first was the Alex Wilson Invitational on Feb. 22, the second was the two-day MAC Indoor Championship beginning on Feb. 28. The men’s team had high finishes in both events, but all further events in the season have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

EMU-Ohio

Eagles baseball season cancelled after 14 games

By Charles Post · Friday, March 20, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-13) men’s baseball team had their season come to an end due to the coronavirus outbreak. The NCAA has cancelled the remainder of winter and spring sports but they announced that all seniors competing in spring sports will have the option to return next season for another year of eligibility. 

Rachel Slocum

EMU gymnastics finished with three wins before cancellation

By Tiauna Allen · Friday, March 20, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-7) women’s gymnastics team concluded its 2020 season on March 7, against Michigan State University in East Lansing. The team was scheduled to play 13 meets this season but could only compete in 11 due to the cancellation related to COVID-19. 

Tennis courts

The tennis team finishes shortened season with 10-7 record

By Zach Sturgill · Friday, March 20, 2020

Hundreds of college athletic programs have stopped short due to COVID-19. EMU has canceled all events and team practices for the spring season. That includes women’s tennis, that finished with a 10-7 record. Conference matches were set to start on March 22, however EMU followed suit with NCAA guidelines in not having those matches be played.

Morgan and King free throw

Morgan's career-high 30 points not enough versus Kent State

By Charles Post and Jadan Shorts · Monday, March 16, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (16-16, 6-12) men’s basketball team headed into the first round of the MAC Tournament against the Kent State Golden Flashes with hopes of making a deep run in the tournament. EMU has an all-time record of 32-34 in the MAC Tournament, dating back to the 1979-80 season. 

Tennis match

EMU tennis defeats Cleveland State

By Chase Campbell · Monday, March 16, 2020

The Eastern Michigan women’s tennis team claimed another win in the clash against the Cleveland State Vikings this afternoon. With this only being their second matchup against each other in school history, EMU was able to take yet another victory, remaining undefeated against them with a 2-0 record. The Eagles currently reside at a solid 10-7 record as a result, while Cleveland State falls to 8-5. 

Zachary Owings

Eagles fall to Bearcats 8-1

By Chase Campbell · Saturday, March 14, 2020

Eastern Michigan kicked off the first of their doubleheader battle Saturday afternoon against the Cincinnati Bearcats, after being postponed from Friday due to brewing storms in the area. The Cats were roaring and scoring in this barn burner, resulting in an 8-1 loss for the guys in green. 

MAC court view

Coronavirus’ impact on MAC Tournament and EMU athletics

By Charles Post · Thursday, March 12, 2020

The NBA announced that they were going to suspend the regular season indefinitely on Wednesday, March 11, after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). According to World-o-Meter, the United States has 1,412 cases of the virus, which has resulted in 40 deaths. There are 133,084 cases worldwide. The NBA’s decision sent a domino effect  through the sports world, including the 2020 MAC Tournament in Cleveland. 

Courtnie Lewis boxing out Kelly

EMU women's basketball loses regular season finale

By Tiauna Allen · Sunday, March 8, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (14-15, 9-9) women's basketball team lost their last regular season game versus the Central Michigan Chippewas on Saturday, March 7 at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant. Courtnie Lewis led EMU with 22 points, while Areanna Combs totaled 21 points and four rebounds in the loss. 

Marquise Gill

EMU loses 13-6 against Cincinnati

By Luke Gremban · Sunday, March 8, 2020

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (1-12) baseball team fell in the second game in their double header against the University of Cincinnati on March 7. The Eagles came into today with a 1-10, while the Bearcats came into this game 5-7, winning five of their past six games. 

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