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Eastern Michigan University football defeats Big Ten team

By Joe Israel · Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017

The Eastern Michigan University football team (2-0, 0-0) notched their biggest regular season win in 126 seasons of football Saturday, Sept. 9, as they defeated the Scarlet Knights from Rutgers University (0-2, 0-0) 16-13 in Piscataway, New Jersey.  

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Eastern Michigan University women's soccer defeats Oakland in overtime

By Drew Conover · Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017

Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer headed into Scicluna Field, Sunday, Sept. 10, for a matchup against the Oakland University Grizzlies, The Eagles snagged a goal in the first overtime period to secure a 1-0 victory. This win pushed the Eagles to a 2-0-1 record at home and a 3-3-1 record altogether for the season.  

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Baseball's tournament run comes to an end against Ohio

By Evan Hensley · Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The Eastern Michigan baseball teams' magical run fell short in the MAC Championship game in Avon, Ohio against the Ohio Bobcats on Sunday in a 7-4 loss.  The Eagles needed to defeat the Bobcats twice on Sunday to obtain the championship due to the tournament being a double elimination tournament.

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Erin Kido takes over as interim athletic director

By Evan Hensley · Sunday, May 21, 2017

On Thursday, May 18, Eastern Michigan University announced its third athletic director of 2017 with the choice of Erin Kido to the interim for the position. "It is a tremendous honor to serve Eastern Michigan University as the Interim Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics," said Kido. Kido takes over for former-interim AD Christian Spears who followed the former director, Heather Lyke, to the University of Pittsburgh.

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Eagles fall to Notre Dame on the road, 0-5

By Noah Goad · Monday, May 1, 2017

The Eastern Michigan baseball teams' bats were held silent by Notre Dame on Wednesday, April 26. The Eagles fell to the Fighting Irish by a score of 0-5 in South Bend, IN. Runs were hard to come by on Wednesday night, as the Eagles offense scattered nine hits over nine innings without crossing the plate once.

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Delaplane named MAC West Pitcher of the Week

By Evan Hensley · Monday, April 17, 2017

Senior pitcher Sam Delaplane has been named MAC West division pitcher of the week for the Eastern Michigan Eagles. The senior right-hander threw his first complete game of his career in a 8-2 win over the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday, April 15. He struck out a career high 12 batters on his way to the win while also not giving a walk.

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Eagles top Ohio State, 3-1

By Noah Goad · Sunday, April 16, 2017

The Eastern Michigan baseball stays hot with a win over Ohio State by a score of 3-1 in Columbus on Wednesday, April 12. The Eagles jumped out on top in the first inning, scoring a pair of runs from a single off of the bat of outfielder John Montgomery, making the score 2-0.

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Eagles fall to U of M in extras

By Noah Goad · Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Eagles fall to U of M in extras The Eastern Michigan University baseball team fell to no. 13 University of Michigan in an extra inning thriller on Tuesday, April 11 in Ann Arbor.

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Eagles get swept by Bowling Green

By Dereka Bennett · Monday, April 10, 2017

The EMU softball team was swept out 3-1 during the weekend finale against Bowling Green State University Sunday, April 9, in the Mid-American Conference cross-divisional action at Meserve Field. In the beginning, The Eagles had a good lead, but it was enough to defeat the Bowling Green Falcons.

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Green beats White at spring game

By Evan Hensley · Monday, April 10, 2017

On Saturday, April 8, the Eastern Michigan competed in its annual spring game at Rynearson Stadium which showcased the team for the 2017 football season.

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EMU softball fails to record a hit

By Dereka Bennett · Sunday, April 2, 2017

On Sunday, April 2, the Eastern Michigan softball team ended its series finale, 9-0, to the University of Akron at Varsity Field.  The Eagles fell to 13-17 on the season and 2-4 in Mid-American Conference play.

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Eagles split a pair of games at home

By Evan Hensley · Monday, March 27, 2017

Brad Allen's complete game helped the Eastern Michigan baseball team pick up its second win of the weekend when it faced Bowling Green in Ypsilanti on Saturday. Allen picked up his first win of the season in his nine inning performance to give the Eagles the 3-0 shutout victory.

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Eagles walk-off on home opener

By Noah Goad · Sunday, March 26, 2017

Eagles walk-off on home opener Eastern Michigan baseball team rallied to a 7-6 walk-off win at their home opener at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti on Friday, March 24.  “We’re still making too many mistakes early in ball games, but the guys never quit and I can’t be any more proud of them” said skipper Mark Van Ameyde.

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Heather Lyke to leave for Pitt

By Evan Hensley · Monday, March 20, 2017

Heather Lyke, the Director of Athletics, has been announced to and will leave Eastern Michigan and accept the same position at the University of Pittsburgh. The reports came in overnight and have been cleared and shown that Lyke will leave for the Atlantic Coast Conference power.

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