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Lacey Rubin notched a career high 9.875 on the balance beam on Sunday Jan. 24 in Muncie, Ind.

Eagles have career day on beam; record two more wins

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Compiling the best score on the balance beam in program history, the Eastern Michigan women’s gymnastics team recorded an 195.05 score notching two wins against Ball State University and Illinois State University Sunday afternoon in Muncie, Ind.




EMU alum returns home with Globetrotters

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The Harlem Globetrotters took to the court to showcase their skills Friday at the Convocation Center. But what most people didn’t know was that there was an Eastern Michigan Eagle soaring amongst the crowd.


Jock Jamz 2016 rocks Pease

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The fifth annual Jock Jamz brought multiple Eastern Michigan athletic teams to Pease Auditorium to show off their lip-syncing and dancing skills. The wrestling, baseball, softball, rowing, men's and women's track and field, gymnastics, and women’s soccer teams took the stage to compete for bragging rights and the 2016 Jock Jamz trophy.





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Eagles collapse late, lose to Kent State

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The Eagles dropped the last four matches of the night to lose by a score of 19-14 to the Kent State University Golden Flashes at the Convocation Center on Sunday, despite being in the lead early in the competition.


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EMU men’s swim and dive falls to Purdue; defeats Ball State

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Eastern Michigan’s men’s swimming and diving team took the pool for the first time in the New Year, where they would split a couple of dual meets against Purdue University and Ball State University. Eastern Michigan (3-2, 1-0 MAC) fell to the Purdue Boilermakers, 128-109 after having had five Eagles record season-best performances.




Eagles rally from 20 points down but fall to BG

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Although the Eastern Michigan Eagles rallied from being down 20 points to tie the game late in the second half, a Raven Lee three-point shot fell short in their final possession as they lost to the Bowling Green State University Falcons 84-79 Saturday night. 


'Bubble' to be closed additional two weeks

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A new tear in the Eastern Michigan University Indoor Practice Facility was discovered Wednesday morning according to EMU officials. This is after the original tear caused the collapse of the facility on Nov. 29.


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Eagles drop MAC championship rematch, 71-64

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The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team struggle offensively and lose to the Ohio University Bobcats by a score of 71-64 in an early Mid-American Conference meeting on Wednesday night in Ypsilanti, MI. The Eagles (10-4; 2-2 MAC) guard Phillis Webb got the offense going early in the game scoring nine points and grabbing six rebounds as Eastern Michigan led 19-14 to end the first.


Defense stifles Buffalo in EMU win

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Coming off of a loss to Northern Illinois, the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team stepped up defensively to beat the University of Buffalo. The Eagles held Buffalo to just 24 percent from the three point line and scored 28 points off of turnovers in the 81-69 victory.




Join Caleb Henderson for the final episode of The Factory Report this semester, and his final time hosting the show.

Welcome back to The Factory Report, hosted by Sports Editor Caleb Henderson. Check in on all the newest EMU sports updates, highlights, and what teams to keep an eye on.

Host: Caleb Henderson

Director: Gray Connor

Editor: Zachary Yourman