Sports

Swim and Dive defeats Oakland, remains perfect

By Robert Hull · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams remain perfect at the start of the season, defeating the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies on Saturday afternoon at Jones Natatorium.

Eagles finish 2-1 at EMU Open

By Evan Hensley · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team kicked off its season on Saturday, beating both Clarion University and Bloomsburg University but Fell to the boilermakers of Purdue University at the Eastern Michigan University Open.

Eagles lose eighth straight

By Thomas Bieszk · Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015

Another slow start lead to an eighth straight defeat for the Eastern Michigan University Eagles, as they fell on the road to Miami University, 28-13, in Oxford, Ohio.

Eastern Michigan was defeated in the first round of the MAC Tournament by Western Michigan in five sets on Thursday.

Volleyball drops fifth straight match

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team suffered its fifth straight loss on Friday night, dropping a match against Central Michigan University in four sets (27-25, 25-22, 25-23 and 25-20), making qualifying for the Mid-American Conference a little more difficult as the end of the season approaches.

EMU athletes’ graduation rates improve

By Eric Coughlin · Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015

Eastern Michigan University athletes are graduating at all-time high rates but are below the NCAA Division One average.

Previewing Miami OH: The Cradle and Carriage of Coaches and Players

By Robert Hull · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015

The Miami University RedHawks much like Eastern Michigan University are in search of its first conference win of the season. EMU travels to Oxford, Ohio this weekend to take on the RedHawks and their second year head coach Chuck Martin. Martin has a 3-18 record since taking over the program and currently stands with a 1-8 record this season, identical to Chris Creighton at EMU.

Football Notebook: Losing skid, Bell injury and Miami (OH)

By Andrew Mascharka · Monday, Nov. 2, 2015

Following a Thursday night loss to the Western Michigan University Broncos, the Eastern Michigan University Eagles look to regroup as they travel to Oxford, OH., to take on the Redhawks of Miami University.

Ward, Riley picked in NBA D-League draft

By Andrew Mascharka · Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015

Two former Eastern Michigan University basketball players were selected in the National Basketball Association Development League draft Saturday night.

Men's and Women's Cross Country take home MAC Championships

By Leveander Bradshaw · Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University men’s and women’s cross country teams took home the title at the Mid-American Conference Championships Sat. Oct 31 in Akron, OH. This will mark the first time that both the men’s and women’s teams win the MAC title in the same year.

Eagles lose 58-28 to WMU after sloppy second half

By Robert Hull · Friday, Oct. 30, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s sloppy second half start against Western Michigan University Thursday night, led to an insurmountable lead that was too much to overcome in the 58-28 loss.

Column: Tuition Toss is a fumble

By Curt Allain - Special to the Echo · Friday, Oct. 30, 2015

Next year there will be an English Literature student working at Taco Bell instead of dissecting “Madame Bovary”. Next year there will be a Chemistry major working construction instead of working in the lab. Next year a potential graduate student will enter the workforce instead of pursuing their dream. Next year a random student at an Eastern Michigan University will receive a year of free tuition for attending a football game.

A game at Comerica Park highlights 2016 EMU baseball schedule

By Andrew Mascharka · Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University baseball team’s 2016 schedule was released today. Among the notable games are road series with University of Florida and Arizona State University, three games against the University of Michigan and a matchup with Michigan State University at Comerica Park.

Men's MAC basketball pre-season rankings released

By Andrew Mascharka · Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015

The Mid-American Conference released the pre-season rankings for men’s basketball this morning with Eastern Michigan University picked to finish fourth in the MAC West division.

EMU Basketball puts on a show at Rock the Rec 3

By Leveander Bradshaw · Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015

Basketball season is upon us as the Eastern Michigan University men’s and women’s team displayed their talents at Rock the Rec 3 on Tuesday Oct 27. The event shaped up to be a thrill as both men’s and women’s teams wanted to show what they’ve been working on.

Previewing Western Michigan: A Stable Boat

By Robert Hull · Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015

Eastern Michigan University welcomes it’s cross state rivals the Broncos of Western Michigan University, in the battle of Interstate-94. The game will be played on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. It’s the first time in school history that EMU will host a weekday night game.