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Monday night quidditch

By Scott Mullin · Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015

Nerd was the word on Monday night as brooms, hoops, and the EMU Flying Squirrels Quidditch Club took over Dick Vitale Court at Calihan Hall during the halftime of U of D Mercy’s mens basketball game against the visiting Wright State Raiders. The Harry Potter based sport was showcased during U of D Mercy’s Nerd Night, a promotion that saw many Titan staffers wear nerdy glasses and concession stands giving away free boxes of Willy Wonka Nerd’s candy.

Jock Jams at EMU

By Amy Cooper · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

The 14th Annual Jock Jams was held Thursday, Jan. 22 at Pease Auditorium by the Student Athlete Advisory Council. It brings comradery to the sports teams across the board and it was a great event to bring everyone together for some lighthearted fun.

Men's basketball: CMU buries EMU 65-51

By Thomas Bieszk · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

The hole that the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team has dug for themselves grew deeper Saturday, falling to Central Michigan 65-51 to fall to 1-5 in conference play.

Men's track & field sets the pace at Notre Dame

Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s men’s track and field team sprinted to a victory Saturday, winning the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana.

Eastern Michigan redshirt senior Chantelle Loehner scores a 9.875 on her floor routine as the Eagles finished 2nd against Central Michigan and Seattle Pacific Saturday night in Mt. Pleasant.

EMU gymnast's dominate Bowling Green

By Meghan Koglin · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team dominated their meet Saturday against Bowling Green University.

Women' track and field slows down in South Bend

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015

EMU’s women’s track and field team could not gain any traction Saturday at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana, placing last out of five teams.

EMU women's basketball defeats Toledo Rockets 75-61

By Emma Perpich · Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015

Eastern Michigan University's women's basketball team earned and impressive win against the Toledo Rockets, beating the MAC west competitor 75-61 this Saturday in Toledo. This game marks the first MAC road victory for the Eagles (10-7), and places them at 3-3 in conference.

EMU Wrestling: Home Stand Ends with Loss to Spartans

By Jordan Ross · Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s Wrestling team eventually fell to the Michigan State Spartans by a score of 16-18, on the final match, after getting out to a 13-4 lead Friday night at the EMU Convocation Center.

BGSU defeats EMU in fifth MAC game of the season.

By Candis Caldwell · Friday, Jan. 23, 2015

Eastern Michigan’s men’s basketball team faced their fourth loss in the Mid-American Conference after competing against the Bowling Green State University Falcons (74-58) at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Eagles Soar over RedHawks to Secure Second Conference Win

By Emma Perpich · Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s women’s basketball team (9-7) defeated the Miami University-Ohio RedHawks (3-14) 56-38, taking its second Mid-Atlantic Conference win (2-3).

Catching up with EMU Women's Basketball

By Emma Perpich · Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

The Eastern Michigan lady Eagles continued conference play as the Winter semester got underway taking on both Ohio University and Bowling Green State University last week. The ladies suffered a loss to Ohio but earned a win against BGSU, putting their record at 8-7 overall and 1-3 in the Mid-American Conference.

EMU Wrestling: Eagles Drop a Tough One Against Bobcats

By Jordan Ross · Monday, Jan. 19, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s wrestling team found itself behind, early, against the Ohio Bobcats and was unable to come back in a 20-15 loss Sunday at the EMU Convocation Center. Eastern began the afternoon with Devan Murray taking on the Bobcats, Harrison Hightower, in the 165 lb.

The Eastern Michigan Gymnastics team poses for a team photo after the Eagles finished 2nd against Central Michigan and Seattle Pacific Saturday night in Mt. Pleasant.

Weekly MAC Gymnastics Rankings released: Jan. 19 2015

By Andrew Mascharka · Monday, Jan. 19, 2015

The weekly gymnastics rankings were released by the NCAA today. Last week, the Eagles were ranked 24th in the nation following a team score of 193.925.

Men's track and field see's double duty

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015

The EMU men’s track and field team saw double duty Saturday, as part of the team competed at the Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor, while the remainder of the squad attempted to defend their home field at the EMU Quadrangular meet. In total, EMU had five champions on the day and 10 top-four performances.

Gymnastics bests Seattle Pacific but gets nudged out by Central Michigan in tri-meet

By Meghan Koglin · Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015

After being ranked 24th in the nation Jan. 12, the Eastern Michigan University’s gymnastics team scored 194.575 in the tri-meet with Central Michigan University and Seattle Pacific University Saturday.

Dace Dreimane leads Women's Track and Field's success at the Simmons Invitational

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015

EMU women’s track and field ran to success Saturday at the Simmons Invitational in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Women's swim and dive team dominates the water against Wayne State

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015

The EMU women’s swimming and dive team took to the water Saturday and bested the Wayne State Warriors 226-73 in Detroit, improving their record to 5-1-1 on the year.

Come back is for naught for EMU wrestlers, lose to Cleveland State 20-15

By Jordan Ross · Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015

The Eagles stormed back after going down 3-14 early on in the dual meet against Cleveland State to take a 15-14 lead, but ultimately Cleveland State proved too much to handle and handed the Eagles a 20-15 loss Thursday night at the Convocation Center. Eastern got off to a good start when Anthony Abro won the first match for the team going up against Nick Corba in the 197 lb.

EMU men's basketball has first MAC Victory

By Thomas Bieszk · Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015

Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team was led by Raven Lee to its first conference win of the season with a 54-46 victory over the visiting Northern Illinois Huskies Saturday.

Eastern Michigan forward Brandon Nazione is blocked in the Eagles 65-59 loss to Kent State Wednesday night in Kent, OH.

Kent State hands Eagles third straight loss

By Candis Caldwell · Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015

Eastern Michigan University falls short of another MAC tournament game, after losing to Kent St. University, 65-59. The Eagles are now 0-3 in the MAC play, giving them an overall 11-5 season.