Chandler Donckers
Chandler Donckers is the EMU football beat writer at The Eastern Echo. Majoring in journalism and minoring in sports management, she plans to graduate in April 2024. This is her second semester writing for The Echo and she hopes to continue writing about sports professionally post-grad.
Articles (19 total)
Yvan Lopes Ribeiro takes home triple jump and long jump crowns at UCF Black & Gold Invite
The Eastern Michigan University outdoor Track and Field team competed at the Black & gold invite where Yves Lopes Ribeiro posted two personal-bests on his way to two event championships.
EMU gymnastics sees slim victory over Bowling Green State in regular season finale
The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team edges Bowling Green State University in competiton to conclude the 2022-23 regular season.
EMU women's basketball soars over the Chippewas, 68-54
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team secures win over Central Michigan, 68-54, following strong showing from sophomore class.
3 Eagles earn double-digit points in men's basketball game against Kent State
EMU men’s basketball drops third-straight to Kent State behind star forward Emoni Bates’ 24 points.
Women's basketball drops third in a row at Buffalo, 59-78
The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team (9-6, 1-3 MAC) headed to the University of Buffalo (8-5, 3-1 MAC) on Saturday, January 14, 2023. In the teams’ first meeting of the season, the Bulls handed the Eagles their third loss in a row, 59-78, and sealed their own three-game win streak.
EMU football secures second ever bowl victory over San José State University, 41-27
The Eastern Michigan football team traveled to Boise, Idaho, to compete in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they knocked off San Jose State, 41-27, to earn their second bowl game win in program history.
EMU football adds to historic season with 31-24 win at Kent State
For Eastern Michigan University’s second away game in a row, the Eagles went back to Ohio to visit the Kent State Golden Flashes on Wednesday where they beat the Golden Flashes, 31-24, to mark the fifth away game in a row the team has won this season, a first in Eastern Michigan University football program history, and the Eagles’ seventh overall this season, another program first since 1987.
EMU football secures bowl eligibility for fourth consecutive season following road win at Akron, 34-28
The Eastern Michigan University Eagles headed to InfoCision Stadium to face off against the University of Akron Zips on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, where the Eagles defeated the Zips to secure bowl eligibility for the fourth consecutive year, and fifth time since 2016.
EMU women's soccer shutout in 0-2 defeat at Northern Illinois University
The Eagles headed to Northern Illinois University on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. CT. The Eagles ultimately lost 0-2 against NIU.