Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Donate to The Echo
The Eastern Echo Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 | Print Archive
The Eastern Echo

Soccer

The Eastern Echo

Late goal leads Eastern Michigan to 3-2 victory over Akron

By Robert Sherman · Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015

Junior Ellie Tillar scored a beautiful headed goal late in the game to send the Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team past the University of Akron by a score of 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in Ypsilanti. Using its ninth different starting lineup in 12 games, Eastern Michigan (4-7-1; 1-3-0 MAC) scored three goals, two of which being put in the goal off of set pieces to try and catch momentum and beat the Akron.

Eastern Michigan's Madison Hirsch heads a ball toward goal against the University of Buffalo in Friday's 1-0 defeat. 

Eagles shut out at home by Buffalo

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team took a hard defeat on Friday afternoon when the University of Buffalo came to town and defeated the Eagles 1-0 on a cold, windy day at Scicluna Field.

The Eastern Echo

Eastern Michigan blanked by Miami-Ohio, 1-0

By Robert Sherman · Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team hosted the University of Miami-Ohio Redhawks in a Mid-American Conference match-up on Sunday, in which the Eagles fell 1-0 to a set-piece goal in the team’s second game at Scicluna Field.

The Eastern Echo

Eagles downed by late Titans goal

By Robert Sherman · Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team was defeated 1-0 by the University of Detroit-Mercy on Thursday afternoon, after a goal was scored in the 89th minute by the Titans. The Eagles (2-4-1) were incapable of capitalizing on multiple scoring chances throughout the game, which allowed the Titans (3-4) to keep the game level until the closing seconds of the match where they took advantage of a free kick to hand the Eagles their fourth loss of the season.

The Eastern Echo

Nason scores two in 3-1 defeat of UIC

By Robert Sherman · Monday, Sept. 7, 2015

Redshirt freshman Kristin Nason scored two goals against the University of Illinois-Chicago on Sunday afternoon in Ypsilanti where the Eagles were victorious in the team’s home opener for the 2015-2016 season. The Sunday afternoon bout was the first to be played at Scicluna Field this season, where Nason has been red-hot dating back to preseason exhibition matches in July.

Redshirt-freshman Kristin Nason battles for the battle in a match at Scicluna Field. 

EMU Soccer outlasts Loyola-Chicago to record first win on season

By Robert Sherman · Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015

Senior Megan Trapp scored the Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer teams’ lone goal Sunday when the Eagles traveled to Chicago and defeated Loyola-Chicago 1-0. The match was a part of the Loyola Invitational in Chicago, Ill., where the Eagles (1-3) were trampled 7-0 earlier in the weekend by a ranked DePaul University.

The Eastern Echo

Women's soccer thrashed 8-1 by Michigan

By Robert Sherman · Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team traveled to Ann Arbor on Friday evening to try and secure the first victory against the University of Michigan in it’s programs history, but instead brought an 8-1 loss back to Ypsilanti.

‘We’re out for blood’, EMU Soccer season set to begin

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015

When a hard-fought season comes to an abrupt end in extra time of a tournament playoff game against a rival school, you can assume that the players on the losing team would feel defeated and deflated. This was the case for the girls on the Eastern Michigan University soccer team last year when it fell by a score of 3-2 to Western Michigan University in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.

The Eastern Echo

Inaugural women's soccer coach inducted into EMU Hall of Fame

By Robert Sherman · Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Inaugural women’s soccer head coach Paul Scicluna is one of seven individuals to be inducted into the Eastern Michigan University athletics hall of fame as announced on Wednesday afternoon by the E-Club Alumni Chapter. Scicluna coached the EMU women’s soccer team from its first year in 1994 until 1999 when he passed away tragically while recruiting for the team.

The Eastern Echo

Column: EMU Soccer is better than the "Power Three"

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, June 6, 2015

When it comes to the athletics program at Eastern Michigan University, Mid-American Conference regular season wins, titles, appearances in MAC tournaments and championships are the most important goals for the respective teams. And no team at Eastern Michigan University has exemplified and attained these goals in the past five years more than the Women’s Soccer team, led by head coach Scott Hall.

Growing tension boiled over in the 90th minute when a corner kick from AFCAA led to an altercation between the Muskegon goalkeeper and AFCAA forward Ade Adiniyi.

Scrappy finish ends in AFCAA 2-1 victory

By Robert Sherman · Monday, June 1, 2015

Amateur Football Club Ann Arbor played until the last second to secure a 2-1 victory over their rivals from the north, the Muskegon Risers Soccer Club, Sunday night at Hollway Field in Ann Arbor.

AFC Ann Arbor defenseman Kyle Breitmeyer fires a shot on goal in the first half of Ann Arbor's 4-0 victory over Oakland United FC at Hollway Field on May 15, 2015.

AFC Ann Arbor win first league game, 4-0

By Robert Sherman · Friday, May 15, 2015

AFC Ann Arbor scored three goals in the second half to defeat Oakland United FC by a score of 4-0 in a Great Lakes Premier League match Friday evening at Hollway Field in Ann Arbor, the first in league play for both teams.

Excited atmosphere in inaugural match for AFC Ann Arbor

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, May 2, 2015

Amateur Football Club Ann Arbor hosted San Marino Football Club, a soccer team out of Troy Mich., in the team’s first match of their inaugural season in the Great Lakes Premier League, losing 2-1 on Friday evening at Holloway Field in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Eastern Echo

Women’s Soccer Schedule Preview

By Robert Sherman · Tuesday, April 7, 2015

The fall schedule for the Eastern Michigan University woman’s soccer team was released Wednesday and is highlighted by trips to the University of Michigan, a home stand against rival Western Michigan and senior night against Southern Illinois.

Latest Podcast

Journalist Lenora Chu talks with Eastern Michigan University associate professor of Journalism Dr. You Li on this weeks episode of Women Journalists COVID Experiences. If you are interested in hearing the full unedited conversation check out the Eastern Michigan University archive website. Otherwise tune in for this weeks exceptional episode of WJCE on Spotify!

Featured Media
emu-football-senior-night-2024
EMU football Senior Night 2024