Soccer moving toward goals
As a new season gets under way, the Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team will look to improve on last year and go a few steps farther in the playoffs.
As a new season gets under way, the Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team will look to improve on last year and go a few steps farther in the playoffs.
“Embrace the process,” a phrase Ron English, coach for the Eastern Michigan University football team, has engraved in the minds of players, students and fans since his arrival on Dec.
In the past week head coach Rob Murphy has announced the addition of two members to the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team.
The Mid-American Conference held its annual football media preview July 26 at Ford Field in Detroit. Coaches and student athletes from all 13 member universities were interviewed by media outlets from throughout the country.
Daylen Harrison commits as a transfer to the men’s basketball team from the University of Wyoming.
This week was full of layoffs at Eastern Michigan University as it released its new budget, and in the midst of it all Bob England, the only director of recreation and intramurals in EMU history, announced his retirement.
Senior left-hander Robert Wendzicki pitched more innings last season than he had in the entirety of his career on the mound for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team. In the 2011 season, he pitched 106.2 innings, which is fifth most in program history for a single season, and allowed 40 earned runs on 110 hits with a 3.38 ERA.
The 2011 season will be one in which the Eastern Michigan University volleyball team tries to build upon its success of last season.
The Eastern Michigan University Women’s soccer team finished its last season 9-7-5 overall and 6-2-3 in the Mid-American Conference after being eliminated from the MAC tournament in a shootout (4-2) in the quarterfinals by Western Michigan. With the loss came an abrupt end to the season, and the Eagles not only lost hopes for a championship but also lost players at key positions.
The Eastern Michigan University football program signed 20 recruits for the 2011 season, but will also count on returning players to get the struggling team on a winning path. At the most important position on the field – the quarterback – the Eagles will once again rely on the arm and legs of Alex Gillett.
Winter and Spring 2011 were two seasons of record-breaking performances and program-changing decisions in the world of Eastern Michigan University athletics.
Coach Rob Murphy announced on Monday, June 13, that Benny White will be the newest addition to the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team’s coaching staff.
Last week, the Eastern Michigan University basketball team added three players to its roster. Transfer students DeShonte Riley, Glenn Bryant and Austin Harper will all join the Eagles this season.
The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team showed its commitment to the community this past week by volunteering at the Ypsilanti SOS’s Housing Crisis Center.
Tim Combs, right-handed relief pitcher for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team, is the first player from the 2011 senior class to sign a professional contract.
Pole vault specialist Jessica Hemmingway’s record-setting season and collegiate career came to an end on Friday, June 10, placing 12th in the NCAA Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa.
Senior Aaron Chavez brings an energy and personality to the EMU baseball team that has made him very popular among his teammates.
On every team there has to be a veteran player helping lead the team down a successful path, and for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team, that player is senior pitcher Corey Chaffins.
On June 1, head coach Rob Murphy and the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team announced Kevin Mondro will be joining the Eagles as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 season. Mondro is one of many new faces soon to be seen on the Eagles’ sidelines, including Murphy and assistant coach Mike Brown.
Eastern Michigan University sent a total of 13 participants to the NCAA Division-I 2011 Outdoor Track and Field Championships-East Preliminary – seven from the women’s team and six from the men’s.