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Lee is averaging 13.3 points per game this season.

Lee bouncing back after missing most of last season.

By Brandon Karsten · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013

Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball guard Raven Lee was a scoring machine against the University of Texas-Arlington on Nov. 23.

Raven Lee led the Eagles with 17 points, nine of which came in the second half. He was 7-for-8 from the line throughout the whole game.

EMU knocks off Wisconsin-Green Bay, 67-58

By Derrick Vergolini · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013

Guards Raven Lee and Mike Talley led the Eastern Michigan University offense in the second half to snap the team’s three-game losing skid Tuesday night.

What's on Tap

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013

With two weeks left in the fall semester, here are some opportunities to check out EMU Athletics:

Ijah breaks record, track team sweeps heptathalon

Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University’s men’s track and field team had five athletes compete in the Findlay Oiler Opener on Friday and Saturday and left the competition with a 1-2-3 sweep in the men’s heptathlon.

Eagles win again on road, beat Loyola 82-64

Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013

With high tempo offense and suffocating defense, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team earned a non-conference road victory on Dec. 4 by defeating Loyola University 82-64, improving to 5-0 on the season for the first time since the 2004-05 season.

EMU's bench celebrates after a huge basket in Eastern Michigan's overtime win over Butler Wednesday night.

Women’s basketball beats UMKC, still undefeated

Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team took on the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos, winning 75-66 in a “home game” at the Activities Center on the campus of Madonna University in Livonia, Mich.

Johnson shines in the MAC Championship Game

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013

On a Friday night where Jordan Lynch was expected to take center stage, Bowling Green State University quarterback Matt Johnson had other thoughts as he threw for a Mid-American Conference Championship record five touchdowns, but getting the title mattered more than an individual feat.

EMU forward Karrington Ward (14) attempts a layup over two Purdue defenders in Eastern Michigan's 69-64 loss to Purdue Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette. Ward scored 25 points and had 8 rebounds in the loss.

Season-high 20 turnovers cost the Eagles a potential win

By Eugene Evans · Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013

Eastern Michigan University coach Rob Murphy knows turning the ball over 20 times will not yield positive results at days’ end.

EMU coaching search expands

By Eugene Evans · Friday, Dec. 6, 2013

According to a source, Colorado State University-Pueblo head coach John Wristen was in Ypsilanti on Thursday being interviewed by Eastern Michigan University athletic director Heather Lyke for the same position.

Community speaks out at EMU Athletics Forum

By Derrick Vergolini · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013

Various topics addressed by the community surfaced in the Eastern Michigan University Athletics Forum that took place in Pray-Harrold Thursday night.

EMU forward Karrington Ward (14) scored 11 points in 22 minutes in Eastern Michigan's 69-57 loss to Massachusetts Tuesday night.

Murphy knows his team is in for a tough one

By Eugene Evans · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013

Coach Rob Murphy knows Eastern Michigan University will be in for a challenge on the road against Purdue University. “Anytime you go on the road, it is [always] going to be a tough environment,” Murphy said.

Kevin Allen (EMU alum 1979) was inducted into the USA Hockey Hall of Fame on Dec. 2.

Alum shares love for journalism

By Jillian Seach · Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013

Kevin Allen, an Eastern Michigan University alum (1979), knew from a young age that he was going to be a journalist.

EMU tight end Tyreese Russell takes a moment before kickoff in Eastern Michigan's 42-10 loss to Central Michigan Friday afternoon in Mount Pleasant.

EMU Football: Year in Review

By Derrick Vergolini · Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University football team’s 18th consecutive season without a winning record kept the bad taste in the fans’ mouths.

Eagles let one slip away against the Minutemen, 69-57

By Eugene Evans · Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013

Coach Rob Murphy felt like Eastern Michigan University let one slip away against No. 21-ranked University of Massachusetts Minutemen at the Convocation Center Tuesday night. “I thought we were just as good and were the better team for a half, Murphy said.

The field was coated in a thin layer of snow before EMU's game against CMU on 29 November in Mt. Pleasant.

Five things to take away from EMU's 42-10 loss to Central Michigan

By Al Wilman · Monday, Dec. 2, 2013

Five things to take away from Eastern Michigan University’s 42-10 loss at Central Michigan University.

What's On Tap?

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013

With final exams around the corner, here are some opportunities to check out EMU Athletics

Volleyball team loses to the OU Bobcats

By Robert Jones · Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013

The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team lost to the Ohio University Bobcats in the Mid-American Conference Championship game on Nov. 24, 3-0.

Eagles wrestling overthrows Stanford 18-16

By Brandon Ingram · Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013

With a pin from Phillip Joseph in the final bout of the Sunday’s duels, the Eastern Michigan University wrestling team pulled off an 18-16 upset of No. 23 Stanford, improving to 5-1 on the season.

EMU guard Desyree Thomas had 8 assists in Eastern Michigan's 101-52 win over Madonna University Friday afternoon.

Women’s basketball sets records with 120-35 win

By Brandon Ingram · Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013

With four Eagles having career days and doing it in record-setting style, the Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team broke its single-game-points-scored record by cruising to a 120-35 non-conference win on Saturday at the Convocation Center.

Michigan's two-point gamble fails as it falls to Ohio State, 42-41

By Eugene Evans · Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013

With the Ohio State University’s run game wearing down the University of Michigan’s defense, coach Brady Hoke realized he wanted to win the game on the last drive and held nothing back. “We weren’t doing a good job slowing [Ohio State] down,” Hoke said.

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