For the first time since the 2021-22 season, the Eastern Michigan women’s tennis team have won back to back matches via a clean sweep - making quick work of Saginaw Valley State via a clean sweep, 7-0.
In their first MAC tournament appearance in over half a decade, the seventh-seeded Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team made a valiant effort against Miami (OH) but ultimately fell short, 81-75.
The Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team wrapped up their 2024-25 campaign, falling to Bowling Green at home, 87-67. With the loss, the Eagles dropped to 2-27 (1-17 MAC) to close out the first season with head coach Sahar Nusseibeh at the helm. While the year didn’t go as planned for the squad, Nusseibeh still praised her players’ fight until the bitter end.
The Eastern Michigan men's basketball team flourished under the spotlight in front of their largest home crowd of the season and on national television at the George Gervin GameAbove center for the first time since 2018. It knocked off in-state foe Central Michigan 84-73 to secure a significant victory and further bolster their MAC tournament bid.
Following a second quarter in which the Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team scored only three points in 10 minutes and entered halftime trailing by 23, things looked bleak for the Eagles, who were up against the fifth-best team in the conference. However, instead of peacefully accepting their 24th defeat of the season, the Eagles chose not to go down without a valiant fight.
The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team’s road to the MAC conference tournament became more difficult. Despite erasing an 18-point deficit early in the second half and shooting 62.1% from the field in the final frame, the Eagles ultimately fell short to the Bowling Green Falcons at home, 65-60.
Fresh off being named the NCAA’s Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week and the MAC Player of the Week for his career game against Toledo, Jalen Terry backed up his efforts from Saturday with a 24 point performance tonight - him and Da’Sean Nelson once again headlining Eastern Michigan’s scoring output in a crucial win against Miami (OH), 76-66.
It was a tale of two halves for the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team against Old Dominion. The Eagles made a notable change to their approach in the second half: feed Da’Sean Nelson in the paint, and watch good things happen.
The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team’s roller coaster 2024-25 campaign continued on Tuesday evening. After winning three straight in conference play and firmly entrenching themselves as MAC tournament contenders, the Eagles have now lost their third straight, falling 70-49 at home to Kent State.
It was not your average Saturday at the George Gervin GameAbove Center this week - as not only did the Eastern Michigan women’s basketball team recognize a few prominent alums to play for the college in the afternoon, but they also sported new alternate pink jerseys in honor of the school’s annual Play4Kay game. They recognized National Women and Girls in Sports Day.
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