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Men’s Basketball (11-8, 3-3 MAC)
Head Coach: Rob Murphy
 The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team dropped a Mid-American Conference cross-divisional
contest to the MAC East-leading University of Akron, 78-68, in the Convocation Center. With the setback, the
Eagles drop to 11-7 (3-2 MAC), while Akron improves to 12-6 (4-1 MAC). The squad suffered a series of upsand-downs, as Akron came out of the gates with a 10-0 run and increased its scoring margin to as many as 19
points throughout the matchup.
 The Eagles were led by Karrington Ward, who put up 16 of his 20 points in the second half. The junior also
finished with six rebounds, tied with Da'Shonte Riley for the team-high. Riley tied his career-high with seven
blocks, notching all but one in the second 20 minutes of play. Also on the leaderboard offensively were Darell
Combs and Mike Talley who contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively.
 As a team, the Eagles were 26-of-72 from the field for a 36.1 shooting percentage. The squad struggled on the
outside, hitting just 5-of-21 from three-point range. The Green and White also had a lower output in stolen
balls than in previous matchups, as only five steals were recorded for the evening.
 Eastern Michigan University's men's basketball team dropped its second consecutive cross-divisional contest
to Ohio University, 58-56, Jan. 25, in the Convocation Center. Despite leading for all but the final 1:36 of the
contest, the Eagles were unable to hold off the Bobcats in the closing minutes of the afternoon's matchup.
With the setback, the Eagles fall to 11-8 (3-3 MAC), while Ohio advances to 14-5 (4-2 MAC).
 The Eagles were led by Glenn Bryant and Karrington Ward. Bryant tossed in 14 points for the Green and White
and pulled down seven rebounds. Ward notched his third double-double of the 2013-14 season, putting up 13
points and a team-high 10 boards. Da'Shonte Riley led all players with three blocks, while pulling down nine
rebounds.
 As a team, the Eagles shot 19-of-55 for 34.5 percent from the field, well below the 45.8-percent clip they
usually boast within the friendly confines of the Convocation Center. The squad also hit just two shots from
three-point range. Conversely, the Bobcats hit 10 triples en route to their victory, as half their field goals came
from beyond the arc. Ohio was 20-of-60 on the afternoon for a 33.3 shooting percentage. The team also
bested the Eagles in rebounding (45-42), assists (14-10), and steals (8-2).
 The Eagles will remain at home for their next contest, as they host Bowling Green State University
Wednesday, Jan. 29. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center
Women’s Basketball (12-6, 2-5 MAC)
Head Coach: Tory Verdi
 The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team fell in a Mid-American Conference cross-divisional
showdown to Bowling Green State University, 71-57, Thursday night, Jan. 23, at the Stroh Center. The setback
drop EMU to 12-5 on the 2013-114 campaign, including 2-4 in conference play; meanwhile, Bowling Green
improves to 15-3 to go along with a 5-1 MAC mark.
 The dynamic freshmen duo of Cha Sweeney and Janay Morton recorded 36 of EMU's 57 points, scoring 18
apiece. Morton tallied 14 of her total 18 points in the first half, while Sweeney totaled 15 second half points.
As a team, the Green and White shot at just a 35.5 percent clip (22-of-62), including 4-of-18 from long range.
The Eagles also struggled from the line, sinking just 9-of-19 free throws. Eastern was able to force 10 steals
that led to 16 fast break points.
 The Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team fell in its Play4Kay cross-divisional tilt with the
University of Akron, 101-79, Sunday, Jan. 26. With the loss the Eagles fall to 12-6 overall and 2-5 in the MidAmerican Conference, while Akron improves to 10-8 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
 The Green and White had three players score in double digits as Cha Sweeney tied a career-best 25 points and
netted a career-high four three-pointers. Olivia Fouty added 17 points and Natachia Watkins had 10. Watkins
powered EMU at the rim as she pulled down nine rebounds, seven of which were defensive. Jamaica Bucknor
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grabbed eight rebounds for the Eagles, while Fouty added six. Eastern shot 36.0 percent from the floor and
87.5 percent from the free-throw line (7-of-8).
Rachel Tecca broke the EMU Convocation Center record for single-game point total with 43 on the day. It is the
most points scored by any women's basketball player in Ypsilanti since Tavelyn James netted 40 points, Feb.
11, 2012. The mark also breaks the most points by an opponent since Ball State University's Tamara Bowie
knocked down 40 points, Jan. 27, 2001. Tecca also now holds the Convocation Center record for rebounds as
she pulled down 22, the most since Kristen Olowinski from Miami University grabbed 18, Feb. 10, 2010. The
senior forward also tied the Convo record for defensive rebounds (16), matching Olowinski's output Feb 10,
2010. Hanna Luburgh also notched a double-double on the day as she netted 22 points and pulled down 12
rebounds.
The Eagles will be back in action Thursday, Jan. 30, when they hit the road for a conference tilt against Central
Michigan University. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. at the McGuirk Arena.
Football (0-0, 0-0 MAC)
Head Coach: Chris Creighton
 Ryan Grubb, the offensive coordinator for the University of Sioux Falls football team for the past four seasons,
has been named an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University, Head Coach Chris Creighton
announced today, Jan. 22. He will serve as the team's offensive line coach. Grubb spent the past four seasons
as offensive coordinator for the Cougars after a three year stint as the run game coordinator and offensive line
coach. During his time at Sioux Falls, the team posted an astonishing 75-13 (.852) record and helped guide USF
to two national championships and four Great Plains Athletic Conference championships.
 The Eastern Michigan University football team landed three Eagles on the Academic All-Mid-American
Conference list, the conference announced Friday, Jan. 24. Senior Cy Maughmer , sophomore Dylan Mulder
and redshirt-freshman Jake Hurcombe were all recognized for their success on the field and in the classroom.
Additionally, Nine Eagles also received honorable mention Academic All-MAC: Tyler Allen, Tyler Benz, Dustin
Creel, Cole Gardner, Lincoln Hansen, Mark Ionnotti, Kevin Johnson, Hunter Matt and Pat O'Connor
Gymnastics (0-4, 0-2 MAC)
Head Coach: Steve Wilce
 Sophomore Khadijah Hudson won the floor exercise while placing third in the vault as the Eastern
Michigan University gymnastics team opened up the 2014 campaign with a fourth place showing at a
quadrangular meet hosted by Kent State University, Jan. 17. No. 16-ranked Rutgers University won the
meet with a team total of 195.250. No. 21-ranked Kent State tallied 194.475 for runner-up honors while
George Washington and EMU finished with scores of 193.400 and 192.750, respectively.
 In its second meet of the 2014 season, the Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team fell to the Bowling
Green State University Falcons, 194.600-192.525, Saturday evening, Jan. 25. With the Mid-American
Conference loss inside Anderson Arena, the Eagles drop to 0-4, 0-2 MAC on the season while BGSU improves
to 2-2 overall and remains perfect in conference play at 2-0.
 The Eagles began the meet on the bars, tallying a 47.800 led by a third-place 9.725 by Carrina Lo Bello.
Ariyanna Smith continued to improve, posting a new personal-best 9.650 on bars in just her second career
meet at EMU. Bowling Green countered with a 48.600 on vault to lead after the first rotation. The Falcons'
Lauren Feely received a 9.825 from the judges, a mark that ended up being the highest score in the event.
 The Eagles recorded a 48.100 on beam, their final event of the evening. Willette totaled a season-high 9.775 to
lead the Eagles and place third; Ciaramella finished fifth with a 9.700. Bowling Green tallied a meet-high
48.925 on the floor in its final event. Harrington's 9.875 were enough for the victory while Nocella's 9.850 was
second and gave her a total score of 39.150 to earn the all around title.
 EMU will return to the mats, Feb. 1, partnering with Central Michigan University in the Michigan/Illinois
Challenge. CMU will host the quad meet against Illinois State and Illinois-Chicago, and the action will begin at 2
p.m. All four teams will compete against each other, but the two schools from each state will combine their
scores to see which state wins the annual competition.
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Men’s Swimming (6-1, 2-0 MAC)
Head Coach: Peter Linn
 Eastern Michigan University's men's swimming and diving team handily defeated Wayne State University, 180118, Jan. 24 in Jones Natatorium. The Green and White now holds a 5-1 (1-0 MAC) record, while Wayne falls
to 5-2. The Eagles won 10-of-16 events in the evening's dual meet. The number would have stood at 11
victories, but the team had built up such a substantial lead that it swam the entirety of the final event, the 400
freestyle relay, as an exhibition.
 Beating his previously set team season-best times in the backstroke events, Bateman won both the 100 and
200 back for the squad. The freshman finished the 100 back in 50.30, which moves him up to eighth place on
the all-time top-10 performance list. He then followed up with a 1:49.04 victory in the 200 back, which lands
him in the sixth spot for the event. Henry also claimed a pair of victories, as the sophomore led the group of
Eagles that swam to a top-three finish in the 1000 free. Henry finished well ahead of the rest of the swimmers,
winning comfortably in 9:38.17. Marcin Rzyski was runner-up in the race while Sean Tento took third. Finally,
Henry won the 100 free in 45.23, finishing just ahead of runner-up Foos. Foos would go on to win the 50 free,
setting a team season-best performance of 20.74 in the event. The senior finished a shade under half a second
ahead of Ivry, who notched a second-place finish. Three other Eagles claimed individual victories in between
the lane lines, as Mike Fisher won the 200 breast in 2:06.23 and Brian Moore swam a 4:36.17 to take the 500
free, followed by a second-place performance from Rzyski. Senior Aaron Lawson garnered his first victory of
the 2013-14 season in the 100 fly. The diving team continued to shine for the Green and White. Dakoda
Johnson claimed victory on the 1-meter springboard with a score of 281.32, and was barely bested by
teammate Sage Stephens on the 3-meter springboard, as the pair went 1-2 with scores of 309.61 and 308.70.
 Eastern Michigan University's men's swimming and diving team clinched a 65th-consecutive Mid-American
Conference victory with its defeat of Ball State University, Jan. 25. The Eagles took down the Cardinals 163115 in a dual meet that originally featured Ohio State University before the Buckeyes postponed the meet on
account of hazardous weather conditions. Though the Eagles are only listed as having won 10-of-16 events, the
Green and White had built up such a considerable lead that it swam its final five events as exhibition races.
Had the races counted for scoring, the team would have been flawless on the afternoon between the lane
lines, as each race featured an EMU exhibition swimmer touching in before a Ball State competitor.
 Senior Gus Everson led all swimmers in individual victories, as he won both the 50 free and 100 free, finishing
in 21.67 and 46.82, respectively. Two other Eagles claimed victories for the team as Franco Petrone won the
1000 free by a margin of nearly seven seconds and Andrew Henry completed the 200 free in 1:42.34.
 As the Eagles have completed their home schedule, they will hit the road to take on Miami University,
Saturday, Feb. 1 in Oxford, Ohio. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and the Green and White will look
to extend its conference win streak to 66 in its final MAC dual meet of the 2013-14 season.
Women’s Swimming (6-3, 4-1 MAC)
Head Coach: Peter Linn
 Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving team wrapped up an evening tilt against Wayne
State University, Jan. 24, with a 176-122 victory. The Eagles now boast a 7-2 (3-1 MAC) dual record, while the
Warriors now sit at 5-2. The Green and White won 8-of-16 events in Jones Natatorium, but its win was secured
well before the closing of the meet.
 Half of the team's victories came from freestyle events, as Van Allen claimed wins in both the 200 and 500.
The freshman swam the 200 free in a time of 1:53.25, while Jackson followed up with the second-place finish.
Van Allen then took the 500 free in 5:09.24 as teammates Allison Murslack and Audra Burtch rounded out a 12-3 sweep in the event. In the diving events completed earlier in the afternoon, Danielle Hulvey won both the
1- and 3-meter springboard competitions. Hulvey scored over 300 points in each event, as she notched a
317.33 on the 3-meter board and a 349.13 on the 1-meter board. The Eagles enjoyed a 1-2-3 finish on the 3meter springboard as Karly Taylor took second and Lauren Dark was the third-place diver.
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Eastern Michigan University's women's swimming and diving team took down Mid-American Conference foe
Ball State University, 185-112, Jan. 25 in Jones Natatorium. The Green and White had originally scheduled to
dual against Ohio State University in Saturday's meet, but the competition had to be postponed on account of
inclement weather.
The Eagles won 11-of-16 events in the afternoon's matchup, all of which came by way of individual victory.
Leading the way for the squad was Monica Dorszewski, who not only claimed two victories but also set careerbest and team season-best times in both the 100 and 200 breast. The junior barely surpassed her previous
personal record in the 100 breast, clocking in at 1:03.90, which places her in the seventh spot on the EMU alltime top-10 performance list. She then swam a 2:18.46 in the 200 breast, good for the eighth spot in the top10 for the event.
Two more victories came to the Eagles, as Jessie Godlewski led Jackie Swartz and Jackson to a 1-2-3 sweep of
the 200 fly, and Swartz went on to win the 200 IM with a 2:10.54 mark.
Since the Eagles had amassed enough points to clinch the win over the Cardinals, they swam their final event,
the 400 freestyle relay, as an exhibition. Had the score been counted in competition, the team of Detro, Van
Allen, Godlewski, and Sierra Wagner would have claimed a final victory for the Green and White. Their time of
3:32.25 was just a hair faster than BSU's A-Team's 3:32.68 finish.
The team has completed its home schedule for the 2013-14 season, but it has not finished dual meet
competition. The Eagles will travel to Oxford, Ohio next week to take on Miami University, Saturday, Feb. 1 at
1 p.m. The meet will be the final MAC dual meet of the current campaign, and the team looks to build to a
three-MAC win streak before the season comes to a close.
Women’s Tennis (5-1, 0-0 MAC)
Head Coach: Ryan Ray
 The Eastern Michigan University tennis team took down the University of Northern Iowa in a non-conference
clash at the Baseline Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota. First in doubles, the team of
Nino Mebuke and Klara Supejova clobbered Erica Medlin and Jieke Stroobant, 6-0. The Green and White swept
the singles matches against UNI. Supejova defeated Medlin, 6-2, 6-0, while Davitaia was successful in No. 2singles, earning a 6-3, 6-1 win over Stroobant, giving EMU a 3-1 lead. Mebuke won the No. 3-singles match
versus Elvira Lopez in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (1), putting EMU up by three. Toncheva played at the 4-singles
spot for Eastern and she took home a 6-4, 6-4 victory to move Eastern to a 5-1 lead and clinch the match.
Daphne Friedrichs won the five-singles match easily, topping Krissy Lankelma, 6-1, 6-1 and finally, Ribero took
down Sydney Wolfe at the No. 6 spot to give Eastern their first 7-0 victory of the season.
 The Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team was selected to finish second in the Mid-American
Conference this season as the league office announced the 2014 MAC Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches'
Poll Wednesday, Jan. 22. The Miami RedHawks were picked to capture both the MAC regular season title and
the MAC Tournament championship, receiving 68 votes. Last season, Miami won its fifth consecutive MAC
regular season title and the program's third overall MAC Tournament title as the No. 1 seeded RedHawks
defeated No. 2 seed Bowling Green, 4-3.
 The Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team opened their home schedule with an easy 7-0 victory
versus the Butler University Bulldogs at the Chippewa Racquet Club, Jan. 24. To begin the dual match, Nino
Mebuke and Klara Supejova began things off on a winning note with a 6-1 victory at the No. 1-doubles spot.
The duo won the first game, before letting Butler tie things up at one apiece. Mebuke and Supejova then went
on a tear, ripping off five straight to take the 6-1 decision. Zsofia Biro and Mariya Toncheva gave Eastern the
doubles point with a 6-1 decision of their own at No. 3-doubles. Diana Davitaia and Maria Paula Ribero took on
the final doubles matchup at No. 2. The pair gave the Eagles a sweep in doubles action with a 6-2 win. Moving
on to singles, the Eagles' dominant play did not diminish. The Green and White did not drop a set in singles
play, while sweeping all six to a quick 7-0 win. The quickest to finish in singles was Mebuke, making quick work
of Angelina Qin, 6-1, 6-1. Toncheva dispatched Jocelyn Koester, 6-0, 6-1 with haste as well in her No. 4-singles
matchup to give the Eagles an early 3-0 lead.
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After dropping the doubles point, the Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team took all but one
singles match to top IPFW, 5-2, Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Chippewa Racquet Club. With the win, Eastern moves
to 4-1 on the young season. Eastern dropped two-of-three doubles matches as the duo of Zsofia Biro and
Daphne Friedrichs came away with the lone victory, 6-4. Diana Davitaia and Nino Mebuke fell, 7-6, to Mayu
Sato and Marcy Huck in the final doubles match and were unable to pick up the doubles point for EMU. At No.
2-doubles, Maria Paula Ribero and Mariya Toncheva dropped a score of 6-4 to Miloslava Shustova and Emily
Richardson. The Green and White dominated singles play, winning five-of-six matches.
The Eastern Michigan University women's tennis team continued its winning ways Saturday evening, Jan. 25,
when it won its fourth straight dual match. The Green and White knocked off Oakland University, 5-2, at the
Chippewa Racquet Club, and moved to 5-1 on the season. The Eagles swept the doubles round with two 6-1
decisions and a 6-2 final to earn the first point of the match. Nino Mebuke and Diana Davitaia won the No. 1doubles match, 6-1, while Mariya Toncheva and Maria Paula Ribero took the No. 2 spot, 6-1. Zsofia Biro and
Daphne Friedrichs held down the No. 3 slot with a 6-1 victory.
The Eagles are off until Sunday, Feb. 2, when they travel to East Lansing, Mich. for a dual match with Michigan
State University. The match is set for 11 a.m.
Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Head Coach: John Goodridge
 The Green and White will go on a short hiatus before returning home to Bob Parks Track to host another
triangular meet Saturday, Feb. 1. The Eagles will host their last meet of the 2013-14 season in Bowen
Field House.
Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Head Coach: Sue Parks
 Junior Victoria Voronko continued to scorch the competition on the field, as she won the 5000m run by a wide
margin, clocking in at 16:32.44, over two minutes ahead of the next competitor. Voronko set not only a
personal-best in the event, but she broke the school record set by Courtney Calka in 2011, when the former
Eagle ran the event in 16:37.17. The remaining five Eagles competed in the pentathlon. Sarah Chauchard set
the standard for the meet with her score of 3,941 points. The score beats out Lela V. Nelson's 2004 count of
3,851 by nearly a 100-point margin. Chauchard led the Green and white in the 60m hurdles, finishing in 8.82,
and threw the shot put for 41 feet 3.00-inches. Pauline Chiariglione came in second in the pentathlon with
3,759 points. The senior led in the 800m run, coming in at 2:19.55, and leapt for a distance of 18 feet 0.25inches in the long jump. Senior co-captain Kate Wolanin led all athletes in the high jump as she set a personal
record, clearing 5 feet 8.50-inches.
 The Green and White will host the final home meet of the 2013-14 season Saturday, Feb. 1. The squad will
host a quadrangular meet, which is also an Eagles Unite event.
Wrestling (8-5, 1-2 MAC)
Head Coach: Derek DelPorto
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The Eagles return to Ypsilanti, Friday, January, 31 as they continue MAC competition. The Green and White
will take on Kent State at Bowen Field House. First bout is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
General Department News
 Join us for the Eagle Nation Insider Coach's Show on WTKA (1050 AM) every Monday night at Buffalo
Wild Wings located at 216 James L Hart Parkway in Ypsilanti. The broadcast runs from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m.
and fans are encouraged to attend.
 The NCAA has launched the NCAA 6th Fan contest, an exciting nationwide online competition that will
determine which Division I school has the most school pride and supportive fans...Eastern Michigan
University fans can learn all the details at ncaa.com/6thfan, including how to win great fan prizes and
how to help EMU be awarded over $100,000 in general scholarship contributions...Eagle fans can begin
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voting now at ncaa.com/6thFan by casting votes directly...Votes can also be submitted to Facebook and
Twitter through ncaa.com...Fans also can vote directly on Twitter by Tweeting or Retweeting the #6thFan
and #EMICH hashtags...To make it out of Round 1, in which all 345 Division I schools are competing, EMU
must be among the top 16 schools in the fan voting between Jan. 7 and Feb. 16...If EMU makes it to the
Sweet 16, it will be awarded $10,000 in general scholarship funds.
Eastern Michigan University's student-athletes turned in another record-setting performance in the classroom
during the Fall 2013 semester according to the latest report from the EMU Student-Athlete Support Services
office. The Fall 2013 cumulative GPA for all student-athletes was the department's highest ever at 3.189, which
ranked as the third highest in EMU history. However, the 2013 Fall semester GPA was a 3.159, the highest tally
in history beating out a 3.147 GPA set in the Fall 2011 semester.
The Eastern Michigan University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics recognized 32 student-athletes who
earned a 4.0 grade point average in Fall 2013 with a celebration at Tower Inn Restaurant Friday, Jan. 24. The
women's rowing team led all athletic teams as it had seven student-athletes earn a 4.0, while volleyball landed
four athletes with perfect GPAs and baseball, gymnastics, men's cross country and women's golf each had
three student-athletes boast 4.0 GPAs.
Eastern Michigan Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, Jan. 29
MBB
vs Bowling Green
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 30
WBB
at Central Michigan
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31
WREST
vs. Kent State
Bowen Field House
7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 1
MSWIM
at Miami
WSWIM
at Miami
WGYM
at Central Michigan
WGYM
vs. Illinois State
WGYM
vs. Illinois-Chicago
MBB
at Miami
MTRACK
EMU Triangular
WTRACK
EMU Quadrangular
Miami, Ohio
Miami, Ohio
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Miami, Ohio
Bowen Field House
Bowen Field House
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
All Day
All Day
Sunday, Feb. 2
WTEN
at Michigan State
WBB
at Miami
East Lansing, Mich.
Miami, Ohio
11 a.m.
2 p.m.
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