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Feb. 9, 2014
Baseball (0-0, 0-0 MAC)
Head Coach: Jay Alexander
 EMU opens the 2013 campaign with a three-game series at No. 16 Clemson, Feb. 14-16. The Eagles will play
Friday at 4 p.m., while Saturday's game will begin at 2:30 p.m. followed by a series finale Sunday at 1 p.m.
Men’s Basketball (13-9, 5-5MAC)
Head Coach: Rob Murphy
 Eastern Michigan University’s men’s basketball team The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team
dropped a nail biter on the road Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the University of Akron. Eastern (12-10, 4-5 MAC) held
the lead from the beginning of the game, all the way until the 2:42 mark in the second half, before falling to the
Zips (15-7, 7-2 MAC), 52-48.
 Darell Combs and Daylen Harrison led the offensive attack for Eastern, pouring in 10 points each. Combs was 5of-10 from the floor, while Harrison knocked down four shots on seven attempts. On the glass, Karrington Ward
pulled down a team-high eight and Da'Shonte Riley caromed seven. As a team, the Green and White shot 40
percent (18-of-45) from the floor, while holding Akron to a 32.1 percent shooting percentage, including allowing
the Zips to hit just three shots on 23 attempts from beyond the arc.
 The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team broke a losing skid that lasted 17 games defeating Kent
State University the first time since the 1996-97 season. The Eagles used a complete game on both sides of the
floor to soar past the Golden Flashes, 70-53, Saturday afternoon, Feb. 8, at the Convocation Center.
 EMU evens its conference mark at 5-5 with the victory while improving to 13-10 overall on the 2013-14
campaign. With the loss, Kent State falls to 12-11, including 3-7 in MAC play.
 Guards Darrell Combs and Raven Lee each recorded 15 points apiece to pace the Eagles in scoring. Karrington
Ward also reached double figures with 10 points while grabbing five rebounds. Eastern shot 21-for-47 for the
game at a 44.7 percent clip. The Green and White lived at the foul line in the second half, draining 20-27 from
the stripe to add to its 69.7 percentage (23-33) for the entire 40 minutes. EMU's bench outscored the reserves
of Kent State, 29-13, and the Eagles dominated the paint, 30-18.
Women’s Basketball (14-8, 4-7 MAC)
Head Coach: Tory Verdi
 EMU picked up its third Mid-American Conference victory as it took down Kent State University, 65-57, and
broke through a five-game losing streak, Feb. 6 inside the Convocation Center. Natachia Watkins led the EMU
offense as she notched 13 points on the night, seven of which came from the free throw line as the senior shot
7-for-10 the charity stripe. The South Euclid, Ohio native's seven free throws was one shy of her career-high as
she also grabbed her third double-double of the 2013-14 season with a team-high 11 rebounds. Sara Stone and
Cha Sweeney contributed 12 points apiece and Olivia Fouty pulled down five rebounds.
 EMU women's basketball team secured its fourth victory in Mid-American Conference competition with a 6855 decision over MAC East foe Ohio University, Feb. 9, at the Convocation Center. The Green And White took
the lead two minutes into the matchup and never relinquished the advantage throughout the remainder of the
game.
 The Green and White were led by the freshman duo of Cha Sweeney and Janay Morton, who combined for 35
of the team's total points. Sweeney poured in 19 points, while Morton contributed 17 points, 13 of which
came solely in the second half.
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Feb. 9, 2014
Football (0-0, 0-0 MAC)
Head Coach: Chris Creighton
 Jimmy Williams, the assistant head coach for the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) football team for
the past two seasons, has been named an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University, Head Coach
Chris Creighton announced today, Feb. 3. He will serve as the team's defensive line coach. A standout player at
the University of Nebraska, Williams spent 12 seasons in the NFL playing for the Detroit Lions, Minnesota
Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Since joining the coaching ranks, he has been a part of two teams that
participated in the Mid-American Conference Championship game as well as another that advanced to the
Division II National Championship game. Williams recently completed a two-year stint at UAB, where he served
as the team's assistant head coach. During the 2013 campaign, he worked directly with the inside linebackers
before also taking over as the defensive coordinator midway through the season. In 2012, Williams coached
the UAB defensive line.
 Chris Simpson, the linebackers coach for the Grand Valley State University football team for the past four
seasons, has been named an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University, Head Coach Chris
Creighton announced today, Feb. 6. He will serve as the team's outside linebackers coach. Simpson spent the
past four seasons as linebackers coach for the Lakers. During his time in Allendale, Mich., the team posted a
39-11 record and four Division II playoff victories. He also tutored six All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (GLIAC) performers during that span. Grand Valley closed the 2013 football campaign ranked third
in the final American Football Coaches Association poll. The Lakers advanced to the NCAA DII National
Semifinals for the eighth time after knocking off undefeated and No. 3 ranked Colorado State UniversityPueblo.
 Jay Peterson, a former assistant coach at three NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools, returns for his
second tour as an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University, Head Coach Chris Creighton
announced today, Feb. 6. He will serve as the team's running backs coach. A standout running back at Miami
University, Peterson has 29 years of coaching experience at the professional, collegiate and high school levels.
Peterson previously spent five years in Ypsilanti, when he served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers
coach from 2004-08, while also holding the title of assistant head coach during the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
Peterson recently completed a three year stretch as an assistant coach at Mid-American Conference member
Miami. He served the final two seasons as the RedHawks' defensive coordinator while also coaching the team's
linebackers.
 Taylor Stubblefield, the wide receivers coach for the Wake Forest University football team last season, has
been named an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University, Head Coach Chris Creighton
announced today, Feb. 6. He will serve as the team's wide receivers coach. One of the most prolific wide
receivers in NCAA history, Stubblefield returns for his second tour of duty in Ypsilanti. He was a graduate
assistant working with the receivers at EMU in 2008. In the 56-52 victory over Central Michigan University that
season, the Eagles rolled up a school record for offensive plays with 105 for 610 total yards.
 Just 54 days after being named the 37th head football coach in Eastern Michigan University history, Chris
Creighton announced his first recruiting class Wednesday, Feb. 5, as part of the National Letter of Intent
Signing Day. Creighton, named to the head coaching position Dec. 11, 2013, wasted little time putting
together a coaching staff to hit the recruiting trail in late December and January, and the brevity paid off in an
outstanding group of 17 recruits signing national letters of intent to join the Eagles in 2014. The largest group
of Eagle newcomers - nine - are from the state of Michigan, but EMU coaches fanned out across the nation for
this class with the states of Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio also represented. The nine signees
from the Great Lakes State are the most by the Eagles since inking 13 student-athletes to NLIs in 2007. The
overall class exhibits quite a bit of variety as the Eagles will welcome student-athletes at six different positions,
including five offensive linemen, four defensive backs, three linebackers, two defensive linemen, two running
backs and a wide receiver.
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Feb. 9, 2014
Men’s Golf
Head Coach: Bruce Cunningham
 The spring campaign will kick off in February when the team head to Dade City, Fla. to compete in the MidAmerican Conference Match Play Tournament, Feb. 10-11.
Women’s Golf
Head Coach: Sandy Wagner
 The Green and White will focus on individual performances over the winter in preparation for the spring
season, which begins Feb. 17-18 in New Braunfels, Texas, with the Jim West Challenge.
Gymnastics (2-6, 0-3 MAC)
Head Coach: Steve Wilce
 Competing in its first home meet of the 2014 campaign, the Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team
dropped a Mid-American Conference dual against No. 19-ranked Central Michigan University, 195.925194.600, Friday night, Feb. 7. The rivalry was contested inside Bowen Field House. With the setback, the Green
and White fall to 2-6, including 0-3 in MAC play. The Chippewas remained undefeated on the season with the
win, improving to 8-0, 2-0 MAC.
 Anna Willette led all EMU vaulters with a 9.800 for a fourth-place finish. Team co-captain Ashley Quinton tied
her career-high with a team-best 9.825, and Ariyanna Smith notched a personal-best of her own with a 9.775.
Jordaan capped off her strong meet with another career-best, receiving a 9.750 from the judges.
 The Eagles will continue its homestand against their in-state rivals, hosting Western Michigan University, Feb.
15, at 7 p.m. The MAC dual will be an Eagles Unite meet for all EMU student-athletes to attend the meet and
wear their "Eagles Unite" t-shirts. The contest in Bowen Field House will also be Senior Night as the senior
Eagles will be honored in a ceremony on the floor.
Softball (2-2, 0-0 MAC)
Head Coach: Melissa Gentile
 EMU split day one of the USC Upstate Tournament as the Eagles defeated Virginia, 3-1 in game one before
falling to the Upstate Spartans, 8-0 in five innings in game two.
 With the Eagles' victory over Virginia, Head Coach Melissa Gentile became just the fifth coach in EMU softball
history to win the first game as the coach of Eastern, as the last was Eric Oakley when he served as the interim
head coach during the 2010 season.
 The Eagles played two extra inning games in the final day of the USC Upstate Tournament, Saturday, Feb. 8.
The Eagles fell to Towson University, 8-7 in nine innings, in their first contest of the day before defeating North
Carolina Central University, 2-1 in eight innings, in the night cap.
 Aoife Duffy led the EMU lineup with four hits between the two games, while Jenn Lucas had two RBI for the
Eagles. Junior pitcher Lindsay Rich earned both starts in the circle pitching eight complete innings, while Abbie
Minsker clinched her first collegiate victory.
 The Eagles will continue their 26-game road stint as they head to Fort Myers, Fla. for the FGCU Tournament,
Friday, Feb. 21 - Sunday, Feb, 23. The Green and White will play five games at Florida Gulf Coast. First pitch
against Harvard is slated for 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 21.
Men’s Swimming (7-1, 3-0 MAC)
Head Coach: Peter Linn
 EMU completed its second day of the Ohio State University Winter Invitational with six events in the evening's
final rounds, Feb. 9.
 The Eagles placed a swimmer in the top-four or higher in each race, led by Nate Schingoethe and Axel
Schmitter-Sanchez, who finished runner-up in the 200 back and 200 fly, respectively. Schingoethe's mark of
1:52.17 put him behind OSU's Dominic Pecze and ahead of Mid-American Conference opponent Jacob Hofmar-
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Glennon of the University at Buffalo. Schmitter-Sanchez cut nearly four seconds off his preliminary time,
touching in at 1:52.73, also gaining an edge on a swimmer from the Bulls' squad.
The Eagles will swim one more meet in preparation for the 2014 MAC Championships, Mar. 6-8. The squad
will remain close to home for the next competition, as it will travel to the University of Michigan for the
Michigan First Chance Meet, Feb. 22-23.
Women’s Swimming (8-4, 4-2 MAC)
Head Coach: Peter Linn
 The Eastern Michigan University women's swimming team wrapped up its final preparation meet before the
2014 Mid-American Conference Championships with the second day of the Ohio State University Winter
Invitational, Feb. 9.
 The small group of Eagles competed in four events in the evening's finals round. Sarah Cameron notched the
highest finish, as the freshman took second in the 200 breast. Her time of 2:20.01 was just .13 seconds behind
Penn State's Sarah Somers's winning finish. Emily Wimmer took third in the event, and later swam a 26.17 in
the 50 free.
 As the Eagles have completed their regular season, they will take a substantial break before returning to
action, Feb. 27-Mar. 1, when the squad will travel to Geneva, Ohio for the 2014 MAC Championships.
Women’s Tennis (6-3, 0-0 MAC)
Head Coach: Ryan Ray
 EMU cruised to a sweeping victory Saturday, Feb. 8, over the University of Missouri-Kansas City. With the 7-0
win, Eastern now owns a 6-2 record for the season.
 Nino Mebuke and Klara Supejova led the way in doubles, taking down Dimitra Stavrianakou and Linda Ammar
Mouhoub, 6-0, at No. 1 , followed by 6-3 decisions at No. 2 and 3. Diana Davitaia and Maria Paula Ribero
knocked off Gaby Pintos and Maddie Schulte at No. 2 doubles, while Mariya Toncheva and Zsofia Biro defeated
Mariam Kurasbediani and Amelie Amsallem, 6-3, at the No. 3 spot. Sweeping the doubles matches gave EMU
the first point.
 EMU dropped its third match of the season to Kansas University Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.
Kansas barely knocked off the Eagles (6-3) by a 4-3 tally, as EMU won three of the six singles matches but were
shutout on the doubles side.
 Eastern dropped all three doubles matches, as Klara Supejova and Nino Mebuke were on the short end of a 6-4
decision at No. 1, while Diana Davitaia and Maria Paula Ribero fell at No. 2 by a 6-1 tally. Finally, Mariya
Toncheva and Zsofia Biro were taken down 6-4 at the No. 3 spot.
 Singles play was a different story for EMU as the Eagles were able to take home three individual victories.
Supejova won her match at No. 1-singles (7-5, 6-3) as the reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year
defeated Maria Jose Cardona. Davitaia and Mebuke fell in their No. 2 and 3 matches respectively, but
Toncheva took down Paulina Los (6-3, 0-6, 1-0 (3)) in their No. 4-singles match. Daphne Friedrichs came up
short (6-4, 6-0) to Claire Dreyer at No. 5, but Ribero was the final victor for Eastern (7-6 (1), 7-6 (3)), defeating
Morgan Barnhill in the No. 6-singles match.
 Eastern is off until Friday, Feb. 14, when it travels to Lincoln, Neb. for a pair of contests. EMU will first take on
the University of Nebraska Friday evening at 5 p.m. before squaring off with Illinois State University Saturday,
Feb. 15, for a 3 p.m. matchup.
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Feb. 9, 2014
Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Head Coach: John Goodridge
 EMU had a solid turnout at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 8, as nine members of the Green and White performed
well enough to punch a ticket to the 2014 Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships,
Feb. 28-Mar. 1.
 In the first event for the Eagles of the afternoon, Daryl Smith ran a 4:09.75 in the mile run, clinching a runnerup finish in the event. The race was one-of-two mile runs in the Meyo Invitational, as Grzegorz Kalinowski took
part in the Meyo Mile, just missing out on the revered sub-four minute mark with a 4:00.91 time that earned
him fourth.
 The Eagles will stay in-state for the next weekend of competition, as they will make the short trip to Allendale,
Mich. for the Grand Valley State University "Big Meet." The meet will be another two-day event, spanning
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15.
Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Head Coach: Sue Parks
 EMU completed its final seven events of the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 8, at the University of Notre Dame. The
Eagles performed well, as four members of the Green and White set personal-bests in their respective events.
 Most notably, Victoria Voronko continued to make her way through the record books, this time burning up
the mile run record, which had stood for 25 years by Donna Donakowski. Voronko's time of 4:39.84 beat out
Donakowski's mark of 4:41.44 by nearly two seconds, while shaving nearly six seconds off her previous
personal-best set just one week ago at the EMU Quadrangular, Feb. 1.
 Though not a personal record in the 200m dash, Aaliyah McKinney ran a 24.76 that would earn her a thirdplace finish in the race. Her mark also qualified the sophomore for the 2014 Mid-American Conference Indoor
Track and Field Championships, Feb. 28-Mar. 1.
 The Eagles will split up for the next weekend, as one group will stay in-state for the Grand Valley State
University "Big Meet," while another will head to Geneva, Ohio for the SPIRE Invitational. Both meets will be
held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15.
Wrestling (11-7, 1-4 MAC)
Head Coach: Derek DelPorto
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Head Coach Derek DelPorto became the winningest coach in EMU Wrestling history, Wednesday, Feb. 5 as the
Eastern Michigan University grapplers took down Cleveland State, 29-12, at Woodling Arena. DelPorto now
holds an 81-73-2 all-time record in his eight seasons at Eastern Michigan, which broke John Eisley's record of 8074-4 over a 12 year span at EMU.
Redshirt-senior Jared Germaine gave Eastern the early 6-0 advantage as he pinned CSU's John Martin in just 45
seconds, which is the second fastest pin of the year for EMU as Shayne Wireman took down Manchester's David
Melendez in just 35 seconds at the MSU Open, Nov. 9, 2013. Redshirt-sophomore Vincent Pizzuto picked up his
fifth-straight victory as Daniel King forfeit at 133 lbs, allowing the Green and White to take the 12-0 lead before
Nicholas Barber extended the Eagle lead to 15 with a 4-2 decision at 141 lbs.
EMU fell, 18-15, to No. 9 Missouri University in heartbreaking fashion, dropping the final bout of the match in a
Mid-American Conference dual, Saturday, Feb. 8. EMU and the Tigers split the dual with five wins apiece, but
two extra-point bouts allowed MU to take the narrow three-point victory.
EMU team closed out its non-conference schedule with two wins in Edwardsville, Ill., Sunday, Feb. 9. The Eagles
first took a decisive 41-3 victory over Campbellsville before finishing the afternoon with a 24-13 win over host,
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
With the wins, the Green and White improve to 11-7 overall on the season. Eastern defeated Campbellsville
with its largest margin of victory this year, grabbing wins in nine of the 10 bouts. Six of the Eagle victories were
extra point matches with Dean Vettese and Mike Curby pinning their opponents, James Klosz and Cole Dillman
notching major decisions and both Jared Germain and Anthony Abro winning by forfeit.
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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.
 EMU Athletics and the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) will pair up to present the annual Jock Jamz
competition Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. inside Pease Auditorium. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m., during which
time attendees will be able to sign up for raffles featuring prizes from sponsors including Tim Hortons, Buffalo
Wild Wings, and ShopEMUEagles.com. Tickets for the event start at $3 with a valid EMU ID and $5 for the
general public. Jock Jamz is an event in which various varsity sports teams perform a lip-syncing/dance act. The
participants will be judged based on creativity, costume, and overall excitement.
Eastern Michigan Upcoming Schedule
Monday, Feb. 10
Men's Golf
at MAC Match Play
Dade City, Fla. All Day
Tuesday, Feb. 11
Men's Golf
at MAC Match Play
Dade City, Fla. All Day
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Men's Basketball
at Ball State
Thursday, Feb. 13
Wrestling
at Central Michigan
Friday, Feb. 14
Baseball
Women's Tennis
Women's Track
Women's Track
Men's Track
at Clemson
Clemson, S.C. 4 p.m.
at Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb. 5 p.m
at Grand Valley "Big Meet"
Allendale, Mich.
at Spire Invitational
Geneva, Ohio All Day
at Grand Valley "Big Meet"
Allendale, Mich.
Saturday, Feb. 15
Men's Basketball
Baseball
Women's Tennis
Women's Basketball
Gymnastics
Women's Tennis
Women's Track
Women's Track
Men's Track
vs Toledo
Convocation Center
2 p.m.
at Clemson
Clemson, S.C. 2:30 p.m.
vs Illinois State Lincoln, Neb. 3 p.m.
vs Bowling Green
Convocation Center
4:30 p.m.
vs Western Michigan Bowen Field House
7 p.m.
at Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb. 5 p.m.
at Grand Valley "Big Meet"
Allendale, Mich.
All Day
at Spire Invitational
Geneva, Ohio All Day
at Grand Valley "Big Meet"
Allendale, Mich.
All Day
Sunday, Feb. 16
Wrestling
vs Buffalo
Baseball
at Clemson
Muncie, Ind.
7 p.m.
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 7:30 p.m.
Convocation Center
1 p.m.
Clemson, S.C. 1 p.m.
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