Central Michigan 79, Western Illinois 73
Ohio 101, Western Illinois 73
No. 8 Michigan State 79, Western Michigan 61
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Sunday B-Ball Scoreboard Bowling Green 87, Buffalo 78 Central Michigan 79, Western Illinois 73 Ohio 101, Western Illinois 73 No. 8 Michigan State 79, Western Michigan 61 (Click Read More for details . . . ) Saturday Scoreboard+ Ball State 86, UIC 68 Wright State 71, Miami 47 Pitt 89, Northern Illinois 59 Marshall at Akron - CANX Click Read More for details . . . UT center sustains second season-ending injury TOLEDO, Ohio - Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk has announced that sophomore center AJ Edu will be out for the season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair . . .
Click Read More to continue . . . SATURDAY SCOREBOARD+ Toledo 41, Northern Illinois 24 Akron 31, Bowling Green 3 Ball State 45, Central Michigan 20 Eastern Michigan 53, Western Michigan 42 Kent State at Miami - CANX Buffalo at Ohio - CANX Click Read More for details . . . No. 15 Kent State 71, Kent State 64 (OT) Toledo 91, Eastern Michigan 74 Click Read More to continue . . . BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green Falcons picked up an 88-67 victory over Purdue University-Northwest Thursday at the Stroh Center. The Falcons have now won three-straight games and will bring a 3-1 record to the start of Mid-American Conference play. Bowling Green outscored Purdue Northwest by 18 points over the final 20 minutes to break the game open. Four Falcons scored in double figures, led by fifth-year senior Justin Turner's 19 points. Turner also added six rebounds and five assists. Fellow senior Trey Diggs finished with . . . Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan Saturday, Dec. 5 -- 2 p.m. ET Waldo Stadium -- Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ Records might suggest Saturday's Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan contest could be an easy "W"for the 4-0 Broncos. WMU has the inside track to a division crown and MAC title game appearance. Eastern, meanwhile, has yet to post a win. The Eagles, however, have been within eight points in each of their three loses. Opponents are well that any victory against EMU must be earned. Eastern Michigan, in fact, broke . . . Click Read More to continue . . . . . . a five-game losing skein against WMU last year by posting a 34-27 win. Preston Hutchinson led the way, completing 31-of-36 for 357 yards and three touchdowns. Overall, the Eagles rolled up 547 yards and held WMU to 359 offensive yards while handing the Broncos one of their three MAC loses.
This year's Western Michigan squad, however, has yet to taste defeat. If the Bronco's have their way, they'll finish that way. Eastern Michigan (0-4) >> The Eagles are coming off a 31-23 home loss to Central Michigan. The Eagles were up 20-6 at intermission and 23-14 midway through the final stanza. CMU, however, scored the last 17 points. >> The CMU-EMU contest was a battle of turnovers. Although the Chippewas turned the ball over three times, Eastern was even more generous. EMU committed five turnovers. >> Preston Hutchinson completed 23-of-37 pass attempts for 365 yards with three interceptions. >> Hutchinson did score twice on runs. Eastern had just 74 yards on the ground, with the junior quarterback contributing 57 yards on 15 carries. >> Hassan Bey ( 8 catches,100 yards) and Tanner Knue (6 catches, 91 yards) led EMU receiving. Senior linebacker Terry Myrick had a big night, registering 17 tackles, along with a fumble recovery. Jeff Hubbard picked off one CMU pass. >> The Eagles average 26.3 ppg (9th MAC) and allow 35.3 ppg (8th MAC). Western Michigan (4-0) >> The Broncos are averaging 45.3 ppg (3rd MAC), while the defense allows 30.5 ppg (7th MAC). >> Much of Western's success comes through its aerial game. WMU is third in passing yardage (285.5 ypg) and first in passing efficiency. >> Sophomore Kaleb Eleby has completed 62.9 percent of his passes, producing 1,138 yards with 12 touchdowns and just one interception. >> D'Wayne Eskridge is the Broncos top receiver with 21 catches for 591 yards and six touchdowns. He is averaging 28.4 ypc. He also showed his versatility last week, returning a kickoff 100 yards for one TD and setting up key field goal with a reverse run. >> Gavin Peddie's 24-yard field goal with 2:23 remaining providing the winning points in a 30-27 Broncos victory of Northern Illinois. His last field goal before that was on Dec. 21, 2018. Peddie redshirted during the 2019 season >> The vaunted Bronco offense was held to just 49 plays against the Huskies, the fewest under head coach Tim Lester. The previous low was 51 against Monmouth, both were victories. >> Western defeated the Huskies despite having the ball for just 20 minutes. The vaunted Bronco offense was held to just 49 plays against the Huskies, the fewest under head coach Tim Lester. The previous low was 51 against Monmouth -- Both were victories. >> WMU holds a 34-19-2 lead in the all-time series. EMU won last year’s meeting, snapping a five-game winning streak by the Broncos. >> Last week’s win over NIU was the second straight game in which the Broncos have recorded at least four sacks. WMU had a season-high five against the Huskies. Defensive tackle Ralph Holley led the way with 2.0 sacks, giving him 3.0 on the year and all coming in the last two games. Buffalo at Ohio cancelled Official Statement Regarding University at Buffalo at Ohio University Football Game “The University at Buffalo at Ohio University football game on Saturday, December 5 has been canceled due to roster issues with the Ohio football team related to positive COVID-19 tests and subsequent contact tracing. The game has been declared a no contest.” BALL STATE CARDINALS (3-1) vs. CMU CHIPPEWAS (3-1) Saturday, Dec. 5 -- 4:30 p.m. ET Kelly/Shorts Stadium – Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU By Evan Meyer With two weeks remaining in the 2020 Mid-American Conference football season, the West Division title is still "TBD." Western Michigan is undefeated and a game up on both the Chippewas and defending division champ Central Michigan. The former fell to Western Michigan two weeks ago, while Ball State gets a shot at WMU next week. Click Read More to continue . . . BOWLING GREEN STATE FALCONS (0-4) vs AKRON ZIPS (0-4) Saturday December 5 -- 2 p.m. ET Infocision Stadium – Akron, Ohio ESPN 3 By Evan Meyer
For both the Akron Zips and the Bowling Green Falcons, the 2020 season was supposed to be a season of improvement. Such moments have been momentary, as both teams are winless. Unless Covid-19 steps in (as in did in wiping out Saturday's Kent State at Miami game), either the Zips or Falcons will get that first big victory this week Click Read More to continue . . . Kent State at Miami cancelled Official MAC statement regarding Kent State University at Miami University Football Game “The Kent State University at Miami University football game on Saturday, December 5 has been canceled due to roster issues with the Kent State football team related to positive COVID-19 tests and subsequent contact tracing. The game has been declared a no contest.” MAC announces Week Four POTW The Mid-American Conference Conference has announced its Week Four Players of the Week. This week's honorees are: MAC East: Jaret Patterson (RB, Buffalo); Kameron Butler (DE, Miami); and Julian Ross (RB/KR, Ohio). MAC West: Drew Plitt (QB, Ball State); Christian Albright (LB, Ball State); and D'Wayne Eskridge (KR/WR, Western Michigan). Click Read More for details . . . Falcons nip App State in overtime BOONE, N.C. – The Bowling Green Falcons moved to 2-1 on the young season Monday evening with a 78-76 overtime victory against Appalachian State University. The non-conference contest was played at ASU's Holmes Center. BGSU now won two-straight games following a season-opening loss to nationally-ranked Michigan. The Falcons trailed by . . . |
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