With fall sports in full swing, here’s a look at some of this week’s top stories from Eastern Michigan University’s various athletic disciplines.
Football | Eastern Michigan continues MAC play with road trip to Buffalo
After last week’s defeat to in-state foe Central Michigan opened Eastern Michigan football’s 50th season of Mid-American Conference play, the Eagles hit the road again this weekend to take on the University at Buffalo Bulls.
The Bulls have had the green and white’s number in recent years, with the Eagles holding a 1-4 record to Buffalo since 2018. The one win scored by Eastern Michigan came on the road in Buffalo during the 2023 campaign, when the Eagles won 24-11.
Last year, the Bulls returned the favor and knocked off Eastern Michigan at home, 37-20.
Viewers can stream all of the action live on ESPN+ Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Volleyball | Eastern Michigan loses opening two conference bouts to WMU, NIU
Following an 8-5 non-conference portion of the season, Eastern Michigan’s volleyball team carried on the momentum into MAC play, hoping to continue their early season trajectory in alignment with the 2018 squad — one that won the MAC Tournament.
However, the Eagles have now fallen in back-to-back matches to open conference play, with a Sept. 25, 2025, loss to Western Michigan University by a score of 3-1, and another to Northern Illinois University on Sept. 26 in a clean sweep.
Now having to dig their way out of a 0-2 hole to begin conference play, the green and white look to regroup during their first home matches in nearly a month. The team will shoot their shot again during back-to-back days of action against Bowling Green University on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at 6 p.m., and the University of Toledo on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m.
Both matches will be available for streaming live on ESPN+.
Soccer | Eastern Michigan drops first conference match against Miami (OH), 1-0
The Eastern Michigan women’s soccer team is now 2-1 in MAC play following a 1-0 defeat on the road to Miami (OH) on Sept. 25, 2025.
Eastern’s loss dropped them to a four-way tie for second place in the conference, with a critical stretch of games against Ohio University, Bowling Green University and Ball State University still to come over the next 11 days.
Viewers can stream the action against Bowling Green on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at 1 p.m. and Ball State on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 3 p.m. live on ESPN+.
Women’s Golf | Eastern Michigan returns to action in Oklahoma Intercollegiate
Following a seventh place finish in last week’s Golfweek Red Sky Classic, the Eastern Michigan women’s golf program returns to action on Oct. 6-7 at 9 a.m. in the Oklahoma Intercollegiate.
The return of the Leovao sisters is highly anticipated for this matchup, with Janae and Jasmine returning from their foray into the LPGA Q School Pre-Qualifier to re-join the squad and help the team revert back to their winning ways to start the campaign.
In their absence, returning sophomore Savannah de Bock led the way by posting a 207 in the previous tournament; the second lowest score in program history to tie for fifth individually in the tournament and helping the team gain 10 spots in the final standings over the final two days of the Red Sky Classic.