Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, January 8
Toledo, Ohio
7 p.m.
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Eagles Travel to Toledo for 37th MAC Opener
1/5/2011 5:17:30 PM | Men's Basketball
The EMU-Toledo game Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, will mark the 37th Mid-American Conference season opener for the Eagles
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EAGLES TRAVEL TO TOLEDO FOR 37th MAC OPENER: The EMU-Toledo game Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, will mark the 37th Mid-American Conference season opener for the Eagles. The first year of MAC play for EMU was 1974-75 when the then-Hurons went 12-14 overall and 4-9 in league play. EMU has won three Mid-American Conference titles: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1995-96, and the Green and White captured MAC Tournament crowns in all three of those years in addition to winning the tournament title in 1997-98. EMU has a 13-23 record in MAC openers.
EMU VS. TOLEDO: Toledo leads the series, 45-40. EMU has won the last three meetings, including capturing both matchups in 2009-10, winning a 74-59 decision at home, Jan. 13, 2010, and following up with a 58-42 victory, Feb. 17, 2010, in Toledo. The series began in 1917-18 when Eastern captured a 49-20 victory in Toledo.
THE TEAMS: EMU enters the Toledo game with a 3-10 record after recording a 76-60 win over a visiting Ferris State team Tuesday, Jan. 4. Sophomore guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) scored 19 points, hitting 5-of-9 three-point field goals, while senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor, Mich.-Truman) scored 18 points with 11 rebounds.
Toledo is 3-11 this season under first-year Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk.
BOWDRY TWO-FOR-TWO: EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) was named to the all-tournament team for both in-season tournaments this season. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Basketball Travelers Invitational, Dec. 3-5, 2010, in Moscow, Idaho. Bowdry averaged 21.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the three games. The 6-foot-6 senior posted two double-doubles in the Lou Henson Tournament hosted by Oakland University, Dec. 20-21. He scored 24 with 10 boards in a loss to Valparaiso, Dec. 20, and came back with 22 points and 14 rebounds in the third-place win over Rochester College, Dec. 21.
CLIMBING UP THE RECORD BOOK: EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) has moved into the top 10 in both EMU career scoring and rebounding. After the first 13 games of the 2010-11 season Bowdry has scored 1,536 career points to rank 7th and his 854 rebounds is good for the 5th spot.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK: EMU senior wing Will Cooper (Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton Academy) has played in 104 games for the Eagles, earning 28 starts during his four-year career. Teammate Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) has played in 109 games, starting 101 times.
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EAGLES TRAVEL TO TOLEDO FOR 37th MAC OPENER: The EMU-Toledo game Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, will mark the 37th Mid-American Conference season opener for the Eagles. The first year of MAC play for EMU was 1974-75 when the then-Hurons went 12-14 overall and 4-9 in league play. EMU has won three Mid-American Conference titles: 1987-88, 1990-91, and 1995-96, and the Green and White captured MAC Tournament crowns in all three of those years in addition to winning the tournament title in 1997-98. EMU has a 13-23 record in MAC openers.
EMU VS. TOLEDO: Toledo leads the series, 45-40. EMU has won the last three meetings, including capturing both matchups in 2009-10, winning a 74-59 decision at home, Jan. 13, 2010, and following up with a 58-42 victory, Feb. 17, 2010, in Toledo. The series began in 1917-18 when Eastern captured a 49-20 victory in Toledo.
THE TEAMS: EMU enters the Toledo game with a 3-10 record after recording a 76-60 win over a visiting Ferris State team Tuesday, Jan. 4. Sophomore guard Derek Thompson (Detroit, Mich.-Melvindale-SEMO) scored 19 points, hitting 5-of-9 three-point field goals, while senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor, Mich.-Truman) scored 18 points with 11 rebounds.
Toledo is 3-11 this season under first-year Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk.
BOWDRY TWO-FOR-TWO: EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) was named to the all-tournament team for both in-season tournaments this season. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the Basketball Travelers Invitational, Dec. 3-5, 2010, in Moscow, Idaho. Bowdry averaged 21.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the three games. The 6-foot-6 senior posted two double-doubles in the Lou Henson Tournament hosted by Oakland University, Dec. 20-21. He scored 24 with 10 boards in a loss to Valparaiso, Dec. 20, and came back with 22 points and 14 rebounds in the third-place win over Rochester College, Dec. 21.
CLIMBING UP THE RECORD BOOK: EMU senior forward Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) has moved into the top 10 in both EMU career scoring and rebounding. After the first 13 games of the 2010-11 season Bowdry has scored 1,536 career points to rank 7th and his 854 rebounds is good for the 5th spot.
HITTING THE CENTURY MARK: EMU senior wing Will Cooper (Detroit, Mich.-Pershing-Bridgton Academy) has played in 104 games for the Eagles, earning 28 starts during his four-year career. Teammate Brandon Bowdry (St. Louis, Mo.-Taylor (Mich.) Truman) has played in 109 games, starting 101 times.
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