Eastern Michigan Athletics
Women’s Hoops Announces 2023-24 Conference Schedule
8/23/2023 11:03:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The office announced the MAC schedule today, Aug. 23
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University Head Women's Basketball Coach Fred Castro and the Mid-American Conference announced the team's upcoming 2023-24 conference schedule today, Aug. 23. In addition to its 11-game non-conference slate, the Eastern Michigan women's basketball team will compete against conference foes in 18 contests this season, four of which will be played as the first part of a doubleheader with the EMU men's team.
"This will be another exciting and challenging conference schedule for our team this season," said Castro. "As always the MAC in women's basketball is one of the elite mid major conferences in the country. We look forward to hosting quality opponents at home and the opportunity to travel to hostile environments like Buffalo and prove ourselves," he continued. "The league has an influx of new coaches and players which should add a new dimension of excitement to this season. I know our team is excited for the opportunities ahead."
Quick Notes
» The Eagles are slated to compete in 19 league games in the 2023-24 season with nine being played in the George Gervin GameAbove Center. EMU will welcome the University of Toledo, Central Michigan University, Miami University, Ball State University, Western Michigan University, the University of Akron, Northern Illinois University, Kent State University, and Bowling Green State University to Ypsilanti.
» The Eagles will open their conference slate on the road for the sixth time in the past 10 seasons as it travels to DeKalb, Ill., to face the Huskies.
» The women's team is slated to share four conference dates with the EMU men's team this season, with a rare road doubleheader at Ohio University. In addition to its non-conference doubleheader earlier in the season, fans can watch both the men and women compete inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center against MAC members Jan. 6, Jan. 27, and Feb. 17.
» Last season, the Eagles finished the conference season 7-11, opening with an exhilarating 68-67 victory over Miami, Jan. 4, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
» In the 2023 MAC tournament, the Eagles fought valiantly with a powerful first-quarter performance, but ultimately fell to Bowling Green, 70-36, in the first round inside Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, March 8.
Following the final non-conference match against Saginaw Valley State University, Dec. 29, the Eagles will begin their hunt for a spot in the MAC Championship tournament with a road trip to DeKalb, Ill. EMU is slated to face the Huskies, Jan. 3, before hosting the reigning MAC Champions, Toledo, Jan. 6, as the first part of a doubleheader with the men, who are scheduled to face Kent State.
The remainder of the month will see the team travel to Bowling Green, Jan. 10, for the first of five trips to Ohio before hosting back-to-back games including in-state rival, Central Michigan, Jan. 13, and then Miami, Jan. 17. Two consecutive road trips to Ohio follow as Eastern readies to take on the Bobcats of Ohio, Jan. 20, and Kent State, Jan. 24, before hosting both Ball State, Jan. 27, and Western Michigan, Jan. 31, to close out the month.
February will entail six conference games with an additional contest against an undetermined Sun Belt Conference (SBC) foe. The month will begin with a road trip to Buffalo, Feb. 3, followed by a three-game homestand against Akron, Feb. 7, the SBC foe, Feb. 10, and NIU, Feb. 17, and will end with two away games at Western Michigan and Miami, respectively, and a home meeting with Kent State, Feb. 28.
Two more road games are slated for the Eagles against Ball State and Toledo, before the regular season culminates in Ypsilanti when the Green and White battle Bowling Green Saturday, March 9.
The annual Mid-American Conference Tournament will begin March 13 with the crowning of the tournament champions taking place once again inside Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, this season on March 16, 2024.
EMU is in search of its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2012 season, the same year it last captured the confetti moment at the MAC Tournament.
Season tickets are currently on sale through the EMU website (EMUEagles.com/tickets), by calling 734.487.3669, or by visiting the EMU Ticket Office inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center. Season tickets start as low as $125 and includes all men's and women's home games in 2023-24. Additionally, former EMU letterwinners can join in by purchasing an E-Club package. The package, which cost $200, grants holders access to all home football, men's basketball and women's basketball games.
The conference office will release a full basketball television schedule in October. All dates are subject to change.
Fans are encouraged to follow EMUEagles.com and @EMUWBB on social media to stay up-to-date on all things EMU women's basketball.
"This will be another exciting and challenging conference schedule for our team this season," said Castro. "As always the MAC in women's basketball is one of the elite mid major conferences in the country. We look forward to hosting quality opponents at home and the opportunity to travel to hostile environments like Buffalo and prove ourselves," he continued. "The league has an influx of new coaches and players which should add a new dimension of excitement to this season. I know our team is excited for the opportunities ahead."
Quick Notes
» The Eagles are slated to compete in 19 league games in the 2023-24 season with nine being played in the George Gervin GameAbove Center. EMU will welcome the University of Toledo, Central Michigan University, Miami University, Ball State University, Western Michigan University, the University of Akron, Northern Illinois University, Kent State University, and Bowling Green State University to Ypsilanti.
» The Eagles will open their conference slate on the road for the sixth time in the past 10 seasons as it travels to DeKalb, Ill., to face the Huskies.
» The women's team is slated to share four conference dates with the EMU men's team this season, with a rare road doubleheader at Ohio University. In addition to its non-conference doubleheader earlier in the season, fans can watch both the men and women compete inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center against MAC members Jan. 6, Jan. 27, and Feb. 17.
» Last season, the Eagles finished the conference season 7-11, opening with an exhilarating 68-67 victory over Miami, Jan. 4, inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
» In the 2023 MAC tournament, the Eagles fought valiantly with a powerful first-quarter performance, but ultimately fell to Bowling Green, 70-36, in the first round inside Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, March 8.
Following the final non-conference match against Saginaw Valley State University, Dec. 29, the Eagles will begin their hunt for a spot in the MAC Championship tournament with a road trip to DeKalb, Ill. EMU is slated to face the Huskies, Jan. 3, before hosting the reigning MAC Champions, Toledo, Jan. 6, as the first part of a doubleheader with the men, who are scheduled to face Kent State.
The remainder of the month will see the team travel to Bowling Green, Jan. 10, for the first of five trips to Ohio before hosting back-to-back games including in-state rival, Central Michigan, Jan. 13, and then Miami, Jan. 17. Two consecutive road trips to Ohio follow as Eastern readies to take on the Bobcats of Ohio, Jan. 20, and Kent State, Jan. 24, before hosting both Ball State, Jan. 27, and Western Michigan, Jan. 31, to close out the month.
February will entail six conference games with an additional contest against an undetermined Sun Belt Conference (SBC) foe. The month will begin with a road trip to Buffalo, Feb. 3, followed by a three-game homestand against Akron, Feb. 7, the SBC foe, Feb. 10, and NIU, Feb. 17, and will end with two away games at Western Michigan and Miami, respectively, and a home meeting with Kent State, Feb. 28.
Two more road games are slated for the Eagles against Ball State and Toledo, before the regular season culminates in Ypsilanti when the Green and White battle Bowling Green Saturday, March 9.
The annual Mid-American Conference Tournament will begin March 13 with the crowning of the tournament champions taking place once again inside Cleveland's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, this season on March 16, 2024.
EMU is in search of its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2012 season, the same year it last captured the confetti moment at the MAC Tournament.
Season tickets are currently on sale through the EMU website (EMUEagles.com/tickets), by calling 734.487.3669, or by visiting the EMU Ticket Office inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center. Season tickets start as low as $125 and includes all men's and women's home games in 2023-24. Additionally, former EMU letterwinners can join in by purchasing an E-Club package. The package, which cost $200, grants holders access to all home football, men's basketball and women's basketball games.
The conference office will release a full basketball television schedule in October. All dates are subject to change.
Fans are encouraged to follow EMUEagles.com and @EMUWBB on social media to stay up-to-date on all things EMU women's basketball.
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