Conference play began for the Ohio Bobcats on Friday night against a young Bowling Green Falcon team (4-9) that entered the match not having won on the road this season. Their task was daunting as they traveled to the Convocation Center to play an Ohio team that was and now remains undefeated at their home venue…
This week in the MAC: Northern Illinois cruised by Massachusetts 63-19, Toledo defeated Eastern Michigan 55-16 and Akron eked out a 16-7 victory over Kent State. You may be thinking I’m missing a game or two there, but I’m not. The MAC featured only three games this weekend, and they were as exciting as they…
It appears that every team in the Mid-American Conference this season knows just what they are and where they belong. There are the cellar dweller teams that sometimes seem confused by the concept of gaining yards. There are the teams that may not play great defense, but they’ll put up more points than any other…
The Ohio women’s soccer team fell Sunday, 2-1 at Northern Illinois. However, the Bobcats clinched a berth in the eight-team MAC tournament field. After a scoreless first half, Northern Illinois gained a 2-0 lead with goals by Samantha Hill (Sr.) in the 63rd minute and Sara Spaulding (Soph.) in the 80th minute. Ohio responded with…
It was an emotional weekend in the Mid-American Conference, that’s for sure. Narrow victories helped keep hopes alive for some schools, as Toledo pulled out a double-overtime 45-44 victory over Navy, and Akron managed a 24-17 win over Miami (OH). Kent State was the only MAC school to lose to a non-MAC opponent this weekend,…
What a weekend it was for some teams. Not all of them, there are a lot of them that really aren’t worth even mentioning. Either way, it was a Saturday full of football this weekend, and the MAC gave way to a lot of interesting storylines. It all kicked off with Eastern Michigan taking on…
It’s hard to believe that it’s already week six in college football. At least that means great news is here, as it’s finally the start of conference play. The only non-conference game in the MAC was Ball State’s stunning 48-27 victory over Virginia. Aside from Ball State, we saw the conference come ablaze against each…
The Ohio women’s soccer team (5-3-3, 1-1-1 MAC) traveled to Oxford Friday afternoon and drew against the defending MAC champion and rival Miami Redhawks (4-6-1, 1-1-1 MAC). The game ended in a 1-1 tie after 110 minutes of play. Freshman Alexis Milesky put the Bobcats on the board in the 18th minute with a strike…
Week five has passed us by in the NCAA with little in the way of excitement, but provided us a stark contrast between the top teams in the Mid-American Conference and the bottom teams. Look no further than Northern Illinois to see just what a great MAC team can accomplish. This weekend, Northern Illinois went…
MAC conference play is finally getting started, and while it’s early, we can already see who will be contenders and who will be waiting until next year. With all the excitement leading in to conference play, the teams did all they could to try and build momentum this week. Offensive Player of the Week: Bowling…
