CLEVELAND — Like many times in their careers, Jordan Bitzer and Robbie Harman walked off the court Thursday without a win.

But like so many other times, there was little doubt they left it all on the floor despite a a 69-60 loss against Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference quarterfinal

The CMU gymnastics team was slightly disappointed after Saturday’s Rose Arena finale against Ball State.

Not because it lost — it won 194.325-193.275 — but, after clinching a GymInfo top 25 ranking (No. 23) for the first time during the middle of the season since 2005, it wanted to do better.

CLEVELAND — Jalin Thomas has one distinct goal for his team next season — a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

But first, the junior forward and the other returning members of the CMU men’s basketball team must get past the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfin

CLEVELAND – The season came to a close on Wednesday for the CMU women’s basketball team after it lost in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season.

During the post-game press conference of the team’s 68-55 loss against Kent State, you could see the emotion on the faces of senior Britni Houghton and junior Kaihla Szunko.

The Mid-American Conference is working to create a partnership with the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho, for the 2010 college football season.

Negotiations between the bowl and the MAC have been ongoing for six months, and the two parties are getting closer to an agreement that would secure a MAC team to the bowl for the next four years, according to Humanitarian Bowl officials.

The CMU baseball team was shut out 9-0 Sunday by Indiana to extend its losing streak to four games and end its Florida road trip.

The team had won four consecutive games before the skid started, including a three-game sweep of Central Florida last weekend in Orlando, Fla.

The CMU softball team capped off spring break by splitting a doubleheader Sunday in Clearwater, Fla.

Central (7-7) defeated James Madison University 10-3 in the first game, followed by a 3-2 loss to Middle Tennessee State to wrap up the weekend and the University of South Florida Under Armour Showcase.

The CMU wrestling team has talked all year about its goals for the season.

As the Chippewas rattled off wins against top-20 teams such as Nebraska, Maryland and Kent State, as well as teams such as Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois, the talk has
pointed toward the end of the season.