Are you a student at Eastern? Are you a sports fan? Are you sick of watching labor negotiations tearing apart America’s pastime? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, I have got the solution for you.

Get up off your butt and go watch a few of our Eastern athletic teams. You are probably asking why you should go watch athletes that you don’t know and most likely won’t ever make a Sportscenter highlight.

My answer is, if they are good enough to play at the collegiate level then they are deserving of a little attention.

It’s not like Eastern doesn’t have any big name players to go see.

If you have never seen a women’s soccer game then you have missed out on one of the biggest scoring threats in the nation.

Junior forward Beth Liesen was ranked in the top 10 nationally in both points (2.05) and goals (.90) per game. As a team, the Panthers had an incredible season by marching their way into the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.

They will look for a repeat trip as they are already the preseason favorite in the Ohio Valley Conference.

If after seeing Liesen and company, you like the atmosphere of Lakeside Field, then stick around to see men’s soccer standout Jason Thompson.

Thompson has also gotten some national attention by participating on the U-23 U.S. National team. Thompson, one of 13 collegians to be picked for the team, helped lead them to a 4-0 record on their tour of England with two goals and an assist.

Let’s now move on to O’Brien Stadium. We can’t leave out the defending OVC champs who will be returning a good cast of players with senior quarterback Tony Romo taking center stage.

Romo boasts a long list of achievements already here at Eastern including being named OVC Offensive Player of the Year twice.

Romo is joined by senior tailback J.R Taylor who rushed for over 1000 yards and set a school record with 20 touchdowns.

You won’t be the only one who benefits from going to see Eastern athletics.

As a player, it is always nice to look over and see the bleachers filled each game.

The men’s basketball team didn’t win 23 games in a row at Lantz Arena by themselves. With all of this in mind it is now your job to go fill some seats and sit back and enjoy.