With both the men’s and women’s swimming teams coming out of the gate well, Thursday’s matchup with IUPU-Indianapolis should be a good measuring stick of how good the Panthers are this season.

The women’s team is coming off its latest victory against Western, where Eastern handled the Leathernecks fairly easily.

Winning by 15 points over Western, the Panthers are coming off a solid performance and the team is hoping this will carry over to their match up with IUPUI.

Junior Jordan Sherbrooke and senior Allison Kenny both won two individual races against Western, and their success against IUPUI will be a pivotal part of the upcoming match.

The Panthers have won three straight events, including matches against Western, Illinois-Chicago and the Panther Invitational Tournament. This has all occurred after the team’s loss to Xavier, proving Eastern is able to rebound after a disappointing loss.

While the ladies dominated since the Xavier loss, the men also swam well. The men have one less victory than the women due to their tie with Louisville in the first match of the season.

After the opening day tie, the Panthers also won three straight events. They include meets with UIC and Xavier, and the team also took the Panther Invitational. However, Eastern will have to comeback after losing its last meet with Western.

Sophomore Tom Watson was the only member to win multiple events against Western, as the Panthers lost by 65 points to the Leathernecks. The team will need a more forceful presence from their upperclassmen to be successful Indianapolis.

Players such as senior Josh Kercheval and junior Rich Wahlgren need to continue their solid efforts for the team to rebound against IUPUI.