Aidan Cusack, Sports Reporter
• September 25, 2023
Redshirt freshman MJ Flowers dominated for the Panthers last Saturday, rushing for 272 yards and scoring a touchdown in a comeback victory against the McNeese Cowboys Saturday afternoon at O’Brien Field.
Flowers...
The first Panther of the Week is going to MJ Flowers from the football team.
The redshirt freshman running back from Cincinnati, OH rushed for 272 yards and scored one rushing touchdown to help the Panthers...
Autumn Schulz, Senior Sports Reporter
• September 23, 2023
20 seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter and a 56-yard field goal attempt is what stood between the Eastern Illinois football team and its third win of the 2023 season.
But the adversity was...
Luther Yoder, Assistant Sports Editor
• September 22, 2023
The Panthers head into their first game of Ohio Valley Conference play against the Lindenwood University Lions with a record of 1-4-2.
Eastern ends its non-conference schedule with a two-game losing...
The EIU Panthers lost in their conference opener to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Cougars 2-1 at Lakeside Field on Thursday afternoon.
The Panthers started off on top with a goal...
With a 14-13 win against Illinois State last Saturday, the Panthers look to seek back-to-back wins at home against the Cowboys.
Panthers’ Head Coach Chris Wilkerson shared the teams' key strengths...
The EIU Panthers look to get back on track in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) after the loss to Chicago State.
The Panthers have not played a game since Sept. 10th but are feeling good after the long...
The Eastern Illinois women’s soccer team has officially wrapped up non-conference play as it will take on its first Ohio Valley Conference opponent, SIUE, Thursday at 1 p.m. at Lakeside Field.
The Panthers...
Aidan Cusack, Sports Reporter
• September 18, 2023
The EIU Panthers beat the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 3-2 in an overtime thriller Monday evening at Lantz Arena.
The Panthers won in the fifth set 15-10.
This win puts EIU at 11-1...
Graduate wide receiver Justin Thomas and redshirt sophomore safety Blake Ruffin wear the jersey number four on the field.
On both sides of the ball, Thomas and Ruffin made crucial plays with less than...
Eastern volleyball is heading into the Ohio Valley Conference with a 10-1 non-conference record.
Here are some takeaways about the Panthers’ performance in their first 11 games of the season:
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Injuries are an unfortunate reality in the world of sports. Not many people know that more than Zenaya Barnes, a forward for the Eastern Illinois women’s soccer team.
Barnes tore her ACL in her left...
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