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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Eastern forward Jalisha Smith holds her face after taking a hit in the Panthers 70-63 loss to Austin Peay Jan. 19 in Lantz Arena. Smith had eight points in Eastern’s 90-66 loss to Tennessee-Martin Thursday on the road. Eastern is now 2-5 in conference play.

Disappointing loss all too familiar for Eastern

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor January 25, 2019

Another early lead for the Eastern women’s basketball team quickly turned into another insurmountable deficit as once again an issue that has plagued Eastern all season seeped into yet another promising...

Eastern’s Josiah Wallace plays defense in an 85-83 win over Austin Peay Jan. 19. Wallace hit a three-point shot with 12 seconds to play to give Eastern a 66-64 win over Tennessee-Martin Thursday night.

Wallace’s three gives Eastern 66-64 win over Skyhawks

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor January 25, 2019

The phrase goes that cats have nine lives, and it would seem as though the Panthers are a living embodiment of the phrase. Eastern (12-8, 5-2) defeated Tennessee-Martin (5-13, 0-7) 66-64, after trailing...

Eastern’s Aboubacar Diallo fights with Murray State’s Ja Morant for a loss ball last Jan. 17 in Lantz Arena. Eastern is 4-2 in the OVC in third place behind Murray State and Jacksonville State.

Men’s basketball team vying for 5-2 OVC start

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Basketball Reporter January 23, 2019

Eastern managed to steal a conference upset win late last week, but now it’s the top dog in a matchup tonight with Tennessee-Martin. Tennessee-Martin (5-12, 0-5 OVC) is still searching for conference...

Eastern guard Karle Pace works around an Austin Peay defender in the Panthers’ 73-60 loss to the Governors Saturday in Lantz Arena. Eastern plays Tennessee-Martin on the road Thursday.

Women’s basketball team ready for Skyhawks round 2

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor January 23, 2019

If there is ever going to be a time when the Eastern women’s basketball team breaks it conference road losing streak that dates back to February of 2017, the team would certainly prefer it come this...

Panthers appear all over conference leaderboards

Panthers appear all over conference leaderboards

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor January 23, 2019

Josiah Wallace leads a handful of Eastern men’s basketball players who have found themselves sitting in top-10 spots in OVC statistical rankings. Wallace has the most appearances in the top 10 of...

Eastern junior Josiah Wallace backs down an Austin Peay defender in the Panthers 85-83 win over the Governors Saturday in Lantz Arena. Eastern is now 4-2 in the OVC after the win.

Notebook: Murray State, Belmont clash in important OVC week

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor January 22, 2019

The Eastern men’s basketball team earned an important victory over Austin Peay Saturday, showing that not only can the Panthers play with the tougher OVC teams, but that they are deserving of sitting...

Grace Lennox dribbles the ball between her legs to try to get around a defender during Eastern’s 73-60 loss to Austin Peay Saturday in Lantz Arena.

Conference notebook: Tennessee Tech still leads OVC women’s basketball at 6-0

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor January 22, 2019

Preseason polls do not really matter. If there was one consistent theme coming from the coaches and players of the Ohio Valley Conference at OVC media day all the way back in October it was that mantra:...

Eastern sophomore guard Karle Pace tries to pass around an Austin Peay defender in the Panthers 73-60 loss to the Governors on Saturday. Pace struggled, going 2-of-9 from the field for seven points.

Fourth quarter dooms Eastern women’s basketball team in loss to Governors

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor January 21, 2019

When the Eastern women’s basketball team lost games this season, the reasoning behind the loss can typically be pointed directly at one quarter where the team plays subpar basketball.  Saturday’s...

Eastern point guard Shareef Smith tries to keep a ball in Eastern’s posession during the Panthers’ 85-83 win over Austin Peay on Saturday in Lantz Arena. Smith made a game-winning shot with four seconds remaing to give Eastern the win.

Column: Three takeaways from Eastern’s win over Austin Peay

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor January 21, 2019

The Eastern men’s basketball team is now 4-2 in conference play and 11-8 overall, after losing to Murray State Thursday and defeating Austin Peay Saturday. Hosting those two teams back-to-back on...

Murray State sophomore guard Ja Morant dunks over Eastern’s Lucas Jones in Murray State’s 83-61 win over Eastern Thursday at Lantz Arena. Morant had a game-high 27 points.

A tip of the cap to Ja Morant, crowd pleaser

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Basketball Reporter January 18, 2019

Eastern basketball games do not always feature packed stands and NBA scouts, but when Murray State came to town, star sophomore Ja Morant brought exactly that. Morant quietly slid up NBA draft boards...

Eastern guard Karle Pace (11) plays defense on a Murray State ball handler in the Panthers’ 75-67 win over the Racers on Thursday in Lantz Arena. Pace had a game-high 23 points in the win.

Eastern women’s basketball team wins second OVC game

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor January 18, 2019

In the third quarter of Eastern and Murray State’s game Thursday in Lantz Arena, the Racers took their first lead of the game at 51-50 with 2:30 remaining in the quarter. With the remnants of a third...

Eastern guard Josiah Wallace puts up a three as Murray State’s Ja Morant closes in Eastern’s 83-61 loss to the Racers on Thursday in Lantz Arena. Morant had a game-high 27-points in his team’s win.

Morant scores 27, Murray State downs Eastern

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor January 18, 2019

Eastern knew what it was up against when the Panthers (10-8, 3-2) tipped off Thursday’s game against the high-powered Murray State (14-2, 5-0) offense, led by projected NBA lottery pick Ja Morant, in...

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