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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 freshman Kira Arthofer defends a Lincoln Christian player during the first half of the game on Nov. 12. Arthofer had eight points, two assists and two rebounds in the 97-34 Eastern victory.

Eastern splits weekend games

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor December 9, 2018

Eastern senior point guard Grace Lennox made a go-ahead free throw with nine seconds remaining in what would be a 64-62 win for the women’s basketball team over Western Illinois on Friday that gave the...

Kira Arthofer makes a pass during a fast break during the Panthers’ 102-43 season-opening victory against Oakland City on Nov. 6 in Lantz Arena.

Notebook: OVC teams nearing conference play

Adam Tumino, Women's Basketball Reporter December 9, 2018

It is finals week at Eastern and at campuses around the country, and the all-important conference season is around the corner for OVC women’s basketball teams. Eight of the 12 teams in the OVC are...

Eastern junior forward Jennifer Nehls drives the basket in the Panthers’ 102-43 win over Oakland City on Nov. 6. The Panthers travel will play Western and Southern Illinois this weekend in the first ever Compass Tournament.

Eastern to play Western, Southern in Compass Tourney

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor December 6, 2018

Last season when the Eastern women’s basketball program scheduled Western Illinois and Southern Illinois in the Compass tournament, a tournament that pits Western, Southern, Eastern and Northern Illinois...

Eastern forward Edwyn Brown goees up for a layup in the Panthers’ 90-37 win over Fontbonne on Tuesday. Brown plays football and basketball at Eastern.

Brown honored to play 2 sports at Eastern

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor December 6, 2018

Fort Wayne dominated Eastern’s men’s basketball team on Nov. 28 and held Eastern to just 60 points in a 104-60 blowout victory for the Mastodons. Edwyn Brown only logged one minute in the game,...

Eastern forward Lucas Jones puts up a shot in the Panthers 90-37 win over Fontbonne on Tuesday night in Lantz Arena. The 90 points was the most Eastern has scored in a game this season.

Column: Fontbonne exposed to exhilaration of D-I hoops

Tom O'Connor, Columnist December 5, 2018

If there was one game that Fontbonne circled, underlined and highlighted on its schedule, it had to have been the one they played at Lantz Arena this past Tuesday. The matchup was more or less a litmus...

Josiah Wallace shoots a three-pointer from the corner during the Panthers’ 90-37 rout of Fontbonne University in Lantz Arena Tuesday night.

Win over Fontbonne was exactly what Eastern needed

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Men's Basketball Reporter December 4, 2018

Eastern has begun the season with big wins, big losses and a sub-.500 record, but Tuesday night’s 90-37 win over Fontbonne University may just be the confidence booster and team connector the Panthers...

Rade Kukobat jumps for a lay in with four Fontbonne defenders watching during Eastern’s 90-37 victory in Lantz Arena Tuesday.

Men’s basketball team blows out Fontbonne

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor December 4, 2018

Nearly a week after a blowout loss to Fort Wayne, Eastern’s men’s basketball team decided it was its turn to get a blowout win.  It was apparent after the first three minutes of play that the men’s...

Eastern freshman guard Ben Harvey shoots a contested shot in a 104-60 loss to Fort Wayne on Nov. 28. Eastern is in 8th place in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Notebook: Eastern men’s basketball team in 8th place in conference

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Men's Basketball Reporter December 3, 2018

The top two men’s basketball squads of the Ohio Valley Conference suffered their first losses of the year this week, but Eastern did not manage to gain any ground after falling as well. The Panthers...

Eastern redshirt-freshman Camino Tellez plays defense on a Oakland City ball handler in the Panthers 102-43 win on Nov.6 at Lantz Arena. The Panthers are 3-3 after losing back-to-back road games last week.

Column: Close road losses good sign for Panthers’ future

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor December 3, 2018

As the Eastern women’s basketball team’s comeback bid against Valparaiso fell short on Sunday night, the team’s road losing streak became longer. After dropping back-to-back road games to Valparaiso...

Eastern junior guard Shareef Smith goes up for a layup in the Panthers’ 104-60 loss to Fort Wayne on Nov. 28 in Lantz Arena. Eastern hosts Fontbonne University Tuesday night in Lantz Arena.

Men’s basketball team focused on improvement on both sides of ball

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor December 3, 2018

For two straight games, defense, or the lack thereof, has been a key talking point for Jay Spoonhour and his team. The Eastern men’s basketball team’s head coach said after a 104-60 loss to Fort Wayne...

Eastern junior Braxton Shaw leaps for a layup in Eastern’s 104-60 loss to Fort Wayne on Nov. 28. Eastern lost its thirs game in a row Saturday against Chicago State 80-72.

Chicago State defeats poor-shooting Panthers

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor December 2, 2018

One of the things Eastern men’s basketball head coach Jay Spoonhour said his team did too much of in a 104-60 loss to Fort Wayne Wednesday was rely on three-point shots. So, going into Saturday’s...

Eastern freshman Kira Arthofer handles a ball in the Panthers’ 102-43 win over Oakland City on Nov. 6.

Panthers lose late again in road game

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor December 2, 2018

The Eastern women’s basketball team was able to put up two potential game-tying shots within the final second of its game against Valparaiso Sunday night, but neither shot fell for the Panthers in what...

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