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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 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 cornerback DySaun Smith (12) consoles his teammate Mark Williams (21) following a 48-41 loss to Murray State on Oct. 6. The loss was one of the lowpoints in Eastern’s 3-8 season.

Column: Dameron’s removal puts period on ugly season

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor November 26, 2018

With the nonrenewal of former Eastern head football coach Kim Dameron’s contract, the Eastern football team’s season was punctuated with a move that only felt fitting giving the bleakness of the team’s...

Column: Eastern men’s basketball team will defeat Austin Peay if they meet again

Tom O'Connor, Basketball Reporter November 14, 2018

With 19.8 seconds left and Eastern ahead 40-26 in the quarter finals of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, Governors star Dayton Gumm, who was then a freshman, barreled into the lane, showed the pump...

Eastern freshman Nate Francke dribbles a ball in the Panthers’ 1-0 double-overtime win over Western Illinois on Oct. 6. Eastern is 3-7-3 this season.

Column: Men’s soccer team needs scoring down stretch

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor October 17, 2018

Since the beginning of the men’s soccer season, the thing I have wanted to see from the Panthers is a productive offense. I wanted to see the Panthers be able to score on a consistent basis, and multiple...

Eastern wide receiver Aaron Gooch (7) and Alexander Hollins (15) celebrate a touchdown socred by Gooch in the Panthers 41-40 to Tennesse State on Saturday. Too have more moments like this the rest of the season, the team has to begin to play better.

Column: Time for Eastern football team to step up is now

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor September 26, 2018

I received an email this week from an Eastern football fan voicing his displeasure with the team’s performance following Eastern’s 41-40 loss to Tennessee State, in which they coughed up a 21-point...

Eastern quarterback Johnathan Brantley escapes a would be tackler in Eastern’s 48-10 loss to Illinois State Saturday. Brantley was 9 of 15 passing with 52 yards in loss.

Column: Eastern football team too talented to play as they did on Saturday

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor September 10, 2018

To give the Eastern football team’s 48-10 loss to Illinois State the perfect summation, only one word is required: ugly. No matter how you dice the game up for Eastern, offensively, defensively, special...

Eastern senior Jake Andrews tries to keep the ball away from an Evansville defender Aug. 31 at Lakeside Field. The Panthers tied with Evansville 1-1 in the game.

Column: Men’s soccer team needs more avenues to score

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor September 6, 2018

Even though the Eastern men’s soccer team has already made good on some things it wanted to do well this year, the team could still improve on scoring through its build-up play. Defensively, head...

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Eastern junior Lexi May (21) and graduate Allie Hueston try to block a ball in a match against Western Illinois at Lantz Arena last season. May has 14 spikes already this season.

Opponents confused by volleyball team’s offensive approach

Tom O'Connor, Volleyball Reporter August 29, 2018

Approaching the action from the front row, redshirt freshman Kylie Michael leaned in toward the net, feet positioned parallel with Iona setter Emma Rose, who stood a mere two feet away.  The force...

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Eastern’s Edgar Mesa pursues a ball in a game last season at Lakeside Field against Western Michigan. Mesa was named one of two Eastern players to watch in the Summit League.

All-around depth will help men’s soccer team’s offense

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor August 29, 2018

One big question facing Eastern’s men’s soccer team before the season was the team’s ability to score. Last year, the team scored ten goals for the entire season, had a seven-match scoreless streak...

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Eastern tight end Jonathan McCoy gets a hit laid on him in a practice last spring at O’Brien Field. Eastern opens up its season Saturday against Arkansas.

Football team knows what to expect against Arkansas

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor August 29, 2018

The players and coaches of the Eastern football team are not being naïve or vanilla about the team’s upcoming game against Arkansas.  Everyone in the program knows what they are walking into on...

Eastern quarterback Harry Woodbery fires a ball in a practice during spring camp last season. Woodbery is a transfer from Navarro Junior College.

Column: 2018 a prove it season for Eastern football team

JJ Bullock, Sports Editor August 20, 2018

So much of the Eastern football team’s 2017 season, from its 6-5 record to an offense that was anemic in the passing game, had more to do with a series of bad luck circumstances and an injury carousel...

Senior Jessica Wireman celebrates Haley Mitchell’s home run in game one of the doubleheader against Southeast Missouri Wednesday at Williams Field. Wireman struckout 12 batters and gave up one earned run in the Panthers’ win.

Column: Wireman strong in win, despite first inning

JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor April 11, 2018

Senior Jessica Wireman has been without question Eastern’s number one option pitching all season long. On Wednesday at Williams Field, she was handed the ball in game one of a doubleheader against Southeast...

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