Lantz Arena is scheduled to receive an academic services center and basketball complex in the fall of 2005. The basketball complex will consist of offices for all of the coaches.

Frustration. No word can describe Eastern's losses better.

The Eastern volleyball team had a plan for the opening weekend of Ohio Valley Conference play - go to Tennessee Tech and Austin Peay and leave with a pair of wins.

After a week full of contemplation and debate, the Eastern coaching staff decided to make the most intriguing change on the football field.

The Panthers were able to get a victory on Sunday to halt their losing streak at five games. Eastern beat Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne 2-1 despite not playing their best game. After losing on Friday to Dayton 2-3, the Panthers bounced back on Sunday to split their weekend games 1-1.

Throughout Saturday's rugby game, the Panthers did not allow Western past their 25 yard line in route to a 91-0 win.

Sometimes a stat box or a final score doesn't tell the whole story. That was the case this weekend for the women's soccer team, especially in their second game of the weekend, which was Sunday at Tennessee Tech.

After letting two fourth-quarter leads slip away this season, Eastern (1-2) was able to close out Eastern Michigan (1-3) 31-28 for their first win of the season.

Former Wisconsin Badger Matt Schabert will be under center on Saturday night when Eastern travels to Ypisilanti, Mich., to take on Eastern Michigan in the battle of schools that start with Eastern.

For over a month the women's soccer team has prepared for and played against teams in more of an effort to learn about themselves than about their opponents.

For men's soccer this is the time of the year in which they will be playing some of their toughest competition.

After two fourth quarter slip ups, the Eastern Illinois defense will need to regroup for a strong effort if they hope to contain Eastern Michigan's high powered offense that has put up 69 points in two conference games.