The Eastern women's basketball team is right where it was last season at this time - picked to finish sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference's preseason poll.

The Ohio Valley Conference nearly forgot Eastern was playing men's basketball this season as the eighth-oldest conference received its lowest preseason ranking in a while.

Vincent Webb's performances on the football field over the past two weeks indicate a bright future for the Panthers and himself.

Tennis and rugby don't exactly have a whole lot in common.

The Eastern rugby team stood in awe of what it saw at Stanford. Surrounded by expensive facilities, beautiful foliage and 80-degree weather, Eastern was in a foreign territory.

Maybe I was just being a little too naive, but after a 29-12 Homecoming victory over Tennessee-Martin, I was expecting to see a happy Bob Spoo. I was wrong, and Spoo had every right to feel the way he did in that interview room.

I'm disappointed and I'm guessing a whole group of players and coaches are as well.

Eastern increased its winning streak over Tennessee-Martin to nine games with a 29-12 victory at O'Brien Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Eastern's chances to make the Missouri Valley Conference tournament are now eliminated after the Panthers dropped two games over the weekend.

This time there would be no dramatic finish in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Eastern quickly got on the scoreboard with a goal from senior Beth Liesen and never let up, beating Southeast Missouri 3-0 Friday.

Swimming in front of their home crowd for the first time this season, the Eastern swim teams were looking to set the Lantz Natatorium ablaze. However, the Illinois-Chicago Flames had other ideas spoiling the Panthers homecoming on Oct. 24.

With 23 matches down and nine more remaining, it would be safe to compare the first two months of the season to a rollercoaster ride.