The Eastern women's soccer team will travel to Evansville Wednesday to face the Purple Aces, and will be looking for a complete game effort.

This weekend marks not only the beginning of the conference season, but also the start of a long anticipated journey for a pair of schools' Ohio Valley Conference debuts.

A man whose job is to hit people on the football field would normally not want to be referred to as "Sweet Pea."

The Eastern men's soccer team will finish up their non-conference schedule Wednesday when they play Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind.

In the first month of the school year, the Eastern volleyball team has traveled to Peoria, Wisconsin and Oregon and all they have to show for it (besides fond memories and potential souvenirs) is a disappointing 3-10 record as the Ohio Valley Conference schedule begins this Friday.

The nickname for the Ohio Valley Conference must be the Over-Valued Conference because the OVC-Gateway Challenge turned out to be less than a hurdle and more like a speed bump.

Five former athletes, including a current head coach, were inducted into the Eastern Hall of Fame Saturday.

The men's tennis team had a successful weekend in the C. Roger Sorensen Tennis Invitational, getting great performances out of everyone who stepped onto the court.

With the season opening tournaments now complete, the Ohio Valley Conference volleyball schedule will begin this week with all 11 teams in action.

Hootie and the Blowfish said it right when they referred to time as being punishing.

The Eastern women's soccer team earned a split in its two contests this weekend. On Friday, the Panthers lost a close contest to former top 25 Missouri 3-2 in overtime, and on Sunday defeated Southwest Missouri 3 -1 at Lakeside Field.

The Panthers used a strong kicking game, field position and a team effort to defeat Dayton Saturday 72-5, extending their winning streak to 13 games.