The wear and tear caused by vast amounts of time on the road has long been the enemy of athletic teams visiting other schools and arenas. In many cases, extended and frequent travel times can be more tiring on a group than the athletic competitions themselves.

After a 2002 season that saw Eastern softball drop to sixth in the conference after regular season play only to rebound and place third in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, the Panthers were disappointed to see the good play in the tournament go unnoticed.

Eastern learned its lesson in the third match of the season against Butler, losing 7-0 Jan. 28.

Freshman guard Josh Gomes played beyond his years in a 75-69 win over Ohio Valley Conference leader Morehead State Saturday night.

If anyone doubted the importance of teammates in basketball before Saturday night, they should have realized by watching Eastern's game against Morehead State basketball is truly a team sport.

Turnovers were the name of the game on Saturday for Eastern.

Eastern's 75-69 victory over Morehead State Saturday was a story of the supporting casts from each team.

After climbing its way into a tie for fifth place in the Ohio Valley Conference with Morehead State, Eastern played its worst game of the year Saturday against the Golden Eagles.

As it turns out, shooting cream doesn't exist.

Eastern's wrestling team competes in five matches in two days as it travels to Northern Illinois and Northern Iowa this weekend.

The men's basketball game Thursday against Eastern Kentucky turned into a two-man show in the second half, starring senior guards Henry Domercant and J.R. Reynolds. Best supporting actor went to senior point guard Craig Lewis, but all three players put together one of the best stretches of basketball Eastern has played all year.

Eastern's Lantz Arena has something rare for schools in the Ohio Valley Conference and even schools in Illinois -- a state-of-the-art video board system.