Over the past year, the Eastern volleyball has dealt with a disappointing 2019 season, a head coaching change and a global pandemic.
Sara Thomas assumed the role of head coach back in late December,...
Adam Tumino, Women's Basketball Reporter
• January 15, 2020
The Eastern volleyball program has had its fair share of coaches recently.
Sara Thomas will be the next to take the reins.
Her hiring was announced last month, making her the 13th head coach in the...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• December 3, 2019
Southeast Missouri, after winning the OVC Volleyball Championship on Nov. 23, will play No. 9 Kentucky on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Redhawks clinched the OVC after sweeping...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 20, 2019
When the Eastern volleyball team begins its 2020 season next August, the sidelines will be patrolled by the program’s fourth head coach in the last seven seasons.
It was announced on Nov. 17 that Julie...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 18, 2019
They may not have played this season, but Mackenzie Duvall and Kristen Jankowski’s first season as members of the Eastern volleyball team was far from uneventful.
When the season ended on Nov. 16,...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 17, 2019
Senior members of the Eastern volleyball team hugged and took pictures with their teammates, families and friends on the court after falling in straight sets to Southeast Missouri Nov. 16 in Lantz Arena.
It...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 14, 2019
The 2019 volleyball season is entering its final weekend, and as has been the case for the last three weeks, every team currently in a postseason position has a record of .500 or above.
Of the four teams...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 11, 2019
The Eastern volleyball team recorded its highest hitting percentage of the season on Monday night against Chicago State, hitting .262 in a five-set win over the Cougars in Lantz Arena.
The Panthers’...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 11, 2019
Through three sets against Tennessee State on Nov. 9, the Eastern volleyball team was hitting as efficiently and aggressively as it has all season, recording a hitting percentage of .319 and averaging...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 8, 2019
For much of the season, there have been multiple teams tied atop the OVC standings. Now, instead of four or five teams, only two hold the best record in the conference.
Morehead State and Southeast Missouri...
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 6, 2019
The Eastern volleyball team opened up a five-match homestand against its only instate OVC rival, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Wednesday night and were swept by the Cougars for the second time this season....
Adam Tumino, Volleyball Reporter
• November 3, 2019
The Eastern volleyball team faced a pair of familiar foes on its final road trip of the season, playing rematches against Austin Peay and Murray State.
The Panthers hosted these two teams on Sept....
