Cross Country
Adam Swanson, the fifth-year graduate from Carpentersville is coming back for another season with the Panthers. Swanson was named first-team for the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2022...
Head Coach Sara Thomas and the Panthers start their season in the EIU Panther Classic as they are set to compete against the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks and the Valparaiso Beacons on Friday, Aug. 25 in Lantz...
Christina Martinez Mundo traveled over 1,900 miles from her hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico to play volleyball here at Eastern Illinois University.
The libero is entering her senior year with the...
The Eastern volleyball team hosted its indoor spring match last Saturday against Illinois State, sweeping them in three sets in Lantz Arena.
The Panthers won the first two sets 25-22 and then the last...
Zaria Flippin, Beach Volleyball Reporter
• March 7, 2023
The Eastern beach volleyball team lost its home opener against Missouri Baptist 3-2 Monday afternoon at Sister City Park. This was the first-ever home beach volleyball match for the Panthers.
The...
“Yes I can and watch me.”
That is what Eastern head volleyball coach, Sara Thomas, says to those who think being a single, working mom can stop you from doing what you want to do.
Thomas, who...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• February 27, 2023
Former head coach of the beach volleyball team Manolo Concepcion stepped down from the position in early February after taking an assistant coaching position with Washington University in Seattle, Wash.
Concepcion...
Two weeks ago, the Eastern volleyball team saw its historic 2022 season come to an end after being knocked out of the OVC Tournament by Southeast Missouri in a five-set thriller.
The Panthers had previously...
I-57 North is a highway that is anything but unfamiliar to Summerlyn Smith.
For two years, the senior setter for the Eastern volleyball team took the highway north to Champaign, Ill., to the birthplace...
Bittersweet was the feeling that came over Lantz Arena Wednesday night.
The Eastern volleyball team completed the sweep of Southern Indiana in three sets but as some players stepped off the court, they...
The Eastern volleyball team will take the court for its final home game of the season against OVC newcomer Southern Indiana Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The Panthers are currently in fifth place in the OVC...
It was two days of close calls in Lantz Arena.
The Eastern volleyball team worked to send its seniors out with wins as it battled Tennessee Tech in a weekend showdown, ultimately falling short on...
