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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Christina Martinez Mundo attempts to spike the ball over the net at the beach volleyball match against Missouri Baptist University Monday afternoon in Sister City Park.

EIU beach volleyball unable to get win on senior night

Aidan Cusack, Sports Reporter April 10, 2024

Eastern fell to Lindenwood University’s beach volleyball team in a 3-2 scrap Wednesday afternoon at Sister City Park. The town of Charleston showed out for Eastern’s lone home game, as Sister City...

Head Volleyball Coach Sara Thomas huddles with the team during the third and last set of the Panthers first NCAA tournament appearance since 2001. The Panthers season score ends at 28-5.

EIU Volleyball’s memorable 2023 season

Cameron Thomas, Sports Reporter December 5, 2023

Despite the loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament against the Marquette Golden Eagles, the Panthers had a historic 2023 season. Eastern won the Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship...

Head Volleyball Coach Sara Thomas speaks to each of her seniors impact on her and the team for this season during the after-game press conference for their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2001. Thomas said she will sad to see some players who have been with her since she started coaching at Eastern leave this year.

EIU eliminated from NCAA tournament

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 30, 2023

The Golden Eagles went on a 10-2 run to close out the third and final set of the match to knock off the Panthers in their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 22 years on Thursday evening in Lafayette,...

The EIU volleyball team celebrate their 3-2 win at their home game against the Valparaiso Beacons Friday night in Lantz Arena.

NCAA Tournament preview: EIU versus Marquette

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor November 29, 2023

For the first time since 2001, the Panthers will compete in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament. As shown on the NCAA Championship selection show, Eastern will face a sixth seeded Marquette team on Thursday...

Outside hitter/opposite Lilli Amettis (14), and middle blocker Julia Stanev (17) attempt to block the ball. The Panthers won 3-1 against Western Illinois Leathernecks.

EIU clinches first seed in OVC tournament

Aidan Cusack, Sports Reporter November 15, 2023

Eastern volleyball has clinched the first seed in the Ohio Valley Conference playoffs after beating the Western Illinois Leathernecks 3-1. The last time the Panthers clinched the first seed was in 1998. “There's...

Senior Christina Martinez Mundo (4) attempts to defend the ball at EIUs volleyball game against Valparaiso. The Panthers won 3-2 against the Beacons Friday night in Lantz Arena.

Volleyball checkup before series against SIUE

Cameron Thomas, Sports Reporter November 9, 2023

With a pair of 3-0 sweeps against Little Rock last weekend the Panthers improved their overall record to 22-3 and have a 12-2 record in the Ohio Valley Conference play. They are currently tied with...

Head Coach Sara Thomas, instructs volleyball players during practice on Wednesday afternoon at Lantz Arena. The team will play in the EIU Panther Classic against University of Louisiana Monroe, Akron University and Valparaiso University.

Sara Thomas keeps improving

Cameron Thomas, Sports Reporter October 18, 2023

In Head Coach Sara Thomas’ career at Eastern she has improved every year. Thomas took over as Eastern’s Volleyball coach in 2019. Thomas’ first season came during the shortened pandemic in...

Senior Christina Martinez Mundo (4) attempts to defend the ball at EIUs volleyball game against Valparaiso. The Panthers won 3-2 against the Beacons Friday night in Lantz Arena.

Panthers split series with Lindenwood 1-1 with tonight’s win

Cameron Thomas, Sports Reporter October 14, 2023

The Panthers bounce back against the Lindenwood University Lions to win in four sets. After coming off a 3-2 loss on Friday night, the Panthers came into Saturday's match looking to get back on...

From left, sophomore setter Catalina Rochaix and senior outside hitter Giovana Larregui López celebrate after scoring a point during the volleyball against Morehead State Thursday evening at Lantz Arena. Rochaix led the team with 34 assists and had two digs. López led the Panthers with 13 kills and 15 points.

Four Panthers earn top 75 in the nation

Sports Staff October 9, 2023

Over the weekend Eastern volleyball was able to sweep Morehead State University, which puts them at 16-1 on the season which is the best start in program history. The Panthers are also 6-0 in Ohio...

Sophomore Catalina Rochaix (9) sets the ball in the air during EIU volleyballs game against Valparaiso. The Panthers won 3-2 against the Beacons Friday night in Lantz Arena.

Panthers of the Week: Catalina Rochaix, Julia Stanev

Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor October 8, 2023

The first Panther of the Week is going to Catalina Rochaix from the volleyball team. The sophomore setter from Cordoba, Argentina had a total of 71 assists within the past two games against Morehead...

Senior libero Christina Martinez Mundo receives the ball, bumping it to set up teammates during the volleyball game against Morehead State Thursday evening at Lantz Arena Mundo led the Panthers with 17 digs and three service aces.

Eastern continues success against Morehead State with another sweep

Aidan Cusack and Cameron Thomas October 6, 2023

Eastern volleyball continues to dominate in OVC play, not allowing Morehead State to win a single set on Thursday and Friday. These two teams have quite a bit of competitive history. Coming into...

Libero Christina Martinez Mundo runs down the line high-fiving her teammates before the start of the volleyball game against the University of Missouri Tigers Friday afternoon at Lantz Arena. The Panthers lost 3-1.

Eastern exits break as highest-ranked OVC team in volleyball

Aidan Cusack, Sports Reporter October 2, 2023

Eastern’s volleyball team is looking to continue their four-game winning streak against Morehead State on Thursday and Friday. The Panthers are ranked 68th out of 344 Division I teams in rating...

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