Men’s basketball hosts Eastern Kentucky in important game Thursday
Vince Lovergine, Men's Basketball Reporter
February 5, 2020
It’s perfect timing for the Eastern men’s basketball team to be back at Lantz Arena Thursday, hosting Eastern Kentucky, for a multitude of reasons. Being on the road has not been fun for the Panthers. They’re 3-10 on the road overall and 0-6 in OVC road games after their latest defeat against...
Column: Eastern can finish the year strong
Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor
February 4, 2020
A pair of gut-wrenching losses and nearly a week later, some may think the Eastern men’s basketball team might have lost some confidence. Nearly knocking off the two best teams in the OVC back-to-back, but falling short in the final minutes/seconds, would be enough to give a major blow to anyo...
Eastern loses Homecoming game 33-6 to Eastern Kentucky
JJ Bullock, Editor-in-Chief
October 27, 2019
The Eastern football team put up just 89 yards of offense, the second lowest number in program history, and fell to 0-9 this season losing to Eastern Kentucky 33-6 Oct. 26 at O’Brien Field. Eastern head coach Adam Cushing said that Eastern’s 89-yard, six-point offensive performance was “probabl...
Women’s soccer loses two OVC matches over the weekend
Tom O'Connor, Women's Soccer Reporter
September 29, 2019
It took four minutes. Eastern Kentucky junior Sarah Owusu pounded a low shot into the back of the net just four minutes after the match had begun, converting her first point this season for the Colonels. Sunday, in the wake of a 1-0 loss to Eastern Kentucky Sept. 27, there were parallels in a 1-0 loss to Be...
Eastern wants to keep momentum going
JJ Bullock, Sports Editor
October 25, 2018
The Eastern football team and its Saturday opponent Eastern Kentucky are trending in very different directions this season. Where Eastern is a pass-first team that has struggled to run the ball this season, the Colonels deploy a four-running back, power-run offense that completes just 48 percent of...
Eastern hopes to carry momentum against EKU
Adam Shay, Baseball Reporter
April 19, 2018
Coming off a 17-13 win against Illinois State, the Eastern baseball team looks to move up the OVC rankings in a weekend conference series against Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers have been improving as the season goes on in conference play, winning their last two games against Belmont. Moving up two spots,...
Slow start sinks Panthers against Eastern Kentucky
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
January 7, 2018
A meager four-point first quarter was too much for the Eastern women’s basketball to overcome as the Panthers were handed their 12th straight loss Saturday against Eastern Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky outscored the Panthers 22-4 to open the game, and that 18-point margin proved to be detrimental to Eas...
Football team with senior day Saturday
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
November 2, 2017
The Eastern football team will honor its 21 seniors Saturday for senior day prior to the Panthers’ game with Eastern Kentucky. This season has not gone in the direction the Panthers could have hoped or the way anyone would have thought. For starters, the Panthers have been without their starting s...
Volleyball wins one, loses one OVC match
Kaitlin Cordes, Volleyball Reporter
October 15, 2017
The Eastern volleyball team defeated No. 1 Eastern Kentucky over the weekend after losing to Morehead State last Friday. The Panthers wrapped up their weekend play on a high note with a four-set victory over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (25-20, 14-25, 27-25, 25-12). The Colonels were the top team in...
Women’s soccer team set for two at home
Dillan Schorfheide, Women's Soccer Reporter
September 28, 2017
The Panthers were 5-2-1 two weeks ago, before losing the four matches, three of which were on the road, a place where Eastern has struggled this season, resulting in a 1-4-1 away record. The Panthers have two home matches this weekend against Eastern Kentucky Friday and Morehead State Sunday. East...
Cross Country prepares for OVC Championship
Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2015
Eastern Illinois’ cross-country team is preparing for one of its biggest events of the season as they will take on the Ohio Valley Conference Championship on Saturday in Murray, Ky. This will be the first time the OVC Championship will be held in Murray since 2003. The day will begin with th...
Colonels meet Gamecocks in OVC clash
Blake Nash, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2015
A game that’s been circled on Ohio Valley Conference schedules this fall has finally arrived. Eastern Kentucky will face Jacksonville State on the road, in a matchup of two ranked opponents. Both teams have been ranked since the beginning of the season. Jacksonville State was ranked first overall...
