Rebounding key in overtime win
JJ Bullock, Women's Basketball Reporter
January 18, 2017
The Eastern Illinois women’s basketball team knew that execution in the paint and on the glass would be a crucial factor in deciding their matchup with one of the conference’s poorest rebounding teams, UT-Martin, Wednesday night at Lantz arena. The theory proved to be true, as Eastern scored 26 ...
Women beat Tennessee-Martin 80-70 in OT
Mark Shanahan, Women's Basketball Reporter
January 18, 2017
The Eastern women’s basketball team needed an overtime period, but pulled away big resulting in an 80-70 victory over the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks on Wednesday night. Eastern needed a big performance from freshman Allison Van Dyke who scored a team high 23 points, which was also a career high for...
Play in paint crucial in Wednesday’s loss to Cleveland State
JJ Bullock, Women's Basketball Reporter
December 7, 2016
When it came to playing in the paint, Cleveland State had its way with Eastern in a 66-56 loss for the Panthers Wednesday night at Lantz arena. Eastern was outscored 38-14 inside and out-rebounded 45-34 in a game where it seemed like they could not get anything going down low. Cleveland State, led ...
Column: Losing streak must end now for women’s basketball team
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
December 5, 2016
With four more games until conference play, three of those being on the road, the Eastern women’s basketball team must end the three game skid they are on Wednesday at home against Cleveland State. The Panthers lost two tough road games against Illinois State and Valparaiso. Those two games went...
Panthers fall to 4-3 on season following 88-61 loss to Indiana State on Monday
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
November 28, 2016
The Indiana State Sycamores came out shooting 6 for 8 from 3-point range in the first quarter and never looked back with an 88-61 over the Eastern women’s basketball team. The Sycamores finished the game shooting 57.9 percent from 3-point range and shot 60.3 percent from the field. Indiana State...
Women’s basketball set to host Wright State
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
November 16, 2016
The Eastern women’s basketball team returns home to take on the Wright State Raiders Thursday night for a battle of 2-0 teams. The Panthers come into the game leading the nation in shooting percentage at 58.4 percent. The women trailed at the half against Evansville Monday night, but they shot...
Women get first road victory in over a year
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
November 14, 2016
The Eastern women’s basketball team won its first road game since the 2014-15 season against Evansville on Monday night. Eastern coach Debbie Black stuck to the same starting lineup as she did on opening night last Friday with sophomore Carmen Tellez, junior Grace Lennox, freshman Allison Van Dyke,...
Eastern women’s basketball falls to Western
Elias Albert, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2015
Eastern’s women’s basketball team fell short to Western Illinois by a final score of 92-69 Wednesday night in Lantz Arena. With the loss, Eastern falls to 1-6 and is now on a six-game losing streak since winning its opening game of the season. Coach Debbie Black said her team struggled to perform...
Women’s basketball hunts to end losing streak
Elias Albert, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2015
The Eastern women’s basketball team will try to end their two-game losing streak as they travel to 0-2 Indiana State Thursday. Eastern will enter the game at 1-2, fresh off an 86-75 overtime loss to Loyola-Chicago on Tuesday. In the game, Eastern was able to come back from an 11-point deficit...
