Top Cat: Lindsey Powers defying freshman odds
Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter
November 1, 2016
It can be agreed upon that balancing life out as a freshman in college is not only intimidating, but also utterly stressful. Between the pressure of doing well in classes, keeping up with your social life and maintaining good mental and physical health, it is a lot to handle for someone...
Volleyball seeking revenge against SIUE
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
October 25, 2016
The Eastern volleyball team will face off against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars in a mid-week Ohio Valley Conference match on Wednesday night. Eastern split its road matches this past weekend against Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech. The Panthers defeated Jacksonville State in five sets,...
Eastern volleyball up and down in weekend matches
Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter
October 23, 2016
The Eastern volleyball team had an opportunity to make up some ground in the conference standings over the weekend, but was unable to take full advantage of that. The Panthers returned to action with back-to-back road matches against Jacksonville State Friday followed by Tennessee Tech Saturd...
Smith’s passion for the game of volleyball helps her be strong leader on court
Maria Baldwin, Features Writer
September 28, 2016
When an athlete has the genes to be great, it’s not very hard for them to find the sport they are destined to play. Some athletes, sophomore right side hitter and setter Taylor Smith for example, just have to play a couple other sports before they find the sport that is their calling. ...
Panthers fall in first OVC match
Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter
September 21, 2016
After earning just three wins in its first 14 matches, the Eastern volleyball team faced an opportunity to start over with the start of conference play. But the Panthers got off to a rough start, and it was not particularly close. Eastern opened its Ohio Valley Conference slate of the...
Volleyball team finishes up non-conference play
Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter
September 18, 2016
It was all or nothing for the Eastern volleyball team the past few days as it wrapped up the final weekend of non-conference play for the season. The Panthers showed two sides in the tournament, winning one match in straight sets but also losing two in straight sets. The tournament took place in...
Volleyball team finds growth in loss
Maher Kawash, Volleyball Reporter
August 30, 2016
On a team with no seniors out of six newcomers, growth and improvement are focal points in any sport and especially volleyball. That was the case for the Eastern volleyball team Tuesday night as it fell to Butler in five sets. The Panthers played arguably their best match of the season thus far,...
