Women’s basketball’s home games will test how good the Panthers are
JJ Bullock, Editor-in-Chief
January 15, 2020
There is little question as to what the Eastern women’s basketball team’s upcoming games against Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech will be: A measuring stick to tell this program exactly who it is in the OVC. The Panthers, who have spent the last five seasons as a bottom-dweller in the OVC, are...
Men’s basketball hopes to bounce back Thursday after rough start to OVC play
Blake Faith, Men's Basketball Reporter
January 15, 2020
Eastern’s men’s basketball team is on a five-game losing streak with an 0-4 conference record from a long road stretch. The timing of a home game against Jacksonville State is what the Panthers hope to capitalize on with their undefeated record at home this season. Eastern hosts Jacksonville State...
Eastern hosts loaded Jacksonville State Saturday
JJ Bullock, Editor-in-Chief
October 9, 2019
The mantra for the Eastern football team (0-6, 0-2 OVC) has been the same all season: Focus on themselves rather than the opponent, focus on the task in front of them and focus on having all 11 guys on the field be in the right place doing the right thing. This ideology has not changed based on how d...
Women’s soccer gets on track, goes 2-0 on the weekend
Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor
October 6, 2019
The Eastern women’s soccer team created six goals in the first two matches of a five-game home stand en route to wins over Jacksonville State and Morehead State this weekend. Scoring has not come easily for the Panthers as of late; prior to the weekend, Eastern went four straight matches without a...
Men’s tennis team hosts Jacksonville State in OVC opener Friday
Vince Lovergine, Men's Tennis Reporter
March 20, 2019
After earning win No. 10 last weekend, the Eastern men’s tennis team looks to build on that with its first home conference match. The Panthers start the conference slate against Jacksonville State at the Darling Courts Friday at 2 p.m. Eastern has tied the most wins the program has seen since...
Jacksonville State downs men’s basketball team 89-84 in double overtime
Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor
March 1, 2019
The Eastern men’s basketball team looked to have command en route to a needed win over Jacksonville State Thursday, but lost in double overtime 89-84. Eastern (14-16, 7-10) only made three field goals in the rest of the game after Mack Smith, who led Eastern with his season-high 24 points, made a...
Women’s tennis ready for Jacksonville State
Dillan Schorfheide, Women's Tennis Reporter
April 19, 2018
The first time Eastern’s women’s tennis team faced Jacksonville State on March 16, freshman Claire Martin found herself as the last singles match to finish, with the score tied 3-3. After barely winning the first set 7-6, she was able to secure the win for Eastern with a 6-3 second-set win. Inte...
Panthers set for OVC Tournament
Vince Lovergine, Men's Tennis Reporter
April 19, 2018
The Eastern men’s tennis team is off to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Friday at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville. The tournament goes until April 22 and the Panthers' first match is against Jacksonville State. Eastern finished with a record of 6-16 and 1-5 in the OVC in the regular season. For ...
Panthers softball team set for four games at home
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
April 19, 2018
For just the third time all season, the Eastern softball team has lost back-to-back games, which is the team's longest losing streak of the year. These two losses came in the same day, against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, and both ended on walk offs in the seventh inning. In the first game on Tu...
Men’s tennis seniors excited for OVC tournament
Vince Lovergine, Men's Tennis Reporter
April 17, 2018
For the first time in their careers, Eastern men’s tennis seniors Grant and Trent Reiman, and Jared Woodson will part take in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. The Panthers clinched their first tournament berth in four years with a 4-3 win over Tennessee State. Eastern has not made an appearance...
Baseball team finishes chaotic OVC weekend
Maher Kawash, Baseball Reporter
March 18, 2018
Whether it was overcoming a five-run deficit to earn its first Ohio Valley Conference win or a bench clearing brawl at home plate, it is safe to say the Eastern baseball team had an eventful home-opening series against Jacksonville State. Game two held the meat of the action and the Panthers maintai...
Men’s tennis starts conference play 0-2
Vince Lovergine, Men's Tennis Reporter
March 18, 2018
Over the course of spring break, the Eastern men’s tennis team played four matches, and opened OVC play this past weekend. On March 9, the Panthers fell to Illinois State 7-0, but Eastern quickly turned it around with a 5-4 win over Rose-Hulman, giving the Panthers their fourth victory of the spring...
