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...
Rebounds lacking for women’s basketball
Kaitlin Cordes, Women's Basketball Reporter
February 1, 2018
Rebounds did not abound for the women’s basketball team in its 50-59 loss to Jacksonville State on Thursday. While the defensive rebounds looked good on paper, it was the offensive rebounds that lacked for the Panthers. Jacksonville State outrebounded Eastern 15-7 on the offensive end. At times, no Pant...
Eastern football team falls to Jacksonville State for 1st OVC loss
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
October 21, 2017
Following a downfall of a second half, the Eastern football team lost its first OVC game to Jacksonville State 30-14 Saturday at O’Brien Field. It was simple. Eastern played well in the first half and Jacksonville State played well enough to hang around at half time and push ahead throughout...
Panthers set for undefeated matchup
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
October 19, 2017
Jacksonville State has won 27 conference games in a row after a win against Eastern Kentucky last week extending its longest active Division I win streak. That is what Eastern has to get by to improve to 5-0 in Ohio Valley Conference games Saturday and take over sole possession of first place. The Panther...
Volleyball at home for Homecoming
Kaitlin Cordes, Volleyball Reporter
October 19, 2017
The Eastern volleyball team will host Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State for Homecoming weekend. This is the only time the Panthers have played either team this season. Jacksonville State is tied with Eastern in conference rankings, entering the match at 4-4. Tennessee Tech is seeded last in the conferen...
