Panthers ready for interstate rival
Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter
October 7, 2019
The Eastern men’s soccer team wants to put its loss against Oral Roberts aside and look toward its next game against inter-state rival Northern Illinois. Against Oral Roberts, the Panthers gave up a goal late in the first half when Oral Roberts and Summit League leading scorer Reed Berry score...
Women’s basketball team loses 93-64
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
November 12, 2017
There were no surprises from Northern Illinois Friday night at Lantz Arena. The Huskies, who ranked fifth in the country in points per game last season, had four players score in double figures and shot 53 percent from the field as a team in a 93-64 offensive route over the Eastern women’s basketba...
Loss does not set tone for Eastern’s season
Kaitlin Cordes, Women's Basketball Reporter
November 12, 2017
The Eastern women’s basketball team suffered a loss to Northern Illinois Friday in its season opener, but that loss should not set the tone for the rest of the season. Eastern had less turnovers than Northern Illinois and pulled down more offensive rebounds than the Huskies as well. However, as coa...
Eastern to host NIU in season opener
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
November 9, 2017
A goal the Eastern women’s basketball team and head coach Matt Bollant set for themselves at the onset of the season was to be a better defensive team than they were last season. The team will have no better opportunity to check their progress toward this goal than Friday when they host one of the to...
University enrollment fluctuates statewide
Roberto Hodge, News Editor
September 14, 2015
Some four-year public universities have steadily declined statewide in student enrollment. Enrollment for Eastern, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Western Illinois University and Northern Illinois University has declined; however, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Illinois State...
