Volleyball team goes 1-2 over weekend
Sean Hastings and JJ Bullock, Sports Editor and Assistant Sports Editor
September 10, 2017
The Eastern volleyball team dominated to start the EIU Panther Classic with a quick sweep of Alabama A&M, but dropped the next two matches of the weekend to Chicago State and Western Illinois. Coach Sam Wolinski wanted the Panthers to stay strong on defense going into the weekend, and the Panth...
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 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,...
Eastern volleyball team headed to OVC tournament
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
November 18, 2015
The Eastern volleyball team’s regular season is over and it is time for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in Murray, Ky. where the Panthers will play as the No. 3 seed. The Panthers finished the regular season with an 11-5 record and will be taking on No. 6 Tennessee Tech who finished with a...
Volleyball OVC tournament starts Thursday
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
November 16, 2015
The regular season is over and now the top eight teams in the Ohio Valley Conference are headed to Murray, Ky for the conference tournament. Murray State won the conference with the best record and will be hosting the tournament for the second year in a row as the No. 1 seed. The Racers finished...
Eastern volleyball makes three-set comeback
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
November 11, 2015
The Eastern volleyball team started the match losing the first two sets to Southern Illinois Edwardsville but after the ten-minute break, the Panthers came out and won three straight to win the match 3-2 (20-25, 22-25, 25-11, 27-25, 15-10). During the break, coach Sam Wolinski said she told the team...
Eastern volleyball nears season’s end
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
November 9, 2015
The season is winding down for the Eastern volleyball as they only have two more matches before they head to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Nov. 19. All season long the Panthers have been preparing for the OVC tournament, although the hope of hosting it is not going to happen, they will be...
Volleyball team traveling to SEMO, UT-Martin
Ali Kissane, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2015
The Eastern volleyball team has won five matches in a row heading into its matches against Southeast Missouri and the University of Tennessee-Martin this weekend. The Panthers will start the weekend off by taking on Southeast Missouri on Friday and finish it by taking on University of Tennessee-Martin...
Eastern volleyball looking to continue win streak
Sean Hastings, Assistant Sports Editor
October 22, 2015
The Eastern volleyball has a three game win streak heading into the weekend as they will host Austin Peay on Friday and undefeated Murray State on Saturday. The Panthers took on both schools two weeks ago and found themselves on the winning end with Austin Peay but lost all three sets to Murray State. Eastern’s...
Panthers return home with winning momentum
Ali Kissane, Staff Reporter
October 14, 2015
The Eastern volleyball team returns home to Lantz Arena this weekend where they have not lost in Ohio Valley Conference play this season. The Panthers are 2-0 when playing in Lantz Arena and are excited to be back on their own court. They will start the weekend off by taking on the University of...
Panther volleyball team breaks losing streak
Sean Hastings, Assistant Sports Editor
October 12, 2015
The Eastern volleyball team split a pair of matches over the weekend after dropping in straight sets to Murray State Friday and then defeating Austin Peay in straight sets Saturday. Austin Peay has really struggled to get in the win column, as they were 0-4 prior to losing to the Panthers Saturday. Even...
Eastern volleyball sits in 2nd place in OVC
Sean Hastings, Assistant Sports Editor
October 5, 2015
The Eastern volleyball team lost its first match of Ohio Valley Conference play Friday 3-1 to Belmont University. Leading up to the match the Panthers had only lost one out of nine sets played contributing to that 3-0 record. The Panthers dominated Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State to open...
