Eastern fell to Lindenwood University’s beach volleyball team in a 3-2 scrap Wednesday afternoon at Sister City Park. The town of Charleston showed out for Eastern’s lone home game, as Sister City...
Eastern’s volleyball team celebrated senior night at their final game of the season.
The seniors got a little extra volleyball in their last game as the match went into the fifth set as the Panthers...
The last game of the regular season for Eastern volleyball went into the fifth set. The game went back and forth until the last score, with both teams trading blows throughout the match. Eastern won...
Eastern volleyball has clinched the first seed in the Ohio Valley Conference playoffs after beating the Western Illinois Leathernecks 3-1. The last time the Panthers clinched the first seed was in 1998.
“There's...
Sara Thomas is the women's volleyball and beach volleyball head coach for the Panthers.
From Belleville, Illinois, Thomas attended Althoff Catholic High School, which is just about 20 minutes from...
In Head Coach Sara Thomas’ career at Eastern she has improved every year. Thomas took over as Eastern’s Volleyball coach in 2019.
Thomas’ first season came during the shortened pandemic in...
The Panthers bounce back against the Lindenwood University Lions to win in four sets.
After coming off a 3-2 loss on Friday night, the Panthers came into Saturday's match looking to get back on...
Over the weekend Eastern volleyball was able to sweep Morehead State University, which puts them at 16-1 on the season which is the best start in program history.
The Panthers are also 6-0 in Ohio...
Eastern volleyball continues to dominate in OVC play, not allowing Morehead State to win a single set on Thursday and Friday.
These two teams have quite a bit of competitive history. Coming into...
Autumn Schulz, Senior Sports Reporter
• October 5, 2023
The Eastern Illinois volleyball team improved its win-streak to five in a row over the Morehead State University Eagles with a 3-0 win Thursday evening at Lantz Arena.
The Panthers are now 5-0 in...
The Eastern volleyball team hosted its indoor spring match last Saturday against Illinois State, sweeping them in three sets in Lantz Arena.
The Panthers won the first two sets 25-22 and then the last...
“Yes I can and watch me.”
That is what Eastern head volleyball coach, Sara Thomas, says to those who think being a single, working mom can stop you from doing what you want to do.
Thomas, who...
