The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

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...

Freshman Taylor Smith sets the ball in a match against Southern Illinois Edwardsville Wednesday night in Lantz Arena. Smith had 53 assists on the night.

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...

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...

Volleyball team in third for OVC late in season

Sean Hastings, Sports Editor November 4, 2015

The Eastern volleyball team has four matches left in the regular season and is currently in third place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings behind Belmont and first place Murray State. Eastern is...

Senior libero Stephanie Wallace prepares to serve the ball against UT Martin on October 16, 2015 in Lantz Arena. The Panthers won 3-1.

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...

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...

Eastern volleyball team wins 3rd straight game

Sean Hastings, Assistant Sports Editor September 30, 2015

The Eastern volleyball team continued its success Wednesday to improve to 3-0 when they defeated the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars 3-1. The Panthers started the season 2-0 after defeating Tennessee...

Volleyball team starts 2-0 at top of conference

Sean Hastings, Assistant Sports Editor September 28, 2015

Senior Stephanie Wallace breaking the all-time digs record for Eastern was a highlight of the weekend but like she said, winning is more important and that is exactly what the Panthers did on Friday...

Eastern libero Stephanie Wallace recorded 88 digs in a four-match tournament at the Penn State Alumni Challenge last weekend. The Panthers open their Ohio Valley Conference schedule at Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Wallace Legacy continues at Eastern

Blake Nash, Staff Reporter September 24, 2014

Stephanie Wallace faced one of the most difficult decisions of her life following high school. Her talent for volleyball had caught the interest of a few colleges, but most of them did not seem like the...

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