Eastern head coach Bob Spoo had little to say following the Panthers' 15-13 loss to Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon at O'Brien Stadium. Eastern's defense gave up 176 yards rushing and one touchdown to the Governors, but that wasn't the part of Eastern' game Spoo was the most disappointed with. (0) comments
Last week, Eastern athletic director Barbara Burke issued her first AD Report just as the men's and women's basketball teams kicked off their 2008-2009 campaigns. In the spirit of issuing reports on athletic programs after five sports had nearly finished their season, it's time for the first annual Assistant Sports Editor Report. (6) comments
The Eastern men's soccer team's season did not go quite the way the Panthers had imagined, as they finished the season Wednesday with a 4-1 loss to Missouri State in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Evansville, Ind. "I think what you saw summed up the season - lots of chances," Eastern head coach Adam Howarth said after the loss to the Bears. (0) comments
Eastern women's basketball head coach Brady Sallee grinned when asked about the momentum the team gained by winning its season opener, an 82-74 victory against Miami (Ohio) on Friday night at Lantz Arena. "I guess we don't have to worry about being 0-7," said Sallee, referring to the winless streak the team began the season with last year. (0) comments
Eastern started the 2008 season with consecutive sweeps against North Carolina Central and Campbell at the North Carolina Central Tournament on Aug. 29 in Durham, N.C. It looked as if Eastern had a shot at returning to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament for the first time since 2005. (0) comments
Junior Edin Suljic is a first-year transfer forward on the men's basketball team from Ellsworth Fall Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Suljic's journey to Eastern was unlike most students as he was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, before moving to the United States at the age of 14. (0) comments