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The 2008 season ended in a way not expected for Eastern's football team. The Panthers didn't make the playoffs for the first time in four years, and the team didn't finish the season with a better than .500 record for the first time since the 2004 season. Picked to finish third in the Ohio Valley Conference in nearly a dead heat with Jacksonville State and Eastern Kentucky, the Panthers ended the 2008 season with a 5-7 record and a 2-5 mark in conference play. (1) comment
Eastern senior forward Rachel Galligan and junior forward Maggie Kloak scored a combined 68 points in the Panthers' three games during the Courtyard Marriott Florence Thanksgiving Classic in Cincinnati this weekend. In two games against Savannah State and Mississippi Valley State, Galligan and Kloak pushed the Panthers to consecutive wins with their post presence. (0) comments
While previous Eastern swimming coaches have for the most part concentrated on recruiting in-state, Eastern's new head coach Matt Bos has been looking to recruit out of state this year, especially in Indiana. Bos has also been recruiting in states such as Missouri, Iowa, Arizona and Florida. (0) comments
Junior college transfers have a large effect on Eastern's athletic programs. This year's men's basketball team features four players, including two starters, who began their playing careers at a junior college. The women's team stars red-shirt junior guard Dominique Sims, who was on the Ohio Valley Conference's All-Newcomer Team last season after transferring from a junior college in Texas. (0) comments
Senior Brent Noble has been a force for the Panthers the past four seasons as a member of Eastern's men's swimming team. The Terre Haute, Ind., native was one of the team's top swimmers in the individual medley and breaststroke events last season. Noble recently sat down with Assistant Sports Editor Dan Cusack to talk about his goals for the season, his favorite team and why he is growing a beard. (0) comments
I never thought I would say this, but I think it's time for a playoff in the Bowl Championship Subdivision. My favorite team, Ohio State, never fell victim to the BCS wrath and on principle it sounds reasonable. Every game from August to December in the regular season mattered. (1) comment
