The male Panther of the Week is Grant Lashure from the baseball team.
The senior catcher from Fort Wayne, Indiana, recorded his first home run this season against the Western Illinois University Leathernecks on Saturday afternoon.
In the second inning, Lashure hit a home run to give the Panthers an early lead, as the Panthers went on to win the game 14-5.
This was Lashure’s fifth home run as a Panther.
The female Panther of the Week is Addison Brown from the tennis team.
The senior from Evansville, Indiana, was honored during senior day against Tennessee State University.
Brown won her singles match between TSU’s Warona Mdlulwa in two sets (6-1, 6-4).
This was Brown’s second singles match win this season.
Zaria Flippin can be reached at 581-2812 or zhflippin@eiu.edu.
