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Junior Addison Brown plays doubles vs Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on the Rex Darling Courts Saturday afternoon. Brown loses in her doubles match against the Cougars 6-1.

Golf, tennis finish 2023 seasons

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor April 27, 2023

Eastern’s men’s and women’s golf and women’s tennis teams all represented EIU at their respective Ohio Valley Conference Championships over the last week and a half. Take a look at how the teams...

Isabel Spanburg, a junior majoring in Biological Sciences, watches her shot during the Indiana State Invite at the Country Club of Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana, on April 3, 2022. Spanburg finished the invite in 50th place, shooting a 36-hole total of 183.

EIU’s fall golf season in full swing

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor September 30, 2022

The men and women of the Eastern golf teams both competed in tournaments on Monday and Tuesday.   The men competed in the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational in Madison, Ill., and the women competed in...

Isabel Spanburg, a junior majoring in Biological Sciences, watches her shot during the Indiana State Invite at the Country Club of Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana, on April 3, 2022. Spanburg finished the invite in 50th place, shooting a 36-hole total of 183.

Golf teams open fall season

Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor September 20, 2022

The women and men of Eastern golf return to the links with many familiar faces as their fall seasons begin this week and next week.  The EIU women’s golf team returns four golfers from last year...

Women's basketball coach Matt Bollant, second from right, Athletic Director Tom Michael and Bollant's wife Kari and daughter Regan pose for a photo after Monday's introduction of the new coach.

Bollant bring previous success to a program in need

Mark Shanahan, Women’s Basketball Reporter April 17, 2017

The new head coach of the Eastern women’s basketball team Matt Bollant brings proven success to a program that has not had a winning record since the 2012-13 season. Bollant becomes the ninth head...

Men’s and women’s golf teams’ in last place in tournaments

Bob Reynolds, Sports Editor October 19, 2015

The Eastern men’s golf team is in last place at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate at The Links at Novadell Golf Course after the first two rounds. The Panthers shot a 581 as a team at the par-72...

Women’s golf continues play at Murray State

Blake Nash, Staff Reporter September 14, 2015

The first meet of the 2015 golf season will continue for the Eastern women’s team at Murray State on Tuesday. Although Drake Creek Course was the original location for the invitational, The Miller...

Women’s Golf team ready for season opener

Sean Hastings, Assistant Sports Editor September 9, 2015

The Eastern women’s golf team’s season will get under way Monday and Tuesday when they compete in the two-day Murray State Fall Invitational in Ledbetter, Ky. at the Drake Creek Golf Club. The Panthers...

Getzin finishes in top 10 in tournament

Blake Nash, Staff Reporter March 24, 2015

Freshman Annie Getzin earned the Eastern golf team’s first top-10 finish of the spring season, after finishing eight out of 54 golfers at the Butler Invitational earlier this week. Getzin carded a...

Women’s golf team finishes seventh

Bob Reynolds, Staff Reporter October 7, 2014

The Eastern women’s golf team finished in seventh place in the Butler Fall Invitational on Tuesday at the par 70, 6,016-yard Highland Country Club in Indianapolis, Ind. As a team, the Panthers shot...

Men, women golf in action during weekend

Bob Reynolds, Staff Reporter October 1, 2014

The Eastern men’s and women’s golf teams will both be in action during the weekend. The men will be competing at the DePaul Fall Invitational at Ruffled Feathers Golf Course in Lemont on Friday, while...

Golf team takes fifth at Western Illinois Invitational

Bob Reynolds, Staff Reporter September 15, 2014

The Eastern women’s golf team finished in last place at the five-team Western Illinois Invitational over the weekend. The two-day, 36-hole event was held at WIU’s home golf course, par-72, 6,208-yard...

Eastern’s women’s golf team kicks off season Friday

Bob Reynolds, Staff Reporter September 10, 2014

The Eastern women’s golf team will begin its season with a crop of young players. The Panthers’ roster consists of five freshman, three sophomores and one senior. As a freshman last season, Lexi...

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