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The EIU Panthers look to get back on track in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) after the loss to Chicago State. The Panthers have not played a game since Sept. 10th but are feeling good after the long break. “I think one of the things that you have to value is rest, and sometimes just...
Injuries are an unfortunate reality in the world of sports. Not many people know that more than Zenaya Barnes, a forward for the Eastern Illinois women’s soccer team. Barnes tore her ACL in her left knee in April 2022. Barnes was sidelined for 10 months and returned to action last spring. A normal ACL recovery...
Eastern lost an aggressive game to Chicago State 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field. EIU was off to an early lead with a goal in the fourth minute by fifth-year forward Zenaya Barnes. Chicago State came back with two goals after the Panthers’ early lead. The first goal for the Cougars was scored by...
The Board of Trustees approved fiscal year ’24 budget and a view of the projected ‘25 budget during their meeting Friday afternoon. Eastern’s projected FY24 state appropriation is $46,540,300, a 7% increase from the previous year, with a total of $167,848,900. The estimated change for FY25 is around an 8% increase. The Board approved all...
Eastern lost to Illinois State 1-0 on Thursday afternoon at Lakeside Field. “We didn’t have the greatest training session right before the game,” Head Coach Dirk Bennett said. “We transit that into the performance today, and we didn’t start as sharp as we wanted.” Bennett also said that the Panthers started the game slow. In...