Spring Break
Updated weekend results
Issue date: 2/6/09 Section: Sports
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The Eastern women's basketball team defeated Southeast Missouri 73-53 on Saturday afternoon at Lantz Arena.
The Panthers (17-7, 10-2 Ohio Valley Conference) have now won 19 consecutive games at Lantz Arena.
Eastern senior forward Rachel Galligan led the Panthers in a balanced scoring effort with 18 points. Eastern senior guard Megan Edwards added 17 points, and Eastern junior forward Maggie Kloak added 15 points.
The Panthers shot 51 percent from the field, including 10-of-16 from beyond the arc.
Southeast Missouri senior forward Rachel Blunt led the Redhawks (12-11, 7-5) with 17 points.
The Panthers take their five-game winning streak on the road at Morehead State. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Thursday in Morehead, Ky.
Men's Basketball: vs. Southeast Missouri, 7 p.m., Lantz Arena
Men's Swimming: Saint Louis 135, Eastern 93
The Eastern men's swimming team dropped its final regular season dual meet against Saint Louis 135-93 on Saturday afternoon at Ray Padovan Pool.
Eastern sophomore Matt Scaliatine picked up a long individual win in the 200-yard breaststroke for the Panthers (4-6). The Panthers also won a relay. The Panthers return to action in the Summit League Championships on Feb. 19-21 in Rochester, Mich.
Women's Swimming: Saint Louis 130, Eastern 113
The Eastern women's swimming team dropped its final regular season dual meet against Saint Louis 130-113 on Saturday afternoon at Ray Padovan Pool.
The Panthers (4-6) won five individual events and two relays. The Panthers return to action in the Summit League Championships on Feb. 19-21 in Rochester, Mich.
Women's Tennis: Northern Illinois 5, Eastern 2
The Eastern women's tennis team lost 5-2 against Northern Illinois on Saturday in DeKalb.
Eastern junior Hayley Homburg picked up a win at No. 3 singles for the Panthers (1-3).
Sophomore Cara Huck picked up a win at No. 2 singles.
Men's and Women's Indoor Track at Notre Dame, Illinois Wesleyan
Red-shirt freshman Zye Boey picked up another NCAA provisional qualifying time on Saturday at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.
Boey won the 200-meter dash in 20.93 seconds to qualify. He was second in the 60-meter dash, an event he already has provisionally qualified for.
Senior distance runner David Holm won the 1,000-meter run at the Notre Dame on Friday night. And junior Chandra Golden finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles.
Men's Tennis: Saint Louis 6, Eastern 1
The Eastern men's tennis team lost 6-1 to Saint Louis on Friday in Champaign. The Panthers (1-2) picked up only one win, and that was at No. 3 singles.
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