Issue date: 2/20/09 Section: Sports

Saturday

Men's and Women's Swimming: Summit League Championships
The Eastern men's and women's swimming teams wrap up competition at the Summit League Championships in Rochester, Mich.

Softball at South Carolina Gamecock Invitational
Eastern 2, South Carolina 1 (8 innings)
The Eastern softball team remained undefeated (7-0) with a 2-1 win in eight innings against Sacred Heart on Saturday at the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, S.C. The Panthers scored two runs in the top of the eighth. Eastern will play South Carolina at noon on Saturday.

Women's Tennis: Eastern vs. South Dakota State, 11 a.m, at Cedar Falls, Iowa

Men's Basketball: Eastern at Western Michigan, 1 p.m., Kalamazoo, Mich.

Women's Basketball: Eastern vs. Murray State, 3 p.m., Lantz Arena

Men's Tennis: Eastern vs. South Dakota State, 3 p.m, at Cedar Falls, Iowa

Baseball: Eastern at Southeastern Louisiana, 3 p.m., Hammond, La.

Friday

Men's and Women's Swimming: Summit League Championships
The Eastern men's and women's swimming teams are at Day 2 at the Summit League Championships in Rochester, Mich. The Eastern men's team is in third place, and the Eastern women's team is in fifth place.

Softball at South Carolina Tournament
Eastern 11, Virginia 3 (6 innings)
The Eastern softball team remained undefeated (6-0) with a 11-3 win in six innings against Virginia on Friday at the South Carolina Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, S.C. Eastern sophomore pitcher Amber May (5-0) pitched a complete game. She struck out five, walked five, gave up three earned runs and also gave up four hits. The Panthers return to action on Saturday.

Baseball 9, Southeastern Louisiana 6
The Eastern baseball team defeated Southeastern Louisiana 9-6 in its first game of the season on Friday afternoon in Hammond, La.

Men's and Women's Track: Friday Night Special
The Eastern men's and women's indoor track and field teams hosted the Friday Night Special at Lantz Fieldhouse. The Panthers won 12 events.

Men's Tennis: Northern Illinois 6, Eastern 1
The Eastern men's tennis team lost to Northern Illinois, 6-1, on Friday at the Clock Tower Racquet Club in Rockford. The Panthers (4-3) only won the doubles point.

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