Kira Arthofer banked in a game-winning shot as Eastern Illinois women’s basketball gutted out a 70-68 road win over SIUE. The buzzer beater gave head coach Matt Bollant the 400th win of his career, and moved EIU to 13-10 on the season, and 8-4 in Ohio Valley Conference play. “What a way to get it, on a
Bollant adds Templeton to EIU WBB staff
Eastern Illinois women’s basketball head coach Matt Bollant has completed his coaching staff for the 2020-21 season with the hiring of veteran coach Kevin Templeton. Templeton will start with the Panthers on July 15 joining a team that posted a 19-12 record last season and placed fourth in the OVC regular season standings. Templeton comes
Alex Guyton named Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois head women’s basketball coach Matt Bollant has added a second member to his first Panthers coaching staff with the hiring of Alex Guyton. A former player at Purdue University, Guyton comes to the Panthers after four years as an assistant high school coach in Indiana. From 2014-17 she was on the staff at
Matt Bollant adds Kyley Simmons to Eastern Illinois Women’s Basketball Staff
Eastern Illinois head coach Matt Bollant is quickly building his coaching staff a day after landing two recruits for the 2017-18 season. A former recruit is the first hire for Bollant as he welcomes Kyley Simmons to the Panthers women’s basketball staff. Simmons played at Illinois under Bollant averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds as
Eastern Illinois Names Matt Bollant Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Eastern Illinois Athletic Director Tom Michael has announced the hiring of Matt Bollant as the next head coach of the Eastern Illinois women’s basketball program. Bollant will be formally introduced at a press conference on Monday, April 17 at 2 p.m. in the Ike Kennard Club Room in Lantz Arena. He will become the ninth
Eastern Illinois does not renew contract of head women’s basketball coach Debbie Black
Eastern Illinois athletic director Tom Michael has announced that the contract of head women’s basketball coach Debbie Black will not be renewed. Black served four seasons as the Panthers head coach after being hired in May of 2013. “These types of decisions are never easy to make and I want to thank Coach Black and