Eastern Illinois University Athletics

#Melinda Jackson# is the Student-Athlete of the Week after helping lead EIU to the team title at the Georgia State Panther Invitational in Atlanta. She finished the weekend 4-for-9 with a team-high five RBIs, reaching base safely in eight of her 13 plate appearances. Jackson hit a game-tying solo homer in the season opener against East Tennessee State and helped blow the Temple win open early with a three-run shot in the second inning.