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EASTERN ILLINOIS (6-11, 3-1 OVC) at Eastern Kentucky (6-7, 1-2 OVC)

Thursday, January 15  •  4:30 pm
Richmond, Ky. - McBrayer Arena (6,500)

RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM
TV: OVC Digital Network
LIVE STATS: ekusports.com
SERIES RECORD: EIU leads 17-16
LAST MEETING: EKU 75, EIU 52 - March 5, 2014 @ OVC Tournament

GAME 18
Eastern Illinois will look to pick up its first road win in Ohio Valley Conference play as the Panthers make a weekend swing to Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State.  EIU has played well at home to open the OVC season with a 3-0 home record and 3-1 overall OVC slate.  The Panthers are 6-11 for the season.  Eastern Kentucky enters at 6-7 overall.  The Colonels picked up their first OVC win of the season at Southeast Missouri on Saturday.

ERICA BROWN POSTS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Sophomore Erica Brown joined Sabina Oroszova as players on the Panthers active roster with double-doubles as the forward posted her first on Saturday against Belmont.  Brown scored 11 points while pulling down ten rebounds.  It was her second straight double figure rebounding game after a career high 11 at Tennessee State.  Oroszova has nine double-doubles this season and 27 for her career.

FIVE PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES
Eastern Illinois had five players score in double figures for the first time in nearly a year as they beat Belmont 77-72 on Saturday afternoon.  Senior Sabina Oroszova led the group of five scoring all 24 of her points in the second half.  Grace Lennox scored a career high 11 points while Erica Brown and Bh'rea Griffin also finished with 11.  Arnisha Thomas ended the game with ten points.  On the season EIU has just one player averaging in double figures with Sabina Oroszova ranking sixth in the OVC in scoring at 15.5 points per game.

UP NEXT
Saturday - January 17 at Morehead State- 3:15 p.m. (Central)