EASTERN ILLINOIS (3-1) at Bradley (4-0)
Wednesday, Nov. 28Â |Â 7pm
Peoria, Ill. | Renaissance Coliseum (4,200)
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Series Record: EIU leads 18-16
Last Meeting: Dec. 5, 2017 - @EIU 52, BU 67
GAME 5
Eastern Illinois women's basketball travels to Peoria, Ill. to take on the Bradley Braves following a 13 day break. The Panthers are on a 3-1 start to the season following two wins at home over Lincoln Christian and Purdue Fort Wayne. The Braves are 4-0 to start the season and won their Thanksgiving Tournament in Florida with wins over Delaware and Florida Atlantic.
3-0 AT HOME
The Panthers are off to a solid start in Lantz Arena winning all three home games so far this season. They opened their season with a 102-43 win over Oakland City and then had back-to-back home wins over Lincoln Christian and Purdue Fort Wayne. This is the best start to a season at home since the 2011-12 season when the Panthers went 11-0 at home before falling to SIUE.
HOT FROM THE ARC
EIU has started the season hot from three-point range and is second in the OVC with a team three-point percentage of .351. Four players are in the top 10 for three-point percentage.
Camino Tellez is first in the league as she is shooting .750.
Carmen Tellez is third (.462),
Taylor Steele is ninth (.455) and
Karle Pace is tenth (.444). Steele and Pace also rank in three-point field goals made. Steele sits at fifth in th league with 10 made while Pace is eighth with eight made.
UP NEXT
The Panthers will continue on the road with a game this Sunday Dec. 2 at Valparaiso at 4 pm.
