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EASTERN ILLINOIS vs. Earlham College
Wednesday, November 6  •  7 pm 
Charleston, Ill.  •  Groniger Arena

RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU
TV: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: First Meeting

GAME TWO
Eastern Illinois plays its home opener hosting Earlham College. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.  The Panthers dropped their season opener at No. 24 Illinois on Monday night facing a nationally ranked Fighting Illini team to open the season for a third consecutive year.  Earlham College will play this game as an exhibition contest on their schedule.

TODAY'S COACHES
Marty Simmons is in his 4th season as the head coach at Eastern Illinois.  Joe Scheuers is in his 6th season as the head coach at Earlham College.

NEW PLAYER DEBUTS
Eastern Illinois has several new faces on the roster this season with newcomers Zion Fruster and Artese Stapleton both in the Panthers starting line-up on Monday at Illinois.  Fruster scored ten points while Stapleton added 11 as four EIU players scored in double figures in the loss.

CURTIS OFF THE BENCH
EIU got 19 points off its bench on Monday in the season opener at Illinois with a large part of it coming from transfer Obadiah Curtis.  The guard scored 10 points to go along with five rebounds in 17 minutes of action. 

SHELTON / JACOBI ON OVC LIST 
Returning players Nakyel Shelton and Kooper Jacobi were named OVC Preseason Players to Watch for Eastern Illinois.  Shelton is the Panthers leading returning scorer from last year and had 16 at Illinois on Monday.  Jacobi led the team in rebounding last season pulling down seven on Monday at Illinois.

UP NEXT
Sunday, November 10 at No. 17/18 Indiana, 11 am (CT) (Big Ten Plus)