Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Three Eastern Illinois players scored in double figures led by Ava Stoller's 18 points, but Saint Louis held the Panthers to 26 percent shooting in the final quarter to escape with a 64-58 win over EIU.
 
For the second straight game, EIU held a slight lead after the opening quarter as the Panthers led 17-16 after ten minutes of play.  SLU led by five at the break, 33-28.
 
EIU opened the second half on a 12-2 run with Janyah Bohanon scoring six straight points in the quarter that ended with the two teams deadlocked at 42-42.  Bohanon finished with 12 points for EIU.
 
Nevaeh Dickman joined the double figure scoring party for EIU early in the fourth quarter with four points as she finished with 12.  Her bucket with 7:21 to play put EIU up 46-45.
 
Jasaiyah Wallace converted an EIU turnover into a quick basket with 5:37 to play pushing the Billikens lead to five points and would not allow EIU to get closer than three points the remainder of the game.
 
Tyonna Bailey led SLU with 20 points with D'Myjah Bolds collecting a double-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds. 
 
SLU finished the game shooting 35 percent from the floor with EIU finishing at 33 percent.
 
Two of the nation's top shot blocking teams went head-to-head in the game.  EIU had four blocks, all by junior Abbie Boutilier.  SLU finished with ten blocks, Bolds had six.
 
EIU falls to 0-4 on the season and will host Evansville on Saturday for its home opener.  Saint Louis is now 2-1.