Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Nyah Hardy scored 15 points off the bench as two Eastern Illinois players finished in double figures in the Panthers season opening 76-54 loss at Drake on Tuesday night.
 
Janyah Bohanon scored six of her ten points in the opening quarter as the two teams were tied 10-10 after ten minutes of action.
 
In the second quarter Drake used a 14-2 run over the final four minutes to take control as the Bulldogs led 39-20 at the half.  Quinn Vice had ten of her 16 points in Drake's big second quarter.
 
In the third quarter Hardy provided a spark for the Panthers knocking down a pair of 3-pointers in the quarter as she was 3-of-5 in the game from 3-point range.  As a team EIU finished the contest 4-of-14 from beyond the arc.  Miranda Rodriguez Sanchez was the other Panthers player to drain a 3-pointer.
 
Hardy and Bohanon both finished 5-of-10 from the floor while EIU finished the game shooting 42.6 percent for the game. 
 
Drake capitalized on 21 offensive rebounds in the game, converting those into 24 second chance points as the Bulldogs finished with a lower shooting percentage (41.3 pct) in the game than EIU.  
 
Anna Becker added 14 points for the Bulldogs.