EASTERN ILLINOIS (0-2) at Notre Dame (2-0)
Monday, Nov. 9  •  6 pm 
South Bend, Ind.  •  Joyce Center

GAME COVERAGE
RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU
TV: ACC Network Xtra
LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: Notre Dame leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: @ND 78, EIU 58 on Nov. 11, 2025
NOTES: EIU Complete Notes

GAME 3
Eastern Illinois plays one more Power Conference team to open the season as the Panthers tip off the week on Monday night at Notre Dame.  EIU lost its first two games of the season with trips to Big Ten members Indiana and Iowa to stand at 0-2 on the year.  Notre Dame is 2-0 on the season following a win over Villanova in a game played at Vatican City and a home win over Mercyhurst on Thursday.

VOGEL WITH A DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Tanner Vogel averaged a double-double last season playing at NAIA member Faulkner State and had posted 16 over his four-year college career.  On Friday night at Iowa, the 7'0" native of Australia picked up his first NCAA Division I double-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds at Iowa.  Vogel opened the season with eight points, seven rebounds at Indiana.  He currently leads the OVC in rebounding at 9.0 per game with nine of his 18 rebounds this season on the offensive glass.

ELDER GETS FIRST START
Guard JT Elder made his first start in an Eastern Illinois uniform on Friday night at Iowa as the fifth year player finished with seven points, two rebounds and an assist in just over 22 minutes of action.  Elder began his collegiate career at San Jose State playing in 17 games as a freshman before time at the junior college level.  Last season he played in just one game against Kentucky scoring eight points before missing the season due to injury.  He scored four points in the opener at Indiana going 2-for-2 from the floor. 

BURTON CONSISTENT EARLY ON
Demar Burton scored in double figures in the season opener at Indiana finishing with a team-high ten points going 4-of-8 from the floor.  In Friday's game at Iowa, Burton picked up two quick first half fouls and played with early foul trouble in the second half.  Despite that he finished as EIU's second leading scorer with nine points in just over 15 minutes played.  Burton was 4-of-6 from the floor and for the season is shooting 57.1 percent including 1-of-1 from 3-point range. 

UP NEXT
Wednesday, November 11 vs. Blackburn College - 7 pm (ESPN+)

DID YOU KNOW
Eastern Illinois plays its third straight Power Conference opponent when the Panthers visit ACC member Notre Dame on Monday night.   It marks the first time in program history that EIU has opened a season with games against three straight Power Conference opponents.  EIU made trips to Big Ten members Indiana and Iowa this past week with upcoming November games still scheduled at nationally ranked Vanderbilt (SEC) and Illinois (Big Ten.).