The EIU Panthers opened the season at the Missouri State tournament, where they faced Lindenwood and Central Arkansas. Eastern Illinois dropped both matches, falling to 0-2 to start the season.  

Match 1: EIU 0, Lindenwood 5 

EIU dropped each pair against Lindenwood to start the Missouri State Tournament.  

Sylvia Hasz and Lilli Amettis opened the weekend for the Panthers, dropping their match 2-0. In set one, they fell 21-14 and dropped set two 21-15.  

Giorgia Cappelletti and Laura Paniagua lost their match 2-0. The pair lost both sets 23-21.  

Tori Mohesky and Emma Schroeder went the distance but ultimately fell 2-1. In set one, they lost 21-16 but bounced back in set two, winning 21-17. However, they lost set three 15-12. 

Alanys Nieves and Anaya Rawlinson also went the distance but lost 2-1. In set one, they lost 21-14 but won the second set 21-14. In set three, they fell short, losing 15-6.  

Jorah Rutter and Kyla Coolman went 0-1, losing both sets 21-17.  

Match 2: EIU 0, Central Arkansas 5 

The pair of Cappelletti and Paniagua fell in a close match, 2-1.  

Mohesky and Schroeder, the senior duo, went the distance against Central Arkansas but fell short, 2-1.  

Nieves and Rawlinson were unable to steal a set, dropping the match 2-0.  

Coolman and Rutter were unable to find their footing, losing the match 2-0. 

Hasz and Amettis battled in a tight match against Central Arkansas, playing for over an hour of game time. They stole set two in a high-scoring affair, 23-21, but fell short, losing set three 13-11.  


Up Next: Panthers will wrap up their tournament weekend tomorrow against Missouri State and McKendree.