EASTERN ILLINOIS (3-20, 2-10 OVC) at Tennessee State (3-18, 2-10 OVC)
Thursday, February 5  •  5:00 pm 
Nashville, Tenn.  •  Gentry Center

GAME INFO
RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU
TV: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com
SERIES RECORD: EIU leads 41-16
LAST MEETING: @EIU 71, Tennessee State 45 on January 10, 2026
NOTES: EIU Complete Game Notes

GAME 24
Eastern Illinois women's basketball continued to play short-handed over the weekend as the Panthers dropped both games in their recent homestand falling last Thursday to UT Martin and then on Saturday to Southeast Missouri.  EIU fell to 3-20 overall, 2-10 in the OVC.  The Panthers two wins this season in OVC play came back in early January with wins over Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State.  EIU hits the road to the Volunteer State this weekend for the second meeting of the season against both schools.  EIU first visits Tennessee State in Music City on Thursday night.  The Lady Tigers are 3-18 overall, 2-10 in the OVC.

STOLLER PASSES 20 POINT TOTAL AGAIN
Ava Stoller led the Panthers in scoring for the 11th time this season on Saturday as the junior finished with 22 points.  It was her fourth 20-plus point game this season which includes a career high 25 point game at Purdue.  She also has 20-point games against Bellarmine (21) and SIUE (22).  Stoller leads the Panthers in scoring this year at 12.8 points per game while also ranking as the teams assist leader at 3.1 per game (7th in OVC).  Stoller knocked down three 3-pointers against SEMO on Saturday for her fourth game this season with three made 3-pointers. She finished 7-of-8 at the free throw line and ranks fourth in the league at 88.1 percent from the stripe.

ARROYO SCORES OFF THE BENCH 
Adriana Arroyo played the final ten minutes of Saturday's game against Southeast Missouri.  Arroyo finished the game with eight points knocking down 2-of-3 from 3-point range.  It was the fourth time this season Arroyo has scored eight or more points in a game with a career high 12 in the road win at Bellarmine.  It was the third game this season for Arroyo with multiple 3-pointers made.  For her career the sophomore from Spain has 31 career field goals with 26 of those coming from 3-point range. She is a career 37.1 percent shooter from 3-point land. 

PANTHERS CRASH THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
Eastern Illinois had 23 rebounds in Saturday's loss to Southeast Missouri but collected ten of those on the offensive glass leading to seven second chance points.  Ella Lune had four of the ten offensive rebounds pulling down a team-high seven rebounds in the game.  It was the second time in the last three games EIU has finished with double figure offensive rebounds and eighth total time this season.  For the year EIU is averaging 9.2 offensive rebounds per game which ranks the Panthers eighth in the OVC.  Meioshe Mason leads the team with 27 offensive rebounds this year.

UP NEXT
Saturday, February 7 at Tennessee Tech (1 pm / ESPN+)