Eastern Illinois women's basketball head coach Marqus McGlothan has added another physical guard to the Panthers roster for next season with the signing of transfer Lana Koricanac.
 
Koricanac (5'11") is a native of Belgrade, Serbia and played this past season at Troy University.   She was a member of a Trojans team that won 25 games before losing the Sun Belt Conference Championship and falling to Kansas in the WBIT.
 
She appeared in 27 games off the bench during the season averaging 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game.  Koricanac had a breakout game of 19 points, seven rebounds in a win over Oakwood College.  She posted an eight point, seven rebound game against Georgia State. 
 
"Lana will be another long, physical guard that will help us compete against teams in our conference and on the non-conference schedule," said McGlothan.  "She brings both international and collegiate post-season experience with her to our roster and has been around winning programs during her playing career.  I look forward to watching her compete and developing her game to be successful within our system."
 
Koricanac finished her prep career with two seasons at Greenforest Christian Academy in Georgia.  She helped the team post a 27-5 record as a junior with the team winning the Class A Division 2 State Championship.  She earned both first team All-Region and GBCA All-State honors averaging 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals per game.
 
She becomes the fifth player set to join the Panthers roster for next season.  Itxasne Fernandez Arguello (Otero JC), a junior college forward from Spain was announced last week during the spring signing period with Nevaeh Dickman, a forward from Loyola Chicago announced this week.  They join high school products Alahnna Simpson (La Crosse, Wis. / La Crosse Central HS) and Dalia Grandberry (Arlington Heights, Ill. / Rolling Meadows HS), who both signed with the Panthers in November.