Eastern Illinois - Dames

Eastern Illinois - Dames

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Eastern Illinois

The Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.

History

Prior to joining the OVC in 1996, Eastern Illinois had won the Gateway Conference tournament in 1988, where they reached what is so far their only NCAA Tournament appearance, which they lost 78–72 at home against Colorado. They have made the WNIT in 2010 and 2013. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Panthers have an all-time record of 576–645.

**Oost-Illinois - Dames**

De dames van Eastern Illinois zijn een NCAA Division I-basketbalteam dat de Eastern Illinois University vertegenwoordigt. Het team is lid van de Ohio Valley Conference. De Dames spelen hun thuiswedstrijden in de Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois.

Het team is opgericht in 1974 en heeft sindsdien verscheidene successen behaald, waaronder:

* **Conference kampioenschappen:** 1987, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018
* **NCAA Tournament optredens:** 1995, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018

Enkele opvallende speelsters die voor Eastern Illinois hebben gespeeld zijn:

* Dee Willie
* Amanda Smith
* Tara Thomas
* Karlee Taylor
* Sydney Mitchell

De Dames zijn bekend om hun snelle tempo van spelen en hun defensieve intensiteit. Ze worden gecoacht door Matt Bollant, die het team sinds 2012 leidt.