Panthers Journey to Terre Haute, Indiana, For A Three-Match Weekend

Eastern Illinois (5-0) vs. Indiana State (2-4)

Date & Time: September twelfth at 6:00 p.m. 

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All Time Series: 20-12

 

Eastern Illinois (5-0) vs. Montana (3-3)

Date & Time: September thirteenth at 10:00 a.m. 

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All Time Series: 1-0

 

Eastern Illinois (5-0) vs. Butler (4-2)

Date & Time: September thirteenth at 1:30 p.m. 

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All Time Series: 6-14

The Panthers will look to proceed their undefeated streak after they head to Terre Haute, Indiana, for a three-match weekend. EIU swept via the Saluki Bash this previous weekend, having no bother in opposition to Kansas City and New Mexico. Eastern Illinois then defended their streak in a five-set match thriller in opposition to the host, Southern Illinois. Lilli Amettis returned to the motion and wasted no time making her mark on the 2025 season. In eleven units, she totaled 38 kills, 41 digs, and seven blocks. Amettis was awarded the Saluki Bash Tournament MVP for her stellar efficiency.

 

About the Panthers: EIU went on a routine enterprise journey to Southern Illinois this previous weekend, recording their second match sweep to start out the 2025 season marketing campaign. This is the second season in three years the volleyball workforce has began 5-0. In addition, EIU is simply 1 of 37 groups to have an ideal file and holds a number of high-ranking statistics each nationally and within the OVC. Eastern Illinois is ranked twenty third within the nation in digs per set with 16.16 and twenty eighth in opponent hitting proportion at .136. In regard to the OVC, EIU is first in blocks per set at 2.18 and on the high of the leaderboard for profitable proportion and opponent hitting proportion. Coach Millar had a number of standout performers, together with the match MVP and up to date OVC notable participant of the week, Lilli Amettis, who stole the present each offensively and defensively. The 2025 OVC participant to look at for EIU was on full show, recording 38 kills, 41 digs, and seven blocks. Catalina Rochaix was one other notable contributor, totaling 76 assists and 18 digs, and Anaya Rawlinson contributed 9 blocks over the weekend. 

About Indiana State: The host of the weekend match, Indiana State, is a well-known opponent to the Panthers with an all-time collection of 20-12 in favor of EIU. The Panthers have received the final two conferences; nonetheless, it has been some time for the reason that final time these two packages met. Eastern Illinois received the earlier assembly 3-2 on September sixteenth, 2017. The Sycamores are coached by third-year head coach Ashlee Pritchard. Indiana State enters the weekend at 2-4 with a number of leaders making vital contributions. The factors chief, Kira Holland, has totaled 96 factors, 84 kills, 41 digs, and 9 blocks. To go together with Holland is Emily Weber, who leads the workforce in assists with 126 and 27 digs. Defensively, Ella Scott is the one to look at, as she leads the workforce with 21 blocks. 

About Montana: Unlike Indiana State, there is only one lone earlier matchup between Montana and Eastern Illinois. The Panthers received the primary matchup 3-1 on September 1st, 2001. Twenty-four years later, the 2 groups will sq. off as soon as once more on Saturday morning. The Grizzlies enter the weekend at 3-3 with two wins over Oakland and one in opposition to North Dakota State. Montana is led by head coach Allison Lawrence, getting into her ninth season on the helm and sixteenth total season with this system. Lawrence was promoted to go coach in January 2017 after serving the earlier seven seasons as an assistant. Her workforce is led by a junior, Gracie Cagle, who has totaled 213 assists. The Grizzlies have 5 completely different gamers with 35+ kills, together with Delaney Russell (66), Olivia LaBeau (54), Sydney Pierce (48), Mylee Blake (46), and Carley Spachman (36). Defensively, Alexis Batezel is a standout performer with 98 digs, and three separate gamers have 20+ blocks: Spachman (27), LaBeau (21), and Pierce (20). 

About Butler: The Bulldogs enter the weekend at 4-2 coming off a tricky Iowa Invitational the place they went 1-2. They swept Loyola-Chicago however dropped matches to Iowa and Illinois State. The all-time collection is 6-14, favoring the Panthers. The final assembly passed off in 2018, which resulted in a 3-0 sweep by the Bulldogs. In addition to the 2018 sweep, Butler has received the earlier 4 conferences. Butler is led by head coach Kyle Shondell, getting into his third season with this system after restarting the Indiana Tech males’s volleyball program. Shondell has a number of key gamers on the roster to look out for, beginning with Alaleh Tolliver, who has 101 whole factors and 87 kills on the season. Second, Kaylee Finnegan, the workforce chief in assists with 237. Zoe McDonald has recorded 26 blocks, and Lauren Evans has contributed 98 digs to wrap up the standout gamers for the Bulldogs. 

 

The match in opposition to Indiana State may be adopted alongside on ESPN+, and each contest on Live Stats.