Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball

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Eastern Illinois Panthers
women's basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers wordmark.svg
UniversityEastern Illinois University
Athletic directorTom Michael
Head coachMatt Bollant (5th season)
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
LocationCharleston, Illinois
ArenaLantz Arena
(Capacity: 5,300)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlue and gray[1]
   
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1988
AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1981
AIAW Tournament Appearances
Division II: 1981
Conference tournament champions
Gateway: 1988
Conference regular season champions
Gateway: 1988
OVC: 2010, 2013

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Season Results[]

Year Coach Overall record Conference record Conference standing Postseason
1973–74[5] Helen Riley 10–9 — — —
1974–75 Helen Riley 7–13 — — —
1975–76 Helen Riley 9–10 — — —
1976–77 Melinda Fischer 14–7 — — —
1977–78 Melinda Fischer 8–11 — — —
1978–79 Melinda Fischer 15–11 — — —
1979–80 Barbara Hilke 20–10 — — —
1980–81 Barbara Hilke 25–8 — — AIAW Division II Quarterfinals
1981–82 Barbara Hilke 22–11 — — —
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
1982–83 Barbara Hilke 22–7 2–3 —
1983–84 Barbara Hilke 16–12 10–8 5th of 10 —
1984–85 Barbara Hilke 16–12 8–10 5th of 10 —
1985–86 Barbara Hilke 18–10 10–8 5th of 10 —
1986–87 Barbara Hilke 17–13 11–7 3rd of 10 —
1987–88 Barbara Hilke 22–8 14–4 1st of 10 NCAA First Round
1988–89 Barbara Hilke 16–12 11–7 4th of 10 —
1989–90 Barbara Hilke 15–12 11–7 5th of 10 —
1990–91 Barbara Hilke 14–13 9–9 T-5th of 10 —
1991–92 Barbara Hilke 8–19 4–14 9th of 10 —
1992–93 Barbara Hilke 3–24 2–14 8th of 9 —
1993–94 John Klein 5–21 3–15 T-9th of 10 —
1994–95 John Klein 16–12 10–8 5th of 10 —
1995–96 John Klein 12–15 9–9 T-6th of 10 —
Ohio Valley Conference
1996–97 John Klein 12–15 8–10 5th of 10 —
1997–98 John Klein 12–15 10–8 5th of 10 —
1998–99 John Klein 5–21 3–15 T-9th of 10
1999–00 Linda Wunder 8–19 6–12 T-8th of 10 —
2000–01 Linda Wunder 7–20 3–13 9th of 9 —
2001–02 Linda Wunder 7–21 6–10 T-6th of 9 —
2002–03 Linda Wunder 6–22 5–11 7th of 9 —
2003–04 Linda Wunder 8–19 5–11 9th of 11 —
2004–05 Brady Sallee 10–17 3–13 10th of 11 —
2005–06 Brady Sallee 10–19 9–11 7th of 11 —
2006–07 Brady Sallee 10–19 7–13 9th of 11 —
2007–08 Brady Sallee 19–13 15–5 T-2nd of 11 —
2008–09 Brady Sallee 24–9 15–3 2nd of 10 —
2009–10 Brady Sallee 23–11 16–2 1st of 10 WNIT 1st Round
2010–11 Brady Sallee 18–13 13–5 T-3rd of 10 —
2011–12 Brady Sallee 22–9 13–3 2nd of 11 —
2012–13 Lee Buchanan 20–12 12–4 1st West WNIT 2nd Round
2013–14 Debbie Black 12–16 7–9 T-2nd West —
2014–15 Debbie Black 10–20 7–9 T-7th of 12 —
2015–16 Debbie Black 3–25 2–14 12th of 12 —
2016–17 Debbie Black 9–19 5–11 12th of 12 —
2017–18 Matt Bollant 3–26 2–16 12th of 12 —
2018–19 Matt Bollant 11–18 5–13 T-10th of 12 —
2019–20 Matt Bollant 19–12 12–6 4th of 12 —
2020–21 Matt Bollant 11–15 9–11 8th of 12 —
Totals 9 Coaches
48 Years 		4 Postseason Appearances

Postseason[]

NCAA Division I[]

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1988 #10 First Round #7 Colorado L 78–72

WNIT results[]

The Panthers have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) two times. Their record is 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2010 First Round Marquette L 56–85
2013 First Round
Second Round		 Missouri
Illinois		 W 60–58
L 54–62

AIAW College Division/Division II[]

The Panthers made one appearance in the AIAW National Division II Basketball Tournament, with a combined record of 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1981 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Colorado College
William Penn 		W, 77–69
L, 73–53

Retired Numbers[]

No. Player Position Career Date of Retirement
13 Nancy Kassebaum[6] G 1979–83 February 24, 2005

References[]

  1. ^ "Eastern Illinois University Panthers - Media Relations". October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball".
  3. ^ http://static.eiu.sidearmsports.com/custompages/wbball/2016-17/2016-17_WBB-quickfacts.pdf?path=wbball
  4. ^ http://static.eiu.sidearmsports.com/custompages/wbball/2016-17/2016-17_WBB_MG.pdf
  5. ^ "2017 EIU Women's Basketball Records" (PDF).
  6. ^ "EIU Retired Numbers".

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