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EASTERN ILLINOIS (0-1) at Purdue (1-0)
\nThursday, November 6\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 6 pm\u00a0
\nWest Lafayette, Ind.\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Mackey Arena<\/p>\n
RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU<\/a> GAME 2 ELLIS QUICK OUT OF THE GATE TRANSFER PRODUCTION\u00a0 BLOCK PARTY STARTS\u00a0 UP NEXT
\nTV: Big Ten Plus<\/a>
\nLIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com<\/a>
\nSERIES RECORD: PURDUE leads 7-3
\nLAST MEETING: @PURDUE 89, EIU 33 on Nov. 18, 2001
\nNOTES: EIU Complete Notes<\/a><\/p>\n
\nEastern Illinois returns to action on Thursday as the Panthers travel to face Big Ten member Purdue on the road.\u00a0 The Panthers lost their season opener on Monday afternoon to Drake at home losing 83-65 which snapped the Panthers 16-game home win streak (11th longest in the nation entering the season).\u00a0 EIU faces a Purdue team that beat Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday for its season opener.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nJunior Lalani Ellis<\/a> missed both the Panthers exhibition games this season but that didn’t appear to slow the guard down as she led EIU in scoring in the season opener against Drake finishing with 14 points.\u00a0 \u00a0Ellis is the Panthers top returning scorer from last year at 7.7 points per game with a season high of 23 points against Western Illinois.\u00a0 Ellis has now scored in double figures in the season opener in all three of her collegiate seasons with 21 points in her collegiate debut in 2023-24 against IU Indy and then 12 points last season at North Dakota.\u00a0 It was the 11th career double figure game for Ellis.<\/p>\n
\nEastern Illinois had good production from all four of its recent Division I transfers in the season opener with Drake with three of the four players finishing in double figures.\u00a0 Ava Stoller<\/a> scored 13 points with Clara Glad<\/a> dropping in 11 with both players in the starting line-up.\u00a0 Meioshe Mason<\/a> came off the bench as the fourth double figure scorer in the game for EIU finishing with ten.\u00a0 Abbie Boutilier<\/a> was in the starting line-up for EIU finishing with four blocks and four rebounds.<\/p>\n
\nEastern Illinois had seven blocks as a team in the season opener with Drake.\u00a0 Transfer center Abbie Boutilier<\/a> led the way with four blocks with Meioshe Mason<\/a> collecting two.\u00a0 Ella Lune<\/a> picked up the final blocked shot.\u00a0 EIU features one of the biggest front lines in college basketball with Boutilier (6’10”), Mason (6’4″) and Olivia Thostenson<\/a> (6’4″).<\/p>\n
\nTuesday, November 11 at Indiana State (5 pm on ESPN+)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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