Eastern Illinois women's basketball loses to Valparaiso Monday afternoon 76-67 contributing to their sixth straight loss.
With the loss, Eastern falls to 1-8 on the season.
Carmen Tellez was the Panthers leading scorer putting up a season-high 16 points.
Tellez shot perfect from the three-point range in the third quarter scoring nine of her 16 points.
She hit back-to-back from behind the arc in the first minute of the quarter to bring the Panthers within one, but the Crusaders held on to their lead.
Tellez finished the game with four rebounds and three assists.
The Panthers shot 36.2% from the field while Valparaiso connected on 42.1% of their shots.
EIU will return home Wednesday December 20th for a 6 p.m. tip-off vs. North Texas.