The Panthers will look to continue their winning ways this weekend as they play host to Wright State at 4 p.m. Friday, and travel to Drury on Sunday.

Eastern’s first opponent of the weekend, Wright State, started off the season with a loss to Western Illinois, but bounced back, outscoring its next three opponents 14-1.

With the strong offensive production of the Raiders, Eastern’s freshman goalie Casey DeCaulwe will have his work cut out for him and will need help from the other 10 Panthers on the field to shut down the scoring attack by the Raiders.

The young goalie has posted a 1.61 goals against average, which is very impressive in his early career.

History is in the Panthers favor as Eastern leads the all-time series versus the Raiders 4-2.

In order for the Panthers to get the victory, they will need more strong performances by senior Chad Dumonceaux and sophomore Jimmy Klatter, who have came through for the Panthers throughout the season.

Dumonceaux nabbed his first goal of the 2003 season this past weekend, and will hopefully continue to produce more goals this weekend to help guide the Panthers to two more victories on the year.

The Panthers must stop Raider forward Ricky Strong who has been the dominant force of the offensive attack this season. Strong leads the team in goals (4), points (9), as well as shots taken (14).

Scoring will also be an issue for Eastern with Raider goalie Jason Balach protecting the net. Balach has allowed only five goals on the year, playing every minute of every game thus far, posting two shutouts in early season match-ups.

As for Eastern’s opponent on Sunday, Drury has had a rough start to the year, dropping it’s first five games of the season. In those five contests, Drury has been shutout by Missouri Valley Conference teams Tulsa and Bradley, and outscored 21-2 overall.

Despite Drury’s rocky start to the season, they managed a 3-2 victory over the Panthers last season to tie the all-time series at one.

Drury will likely switch up goalies throughout the match, which should ultimately give Eastern’s forwards good opportunities to score against Drury’s Bradley Bodenhamer who has struggled throughout the early season.

If the Panthers continue to get production from everyone on the field, they are very capable of grabbing two more wins over the weekend, keeping the momentum rolling on what appears to be a very successful season.