Eastern’s men’s soccer team moved to an even .500 with a 2-1 win over Summit League rival Oral Roberts.

The Panthers are now 5-5-1 overall and 1-1-1 in conference matches.

The five wins are now more than the Panthers won all of last season.

Last year, Eastern finished with a 4-12-1 record and only scored nine goals.

Eastern has connected on 14 goals already this season.

In Summit League matches only, the Panthers rank second in shots with 37, trailing only Oral Roberts (43).

Eastern and Oral Roberts are the only teams that have played three conference matches this season.

Mills and Keever named Summit League Players of the week

Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne’s freshman forward Jason Mills won the Summit Leagues best offensive player award this week.

Mills contributed one goal and one assist in IPFW’s 2-0 win against Western Illinois.

The three points in one match marked a career-high for the freshman.

Mills has two goals and five assists so far this season.

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis’s senior goalkeeper Tyler Keever earned this week’s defensive player of the week award.

Keever was awarded his second victory of the season in a 1-0 win over the University of Missouri at Kansas City. He made five saves, while extending his streak to 225 minutes without allowing a goal.

Around the Summit League

Oral Roberts was able to beat non-conference opponent Valparaiso 3-2.

The Golden Eagles fell behind 2-0 in the second half; however, their offense was able to get on track in the second half scoring three goals in route to their fourth win of the season. Jarrett Hamilton led the team with two goals.

Oral Roberts record now stands at 4-7 overall and Valparaiso fell to 5-5-2.

IUPUI beat UMKC 1-0 in a close conference match.

The game was scoreless until the 83rd minute when Galen Cassady connected on the game-winning goal.

The win improves IUPUI to 3-7 overall and 1-0-1 in the Summit League, while UMKC falls to 4-5-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

IPFW was able to top Western Illinois in a Summit League match 2-0.

Mills led the Mastodons attack with one goal and one assist. Max Touloute scored the second goal for IPFW.

The win improves IPFW to 6-6-1 overall and 2-0 in Summit League matches; however, Western drops to 6-5-1 overall and 1-1 in conference.

Rob Mortell can be reached at 581-7944 or [email protected].