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The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Perfect type of win for Eastern women’s soccer

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor September 15, 2019

The monkey is finally off the Eastern women’s soccer team’s back as the Panthers lead a comeback against Chicago State for the team’s first win of the season. On paper, it seemed like a bit of a...

Karina Delgado | The Daily Eastern News
Easterns Eva Munoz boots the ball downfield in the Panthers win against Chicago State on Sept. 15 at Lakeside Field.

Panthers beat Chicago State for 1st win of season

Tom O'Connor, Women's Soccer Reporter September 15, 2019

The conditions were right. A confluence of factors, namely the 84-degree heat and a reliable Eastern attack after halftime, delivered the Panthers’ first victory. The beating the Chicago State players...

Eastern women’s soccer readies for rematch against Chicago State

Tom O’Connor, Women's Soccer Reporter September 12, 2019

There were moments, in the words of Jake Plant, of very polished soccer at Lakeside Field on Sunday, but that does not mean he thought everything worked for the Panthers all afternoon.     He...

Karina Delgado | The Daily Eastern News
Christian Sosnowski runs to gain possession of the ball as a defender starts to guard him. Eastern defeated St. Xavier Tuesday in its home opener 2-0 at Lakeside Field.

Men’s soccer looks to build momentum with weekend matches

Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter September 12, 2019

The men’s soccer team won its first game of the season (also its home opener) against Saint Xavier Tuesday, and its goal is to take that result and improve on it against Bradley and Northwestern this...

3 things to watch for women’s soccer before conference play

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor September 11, 2019

The Eastern women’s soccer team is still searching for win No. 1 with OVC play just around the corner. After four matches, plenty of plot points have sprouted that are worth looking out for from the...

Column: Harkrader, Sosnowski can pace men’s soccer team’s offense going forward

Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor September 11, 2019

Perhaps the best thing to come from the men’s soccer team’s 2-0 victory Tuesday is the placement of certain personnel on the field. Since I started covering the team last year, I have admired the...

Panthers show signs of improvement on offense

Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor September 10, 2019

Shots were plentiful for the men’s soccer team Tuesday, coming from all directions and multiple avenues. The Panthers had an offensive explosion, taking 15 total shots with nine of them (60 percent)...

Men’s soccer picks up 1st win of season

Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter September 10, 2019

The Panthers ended its losing streak by defeating Saint Xavier 2-0 Tuesday afternoon at Lakeside Field in the home opener. Coming into the first home game of the season, the men’s soccer team competed...

Women’s soccer’s losses over weekend sting a bit

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Assistant Sports Editor September 9, 2019

The two-game slate for the Eastern women’s soccer team over the weekend felt like one step forward and two steps backward. The Panthers opened up the season with two tough road non-conference matchups...

Tom O’Connor | The Daily Eastern News
Lexi Ketterhagen sprints after the ball as a defender closes in on her to steal to the ball away. Eastern lost its home-opener 1-0 to Fort Wayne Sunday at Lakeside Field.

Women’s soccer loses 1-0 to Fort Wayne in home opener

Tom O'Connor, Women's Soccer Reporter September 8, 2019

Upon completion of the first half, when the teams traded fouls and free kicks, Eastern played the second half on the terms of its opponent. Fort Wayne leveled its attack on the Panthers’ defense with...

Men’s soccer attempts comeback, falls short 3-2 against Ohio State

Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter September 8, 2019

Shady Omar scored a goal and had an assist for the Panthers, but the men’s soccer team suffered their third straight loss to open the season against Ohio State in a close 3-2 loss Sunday. “Three...

Women’s soccer plays first home game Sunday

Tom O’Connor September 5, 2019

After an inauspicious start of 0-2, Eastern has not been able to strike the right balance. The Panthers underwhelmed Ball State in the opener two weeks ago, when the offense pumped out one shot on goal...

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