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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

Former rugby field to be converted to new soccer field

Dillan Schorfheide, Sports Editor June 21, 2019

The field that formerly housed Eastern rugby will be converted to a soccer field for Eastern athletics. Work on the field, which is located right next to fourth street, started before the academic year...

Matheus Santos winds up for a shot during Eastern’s 1-0 loss to Green Bay at Lakeside Field on Sept. 2.

Column: Offense is necessity for men’s soccer team next year

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor November 12, 2018

The men’s soccer team’s season was a rollercoaster that kept teasing a slow, continuing rise, but always delivered a steep drop at the last second. Scoring more goals was a priority at the beginning...

Luke Kurili tries to protect the ball from a Northern Illinois defender during Eastern’s 2-0 loss on Sept. 21 at Lakeside Field.

Men’s soccer team falls in tournament semifinals

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Men's Soccer Reporter November 8, 2018

Eastern men’s soccer ends the season unceremoniously after losing 1-0 to Denver in the Summit League Championship semifinals. An early first half goal from Denver senior Andre Shinyashiki gave the...

Notebook: Paths to Summit League men’s soccer tournament

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor, and November 7, 2018

The men’s Summit League soccer season has had some ups and downs for its teams this year, and the positions of the teams in conference standings have jumped around quite a bit. With the conference...

Eastern’s women’s soccer team celebrates a tournament win on Oct. 11 against Southeast Missouri at Lakeside Field. The Panthers’ won six games this season, their highest total since 2013.

Eastern women’s soccer team sets highest win total in six years

Adam Tumino, Women's Soccer Reporter November 5, 2018

The Eastern women’s soccer team’s season may have ended on Friday in the OVC semifinals, but it was a comeback season for the program.  The Panthers reached the OVC Tournament for the first time...

Eastern sophomore forward Shady Omar prepares to play the ball on Oct. 10 against Valparaiso. The Panthers lost the match 2-1 at Lakeside Field.

Panthers lose, still in play for conference championship

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Men's Soccer Reporter November 4, 2018

Eastern men’s soccer (3-10-4, 1-2-2 SL) faced its final regular season opponent, Omaha (6-7-1, 4-1 SL), on Saturday, falling 1-0 and failing to move up in the conference standings. The game-deciding...

Eastern volleyball team splits weekend OVC matches

Tom O'Connor, Volleyball Reporter November 4, 2018

Tim Barrington, Tennessee-Martin’s public address announcer, was rather busy at the outset of the fifth set, holding down his post behind the microphone.  “Point Skyhawks,” he bellowed.  Then...

Eastern sophomore Itxaso Aguero controls the ball against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 28. The Panthers won to advance to the semifinals of the OVC Tournament, which they lost 1-0 on Nov. 2 against Murray State.

Panthers fall 1-0 to Murray State in OVC semis

Adam Tumino, Women's Soccer Reporter November 4, 2018

The Eastern women’s soccer team’s season came to an end on Friday afternoon in the pouring rain in Martin, Tenn.  The Panthers lost their OVC semifinal match against Murray State 1-0. Murray State...

4 very different paths merge in OVC tournament

Adam Tumino, Women's Soccer Reporter October 31, 2018

The four programs that are competing in the semi-finals of the OVC Tournament on Friday are each on very different trajectories in recent years. The top seed Tennessee-Martin enters the tournament after...

Christian Sosnowski settles the ball during Eastern’s 1-1 tie with Evansville at Lakeside Field on Aug. 31. Sosnowski leads Eastern with three goals this season.

Sosnowski embraces leading role for men’s soccer team

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor October 31, 2018

Perhaps the biggest headline this season for the men’s soccer team is the Panthers’ ability to score. In 19 matches last year, Eastern scored only 10 goals, which was something that left the team...

Toby Andrews dribbles the ball between a pair of Valparaiso defenders during the men’s soccer team’s 2-1 loss at Lakeside Field on Oct. 10.

Summit League men’s soccer set for big weekend of games

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Men's Soccer Reporter October 29, 2018

The Summit League men’s soccer regular season ends with a slate of matches this upcoming weekend, and the standings have plenty of room to change prior to the conference tournament. The cream of the...

Members of the Eastern women’s soccer team celebrate their 2-1 win over Southeast Missouri in the first round of the conference tournament Sunday at Lakeside Field. Eastern plays Murray State in the second round on Friday.

Top 4 seeds advance to OVC women’s soccer semifinals

Adam Tumino, Women's Soccer Reporter October 29, 2018

The first two rounds of the OVC Tournament are in the books, and the field is set for the semifinals Friday. The two seed Murray State will face Eastern, the three seed, at 4 p.m. on Friday. At 7 p.m.,...

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