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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

Eastern senior midfielder Jake Andrews holds off an Evasnville defender as he gets ready to cross the ball into the box. Eastern drew 1-1 with Evansville at Lakeside Field on Aug. 31.

Panthers working around penalty kicks

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor September 11, 2018

Out of the five matches in the men’s soccer team’s young season, Eastern’s opponents have already scored three goals off penalty kicks, and two of those times took away the chance for a victory and...

Eastern head coach Jake Plant addresses his team before a game against IUPUI at Lakeside Field. The Panthers are 1-4-2 on the season, they have lost two games in a row.

Several OVC teams off to fast starts in 2018

Adam Tumino, Women's Soccer Reporter September 11, 2018

The OVC is gearing up for the beginning of conference play this weekend.  Eastern currently sits in 9th place in the 11-team conference with a record of 1-4-2. They kick off the conference season on...

Lexi Ketterhagen executes a corner kick at Lakeside Field against IUPUI on Aug. 31. The match would end in a 1-1 draw.

Panthers go 0-2 in weekend matches with conference play looming

Adam Tumino, Women's Soccer Reporter September 9, 2018

The Eastern women’s soccer team went 0-2 in its last weekend of matches before conference play begins on Sept. 14. They lost 3-1 at home to Indiana State on Friday and dropped their Sunday match with...

Eastern junior Matheus Santos strikes a ball in a match against Green Bay at Lakeside Field on Sept. 2. Green Bay won the game 1-0.

Men’s soccer team splits matches at Bradley Invitational

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor September 9, 2018

Shady Omar saved Eastern from leaving Peoria winless Sunday with a late, game-winning free kick to give the Panthers a 2-1 victory over Mercer. Omar’s goal is the first on the season for him, and...

Eastern senior Jake Andrews tries to keep the ball away from an Evansville defender Aug. 31 at Lakeside Field. The Panthers tied with Evansville 1-1 in the game.

Column: Men’s soccer team needs more avenues to score

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor September 6, 2018

Even though the Eastern men’s soccer team has already made good on some things it wanted to do well this year, the team could still improve on scoring through its build-up play. Defensively, head...

Eastern freshman Cole Stephens dribbles around an Evansville defender in the Panthers 1-1 draw with the Aces Aug. 31 at Lakeside Field. Eastern sits with a 1-1-1 record this season.

Denver rolling in Summit League soccer, Omaha faltering

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Men's Soccer Reporter September 5, 2018

The Eastern men’s soccer team continues to tread in the middle of the Summit League pack after another week of non-conference play. The Summit League announced its Offensive and Defensive Player of...

Sophomore forward Shady Omar heads a corner kick away from Eastern’s goal during a 1-1 draw against Evansville on Friday, Aug. 31 at Lakeside Field.

Men’s soccer team focused on using heads

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor September 4, 2018

At one of the men’s soccer team’s last practices before school started, the team ended practice with a crossbar challenge, in which multiple teams competed for bragging right’s sake. Everyone...

The Panthers celebrate a goal by Haylee Renick (6) on Aug. 31 against IUPUI. It was the Panthers lone goal in a 1-1 draw.

Eastern women’s soccer team in seventh place after first win

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

Coming off its first victory of the season, the Eastern women’s soccer team finds themselves in seventh place in the OVC with conference play right around the corner. With a record of 1-2-2, the Panthers...

Eastern sophomore Haylee Renick chases down a ball in a 2-0 Panther win over Chicago State on the road. The Panthers moved their record to 1-2-2 after the win.

Women’s soccer team wins first match of season over Chicago State

Adam Tumino, Women's Soccer Reporter September 3, 2018

The Eastern women’s soccer team earned its first victory of the season on Sept. 2 at Chicago State, capping off a pair of weekend matches in which they went 1-0-1.  The first match was on Friday...

Sophomore forward Shady Omar wins a head ball against two St. Francis attackers in a September 2017 match at Lakeside Field.

Men’s soccer team set for two matches this weekend

Oscar Rzodkiewicz, Men's Soccer Reporter August 30, 2018

The Eastern’s men’s soccer team home opener takes place Friday at 4 p.m. against Evansville, and the Panthers will follow it up with a match against Green Bay at Lakeside Field on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern...

OVC split as women’s soccer team prepares for conference play

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

With the conference season on the horizon, the Panthers are looking to keep improving.  The rest of the OVC is finding their way as well, with mixed results. Morehead State, Eastern’s first conference...

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Eastern’s Edgar Mesa pursues a ball in a game last season at Lakeside Field against Western Michigan. Mesa was named one of two Eastern players to watch in the Summit League.

All-around depth will help men’s soccer team’s offense

Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor August 29, 2018

One big question facing Eastern’s men’s soccer team before the season was the team’s ability to score. Last year, the team scored ten goals for the entire season, had a seven-match scoreless streak...

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