After a hard-fought game, the Panthers beat the UIS Prairie Stars 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field. Here are some important numbers to remember from the intense game.
3: Three freshmen scored...
The Ohio Valley Conference announced the addition of men’s soccer as the 19th-sponsored sport Tuesday morning.
The OVC will include the following teams:
Eastern Illinois
Lindenwood
SIUE
Southern...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 27, 2023
The Eastern softball team will stay atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings after sweeping SIUE 1-0 and 5-2 in a doubleheader at its home opener Sunday afternoon at Williams Field.
The team moved...
Nick Bays, Women’s Soccer Reporter
• February 22, 2023
Dirk Bennett, newly appointed head coach of the women’s soccer team, has recently released the spring schedule for the Panthers. Matches this spring include an appearance in the Illinois 7x7 indoor tournament...
It all started in third grade for Eastern’s women’s redshirt senior goalkeeper Faith Davies.
Davies’ granny and nana and other members of her family set the precedent of giving back to the...
Last Friday, Eastern’s women’s soccer team announced that it hired Dirk Bennett as its new head coach, making him the seventh head coach in program history.
Bennett is very familiar with the...
Nick Bays, Men's Soccer Reporter
• October 31, 2022
In what was a physical game that saw eight yellow cards between the two teams, Eastern men’s soccer team lost on Saturday afternoon at home against the Denver Pioneers 3-0 on senior day.
Eastern...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• October 26, 2022
The Eastern women’s soccer team finished their season with a 2-0 loss to Southern Indiana on Sunday afternoon.
The Panthers went into the match hoping for their first win in the conference and to...
Brian Barrett, Men's Soccer Reporter
• October 24, 2022
The Eastern Illinois men's soccer team fell to the Kansas City Roos on Saturday afternoon by the score of 1-0. Eastern now sits at 1-9-3 on the season with a 0-5-1 record in conference matches. The Panthers...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• October 21, 2022
The Eastern women’s soccer team played its last home match of the season against Lindenwood which ended in a 0-0 tie Thursday afternoon.
The match looked promising for EIU as they started attacking...
Brian Barrett, Men's Soccer Reporter
• October 14, 2022
Eastern's men’s soccer team will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday night to take on Oral Roberts University. The Panthers enter with an overall record of 1-7-3 and look to notch their first Summit...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• October 12, 2022
As the Ohio Valley Conference season dwindles to an end for women’s soccer, the teams are fighting for the top spot in the standings.
In the close race, Tennessee Tech is currently at the top with...
