Not surprisingly, three of the most important matches for the men's soccer team are conference matchups.
Two of them are home matches, both of which feature two of the biggest threats to the Panthers.
Denver
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Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter
• September 16, 2019
Even though the men’s soccer team went 1-1 this weekend, one key result came out of it: The Panthers won their first game against Bradley since 2009, with a 1-0 win Sept. 13.
In the first half Eastern...
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...
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...
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...
Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter
• September 4, 2019
The men’s soccer team went 0-2 over the weekend and allowed six goals in the process.
There were three goals in each game, but for those who know the program the defense will regroup and improve...
Kiki Lara necessarily focused a big portion of the offseason toward making the men’s soccer team a new, improved and hopefully more productive offensive threat.
Lara, the head coach, and his players...
Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter
• September 2, 2019
The men’s soccer team went 0-2 this weekend in its first two games of the season, losing the season-opener 3-1 to Evansville and losing 3-0 to Xavier Monday.
Against Evansville Aug. 30, Eastern started...
Saint Louis erected a roadblock in the Eastern men’s soccer team’s path toward an improved offense this season by shutting Eastern out 3-0 in an exhibition match Aug. 19.
Being an exhibition match,...
Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter
• August 28, 2019
When Jonathan Burke came on his college visit to Eastern he had a good feeling about Eastern’s soccer program, that if he came to Eastern everything would work out.
Burke, the starting goalkeeper for...
Blake Faith, Men's Soccer Reporter
• August 26, 2019
Offensively, the men’s soccer team only scored 12 goals throughout the season last year.
While the offense was stifled, the team’s defense, which it is known for, was good. Coach Kiki Lara made...
Generally, most teams have more than one flaw to continually fix throughout their respective seasons.
The Eastern men’s soccer team has spots to fill defensively, but head coach Kiki Lara always makes...
