All-around depth will help men’s soccer team’s offense
Dillan Schorfheide, Assistant Sports Editor
August 29, 2018
Filed under Columns, Soccer, Sports
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 and its leading scorer had only three goals. So this year, head coach Kiki Lara was looking...
Eastern draws Northern Kentucky
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
September 5, 2017
For the fourth time in five games this season, the Eastern men’s soccer team finished a game with a tie. This time the draw came in a 0-0 result against Northern Kentucky at Lakeside Field on Tuesday. For the Panthers, the defense stepped up big again, as the game marks their third in a row where they s...
Men’s soccer opens season in Wisconsin
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
August 24, 2017
Filed under Soccer
Eastern head coach Kiki Lara expects his team to come out of its first regular season games this weekend with a 2-0 record, and he and his team intend to do it against a pair of Wisconsin teams they went 1-1 against last season. “Yes, we do feel that way (about winning both games),” Lara said. “If we d...
After good start, women’s soccer hosts home opener
Dillan Schorfheide, Women's Soccer Reporter
August 24, 2017
Filed under Soccer
After starting its season without a loss in two games, the Eastern women’s soccer team hosts two home games this weekend. The home games are coming at a good time for the Panthers, after winning one game and tying in the other on the road. The team’s play so far, Director of Soccer Kiki Lara sai...
Women’s soccer offense and defense improve together
Dillan Schorfheide, Women's Soccer Reporter
August 22, 2017
Filed under Soccer
The phrase usually associated with sports says the best defense is a good offense, essentially saying that a great defense is needed to win games. But when the defense is not playing its best, the offense is needed to put some runs, points or goals on the board, depending on the sport, to help give...
Eastern returns ready for 2017 season
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
August 22, 2017
Filed under Soccer
Despite the Eastern men’s soccer team being selected to finish last in the Summit League’s head coaches preseason poll, confidence around the program is high right now as the team looks to take a leap forward in its ongoing developmental process under head coach Kiki Lara. The 2-4 conference reco...
Men’s soccer falls to Wright State
JJ Bulock, Men's Soccer Reporter
September 21, 2016
The Eastern men’s soccer team was unable to get much going on offense in their 1-0 loss to Wright State on Wednesday night. It was the second straight loss for the panthers, who fall to 2-4-1 on the season, and second straight game a second half goal resulted in a loss. This was the second time...
Men’s soccer starts road trip at WMU
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
September 15, 2016
The men’s soccer team will face a tough task when they travel to Western Michigan this Sunday after a recent four-game home stand. The Broncos are coming in at No. 5 for the second week in a row in the Great Lakes Region. They have also received votes for the national poll coming in at No. 30 un...
Hill, Panthers’ offseason work shows in preseason
J.J. Bullock, Men's Soccer Reporter
August 21, 2016
Despite being just an exhibition contest, which would have no ramifications toward the team’s overall record, the Eastern men’s soccer team’s matchup against the University of Illinois- Springfield was not a meaningless affair. The game resulted in a 1-1 draw, giving Eastern head coach Kiki...
Men’s soccer team falls short of expectations
Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter
November 9, 2015
The Eastern men’s soccer team came into this season with a new coach, and plenty of optimism as there was hope of improving on a previous three win season. Now the season has officially come to a close, it ends in similar fashion as the Panthers finished with just three wins on the season for the...
Men’s soccer team hits the road one last time
Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2015
Filed under Sports
The Eastern Illinois men’s soccer team will hit the road for the final time this season as they head to Edwardsville to take on Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Tuesday at 7pm. As there are just two games left in the season, time is running out for Eastern to improve on their win total from l...
Walk-on Kyle Callender beats the odds
Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2015
The odds of succeeding as a walk-on in any sport are unfavorable, but Kyle Callender has proven otherwise for the men’s soccer team in his final season. Callender walked on to join the soccer team during his freshman year, and is now one of the most important guys on the team as the captain during...
