Novotny named Eastern Illinois Male Senior Athlete of the Year
Staff Report
June 15, 2018
Mike Novotny, the goalkeeper for the Eastern men’s soccer team, has been named the Eastern Illinois Male Senior Athlete of the Year for the 2017-18 academic year. According to a press release, the Eastern athletic department presents the award to the top senior athlete for their athletic success...
Evansville beats Eastern 2-0
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
September 17, 2017
The Eastern men’s soccer team allowed just three shots on goal against Evansville Sunday on the road, but two of those shots were able to find the back of the net, as the Panthers lost their second game in a row 2-0. The two teams finished with very similar looks on the stat sheet, but...
Panthers set for home opener
Vince Lovergine, Men's Soccer Reporter
August 31, 2017
While the Eastern men’s soccer team still has not won a game to this point, it has not lost either. In two matches, so far this season, it has tied to Green Bay and Milwaukee. The offense has been a struggle so far as the team has combined for just two goals in two games. Senior goalie Mike Novotny...
Four-year-starter Novotny ready to lead
JJ Bullock, Assistant Sports Editor
August 20, 2017
The Eastern men’s soccer team is a squad that prides itself, and focuses on maintaining a strong defensive identity. They have acquired a reputation as being one of the stouter defensive units in the Summit League. However, if there is one rule of thumb that holds true in soccer, it is that your de...
Newcomers, Novotny lead Panthers into postseason
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
November 7, 2016
The Eastern men’s soccer team came into the season with three wins in the previous season, one of which came in the conference. This year’s team featured many new faces and the Panthers were able to reach the conference tournament for the first time since 2008. This year, the Panthers finished...
Novotny wins Co-Defensive Player of the Week
JJ Bullock, Men's Soccer Reporter
October 24, 2016
After turning in an impressive seven save performance to help Eastern earn their first conference win of the year on Sunday, Panther junior goalkeeper Mike Novotny was named the Summit League co-defensive player of the week. "It's a pretty cool feeling being named one of the defensive players of the...
Men’s soccer wins 1-0 over IPFW
JJ Bullock, Men's Soccer Reporter
October 23, 2016
Eastern freshman Alex Castaneda sent the Panther bench into a frenzy when he made what would be the game deciding goal with 14 minutes to play in the second half of Eastern's 1-0 win over Indiana University-Purdue Fort Wayne Sunday. The goal by Castaneda was a rocket ball from outside the box that...
Three games remain for men’s soccer
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
October 19, 2016
The Eastern men’s soccer team was rained out on Wednesday night at Cincinnati for its final non-conference game. Looking ahead, Eastern has three games remaining this year, all against Summit League opponents. Luckily for the Panthers, two of the final three games will be played at Lakeside Fiel...
Men’s soccer heads north for match with NIU
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
October 10, 2016
With a seven-game losing streak and almost a month since the last win, the time is now for the Eastern men’s soccer team to turn it around with a trip to face the Northern Illinois Huskies on Tuesday night. While they haven’t been winning, they also haven’t been scoring. The Panthers have...
A look at men’s soccer, Summit League
Mark Shanahan, Assistant Sports Editor
September 8, 2016
With each team in the Summit League three or four games into the season, it looks like Denver is the team to beat, like most predicted at the start of the year. Denver started off the season with a 1-1 draw against No. 30 ranked Monmouth on the road. Since then, Denver has won three straight ro...
Three earn All-Summit league honors for men’s soccer
Mark Shanahan, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2015
The Summit League awarded sophomore goalkeeper Mike Novotny and newcomers freshman midfielder Brendan McDonough and freshman forward Trevor Kerns with end of the season accolades. The three Eastern players were named to the end of the year all-league teams that are voted on by the Summit League co...
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...
