Traveling to Tennessee ended up in the middle for the Panthers.

Sunday, Eastern tied Austin Peay, 0-0. Friday the Panthers tied Tennessee Tech 1-1.

With the two ties, the Panthers were only able to pick up two more points in the Ohio Valley Conference instead of six points if they had won both games.

“(On Sunday) we worked really hard to earn the point we got,” Eastern head coach Tim Nowak said.

Eastern (4-5-4, 2-0-3 OVC) was unable to find the back of the net despite 19 shots against Austin Peay.

“We need to get better at it,” Nowak said of his team’s inability to finish. Despite the lack of goals, Nowak said the Panthers initiated a lot of the offense.

Junior forward Kellie Floyd led the team with five shots. Senior midfielder Trisha Walter and junior forward Michelle Steinhaus both had three shots.

“Trisha stepped up today,” Nowak said. “She was tough, kept possession, went forward, what you expected out of a forward.”

Eight different players recorded shots during Sunday’s game.

“Austin Peay did well defensively,” Nowak said. “They kept putting pressure on us.”

The Lady Governors (6-6-3, 2-1-2) had fourteen shots with only five on goal. Eastern’s freshman goalkeeper Jenny Williams recorded her second shutout of the year.

Nowak said Williams controlled the box and made good saves at key times, including a diving save to preserve the shutout.

“It was a diving save. I stretched out my hands,” Williams said. “I contained most of (the shots).”

Both games in Tennessee resulted in back-to-back double overtime games for Eastern.

“It pushes you mentally,” said Walter.

The Panthers are 1-0-3 in overtime games this year.

Nowak said the experience they have is that they are “mentally tough enough to pull us through the overtimes.”

On Friday, freshman forward Laura Ridolfi scored her first collegiate goal in the 19th minute to give the Panthers the 1-0 lead. Eastern carried that lead into halftime.

Freshman Maggie Gabris recorded her second assist this year on Ridolfi’s goal.

That lead didn’t carry over long after halftime ended, with the Golden Eagles scoring two minutes after the break.

Tennessee Tech (1-9-3, 0-3-2) put one in the back of the net in the 47th minute to tie the game at 1-1.

The Golden Eagles’ Jennifer Hoffman scored off a free kick sent into the box from Hannah Bromley.

“We couldn’t put them away,” Nowak said. “It’s frustrating. They were scrappy and didn’t back down.”

Wins away from Lakeside Field have been sparse this year for Eastern. The Panthers have a 1-3-2 record on the road. In Nowak’s two years at Eastern, the Panthers are a combined 4-9-3 in road games.

“It’s tough to learn on the road,” Nowak said.