Eastern head coach Adam Howarth and the Panthers will play against Missouri State at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Lakeside Field.

The Panthers are 0-1-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference and 8-3-3 overall this season and are looking to start winning again after a close match with Creighton.

The Bears (0-0-1 MVC, 4-7-2 overall) came off a 0-0 draw against Western Kentucky. Here are three of the Bears top athletes.

1. Lance Parker – The senior goalkeeper has 91 goal saves this season, which averages out to be a .867 save percentage. He has started all 13 matches and played for 1,210 minutes. Eastern senior midfielder Mick Galeski has praised Parker in the past as one of the top goalkeepers in the MVC.

2. Yanik Joseph – The Portsmouth, Dominica, native has two goals this season on seven shots. The senior midfielder has the highest shot-on-goal percentage on the team at .714. Despite being injured last season, Joseph was able to play in 12 contests last season.

3. Kyle Windmueller – The Cedar Hill, Mo., native has started all 13 matches this season and has three goals on 20 shots so far. He has two game-winning goals this season.

-Adam Tedder