Eastern head coach Tim Nowak and the Panthers are advancing to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinals after it’s 2-1 victory in overtime against Murray State. Eastern will face the second seed Samford for the final time as OVC rivals, since Samford will leave for the Southern Conference after this season. The match is at 4 p.m. Friday at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Here are three players who helped the Panthers advance to the semifinals.

1. Alexis Miller – The St. Peters, Mo., native scored the match-winning goal in overtime to advance the Panthers. The sophomore midfielder has four goals and six assists this season.

2. Pam Melinauskas – The junior midfielder tied the match at one with less than six minutes to go. The Orland Park native had one goal and one assist in the regular season.

3. Jenny Williams – The sophomore goalkeeper was able to keep Murray from scoring more than one goal in the match. Williams had six saves in the match.