Eastern’s men’s soccer team moved to 4-4-1 with a 0-0 tie in double-overtime Sunday against Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

The two overtime periods were the Panthers fifth and sixth extra periods this season. That is more overtime periods than the Panthers played in 2009 and 2010.

Junior goalkeeper Evan Turner recorded his first shutout of the season. He made four saves in the process.

Turner said it is fun goalkeeping in close games because there is a lot of added pressure.

“You have a job to do and you have to do it,” Turner said. “It’s that simple.”

Head coach Adam Howarth said Turner played well in goal and made some big saves.

Turner and sophomore goalkeeper Tyler Kelley have split time this season behind the net. Turner has appeared in six games with a 1.35 goals against average and Kelley has appeared in four games with a 1.66 goals-against average.

Lynch suspended against Western Illinois

Senior defenseman and co-captain Graham Lynch will not be able to participate in Friday’s game against Western Illinois because he was issued a red card against IUPUI.

Lynch was issued the red card after receiving his second yellow card after pushing an opposing player. Lynch was ejected with two minutes left in the second overtime.

“These are things you have to learn from,” Howarth said. “We have to be smart about it and make sure those things don’t happen.”

Around the

Summit League

Western Illinois shut out Western Michigan 1-0, improving its record to 4-4-1 this season.

The Leathernecks took an early lead as Nathan Bruinsma connected with a goal in the fifth minute of play. Neither team would be able to score from that point on despite shooting 10 shots each.

The loss drops Western Michigan’s record to 3-5 this year.

Oakland beat Dayton 2-0 in a non-conference match-up.

Oakland took the lead late in the first half when Jake Przybycien scored his second goal of the season.

The Golden Grizzlies would extend the lead in the 74th minute. The defense shut the door on Dayton, yielding no goals on eight shots.

The win improves Oakland’s record to 2-6-1 this season.

The University of Missouri at Kansas City tied 0-0 in double overtime against Gonzaga.

Gonzaga out-shot UMKC 18-15 but neither team was able to find the back of the net. UMKC now stands at 3-4-1 this year.

Rob Mortell can be reached at 581-7944 or rdmortell@eiu.edu.