Eastern’s women’s soccer team played their last full home weekend, losing to Eastern Kentucky 1-0 Friday before beating Morehead State 2-0 Sunday.

The Panther offense only managed two shots on goal throughout the game against Eastern Kentucky.

In the 18th minute, a clearing attempt by senior defender Erika Prazma went awry and ended up past red-shirt sophomore keeper Jessica Taldone for the only tally of the game. Taldone notched six saves.

Taldone notched a total of 10 saves for the weekend for a .909 save percentage on the weekend.

Head Coach Summer Perala said Taldone has played well on goal for the Panthers all season.

“She’s been solid,” Perala said of Taldone. “She’s done a good job and made some good stops to keep us in games.”

Following Friday’s loss to the Colonels, the Panthers turned their attention to Morehead State, winning with a pair of second half goals after a scoreless, back-and-forth first half.

Sunday’s first Panther strike came in the 55th minute as a long cross off a corner kick from freshman midfielder Meagan Radloff was headed in by senior midfielder Jessica Blake.

Perala said it was a play the Panthers had been working on in practice and it worked to perfection against Morehead State.

“It was fantastic,” said Perala of Blake’s goal. “(Assistant coach) Grant (Williams) worked out that set with them earlier this week, it’s kind of a sneak attack and they executed it perfectly. Jess was in the right spot, Meagan had a great left-footed service, all the pieces (came together).”

The rest of Sunday’s second half was controlled primarily by Eastern until the 86th minute when junior forward Kristin Germann took the ball down the left side of the field before blasting it home from 8 yards out.

The weekend puts the Panthers at 4-2-0 in Ohio Valley Conference play, good for second place in the OVC, behind only Southeast Missouri (6-1-0).

The Panthers will now go on the road to play Murray State this Friday and Austin Peay Sunday.

Brad Kupiec can be reached at 581-7944 or bmkupiec@eiu.edu