For the second straight time, the Eastern women’s soccer team has fallen in double overtime, and junior Caitlin Greene is hoping it’s the last time.

“Hopefully we never have to go to double overtime anymore,” she said. “I think our legs are running out of juice.”

The Panthers fell to Northern Iowa 2-1 on Friday, bringing the team’s record to 0-3 on the season. Northern Iowa improves to 3-0 with the win.

Greene, who didn’t even manage a shot last season, now leads the team in goals, adding her second of the season against Northern Iowa.

Greene scored with just seconds remaining in the first period, as the ball bounced off her shoulder and into the goal.

Eastern held the lead for nearly all of the second half, appearing to be on its way to its first win of the season, but Northern Iowa’s Caitlyn Fuller would put one past red-shirt junior goalie Jessica Taldone to send the match into overtime.

In the second overtime period, Greene would receive a yellow card, setting up Northern Iowa’s Ashley Capone for a free kick. Capone would score, giving Eastern its third straight loss.

Eastern head coach Summer Perala said the match was not at all the result the team hoped for, especially after the double overtime loss against Purdue.

“In tales of both halves, it was just giving up silly mistakes in the final minutes of the half, and the same thing in the final minutes of the overtime, just stupid mistakes that caused us to give up the game,” she said.

Perala said she told the team after the match that they need to find a way to think through the entire game, not just in sprints.

“They need to reflect on the game, tell me what they did well as a team, what they did well as an individual, some areas they think they need to improve upon, and we’ll show up tomorrow at 10 a.m., ready to work again, and hopefully build for a better result on Sunday.”

The Panthers will host Cleveland State at 1 p.m. Sunday at Lakeside Field.

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812.