The Eastern men’s soccer team is one of two Summit League teams in action Tuesday, and the Panthers will be playing at home against Loyola (Ill.).

The game will be the Panthers’ last before entering non-conference play this weekend.

The Panthers are looking for their first win since Aug. 26 against Lipscomb. They got close to a win Friday against Central Arkansas, but lost in overtime.

Eastern enters Tuesday’s game with a 1-6 record, but Loyola is a team that has struggled so far this season, too.

The Ramblers got their first win Friday against Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne, 1-0.

This year, the Ramblers have been led by Andrew Raymonds, who has three goals on 17 shots. Only two other players have scored goals for the Ramblers.

Loyola’s Ryan Howe hasn’t scored a goal, but is second on the team in shots with 12.

Loyola, like Eastern, lost in double overtime to Central Arkansas, 2-1. Also, the Ramblers have lost to Drake, Western Michigan and DePaul – all on the road.

Eastern’s red-shirt sophomore midfidler Chris Boswell and senior midfielder Jordan Collins lead the team this season with two goals apiece.

The game is set to start at 4:30 p.m. at Lakeside Field.

Summit League update

Fort Wayne is in action Tuesday against Xavier. Fort Wayne hasn’t won a game this season.

There was a full slate of games Sunday in the Summit League, featuring most of the conference teams.

Oakland, the league’s top team, lost a high-scoring game against Tulsa, 7-5. Oakland has a 3-3 record this season and is the only Summit League team to reach three wins so far.

Kansas City tied Florida International, 1-1, and was the only Summit League team to get as good of a result – every other team lost Sunday.

Omaha lost to California-Riverside, 1-0. Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis lost 2-0 to Wisconsin, of the Big Ten Conference. Fort Wayne lost to Dayton, 4-1. Oral Roberts lost to Denver, 4-0. Western Illinois lost to Illinois-Chicago, 1-0.

A pair of underclassmen won the offensive and defensive player of the week awards.

Omaha freshman Giovanni Giattino won the offensive player of the week award. Giattino scored both of the team’s goals in a game against San Diego State.

Western Illinois sophomore goalkeeper Yves Dietrich won the defensive player of the week award after shutting out Wisconsin in a weekend tournament, in a game that ended in scoreless tie.

Standings glance

Omaha leads the Summit League so far with a 3-3 record, though no team has played a conference game yet.

Western Illinois, IUPUI and Omaha are all in the mix for the second spot, having each won two games this season.

In the bottom half of the league, Kansas City, Eastern and Oral Roberts all have one win, while Fort Wayne is winless. Kansas City has the best record of the three teams with one win at 1-4-2. Kansas City has two ties, rather than two more losses like Eastern and Oral Roberts, both of which has 1-6 records this season.

Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.