The Eastern women’s soccer team ended its losing streak on Sunday, taking down conference foe Tennessee Tech in a 3-2 overtime win.

Panthers see overtime for fourth time

For the fourth time this season, the Panther saw a match head into extra time.

This was the first time the team has gone to overtime since the Aug. 26 win at Lakeside Field against Cleveland State.

The Panthers opened the season with three of the team’s first four matches going into extra time. The team currently has a record of 2-2 when in overtime.

Taldone pulled for second time

For the second time this season, red-shirt junior goalkeeper Jessica Taldone was pulled.

Taldone was first pulled in the Cleveland State match in favor of freshman Emily Hinton.

In Sunday’s match against Tennessee Tech, junior goalkeeper and Charleston native Brittany O’Dell entered the game for the remaining 27 minutes. O’Dell made one save, while Taldone, who started, made six saves and allowed two goals.

Prior to the Tennessee Tech match, Taldone had not given up more than one goal in six of the team’s last seven matches. Taldone pulled for second time

Around the OVC

Junior midfielder Hannah McGowen of Tennessee-Martin was named OVC Offensive Player of the Week following a two-goal performance against Murray State. Tennessee-Martin would beat Murray State 2-1 in the match. It was her first multi-goal game of her career.

Freshman midfielder Katie Manns of Jacksonville State was named Co-Defensive Player of the Week after playing all 180 minutes over the weekend’s games. Manns scored a penalty kick and had an assist in the team’s win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.

Also earning Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors was senior defender Hayley Abbot of Southeast Missouri.

The Australia native played 290 minutes in three matches, becoming Southeast Missouri’s all-time minutes leader.

She scored the game-winning goal and had an assist against Murray State for her first points of the season.

Jacksonville State’s Katelyn Geddings was named Goalkeeper of the Week, allowing two goals in as many matches, making a total of 25 saves.

Conference standings

The Eastern women’s soccer team stands at 1-2 in the Ohio Valley Conference, and are one of five teams who share the same record in conference.

Jacksonville State, who has won four straight matches, including one over Eastern on Friday, stands atop the conference with a record of 3-0.

The Gamecocks are 10-2-1 overall, having more wins than any other OVC team.

The Gamecocks are also a perfect 5-0 on the road this season.

Tennessee-Martin, the defending OVC champions, have a 2-0-1 record in conference play and are 5-4-3 overall.

Eastern Kentucky is 1-0-1 in the OVC and 5-4-2 overall, while Southeast Missouri is 1-1-1 in conference and 2-7-3 overall.

Morehead State is 1-1 in conference and 1-8 overall.

Austin Peay, along with Eastern, Murray State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech are all tied with 1-1 records in the OVC. Belmont is at the bottom of the OVC with a record of 0-0-1.

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.