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Midfielder Felipe Kerr Lourenco (6) passes the ball during the game against SIUE Sunday.

EIU men’s soccer honors seniors, loses playoff contention to SIUE

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter November 3, 2024

Eastern was eliminated from contention for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, losing 3-0 to the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars Sunday afternoon at Lakeside Field.   The...

Senior, goalkeeper Chad Smith, Kicks the ball out of the goal during the Eastern Illinois University Vs University of Chicago game

Panthers lose to Lions after two quick goals

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter October 31, 2024

Eastern conceded two goals in seven minutes in a 2-0 loss to Lindenwood Thursday afternoon at Lakeside Field. The game was scoreless for the first 72 minutes, with Eastern (2-11-2, 1-7-1) weathering...

Sam Eccles, a senior forward (9), dribbles the ball pass defender during their game against University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at Lakeside field thursday afternoon.

EIU men’s soccer by the numbers

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter October 30, 2024

Eastern played a back-and-forth four-goal thriller against Southern Indiana Saturday at Lakeside Field.   The Panthers (2-10-2, 1-6-1) scored the first and the last of the goals, sharing the points...

Eastern Mens Soccer Team emotional after being defeated 1-0 during their OVC Semifinals tournament against Incarnate word held at Ralph Korte Stadium wednesday evening.

Men’s soccer defenders face early injury scares

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter September 16, 2024

Eastern’s defense is thinning out at an alarming rate. Senior William Bruce broke his foot early on in preseason, and fellow senior Trey Gora went down with a foot injury in the first game of...

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From Isle of Wight to Lakeside Field: Jackson Liley

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter September 10, 2024

Eastern may have caught lightning in a bottle with one of its newest team members. Forward Jackson Liley scored two goals in his first two games to begin his college career. He scored the opener...

EIU shut out by Fort Wayne

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter August 29, 2024

Eastern Illinois University lost to the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons 3-0 at Lakeside Field Thursday. The game was scoreless for over 70 minutes until the Mastodons took advantage of a mistake by...

Kyle Kimberling steals the ball during the Eastern Illinois University men's soccer game Thursday evening on the Lakeside Field.

Panthers struggle with momentum against Titans

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter August 26, 2024

Eastern lost 5-1 to the University of Detroit Mercy Titans Monday evening at Lakeside Field. Detroit Mercy looked like the better team for most of the game and finally got its breakthrough in the 26th...

Forward Casey Welage (8) and midfielder Jake Pollock (25) chase after the ball at men's soccer practice at Lakeside Field on Thursday.

Panthers dominate Maroons in season opener

Gabe Newman, Sports Reporter August 22, 2024

It was a big day for players making their collegiate and team debuts as Eastern opened its season with a 3-0 win over the University of Chicago Maroons Thursday evening at Lakeside Field. The game was...

Redshirt junior Julian Patino kicking an extra point against Illinois State University. Patino joined the team after Eastern's game against Indiana State two weeks earlier.

Student athlete & coach: Julian Patino

Luther Yoder, Assistant Sports Editor February 13, 2024

For most people, playing a sport and going to college is a lot of work, but in the fall, redshirt sophomore kicker Julian Patino kicked for the football team, went to school and coached the men’s soccer...

Sophomore Forward Casey Welage tries to steal the soccerball from Lindenwood Lions defender at Lakeside Field Thursday afternoon.

EIU sees improvements in Oakley’s second year

Luther Yoder, Assistant Sports Editor November 13, 2023

Eastern men’s soccer showed an improvement in Head Coach Josh Oakley’s second season with the team. They improved from 1-12-3 to 4-10-5, which is their best since 2019, and their conference...

Sam Eccles, a senior forward (9) attempts to steal the ball from senior Incarnate word midfielder Luis Zuniga (8) during their OVC semifinals tournament held at Ralph Korte Stadium wednesday evening.

Eastern ends season on a 1-0 loss to UIW

Luther Yoder, Assistant Sports Editor November 8, 2023

Eastern men’s soccer season ends with a 1-0 loss to the Incarnate Word Cardinals. The Cardinals’ lone goal came from sophomore forward Sello Diphoko off of an assist from junior defender Will...

Freshman defender Jake McConnery prepares for a shot.

The Panthers prepare for second round of the OVC tournament

Luther Yoder, Assistant Sports Editor November 7, 2023

Eastern men's soccer will be playing in the second round of a conference tournament for the first time since 2007. “Preseason polls, everyone’s saying, ‘Oh we’re not supposed to be here,...

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