The Eastern men’s soccer team will be playing in a conference tournament for the first time since 2018 when it was in the Summit League. “Our biggest objective of the year was to play in November,” Head Coach Josh Oakley said. “We’re doing that, but we’ve talked a lot the last week about upping the.
The Panthers pulled off another last-minute win to beat the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 1-0. Eastern’s goal came going into the 87th minute when senior forward Sam Eccles took the ball to the left side of the box and sent a cross that deflected off of the Screaming Eagles goalkeeper, junior Braden Matthews. Fifth year.
Eastern men’s soccer is looking to bounce back this Thursday against the Liberty University Flames after an unsuccessful road trip to Texas. The Panthers lost both games of their road trip 4-2 against Incarnate Word and 4-1 against Houston Christian. “I think our emotions are better than they should be after not getting the results.
The Panthers head into their first game of Ohio Valley Conference play against the Lindenwood University Lions with a record of 1-4-2. Eastern ends its non-conference schedule with a two-game losing streak. Both losses were away games that ended 1-2. The defense for the Panthers has improved significantly in Head Coach Josh Oakley’s second season.
The Panthers will face the Bellarmine University Knights on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lakeside Field. The Panthers enter this game at 1-1-1 having tied the IUPUI Jaguars in their last game while the Knights are 0-1-3. “They’re going to pose a different threat,” Head Coach Josh Oakley said. “They’re rigid. They’re pretty disciplined. Much.