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 record in the conference improved from 0-7-1 to 3-5-2, which is their best since 2000. They also made it to a conference tournament for.
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 Ansah. The Panthers were outshot by the Cardinals 22 to 11. The Panthers had five shots on goal compared to the Cardinals’ 12..
Since the Panther’s last win on Sept. 28 against Lindenwood, they have allowed 13 goals and scored three in that five-game stretch. During this they have a record of 0-4-1. This has been their worst stretch of the season. The other bad stretch for the Panthers was after their win against Governors State and before.
Sam Eccles, a senior forward for Eastern’s men’s soccer team, grew up in Sheffield, England. He played golf and track and field growing up, but he said by the time he was 11 he selected soccer as his main sport. “I didn’t even consider coming to the U.S.,” Eccles said. “I was playing for my.
October 6 is National Coaches Day. The News asked some Panther student athletes how their coaching staffs made an impact on them throughout their time at Eastern. From the football team, redshirt junior tight end Anthony Manaves thinks the tight ends coach, Jordan Walsh, has impacted him throughout his time playing for the Panthers. “My.