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..
Eastern men’s soccer won a game in a conference tournament for the first time since 2007 where it beat Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. The Panthers won 3-1 on penalties against Liberty University on Sunday, Nov. 5, off of a great performance from junior goalkeeper Chad Smith. Smith had nine saves in.