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Multiple aspects go into the actual game for a team, and one of those aspects is fan attendance. Some Panther athletes think the fan attendance has helped their home performances. Football Head Coach Chris Wilkerson and the Panthers are currently 2-0 at O’Brien Field to start the 2023 season. After the Panthers beat the McNeese...

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 game against the Wright State Raiders was a tale of two halves. In the first half Eastern took seven total shots, five on goal, compared to five, one on goal, for Wright State. In the second half the roles were reversed. Eastern had two total shots, both on goal, compared to Wright State’s...

Panthers come out with a 1-1 tie against the IUPUI Jaguars at Lakeside Field on Tuesday night. The tie brings Eastern’s record to 1-1-1. Eastern’s only goal was scored by senior forward Sam Eccles in the 30th minute. Eccles received a pass from sophomore forward Casey Welage. He then tried to dribble around the defender...

The Panthers men’s soccer team got a good start to the season by beating Governors State University 1-0. Now they look ahead to the Bradley University Braves where they hope to have the same success. “Bradley’s a good team and we got to be ready for them,” junior goalkeeper Chad Smith said. “I mean it’s...

The Panthers won their first game of the season 1-0 against the Governors State University Jaguars on Monday evening at Lakeside Field. In the seventh minute of the game, senior forward, Sam Eccles, took the ball up the left side of the field and crossed it to senior forward Lesego Maloma, who was able to...

The male Panther of the Week is going to senior forward Lesego Maloma from the men’s soccer team. Maloma started the game off strong for the Panthers by scoring the only goal in the 1-0 victory Monday night against the Governors State Jaguars. In the seventh minute of the game, senior forward Sam Eccles kicked...

Cross Country Adam Swanson, the fifth-year graduate from Carpentersville is coming back for another season with the Panthers. Swanson was named first-team for the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2022 season of men’s cross country. Swanson competed in all six of the meets in the 2022 season. Swanson finished the OVC 8K race in third...