Eastern Illinois women's soccer picked up a big road win in Ohio Valley Conference play for the second straight Sunday moving the Panthers into a tie for first place in the conference standings heading into the final week of the regular season.
 
On Tuesday (Oct. 27), two Eastern Illinois players that helped pick up the road win this past Sunday at Southern Indiana were honored by the OVC.  Ella Kratochvil was named the OVC Goalkeeper of the Week while Colleen Bauer was named the OVC Defender of the Week.
 
Kratochvil won her fifth OVC Goalkeeper of the Week award after posting her eighth clean sheet of the season and second straight Sunday 1-0 win.   Kratochvil, already the EIU career leader in shutouts, added to her career lead with her 22nd career shutout.
 
Bauer was named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season.  Bauer logged all 90 minutes on the pitch helping EIU post its eighth team shutout of the season.   She was one of three EIU field players to play all 90 minutes in the win.
 
EIU hosts UT Martin on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Lakeside Field with a chance to earn the Panthers first OVC regular season title since the 2000 season.