#6 Eastern Illinois (4-9-4 OVC 3-5-2)  vs. #3 Incarnate Word (UIW) (6-7-3 OVC 5-3-2)  

Sunday, November 8 

7PM in St. Charles, Missouri (Steward Field at Hunter Stadium)  

Live Stats I ESPN+ 

ON TAP: The Eastern Illinois men's soccer team returns to Ohio Valley Conference Tournament for the second year in a row under Head Coach Ruy Vaz. The Panthers prepare to face #3 seed UIW in St. Charles, Missouri at 7PM in the quarterfinals. Eastern Illinois will look to put together a strong performance against the Cardinals and keep their season alive.  

LAST TIME OUT: Eastern Illinois most recently faced SIUE on November 1. The Panthers entered the match knowing that this was a win or go home match. EIU had a three-goal performance which was led by Miguel D'Amico and Keidin Green. D'Amico scored two penalty kicks and Green found the back of the net right before halftime to put the Panthers up 3-2. The Cougars eventually tied it up 3-3 in the second half, which led to a draw. The Panthers then had to wait for a final between USI and WIU to see if their season would continue. WIU ended up winning that match which put the Panthers as the #6 seed and WIU as the #5.  

SERIES HISTORY: Eastern Illinois did not come up with the victory against UIW the last time they met up, which was on October 15. It was a very wet and rainy day at Lakeside Field where both teams had to deal with the conditions. UIW's Knox Hicks delivered the game winning goal with just 9 seconds left in the match which led to the 2-1 Panthers loss.  

NEXT UP: If Eastern Illinois wins, they will play the #2 seed SIUE in the semifinals on Wednesday, November 11 at 7PM. If they lose, that will conclude the 2026 EIU men's soccer season.