#6 Seed Eastern Illinois (5-9-4 OVC 3-5-2)  vs. #2 Seed SIUE (7-7-3 OVC 5-3-2)  

Wednesday, November 11 

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

Live Stats I ESPN+

ON TAP: The Eastern Illinois men's soccer team is set to play SIUE in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Semifinals. The Panthers prepare to face the Cougars for the third time in the 2026 season after coming away with a 1-0 victory in their first matchup and then drawing 3-3 in their second.  

LAST TIME OUT: Eastern Illinois most recently faced #3 Seed Incarnate Word (UIW) in the OVC Tournament Quarterfinals. EIU came out firing, opening the scoring just 4:26 into the match. Nolan Getzinger found the back of the net for his fifth goal of the season. The Panthers did not stop there; they went on to score three more goals that were netted by Adam Boykin, Marcos Ayelo, and Shuto Ishikawa. Keidin Green also was in attack and shot the ball that hit a UIW defender that then found that back of the net which was counted as an own goal. The Panthers went on to take the victory over UIW 5-2.  

HISTORY MADE: The Panthers' five-goal performance marked a historic night in the OVC Tournament, as Eastern Illinois set the tournament record for goals scored by one team while the seven combined goals established a new tournament record as well.   

THRID MATCHUP: Eastern Illinois drew to SIUE 3-3 the last time they met up, which was on November 1. The Panthers scored three goals in the first half, including two penalty kicks from Miguel D'Amico, before the Cougars rallied in the second half to even the match. Keidin Green also netted a goal for the Panthers in the 45th minute that was assisted by Marcos Ayelo.  

NEXT UP: If Eastern Illinois wins, they will play the winner of a Semifinals matchup between #4 seed HCU & #1 seed Lindenwood on November 14th at 4PM for the OVC Championship.