Sunday, November 5
Edwardsville, Ill.
2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT
Liberty University
9-6-3, 4-4-2
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4-9-5, 3-5-2
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No. 6 seed Eastern Illinois Eliminates No. 3 seed Liberty on Penalty Kicks
11/5/2023 6:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – After playing to a scoreless tie over 120 minutes in the first-ever Ohio Valley Men's Soccer Quarterfinal game, the No. 6 seed Eastern Illinois Panthers advanced to the conference's semifinals on penalty kicks, 3-1, over the No. 3 seed Liberty Flames Sunday at Ralph Korte Stadium.
Despite outshooting Eastern Illinois, 26-8, during regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods, Liberty was never able to score as the Panthers' defense held tight.
In the penalty kick phase, Eastern Illinois made its first, third and fourth attempts, while Liberty only made its second attempt.
Liberty's season comes to an end at 9-6-3. Eastern Illinois moves to 4-9-5.
Scoring Summary
None
Penalty kicks
EIU – Sam Eccles – Made
LIBERTY – Miss
EIU – Miss
LIBERTY – Gabe Findley – Made
EIU – Felipe Kerr Lourenco - Made
LIBERTY - Miss
Key Stats & Notes
Despite outshooting Eastern Illinois, 26-8, during regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods, Liberty was never able to score as the Panthers' defense held tight.
In the penalty kick phase, Eastern Illinois made its first, third and fourth attempts, while Liberty only made its second attempt.
Liberty's season comes to an end at 9-6-3. Eastern Illinois moves to 4-9-5.
Scoring Summary
None
Penalty kicks
EIU – Sam Eccles – Made
LIBERTY – Miss
EIU – Miss
LIBERTY – Gabe Findley – Made
EIU – Felipe Kerr Lourenco - Made
LIBERTY - Miss
Key Stats & Notes
- Liberty outshot Eastern Illinois, 26-8, and held a 9-3 advantage on shots on goal. In the first half, the Flames outshot the Panthers, 10-1.
- Liberty also held a 9-3 advantage in corner kicks. The Flames finished the year as the OVC leader in corner kicks with 121.
- Flames freshman forward Leo Conneh led all players in the contest with six shots. Fellow forward Michael Huss had four shots in the match.
- Liberty goalkeeper Owen Moore made three saves in the game. Eastern Illinois keeper Chad Smith recorded nine.
- The match was the first game in OVC championship history. The OVC is sponsoring men's soccer for the first time this fall.
- Liberty had defeated Eastern Illinois in Charleston, Ill., 4-0 on Oct. 12 during the regular season.
- The Flames finish the year with nine wins, the most by a Liberty team under head coach Kelly Findley and the most victories since Liberty went 10-6-1 in 2017.
Team Stats
EIU
LIB
Goals
0
0
Shots
8
26
Shots on Goal
3
9
Saves
9
3
Corners
3
9
Fouls
12
17
Game Leaders
fwd
Shots
6
SOG
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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