Kicking it for the community

Senior Alex Raich has been successful on and off the field in her four years at Eastern

Alex Raich never envisioned her dream of playing college soccer would mesh with her degree.When Raich started her freshman year at Eastern, she declared herself a nursing major.After a year of juggling classes and soccer, Raich found herself overstretched.

Eastern seeks revenge against Panthers

It's make-it-or-break-it time for Eastern's women's soccer team. It's either beat Eastern Illinois and extend their season by another day, or lose and start looking ahead to the start of next season.The Colonels (7-9-2, 4-4 OVC) face the Panthers (6-8-5, 3-2-3 OVC) in the first round of the OVC tournament in Morehead Thursday at 5 p.

Morehead spoils Colonels senior day with double OT win

Coach Lindsay Basalyga has been with the soccer team the day the program began, and in the past five years the Colonels had never beaten Morehead State University (10-6-1, 7-0-1 OVC). The closest they came was a 0-0 tie. The Colonels (7-8-2, 4-4-0 OVC) had a chance to end the drought Sunday at home, but fell short, losing 2-1 in double-overtime.