SIU Edwardsville Cougars 2, Eastern Illinois Panthers 1

CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — SIU Edwardsville edged Eastern Illinois 2-1 in a tightly contested NCAA men’s soccer match on Sunday, avenging a loss from earlier in the season and completing a regular-season series split between the in-state rivals. The Cougars improved their season record to 4-6-2 with the victory, while the Panthers fell to 2-7-3. The game, played before an intimate crowd of 171 fans, saw SIU Edwardsville overcome a second-half deficit to secure the win. The result defied pregame projections. Interstat’s game simulator had forecast a 1-1 draw, and its ELO rating system gave Eastern Illinois a 66.2 percent… Read more...