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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Morehead State soccer returns to the pitch on Friday at 2 pm ET against OVC rival Eastern Illinois. After a short, two-day break, head coach Warren Lipka's Eagles travel to Charleston, Ill., seeking their first win of the young season. The opposing Panthers are also on the hunt for victory number one after dropping their first match of the year against UT Martin.
 
MSU is looking to improve its offensive output after scoring its first goal in four games in the season opener against Murray State, a scoreless streak previously dating back to Oct. 18, 2019. Colleen Swift's score in 63rd minute of Tuesday's match marked the lone goal for the Eagles.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
2020 (Spring 2021) Records: Morehead State (0-1/0-1 OVC) | Eastern Illinois (0-1/0-1 OVC)
Series History: Eastern Illinois leads 14-9-3
Last Five Meetings: Oct. 6, 2019 (EIU 3, MOR 0) | Sep. 14, 2018 (EIU 1, MOR 0) | Oct. 1, 2017 (MOR 3, EIU 1) | Oct. 9, 2016 (MOR 1, EIU 0) | Oct. 11, 2015 (MOR 1, EIU 0 [2OT])
 
NOTABLE
• Morehead State continues its 2020 season on the road against OVC rival Eastern Illinois. In the matchup last season, Eastern Illinois claimed a 3-0 victory. Eastern Illinois leads the all-time series
14-9-3.
 
• In her first match on the pitch since the 2018 season, redshirt sophomore Colleen Swift recorded her first goal since October 14, 2018, to account for the lone score of the season for Morehead State.
 
• Morehead State's three total points after the first game ranks tied for sixth (along with UT Martin and Tennessee Tech) in the conference.
 
• In her first match in the net for MSU, junior Michelle Jerantowski spent all 90 minutes in goal while starting the season in fourth place in the OVC with five saves.
 
• Freshman Abby Wesselkamper leads the team in shots on goal as both of her two attempts were saved by the Murray State goalkeeper in the first match of the year.
 
• Morehead State recorded 10 shots throughout Tuesday's match against Murray State, marking the highest total for an MSU season opener since the 2014 team tallied 16 shots against Bowling Green to begin its season.