- The Lindenwood Men's Soccer team (4-2-5, 1-0-2 OVC) added their fifth Ohio Valley Conference point of the season on Sunday afternoon behind a 1-1 tie against Houston Christian. The Lions outshot the Huskies 9-4 in the match, and were led offensively by David Magalhaes, who had five of Lindenwood's nine shots this afternoon.
Magalhaes recorded the contest's first three shots, with the best opportunity coming on his final attempt in the 17th minute. Milton Kapaya sent an upfield pass that landed at the feet of Luca Bartoni, who found Magalhaes down the middle of the Huskies' defense. Magalhaes quickly fired a shot toward the right post, but his attempt went just wide as the match remained scoreless. A few minutes later, Luke Neely recorded Lindenwood's only shot on goal of the half off a set piece. Magalhaes took the free kick and sent the ball toward the box, where it bounced to Neely, but the shot was denied by the HCU goalkeeper. The Lions' defense held HCU to just one shot in the first half, which came in the 40th minute, but the attempt sailed wide left as the match went into halftime scoreless.
In the second half, the Huskies struck first in the 71st minute when HCU's Aidan Lopez broke through the Lindenwood defensive line and sent a shot into the lower left corner of the goal to give the Huskies a 1-0 advantage. The Lions quickly responded, however, as Clement Baron scored his first goal of the season in the 75th minute off a corner kick. Eddy Mwanje delivered the corner into the box, where Baron tracked down the cross and headed the ball toward the left side of the goal, beating the HCU goalkeeper to even the score at 1-1 with 15 minutes remaining.
Lindenwood had another scoring opportunity a few minutes later off a free kick from just outside the box, but the Lions were unable to find the go-ahead goal as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
MACOMB, Ill. - University of Southern Indiana Men's Soccer earned a 3-1 victory over Western Illinois University on Sunday afternoon in Macomb, Illinois, for its first win of the 2026 season.
USI (1-6-3, 1-2-0 OVC) earned its first victory in 367 days with Sunday's win over Western Illinois (3-6-2, 1-2-0 OVC). Plus, Sunday's triumph marked Head Coach Mads Kaiser's first win at the helm of the Screaming Eagles.
Freshman midfielder Christian Rotundo scored his second goal of the season to get the Screaming Eagles on the board on Sunday. Sophomore forward Jimmy Murphy assisted Rotundo's first-half goal, giving him two assists this season. J. Murphy and his brother, sophomore midfielder Tony Murphy, have combined for five assists, half of the Screaming Eagles' total this season.
Sophomore midfielder Nolan Stevens later followed, finding the back of the net for the third time this season. All three of his goals have come in the second half of matches this week, with two against Eastern Illinois University on Thursday and one against the Leathernecks Sunday. Stevens connected with sophomore defender Virgil Stevens for the second straight outing.
Sophomore midfielder Oliver Church finished off USI's scoring on Sunday by notching his first goal of the season on a header in the 86th minute, with the helper going to senior midfielder Ian Graham.
Senior goalkeeper Kael McGowan finished with a career-high and a USI season-high 11 saves to lead USI's defensive effort in his second start of the season. McGowan faced 26 shots and 12 on goal from the Leathernecks. USI totaled 17 shots with six on target.
The Screaming Eagles got things started quickly Sunday afternoon, with Rotundo scoring inside the penalty area off an assist from J. Murphy. WIU created several scoring chances with 12 first-half shots, but McGowan made six saves, and the USI defense held strong to protect the 1-0 lead through halftime.
Much like the first half, USI took an aggressive approach to start the second. V. Stevens found N. Stevens from behind the halfway line in the 54th minute, setting up an impressive finish to give USI a 2-0 lead. The Leathernecks responded with a goal of their own in the 74th minute before Church added an insurance goal in the 86th minute to secure USI's first victory since a 4-1 win over Houston Christian University on October 2, 2025.
EASTERN ILLINOIS 1, SIUE 0
CHARLESTON, Ill. - The Eastern Illinois men's soccer team earned a 1-0 victory over SIUE on Sunday, October 4, at Lakeside Field, as Bernardo Hanel scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute to secure the Ohio Valley Conference win.
The Panthers improved to 3-5-2 overall and 2-1-0 in OVC play, while the Cougars fell to 4-5-1 overall and 2-1-0 in conference action.
Both teams battled through a scoreless first half, with Eastern Illinois generating seven shots compared to just two from SIUE. The Panthers continued to apply pressure offensively, recording 12 total shots and six shots on goal throughout the match.
Eastern Illinois goalkeeper Kai Odagiri played a key role in the Panthers' defensive effort, recording five saves to earn the shutout victory. The EIU defense held strong despite SIUE increasing its offensive pressure in the second half, as the Cougars finished with 14 total shots and five shots on goal.
With time winding down, the Panthers broke through in the 88th minute. Hanel found the back of the net at 88:38 for his third goal of the season, with Sergej Misic providing the assist to give Eastern Illinois the decisive 1-0 advantage.
Misic finished with three shots and an assist, while Shuto Ishikawa recorded four shots, including three on target. Keidin Green added two shots, with one on goal, as the Panthers continued to challenge the SIUE defense.
Eastern Illinois finished the match with 12 shots, six shots on goal, and four corner kicks. SIUE recorded 14 shots and three corner kicks, but the Panthers' defensive effort and late offensive breakthrough proved to be the difference.
UIW 2, UTRGV 1
SAN ANTONIO - The University of the Incarnate Word men's soccer team (1-6-1, 1-2 OVC) captured its first conference win after a game-winner from Diego Robles, defeating UTRGV (2-2-2, 0-0-1 OVC), 2-1, on Sunday night at Benson Stadium.
With just under nine minutes to go in the first half, UTRGV connected on a corner to take a 1-0 lead heading into the break. Juan Monrreal recorded the Cardinals' second shot of the half with five minutes remaining, while UTRGV finished the opening period with 10 shots. Salmeron made three saves in the half.
Emmanuel Martinez put UIW on the board 11 minutes into the second half, scoring his first goal of the season off an assist from Monrreal.
The game remained tied at one as Diego Robles delivered the game-winner with five minutes remaining. Robles recorded four shots in the second half before capitalizing on his final attempt, sending a shot into the back of the net to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead. The Cardinal defense held firm in the final minutes, securing UIW's first conference win of the season.