Lindenwood (6-3-6, 3-1-3 OVC) vs Eastern Illinois (4-7-3, 3-3-1 OVC)
Friday, October 23 | 7 PM CT
St. Charles, Mo. | Steward Field at Hunter Stadium
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Last Time Out
The Lindenwood Men's Soccer team fell for the first time in conference play last Sunday at Southern Indiana by a final score of 1-0. Despite outshooting the Screaming Eagles 10-5 in the contest, a goal scored in the middle of the first half off a corner kick by USI was the difference in the match.

The Lions will now turn the page and prepare for Eastern Illinois on Friday night in their final home match of the regular season. Lindenwood is currently sitting in third place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings with 12 points, and is one point back behind the first place SIUE Cougars and UIW Cardinals (13 points each). 

Lions Storylines

• The Lions will honor nine Seniors as a part of their Senior Night on Friday. The 2026 Senior Class includes Quinn Closson, Luke Neely, Callum Hudson, Ryan Holmes, Miguel Adoboe, David Magalhaes, Luca Bartoni, Clement Baron, and Maxime Legai. 
• Senior Forward Luca Bartoni leads the Lions in goals scored with five, despite having no goals scored since September 4 at Butler. 
• Clement Baron leads the Lions among qualified players in shots on goal percentage with 66.7% (10-15)
• Throughout his Lindenwood career, Quinn Closson has 12 cleansheets. His 12 cleansheets is tied with Enzo Gil for the Lindenwood Division I Era record. 

About Eastern Illinois

• The Panthers are 3-3-1 in the OVC and are currently in fourth place with 10 points. EIU has beaten SIUE, Southern Indiana, and HCU so far this season in conference play.
• Senior Forward Sergej Misic leads the OVC in conference play in total shots with 28. Misic is also second in the conference in points with 10 (four goals, two assists)
• EIU leads the conference in goals scored during OVC games with 14. 

Up Next
The Lions will wrap up the regular season next weekend with a trip to Texas for matchups with Houston Christian and UIW. Lindenwood will take on HCU on Thursday, October 29 at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+ to kick off the final road trip of the 2026 season.