2018 Eureka Men's Soccer News

James Bowen Named to All-SLIAC Team
James Bowen Named to All-SLIAC Team

November 05, 2018

GREENVILLE, Ill. – Eureka senior James Bowen (Homer Glen, Ill./Seneca H.S.) has been selected to the All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Third Team, Commissioner Dr. Dick Kaiser announced Saturday at the SLIAC Tournament in Greenville, Ill. Bowen, who was also an All-SLIAC pick as a freshman in 2015, scored a team-best nine goals in 2018.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Curl.
Red Devils Drop Final Match to Greenville, 2-0

October 27, 2018

EUREKA – A 12th-minute goal from Adam Jones was enough for Greenville in the Panthers’ 2-0 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Eureka, Saturday at McKinzie Field.

Red Devils Stifle Blackburn For Fifth Shutout, 2-0
Red Devils Stifle Blackburn For Fifth Shutout, 2-0

October 23, 2018

CARLINVILLE, Ill. – Michael Hansen (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S.) scored 92 seconds into the match, Cole Collins (Paris, Ill./Paris H.S.) delivered insurance in the final five minutes and Moises Aldana (Spring Valley, Ill./Hall H.S.) kept a clean sheet in goal to lift Eureka to a 2-0 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at Blackburn, Tuesday night in Carlinville, Ill. The win was the Red Devils’ fifth shutout of 2018, EC’s most in a season in program history.

Eureka Falls to Webster, 5-0
Eureka Falls to Webster, 5-0

October 20, 2018

EUREKA – Eureka held St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference heavyweight Webster scoreless through more than 43 minutes Saturday afternoon at Traister Field, but the visiting Gorloks broke a scoreless tie on Isaac Pearson’s 44th-minute goal and added four more goals in the second half for a 5-0 league win over the Red Devils.

Eureka Drops SLIAC Match at Principia, 8-2
Eureka Drops SLIAC Match at Principia, 8-2

October 16, 2018

ELSAH, Ill. – Diego Cintora (Watseka, Ill./Watseka H.S.) and Michael Hansen (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S.) scored second-half goals in Tuesday’s St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference match at Principia, but the Panthers scored eight times in the first 60 minutes of the match to down Eureka, 8-2.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Curl.
Spalding Halts Eureka Momentum, 6-0

October 13, 2018

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eureka College men’s soccer team’s shutout streak ended at 202:53 and its win streak ended at two in Saturday’s 6-0 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference defeat at Spalding in Louisville, Ky.

Eureka Extends Shutout Streak, Downs Lincoln Christian, 2-0
Eureka Extends Shutout Streak, Downs Lincoln Christian, 2-0

October 11, 2018

EUREKA – A 21st-minute own goal held up as the match winner, James Bowen (Homer Glen, Ill./Seneca H.S.) tallied his 36th career goal in the 47th minute and Moises Aldana (Spring Valley, Ill./Hall H.S.) earned his fourth shutout of 2018, allowing the Eureka College men’s soccer team to secure a 2-0 non-conference win over Lincoln Christian, Thursday night at McKinzie Field. The victory has given the Red Devils back-to-back shutout wins for the first time since September 2015.

Clean Sheet: Red Devils Blank MacMurray, 4-0
Clean Sheet: Red Devils Blank MacMurray, 4-0

October 09, 2018

EUREKA – Josh Mead (Tampico, Ill./Prophetstown H.S.) headed home a corner kick for the match-winning goal in the 16th minute and Moises Aldana (Spring Valley, Ill./Hall H.S.) made a pair of saves for his third career clean sheet in the Eureka College men’s soccer team’s 4-0 shutout victory over St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival MacMurray, Tuesday night at McKinzie Field.

Overtime Heartbreak: Westminster Edges Eureka, 5-4
Overtime Heartbreak: Westminster Edges Eureka, 5-4

October 06, 2018

FULTON, Mo. – James Bowen (Homer Glen, Ill./Seneca H.S.) scored twice and Cole Collins (Paris, Ill./Paris H.S.) provided an equalizer late in regulation for his first collegiate goal, but Westminster’s Matthew Schulte tallied the golden goal in the 104th minute to down the Eureka College men’s soccer team in double overtime, Saturday afternoon in Fulton, Mo.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Curl.
Early Strike Sets Tone in Eureka's 5-0 Loss at Iowa Wesleyan

October 03, 2018

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – A first-minute goal by Carlos Mateo and a scoring outburst in the second half proved to be the difference in Iowa Wesleyan’s 5-0 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Eureka College men’s soccer team, Wednesday afternoon in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Curl.
Red Devils Drop League Opener to Fontbonne, 3-0

September 29, 2018

EUREKA – The Eureka College men’s soccer team took the pitch for its 12th St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener Saturday afternoon, falling in a 3-0 decision to visiting Fontbonne at Traister Field.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Curl.
Red Devils Find Redemption at Emmaus, 1-0

September 26, 2018

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Kenneth Mantell (Sidney, Ill./Unity H.S.) made the most of his first collegiate shot attempt, scoring his first career goal on an assist from Michael Hansen (Peoria, Ill./Limestoe H.S.) in the 73rd minute of the Eureka College men’s soccer team’s 1-0 victory over Emmaus Bible, Wednesday night in Dubuque, Iowa. The decision avenges the Red Devils’ 3-1 defeat to the Eagles just 11 days ago at Traister Field.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Curl.
St. Mary-of-the-Woods Sinks Eureka in Overtime, 5-4

September 17, 2018

EUREKA – James Bowen (Homer Glen, Ill./Seneca H.S.) continued his early-season scoring spree with two more goals Monday night, but a deflected loose ball in the Eureka penalty area just 77 seconds into the first overtime period found its way to the back of the cage in the Red Devils’ 5-4 non-league loss to St. Mary-of-the-Woods at McKinzie Field.

Photo courtesy of Josh Jackson.
Bowen’s Late Strike Lifts Red Devils Over Faith Baptist Bible, 4-3

September 13, 2018

EUREKA – James Bowen (Homer Glen, Ill./Seneca H.S.) scored in the 109th minute, his second goal of the afternoon and the 31st goal of his collegiate career, vaulting the Eureka College men’s soccer team to a 4-3 double-overtime victory over Faith Baptist Bible, Thursday night at a sweltering Traister Field.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Curl.
Red Devils Suffer First 2018 Loss at Monmouth, 4-1

September 08, 2018

MONMOUTH, Ill. – Logan Hobbs (Washington, Ill./Washington H.S.) gave the Eureka College men’s soccer team an early lead with his first collegiate goal in the 12th minute of Saturday’s non-conference match at Monmouth, but the Fighting Scots recovered to earn a 4-1 win over the Red Devils.

Photo courtesy of Michelle Curl.
Red Devils Blank Finlandia, Move to 2-0-0

September 06, 2018

EUREKA – Adam Newell (Morton, Ill./Morton H.S.) delivered the match winner in the 10th minute and James Bowen (Homer Glen, Ill./Seneca H.S.) added a pair of insurance tallies, vaulting the Eureka College men’s soccer team to a 3-0 non-conference victory over Finlandia, Thursday afternoon at McKinzie Field.