RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University soccer team enters the final weekend of the regular season with an OVC Tournament berth on the line. The Colonels host Belmont on Friday at 4:00 p.m. before traveling to Jacksonville State on Sunday for their regular season finale at 2:00 p.m.
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Jacksonville State: Live Stats I Live Tweets - EKU (3-5-0 OVC) is currently tied with UT Martin (3-4-0) for sixth-place with nine points in the conference standings. The top six teams advance to the OVC Tournament, which will be held November 5-8.
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- The Colonels rolled past Eastern Illinois, 3-0, last Friday, behind goals from senior
Katie Bright, junior
Cassie Smith and freshman
Bailly Bounds. Eastern then fell to SIUE, 1-0, on Sunday.
- EKU has surrendered only two goals in its last four conference games. Goalkeepers
Anna Hall and
Samm Melton have combined for a pair of shutouts during that span.
- Belmont is 2-5-1 in OVC play after playing Southeast Missouri to a draw, 1-1, last Friday and falling to UTM, 3-1, on Sunday.
- The Bruins are paced offensively by Belicia Mendiola, who has two goals and an assist on the year.
- EKU is 0-1-2 all-time versus Belmont. The Colonels and the Bruins have gone into overtime every time they have played, including a scoreless, double-overtime draw last year in Nashville.
- Jacksonville State (4-3-1 OVC) sits in fourth place in the conference standings. The Gamecocks beat UT Martin, 2-0, last Friday but lost to SEMO, 1-0, two days later.
- Kelsey Bright (three goals, three assists) and Courtney Hurt (four goals, one assist) lead the JSU offense.
- EKU leads the all-time series with Jacksonville State, 6-3-1, although the Gamecocks beat the Colonels, 2-1, last year in Richmond.
UP NEXT Sunday's game at Jacksonville State is the regular season finale. The OVC Tournament will be held November 5-8.
