The Waltonian

Women’s soccer has had a long and exhaustive season thus far. With a current record of 5-12-0 overall as well as a conference record of 2-4-0, Coach Dan Mouw and the Eagles are holding on to a fourth place ranking for the Freedom Conference Tournament in the upcoming weeks. Despite the fight for their place in the tourney the players themselves have been shining bright. Lead scorer Emily Cole currently has eight goals and four assists on the season.

[/media-credit] Emily Roqumore and the Eagles are looking to sneak into the conference playoffs.

While on the other side of the coin senior Elayna Simpson has been out of goal due to injury, leaving the position to sophomore Jules Leco who has been performing well for the team. The team has a lot of strong players, including senior Emily Roqumore, who has three goals and five assists this season.

With Freedom Semifinals on Nov. 5 the Eagles have two more games left to hold their place. The last two games will be Wednesday Oct. 29 against Ursinus at 3:30p.m. and Saturday Nov. 1 against Wilkes at 12p.m.

The team needs to give it all they got these next few days in order to hold their place.

Making the Freedom Conference playoffs will not be an easy task for the Eastern Eagles. However,with the help of players like Roqumore and Cole the Eagles are sure to do so. If the Eagles do make the playoffs, they will surely attempt to make a long run with the goal of a conference title. In this conference, making a run during the playoffs is not out of the question.Both of the last two games are at home so be sure to come out and fill the hill in support of your Lady Eagles.

The dangers of getting too involved in campus clubs

It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not talking about pumpkin spice lattes (although who isn’t excited about those?). In all seriousness, it’s that time of the year when you’re about to be clubbed to death. Yes, I am being serious. Allow me to explain. You started the semester off completely and utterly enthusiastic about getting involved as much as possible. And you did. Oh, boy, did you ever. But now each club is planning an event, be it a homecoming table or a speaker or even a dance, and now you’ve got to do it all and still manage to keep up with homework! What are you going to do? You’re going to go and go and go until you literally can’t anymore, and then you’re going to do it all again next semester. But how do we break this cycle of overextending ourselves in the myriad of clubs we have available on campus? Let’s break this down.

The Student Government Association (SGA) sponsors 23 clubs on campus. That doesn’t even include clubs that are sponsored by individuals and groups outside of SGA. These clubs vary from swing dance to intramural sports to clubs where you can discuss key issues in society or clubs where you can kill zombies. With all of these super awesome clubs, how do you do it all? The answer is: you don’t. You simply can’t, but there are some tactics that can help you not overextend yourself and still be involved.

First off, discover what interests you and what you’re passionate about. Those don’t have to be the same thing; you could be interested in chemistry and passionate about helping the poor. Figuring out what you’re interested in and what you’re passionate about can help guide you toward the proper clubs for you. Find clubs that tailor to those things, be it two separate clubs or, if you find one that really hits both, then great; dive right in!

Another option is diversifying your involvement. Try to find clubs that are different enough that you won’t burn out of time and energy. For example, join an academic club and an athletic club. If your honor society meets at 10 a.m. on Mondays and your intramural sports team doesn’t play until 10 p.m. on Tuesdays, then you can still be involved and have time for the ever-growing stack of homework you’ve been putting off for weeks.

Being involved on campus is a great way to spend your time and energy during your years at Eastern. But the last thing you want to do is end up overextended, exhausted and stressed out while you simultaneously watch your grades drop. Try these suggestions when you’re either trying out new clubs for the first time or when you’ve hit your limit and need to scale back. Also, it is important to consider that being able to give your all for just a few clubs, instead of giving very little to many, will not only benefit you but also the clubs you’re involved in. Best of luck, and enjoy a latte with all this new free time you’re going to have.

With last season’s competition at conference championships the Eastern women’s golf team was ready to start this season off right. This year is the Eagles’ fourth season as a team. They are expecting a great year for the Eastern women’s golf team.

The members of the team along with head coach Jason Badecki have been hard at work this fall playing in both games and tournaments. Beginning with a two-day tournament in Erie on September 12, the team began to see what this year will be all about. Since then they have finished third at both Alvernia and Stevenson.

Eastern's Kaleigh Boreman attempts a putt. — [/media-credit] Eastern’s Kaleigh Boreman attempts a putt.

Most recently the team played another two-day tournament in Cortland where they managed to drop 21 strokes on their second day. Senior Kaleigh Boreman led the Eagles that weekend with a score of 185 in the two days, finishing 31st overall.

With golf being both a fall and spring sport, these tournaments this fall serve to set the team up rather well for the spring season. Senior Melissa Wylie had this to say about the tournaments and the team thus far this year: “We’ve been constantly improving. I think that playing against tougher teams has also made us stronger as a team than we were at this point last fall. Travelling has allowed us to bond and become closer as a team. Golf is an individual sport, but for us it’s a team sport and we truly support each other on and off the course.”

The team’s last scheduled game is on Sunday, October 5th at Delaware Valley College. From there the Eagles will be hard at work practicing and preparing for the spring season. All signs seem to be saying that this could be a very special season for the women’s golf team. This team could truly challenge for the conference championship.

The season is in full swing for the Eagles and the Men’s socer team is putting their name on the map. With an overall record of 4-1-0 so far this season, the team is showing that their efforts on and off the field are paying off. The last few games included a great win at the battle for Eagle Road against Cabrini College as well as a 2-0 shutout against Neumann University, both showing that it will take a little more than a downpour to stop this powerhouse team. Rankings as of September 16th, show the Men’s Soccer team being ranked at Sixth in the region. Another true testament to Coach Mark Wagner and the teams continued hard work.

The season is still far from over, with a few key conference games in the near future their work is far from over. Junior Forward Jonathan Nazon had this to say about the upcoming few weeks for the team: “The next few weeks are going to be the hardest because we have the most important games coming up (conference games). If we win those games we will be able to get to the NCAA tournament and win the conference championship.”

As you can see the team is anxious and ready to get themselves to the Conference championships. Everyone should continue to show their support for the Eagles and fill the hill for the upcoming home games both on Tuesday September 23rd against Drew University and Saturday September 27th against Albright College.