CHARLESTON, Ill. – Senior Sean Baumann's first career goal came at the perfect time. Baumann scored just 53 seconds into the second overtime period Tuesday to vault SIUE men's soccer to a 4-3 nonconference win over Eastern Illinois at Lakeside Field.

Baumann collected a rebound from Eastern Illinois goalkeeper Mike Novotny and buried it for the game winner.    

SIUE improved to 5-7-4 overall. Eastern Illinois fell to 3-12-1. The game is the eighth overtime game of the season for the Cougars, which sets a new school record. The Cougars' four goals tied a season high for goals.

"It's great to get a win, it's good to come from behind, and it's good to get a win in overtime," SIUE Co Head Coach David Korn said. "Our players and our coaching staff did a great job preparing for and managing the game."

EIU went into the locker room on top 2-1 at halftime. The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the 16^th minute on a goal from Jake Billhart. Billhart assisted on EIU's second goal of the game by Justin Oliver. Oliver's goal came in the 40^th minute to make it 2-1.

Brett Lane netted his first goal of the year, getting his head on a pass from Christian Volesky to tie the score 1-1 in the 23d minute. Lane equalized a second time for the Cougars, tying the score 2-2 in the 59^th minute. Bilyeu assisted on the goal, again a header from Lane.

Travis Hoguet put SIUE in front 3-2 with his second goal of the year in the 69^th minute. Drew Merideth picked up the assist in the first appearance of his career.

The Panthers tied the game 3-3 in the 85^th minute on a goal from Victor Krogmann.

SIUE racked up a season-high 18 shots, including a season-best 12 shots on goal. Novotny made eight saves for the Panthers. SIUE goalkeeper Kent Kobernus made three saves for SIUE.  

The Cougars, who finish the regular season with a Missouri Valley Conference game Saturday at Loyola, used 18 different players Tuesday.

"It was nice to mix the performances of our younger players with the leadership exhibited by our older players," Korn said.

Kickoff Saturday is set for 7 p.m. in Chicago. With a win, SIUE will clinch the MVC's regular season title and the No. 1 seed for the postseason tournament.

"We got tested in a tough environment today," Korn added. "We will use this experience and we will lean on it as we go against another tough opponent in Loyola Saturday."