Eastern soccer thinks they are up to a challenge

The turnaround has been swift for Eastern Washington University soccer in the previous two seasons under head coach Chad Bodnar.

Now, surpassing expectations seems to be commonplace for the team.

A year ago, the Eagles were selected to finish seventh in the Big Sky preseason poll. However, Eastern won a program-best 12 games, a school record six Big Sky victories and finished third in conference standings and advanced to the Big Sky Tournament for the second-straight season.

"Whether we're picked second, seventh or first, our expectation for our program isn't changing," Bodnar said. "We want t...