Eagles fight to 0-0 2OT draw

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The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team fought Missouri University of Science & Technology to a 0-0 double overtime draw Friday evening in Rolla, Missouri. USI goes to 2-3-2 overall and 1-1-1 in the GLVC, while Missouri S&T sees its record go to 1-4-1, 0-2-1 GLVC.

USI and Missouri S&T were nearly identical in every statistical category, including the 0-0 score. The Eagles led 16-15 in shots overall, while the Miner had the advantage 7-5 in shots on-goal and 6-3 in corner kicks.

USI senior goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) recorded her first shutout of the season, making saves on all seven of the Miners’ shots on-goal. The shutout also was the 13th of her career.

The Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field Sunday at noon when they host Bellarmine University to begin a two-match homestand and for the annual “Kick for Cure” match to promote the fight against breast cancer. The Knights lead the Eagles all-time series, 13-6-5, since the creation of the USI women’s soccer program in 1996.

Bellarmine saw its record go to 4-2-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the GLVC after defeating McKendree University, 1-0, in Lebanon, Illinois, this evening.

The conclusion of the two-match homestand is September 28 when the University of Illinois Springfield visits the Eagles. USI leads the all-time series with the Prairie Stars, 7-0-2, since Illinois Springfield joined the GLVC in 2009.