Eagles In Search Of GLVC Wins

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The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team returns to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field this weekend hoping to get on track in Great Lakes Valley Conference play. The Screaming Eagles are hosting the University of Indianapolis Friday at 7:30 p.m. and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

The Eagles will wear gold jerseys Sunday during their match with UW-Parkside to promote awareness of the fight against pediatric cancers. USI has been featuring the gold jerseys once a season since 2013.

Links to coverage of the USI homestand, including live stats and video, is available on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 4 Eagle Notes: 
Rough start to GLVC schedule: USI (2-3-0, 0-3-0 GLVC) is off to a rough start in the 2017 GLVC campaign losing three-straight on the road. The Eagles lost the only match of last week at Bellarmine University, 2-1, on Sunday.

Ramirez gets on the scoreboard: USI sophomore forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana), who was the GLVC Freshman of the Year in 2016 after scoring an Eagles’ freshman record 10 goals, appeared for the first time in 2017 and got the only Eagle goal in the loss to Bellarmine. Ramirez has been battling injuries since the end of last season.

Between the posts: USI senior goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) has been active between the posts for the Eagles making 24 saves in the last three matches, including a career-high 10 in the match with Maryville University.

Santoro begins his ninth year: USI Head Coach Mat Santoro has a 66-66-16 overall record at the helm of the Eagles since 2009.

USI tabbed third in GLVC poll: The Eagles were picked third in the Great Lakes Valley Conference preseason poll of the league’s coaches, the highest selection since 2003. UIndy (4-2-0, 3-1-0 GLVC) and UW-Parkside (1-5-0, 1-3-0 GLVC) are forecast to place second and 14th, respectively, in 2017.

USI leads UIndy in all-time series: USI leads the all-time series with UIndy, 21-13-0, after the teams split a pair of games last fall. The Eagles won the regular season match-up, 1-0, but lost to the Greyhounds in the GLVC Tournament, 2-0.

USI trails UW-Parkside in all-time series: USI trails the all-time series with UW-Parkside, 16-9-2. The Eagles took last year’s meeting, 3-2, and have a 2-1-1 record in the last four match-ups.

 

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