The University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer Team Goes Back Onto The Road

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The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team goes back onto the road for a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference matches this weekend. USI (5-4-0, 2-4-0 GLVC) is slated to visit Saint Joseph’s College (0-4-2, 0-     3-2 GLVC) Friday at 5 p.m. and the University of Indianapolis (4-4-0, 3-3-0 GLVC) Sunday at 11a.m. (CDT).

Live coverage of USI’s two-match road weekend, including live statistics and live video (Sunday’s match only), can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 5 Eagle Notes: 

Last weekend: The Screaming Eagles were 1-1-0 in the most recent home series. They lost a tough 1-0 decision to the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, but bounced back with a 3-1 win over Lewis University to break a three-match losing streak.

Scoring goals in 2016: The Eagles have scored 21 goals through nine matches this fall, surpassing the 19 scored during entirety of the 2015 campaign. Senior forward Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri) tops the USI scoring leaders with 11 points on a team-high four goals and three assists.

Between the posts:  Senior goalkeeper Courtney Lofland (Indianapolis, Indiana) raised her record to 3-1-0 this fall after a 1-1-0 weekend. Lofland has a 0.75 goals against average in six matches and 360 minutes of action and had a share of two shutouts.

This week’s opponents in the GLVC: While the Eagles were picked to finish 13th in the GLVC this fall, Saint Joseph’s was forecast to finish last and UIndy was voted 11th by the league’s head coaches.

USI leads Saint Joseph’s in all-time series: USI leads the all-time series with Saint Joseph’s College, 11-10-2, after last year’s 1-1 double-overtime tie and have posted a 7-0-3 mark against the Pumas since 2007.

Eagles look to stay on track versus Greyhounds: The Eagles won last year’s match up with the UIndy Greyhounds, 1-0, but trails in the all-time series, 12-9-0. USI also trails in the most recent match-ups with UIndy, 6-3-0, since 2007.