The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team comes home to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field on a three-match winning streak and moving up in the Great Lakes Valley Conference standings. USI (7-4-0, 4-4-0 GLVC) will put its winning streak on the line this weekend when it hosts William Jewell College (1-7-2, 1-6-1 GLVC) Friday at 5 p.m. and Rockhurst University (9-1-1, 6-1-1 GLVC) Sunday at noon.
Live coverage of USI’s two-match home weekend can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.
Week 6 Eagle Notes:
Last weekend: The Eagles swept a GLVC road trip for the first time since 2012 when they defeated Saint Joseph’s College and the University of Indianapolis with identical 1-0 scores. The two victories moved the Eagles from the lower fourth of the GLVC standings to the seventh spot and in contention for a spot in the GLVC Tournament at the end of the month.
Big weekend for Hopkins in goal: Sophomore goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) had a big weekend for the Eagles in the sweep of Saint Joseph’s and UIndy. Hopkins posted back-to-back shutouts; tied a season-high for saves with seven versus Saint Joseph’s, including a game-saving stop of a penalty kick; and set a new season-high with eight saves versus UIndy. For the season, Hopkins has a 4-3 record and a 1.14 goals against average in nine matches.
Game winners: Sophomore forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana) took over the team lead in game-winning goals with her third in the victory over Saint Joseph’s. Hancock’s three game-winning goals are followed by senior forward Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri), who has two.
Leading Scorers: The Eagles have scored 23 goals through 11 matches this fall, flying by the 19 scored during the entirety of the 2015 campaign. Senior forward Gabriella Korte tops the USI scoring leaders with 11 points on a team-high four goals and three assists, while sophomore defender Olivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin) follows with 10 points on four goals and two assists.
In the GLVC: USI is ranked first in the GLVC for total points and second for assists and goals.
This week’s opponents in the GLVC: While the Eagles were picked to finish 13th in the GLVC this fall, William Jewell was forecast to finish 12th and Rockhurst was voted fifth by the league’s head coaches.
USI looks to even the score with William Jewell: USI is looking to even the all-time series with William Jewell when it hosts the Cardinals. The Eagles trail the all-time series, 3-2-0, after losing to the Cardinals on the road, 2-1, last fall. USI is 1-1-0 at home against William Jewell, winning in overtime, 3-2, in 2014.
USI looks to break winless streak with Rockhurst: The Eagles trail in the all-time series versus the Hawks, 10-1-1, after dropping last year’s meeting, 3-2, in overtime. The Hawks, who start the week second in the GLVC standings, are 3-0-1 in the last four meetings after losing to the Eagles, 2-1, in 2010.
