Eagles hope to gain momentum this week USI to hosts Illinois Springfield, visit McKendree

he University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team hopes to keep building momentum this weekend when it hosts the University of Illinois Springfield and visit McKendree University Sunday in Lebanon, Illinois. Match time Friday at Strassweg Field versus Illinois Springfield is set for 5 p.m., while the kick off at McKendree is noon.

Coverage for the Eagles in GLVC action can be found at GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 5 Eagle Notes: 

Eagles get tie and win last week: The Screaming Eagles (3-3-2, 2-1-1 GLVC) began last week’s action by battling Missouri University of Science & Technology to a 0-0 double-overtime tie in Rolla, Missouri, before getting on track with a 2-0 victory at home over Bellarmine University. The USI goals in the victory over Bellarmine were scored by freshman forward Madeline Weston and freshman midfielder Lyndsee Monac, snapping a two-match scoreless streak.

Hopkins named GLVC Defensive Player of the Week and USC Division II Player of the Week: USI senior goalkeeper Emily Hopkins was namd the GLVC Defensive Player of the Week  and the United Soccer Coaches NCAA II Player of Week after posting 200 minutes of shutout soccer last week against Missouri S&T and Bellarmine. Hopkins also had seven saves in the double-overtime shutout of Missouri S&T and tied a season-best with eight saves in the win over Bellarmine.

Back in the win column versus Bellarmine: The Eagles’ victory over Bellarmine Sunday put USI in the win column versus the Knight for the first time since 2004 and broke a 16-match winless streak. The two Eagle goals on Sunday also snapped a streak of 403 scoreless minutes by both teams in the series.

Monac and Weston take scoring lead: Freshman forward Madeline Weston and freshman midfielder Lyndsee Monac are tied for the team lead in scoring with four points on two goals each. Weston and Monac have a combined four of USI’s eight goals this year through eight games.

Schoenstein is in his third year: USI Head Coach Eric Schoenstein is in his third season as the head coach of the Eagles, producing a 20-17-8 mark and back-to-back GLVC Tournament appearances.

USI vs. Illinois Springfield: USI leads the all-time series with Illinois Springfield, 7-0-2, since Prairie Stars joined the GLVC in 2009. The Eagles and the Prairie Stars tied last year, 1-1, in double overtime in Springfield, Illinois.

Prairie Stars in 2018: Illinois Springfield went to 1-5-2 overall, 1-3-0 in the GLVC, after falling on the road today to Lewis University, 1-0, Sunday.

USI vs. McKendree: McKendree leads USI all-time, 8-5-1, since the series began in 1997. The Bearcats also have had the advantage in the last five match-ups, winning four and tying the Eagles once. USI also has not defeated the Bearcats since 2012 when it won 3-0 in Lebanon.

McKendree in 2018: McKendree saw its record rise to 5-1-1 overall and 2-1-1 in the GLVC after losing a 1-0 decision to Bellarmine in Lebanon and tying the University of Indianapolis, 0-0 in double-overtime, on the road.