University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer begins its defense of it 2019 Great Lakes Valley Conference championship Sunday at 4 p.m. when it hosts the University of Indianapolis at the Goebel Soccer Complex. The GLVC title defense is the first in the history of the USI women’s soccer progam.
USI will be implementing a spectator policy in 2021 due to COVID-19. For the safety and well-being of the players, coaches, and officials. For this weekend’s games at Goebel Soccer Complex, the following guidelines have been set in place:
- Goebel Soccer Complex allows for any parents, guardians, siblings, spouses, and minor children of participants to attend so we will go based off this for the weekend.
- All guests will be asked as they come in who they are there for so we can make sure it is just those who have someone participating in the game.
- Masks must be worn at all times per GLVC policy and will be enforced unless eating or drinking.
- The bleachers at Goebel are closed so all spectators will need to bring their own seating (chairs, blankets, etc.)
- Social distancing will also be required.
Fans can catch all of the game coverage for the 2021, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, on GoUSIEagles.com.
Following the season opener with UIndy, USI will be on the road with visits to Lewis University March 5 and the University of Illinois Springfield March 7 before returning home to host Quincy University March 12.
Week 1 – Eagle Game Notes
Eagles posted three-straight upsets to win 1st GLVC Tournament:Â The Eagles won their first GLVC Tournament title with three-straight upsets. USI, which was the seventh seed, defeated second-seeded University of Indianapolis, 1-0, third-seeded Rockhurst University, 3-0, and grabbed the conference title on penalty kicks after tying top-seeded McKendree University.
USI earned first NCAA II Tournament appearance since 1998: USI made its second appearance in the NCAA II Tournament after a 21 hiatus in 2019. The Eagles fell to top-seeded Grand Valley State University in the opening round to finish the 2019 campaign.
In the GLVC: USI led the GLVC with 105 points on a league-best 35 goals, and 35 assists. The Eagles were seventh in defense with a team 0.98 goals against average.
Returning Scoring Leaders: Junior forward Katlyn Andres led the team in scoring in 2019 with 21 points on eight goals and five assists. Senior forward Maggie Winter was close behind with 16 points on seven goals and two assists. Junior defender Madelyne Juenger is tied for the team lead with Andres with five assists.
Between the posts: Â Sophomore goalkeeper Maya Etienne led the Eagles in goal with a 12-7-2 record, a 0.91 goals against average and a USI single-season record 11 shutouts, and 113 saves (four short of single-season record) during her first collegiate campaign.
Schoenstein is in his 4th year: USI Head Coach Eric Schoenstein is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Eagles, producing a 41-26-9 mark, the 2019 GLVC Tournament championships, a share of the 2018 GLVC regular season title, three-straight GLVC Tournament appearances, and an appearance in the 2019 NCAA II Tournament.
USI vs. UIndy: USI holds a slim 13-12-1 all-time series lead over the University of Indianapolis after taking a pair of matches with the Greyhounds in 2019. The Eagles won the regular season match, 1-0, and the GLVC Tournament match, 1-0.
UIndy in 2019: The Greyhounds were 15-5-1 overall and 11-3-1 in the GLVC during the 2019 season. UIndy advanced as far as the third round of the NCAA II Tournament after falling to USI in the GLVC Tournament quarterfinals.
