Barton gets 1st goal of the year
HOUSTON, Texas. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer rallied in the final 10 minutes to earn a 1-1 tie at Houston Christian University Thursday evening in Houston, Texas. The Screaming Eagles go to 1-8-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the OVC, while HCU is 2-5-4, 0-1-2 OVC.
Trailing 1-0 after HCU took a 1-0 lead at the 64:55, USI senior forward Zach Barton (St. Louis, Missouri) evened the match, 1-1, at 81:52 with his first goal of the season. Barton was assisted on the play by sophomore midfielder Ednilson Voiles (Haiti).
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The teams would have one more shot each in the final eight minutes before the final horn on the draw.
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Overall, HCU controlled most of the match with a 19-7 lead in shots and 6-0 advantage in corners. USI junior goalkeeper Braden Matthews (Princeton, Indiana) held the Huskies to the one tally, making a career-best seven saves in the tie.
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The USI defense was strong through the first half as the HCU offense had a 10-0 advantage in shots, 2-0 in shots on-goal. HCU also had a 5-0 lead in opportunities from the corner.
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The numbers were closer in the second half with the shot differential in favor of HCU, 9-7. The Huskies also were limited to just one corner in the final 45 minutes.
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NEXT UP FOR USI:
The Eagles concludes the three-match road swing Sunday with a visit to The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. The trip to San Antonio will be USI’s meeting with Houston Christian.
UIW saw its record go to 4-4-3 overall, 2-0-1 OVC, after defeating Eastern Illinois University, 4-2, at home tonight. UIW is 3-0-2 in the last five games.
Following the end of the three-match road swing, USI returns to Strassweg Field for a three-match homestand October 12 when it hosts Chicago State University. The Eagles and the Cougars will be facing each other in the OVC for the first time after competing last year in The Summit League.
The remainder of the homestand will include a first-time meeting with Liberty University October 15 and a match-up with Eastern Illinois University October 19. USI host Senior Day on October 15 versus Liberty.
