EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer could not overcome an early Purdue University Fort Wayne goal and lost, 1-0, Tuesday afternoon at Strassweg Field. The Screaming Eagles are 0-7-0, while the Mastodons go to 4-2-1.

After Purdue Fort Wayne posted the only goal of the match at 3:04 and the first three shots of the match, the Eagles were nearly even with the Mastodons in the final 87 minutes. The Mastodons only outshot the Eagles, 13-7, for the match, but USI and Purdue Fort Wayne were tied 4-4 in the final 45 minutes.

USI also had the momentum in the second half with a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks, 6-3, in the match. The Eagles had their best chances to score early in the second half when sophomore defender/forward Jackson Mitchell and freshman defender/midfielder Gavin English had shots on-goal at 55:15 and 67:17, respectively

Between the posts, sophomore goalkeeper Andrew Klott stood a little taller today. Klott allowed the one tally and made six saves in the loss.

NEXT UP FOR USI:
The Eagles reach the halfway mark of the five-game homestand September 25 when they host Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for a 7 p.m. contest. Rose-Hulman is 1-2-2 to begin 2024 and is set to host Ohio Northern University Saturday before visiting USI next week.

The USI and Rose-Hulman match will be the first countable contest between the two programs. The September 25 match also will be a regular season game for the Eagles, while being listed as an exhibition game for the Division III Engineers.