University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer advances to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship game after posting a 3-0 shutout of Rockhurst University Friday morning at Woehrle Athletics Complex in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The seventh-seeded Screaming Eagles go to 12-6-1 overall, while third-seeded Rockhurst bows out of the league tournament at 14-5-0.
The Eagles will be playing in the GLVC Tournament championship game for the first time program history at 11 a.m. (CST) Sunday in Jeffersonville. USI will play the winner of top-seeded McKendree University (14-3-2) and fifth-seeded Bellarmine University (12-4-3). The full GLVC Tournament information can be found on GLVCsports.com.
USI got on the scoreboard early when junior forward Maggie Winter put the Eagles up 1-0 on a goal at 17:48. The goal was Winter’s seventh of the season, tying her for the team lead with sophomore forward Katlyn Andres, and was assisted on by senior defender Loryn Willis.
The 1-0 lead would hold through the intermission before Andres made the score 2-0 with her eighth goal of the season to regain the team lead at 67:11 of the second half. Junior forward Audrey Andrzejewski completed the scoring with the third goal of the game at 73:08 off a cross by Andres.
USI freshman goalkeeper Maya Etienne made the three goals stand up as she posted her single-season record 10th shutout of the season. She breaks the record held by Angie Gries (9) that has stood since the 1998 season. Etienne finished the match by recording nine saves against the 18 total shots. .
