Eagles bow out of GLVC Tournament with 2-0 loss

0

The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team bowed out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with a 2-0 loss at 18th-ranked Truman State University Sunday afternoon in Kirksville, Missouri. USI finishes the year 9-9-1, while top-seeded Truman State advances with a 14-1-3 mark in 2016.

The eighth-seeded Screaming Eagles, who appeared in the GLVC Tournament for the first time since 2012, battled back-and-forth with the Bulldogs for 80 minutes before two of the 24 Truman State shots got through the USI defense. Truman also had a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks in the match, while USI posted just three shots, two in the opening half and one in the second half.

Truman advances to the GLVC Tournament semifinals at Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 4.The GLVC championship game is slated for November 6 at Carroll Stadium.