EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer continues its five-match homestand with its final non-conference match of the season when it hosts Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Wednesday at 7 p.m. The USI-Rose-Hulman match is the USI Intramural Team Night.
Following the Screaming Eagles’ midweek match, USI opens the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference slate when it welcomes Eastern Illinois University to Strassweg Field for a 12:30 p.m. showdown Saturday. Saturday’s match is Hispanic Heritage Day at Strassweg Field.
The Eagles continue the OVC slate and conclude the longest homestand of the season October 3 when they take on Lindenwood University for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
USI fans can attend all Men’s Soccer 2024 home matches for free, courtesy of a sponsorship from ProRehab. Game coverage for 2024, including links to live stats and video streams, can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com.
USI Men’s Soccer Week 4 Notes:
USI reaches midway point of 5-match homestand: USI reaches the midway point of the five-match home stand Tuesday when it kicks off against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. After USI and Rose-Hulman square off, the final two matches of the homestand will be the start of the Ohio Valley Conference 2024 slate. The Screaming Eagles open OVC play this fall by hosting Eastern Illinois University September 28 and Lindenwood University October 3.
Rose-Hulman in 2024: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is 1-3-2 overall this fall after a 1-0 loss to Ohio Northern University. The Fightin’ Engineers have lost their last two matches.
USI vs. Rose-Hulman: The USI and Rose-Hulman match will be the first countable contest between the two programs. The September 25 match will be a regular season game for the Eagles, while being listed as an exhibition game for the Division III Engineers.
Former Eagle leads Rose-Hulman: Former USI team captain Sean Helliwell is the head coach of the Fightin’ Engineers of Rose-Hulman. Helliwell, who has been at the helm at Rose-Hulman since 2008, appeared in 37 matches as an Eagle (36 starts) and recorded 12 points on two goals and eight assists during USI’s first Division I tenure between 1992 and 1994.
Rough start to homestand: The Eagles started the homestand on a down note, falling to Bellarmine University, 8-0, and Purdue University Fort Wayne, 1-0.
USI needs to find offense: USI needs to find some offense. The Eagles have been held scoreless for the last 343 minutes.
EIU in 2024: The Panthers of EIU are 1-3-1 during the first month of the season and conclude its non-conference schedule September 24 against Bowling Green State University.
USI vs. EIU: EIU leads the all-time series with USI, 10-2-0, after winning a pair of regular season matches last year. The Panthers took the first game at Strassweg Field, 2-0, and completed the series sweep with a 1-0 victory at EIU.
