The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team was overwhelmed by NCAA Division I Xavier University, 5-0, Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio. USI, which started a three-match road swing with today’s match, goes to 0-2-0 overall, while Xavier sees its record go to 2-4-0.
USI found itself down, 2-0, at the half as Xavier scored at 6:05 and 14:24 over the opening half. The Musketeers forced the Eagles into a defensive posture and had a 12-4 lead in shots.
In the second half, the Musketeers would score three more times to give the match a final score of 5-0. Xavier outshot USI, 23-5 by the end of the match.
The Eagles hope to get on track next week when they complete their first road trip of the year with a visit to Hammond, Indiana, to play a neutral-site match with Northern Michigan University September 6 at 4 p.m. (CDT) and a road game versus Purdue University Northwest September 8 at 11:30 a.m. (CDT).
The next home game for USI is September 14 when the Eagles open 2018 Great Lakes Valley Conference action by hosting Drury University at Strassweg Field. Due to the GLVC home-road weekend, the Eagles and the Panthers will have special Friday afternoon 3:30 p.m. kickoff.
