The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team had its offense stymied for 90 minutes as Northern Michigan University shutout the Screaming Eagles, 2-0, to open the 2018 home schedule Sunday at Strassweg Field. The Eagles are off to a 1-1-0 start to 2018, while the Wildcats even their record at 1-1-0 in the first weekend.
USI fell behind early in the opening half when NMU scored at the 10:19 mark to take a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats would hold onto the 1-0 advantage through the halftime, despite the Eagles having a 4-3 advantage in shots and a 6-2 lead in corner kicks.
NMU struck quick again to open the second half, extending the lead to 2-0 before 2:30 was gone in the final stanza. The Eagles continued to force the issue in the final 45 minutes and had numerous opportunities – taking six shots on-goal and 12 shots total –but was unable to find the back of the Wildcat net.
The Eagles return to the road next week when they travel to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to play Davenport University September 7 at 6:30 p.m. (CDT). Davenport, who will host Missouri University of Science & Technology on September 4 before host the Eagles, is 0-1-1 after tying Maryville University and falling to the University of Missouri-St. Louis to start the year. Live coverage is available on GoUSIEagles.com.
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 1 p.m. kickoff.
