SAN ANTONIO, Texas– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer earns a 2-2 draw following a tough battle with the University of the Incarnate Word.
The Screaming Eagles keep their Ohio Valley Conference tournament hopes alive with tonight’s result. The team currently sits in seventh place. USI can jump into sixth with a win and a Western Illinois University loss on Sunday.
USI opened the match on its back foot. Incarnate Word scored in the 19th minute, taking an early 1-0 lead. The Eagles battled back late in the first half. Freshman Oliver Church scored the first goal of his collegiate career at 35:26. He was assisted by freshman Tony Murphy and junior Will Kirchhofer.
The Eagles entered that half even at one, despite USI getting outshot 4-2 and 2-1 on goal. Outside of Church’s goal, sophomore Pablo Juan recorded the second shot for USI.
USI came out of the break strong, taking a 2-1 lead at 58:44 as freshman Ian Graham put one past the goalkeeper off a pass from freshman Edin Cvorovic. The lead did not last long, as the Cardinals evened the match again in the 66th minute.
For the game, the Eagles were outshot 14-4 and 7-4 on goal. USI had five individual players record a shot, with three tallying shots on goal. The Cardinals forced three corner kicks compared to the Eagles’ two, but the Cardinals were called for offsides four times to the Eagles’ zero. Freshman Jacob English nabbed a game-high five saves on the day.
In the regular season finale, the Eagles travel to Houston, Texas, for a rematch against Houston Christian University on Sunday afternoon. When the two teams met earlier this season, the Eagles came out on top 4-1, earning their first OVC victory on the season.
The Screaming Eagles keep their Ohio Valley Conference tournament hopes alive with tonight’s result. The team currently sits in seventh place. USI can jump into sixth with a win and a Western Illinois University loss on Sunday.
USI opened the match on its back foot. Incarnate Word scored in the 19th minute, taking an early 1-0 lead. The Eagles battled back late in the first half. Freshman Oliver Church scored the first goal of his collegiate career at 35:26. He was assisted by freshman Tony Murphy and junior Will Kirchhofer.
The Eagles entered that half even at one, despite USI getting outshot 4-2 and 2-1 on goal. Outside of Church’s goal, sophomore Pablo Juan recorded the second shot for USI.
USI came out of the break strong, taking a 2-1 lead at 58:44 as freshman Ian Graham put one past the goalkeeper off a pass from freshman Edin Cvorovic. The lead did not last long, as the Cardinals evened the match again in the 66th minute.
For the game, the Eagles were outshot 14-4 and 7-4 on goal. USI had five individual players record a shot, with three tallying shots on goal. The Cardinals forced three corner kicks compared to the Eagles’ two, but the Cardinals were called for offsides four times to the Eagles’ zero. Freshman Jacob English nabbed a game-high five saves on the day.
In the regular season finale, the Eagles travel to Houston, Texas, for a rematch against Houston Christian University on Sunday afternoon. When the two teams met earlier this season, the Eagles came out on top 4-1, earning their first OVC victory on the season.
