EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer fell to Northern Kentucky University on Sunday, 2-3. The Screaming Eagles fall to 0-2 on the season while the Norse go to 1-1.
 
USI was able to strike first as they got things started with a goal from Nick Faddis (St. Louis, Missouri) at the 27:48 mark in the first half. That was Faddis’ first goal in an Eagles uniform after transferring from St. Louis University. USI continued their strong stretch into the second half as Mical Hardtman (Hamilton Parrish, Bermuda) scored at the 52:24 mark to give USI a 2-0 lead. That was Hardtman’s first goal as an Eagle in his third season with the program. Faddis and Dan Hartman (Seymour, Indiana) had the assists on the goal.
 
Northern Kentucky did not shy away as they stuck just 26 seconds after to cut the deficit in half as Joseph Roddy scored at the 52:50 mark. The Norse would continue to dominate as they would tie the game at 57:50 with a goal from Hunter Sekelsky and take the final 3-2 lead at 67:36 after a goal from Sam Robinson.
 
The Eagles had three players lead the way with two shots, this included Faddis and Zach Barton (St. Louis, Missouri). Four players tied for the team high in shots on goal with one. Freshman goalkeeper Giancarlo Varano (Woodbridge, Canada) got his first start in net for USI, making eight saves on the day.
 

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters couldn’t overcome an early six-run deficit Sunday to drop the home regular-season finale to the Florence Y’alls, 8-5.

Florence wasted no time Sunday, scoring in the first inning for the third straight night. Brennan Price gave the Y’alls the lead with an RBI fielder’s choice. Two batters later, the lead doubled with an RBI single from Axel Johnson.

As the inning continued, the Y’alls found the run column twice more, on a bases-loaded hit by pitch by Wady Almonte and fielder’s choice by Lyndon Weaver.

In the second, the lead grew to 5-0 with an RBI single from Ray Zuberer.

Finally, the lead hit 6-0 in the third as Cooper Edwards singled in Weaver.

The Otters found the scoreboard in the fourth as Elijah MacNamee hit his 10th home run of the season, a solo shot.

Florence immediately answered back in the top of the fifth as the leadoff duo of Luke Harper and Alberti Chavez hit back-to-back RBI base hits.

Down 8-1, the Otters began a consistent push in the sixth. MacNamee drove in his second run of the day with a sixth-inning single.

In the seventh, the Otters scored an opening run on a balk, bringing Rosario home. Directly after, J.R. Davis drove in Zach Biermann to being the Otters to within four.

In the eighth, the comeback attempt ended, Evansville grabbing a fifth and final run on a sacrifice fly RBI from Brody Tanksley.

The loss ended Evansville’s five-game winning streak and once again evened the Otters with Schaumburg in the West Division.

Jonaiker Villalobos pitched to the win, allowing three runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings. The loss fell on Justin Watland, who allowed five runs on five hits in two innings of work.

DEKALB, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer played to a 1-1 draw in a tough, competitive match Sunday against the Northern Illinois Huskies to kick off a two-match road swing for the Screaming Eagles.
 
Both squads took some time in the first half to get settled into the flow of the match Sunday. The opening 45 minutes was a defensive battle.
 
Senior forward Taylor Hall (Grayson, Kentucky) took the first shot of the match for USI in the eighth minute, the first of four shots in the first half for Southern Indiana. The Screaming Eagles had two on target, both saved by the Huskies’ freshman goalkeeper Deighton Wamer, who finished with three saves. There were only nine combined shots by both sides in the first half.
 
Shortly after halftime and in the 53^rd minute, Hall scored the first goal of the match and her first of the season. The assist was credited to freshman midfielder Peyton Murphy (Bargersville, Indiana), her first helper of the season. The Screaming Eagles gained possession near midfield, played the ball up the far side of the field across from the benches, and went on a 2-on-1 break. Murphy entered the box and slotted a pass across the six-yard area, where Hall connected on the backend of the pass and tapped it in the goal.
 
Northern Illinois quickly answered with a goal of their own in the next minute. Junior midfielder Claudia Muessig scored her first of the season for the Huskies. The play started with a near-side cross toward the far post side, where she headed the ball back across the face of the goal and in the near-side netting.
 
Both sides looked to find a go-ahead goal in the latter portion of the second half, but quality looks were at a premium for the rest of the match.
 
Southern Indiana took a total of nine shots, placing four on goal. Northern Illinois had 11 shots but only three on target.
 
Individually, Hall and junior forward Morgan Beyer (Rossford, Ohio) led USI with two shots. USI’s four shots on goal came from four different players. Senior goalkeeper Maya Etienne (Midland, Michigan) made two saves Sunday.
 
The Screaming Eagles will conclude the two-match road swing at 7 p.m. Thursday against the North Alabama Lions from Florence, Alabama. Live video coverage will be available with an ESPN+ subscription.