The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team concludes its four-match road swing to Missouri this weekend when it travels to William Jewell College Friday and Rockhurst University Sunday. Match time for Friday versus William Jewell in Liberty, Missouri, is 7:30 p.m., while the kick off at Rockhurst in Kansas City is 2:30 p.m.

Following the end of the road trip, the Screaming Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field for a two-match homestand October 18 versus the University of Illinois Springfield and October 20 versus Lewis University.

Match coverage can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 6 Eagle Notes: 

USI splits last week: The Screaming Eagles split their GLVC games last week, extending the winning streak to three games with a 3-1 victory over Southwest Baptist University before suffering a 4-0 defeat at Drury University.

Season leaders: USI is lead in scoring by senior midfielder Sean Rickey, who has seven points on a team-high three goals and one assist. Senior forward Eric Ramirez and senior midfielder Adam Becker are tied for the team-lead with two assists each.

Between the posts: Junior goalkeeper Justin Faas leads the Eagles between the posts with a 1.09 goals against average, has a 3-1-2 record, and posted a pair of shutouts.

The Cardinals in 2019: William Jewell is searching for its first victory of the season after posting a 0-8-1 overall and 0-6-1 in the GLVC.

USI versus William Jewell: USI leads the all-time series with WJC, 4-3-1, and have won the four of the last five, including last season’s regular season match, 2-0, at Strassweg Field. USI senior forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) scored both the Eagles’ goals in last fall’s victory.

The Hawks in 2019: Rockhurst, who plays McKendree University Friday before hosting the Eagles, is at .500 this fall with a 4-4-1 record, 4-3-0 in the GLVC. The Hawks have won three of their last four matches entering this week.

USI versus Rockhurst: Rockhurst has had the upper hand with the Eagles all-time, leading, 21-2-3. USI broke a eight-match winless streak to Rockhurst, 2-1, during the 2018 regular season match at home on goals by Ramirez and senior midfielder Sean Rickey. The Hawks, however, bounced back to defeat the Eagles in the GLVC Tournament, 3-1, at Strassweg Field.

Santoro begins his 11th year: USI Head Coach Mat Santoro has a 91-78-20 overall record at the helm. Santoro has guided the Eagles to a pair of NCAA II Tournament appearances; the 2018 GLVC regular season cr

Hoopfest presented by Heritage Federal Credit Union is just a day away as fans of the University of Evansville men’s and women’s basketball teams will have their first opportunity to see the 2019-20 squads on court.

Meeks Family Fieldhouse on the UE campus will host the event with doors set to open at 5 p.m. with the event tipping off at 6 p.m.  Admission is $5 with ALL proceeds going to the United Way.  Limited tickets remain and admission will be cut off when the fieldhouse has reached capacity.  The first 250 fans will receive a free clear bag that can be used during UE games at the Ford Center this season.

Tomorrow’s Hoopfest schedule is as follows:

-       5 p.m. – Doors open and season tickets are available for pickup

-       6 p.m. – Spirit squad introductions

-       6:05 p.m. – Team introductions

-       6:10 p.m. – 3-point shooting contest

-       6:25 p.m. – Slam dunk contest

-       6:35 p.m. – Shooting challenge contest

-       6:45 p.m. – Women’s team scrimmage

-       7:05 p.m. – Men’s team scrimmage

-       7:20 p.m. – Team autograph sessions

Taking part in the 3-point shooting contest will be Alexis Thomas, Felicia Bostrom and Kayla Casteel from the women’s team with Marcus Henderson, Devan Straub and Noah Frederking  representing the men’s side.  That will be followed by the slam dunk contest, which features Sam Cunliffe, Artur Labinowicz, DeAndre Williams and John Hall.

The shooting challenge contest include three teams featuring a men’s player, women’s player and three fans chosen from UE’s social media contests.  Student-athletes on the three teams include: Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander/Abby Feit, Evan Kuhlman/Kaylan Coffman and K.J. Riley/Anna Newman.

Season tickets for both the men’s and women’s squads will be available for purchase at Hoopfest.  Those who have already purchased their tickets can pick up their boxes at Hoopfest or at the Carson Center Ticket Office on Thursday and Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.  Unclaimed boxes will be mailed out on Monday.  Fans can also reserve their spot at the Tip Off Dinner, which is set for Thursday, October 17 at Rolling Hills Country Club.

Four mini plans will be able to be purchased tomorrow and provide several great opportunities to watch the UE men this year.

Those include:

-       Beat the Birds – includes tickets for USI (10/28), Ball State (11/9), Miami Ohio (12/7) and Illinois state (2/29) – cost is $45 for corner and endzones and $75 for sideline premium

-       Preview Pack – includes tickets to USI (10/28), Ball State (11/9) and IU Kokomo (11/14) – cost is $35 for corner and endzones and $65 for sideline premium

-       Saturday Night Fever – includes tickets for Ball State (11/9), Murray State (12/21) and Valparaiso (1/4) – cost is $35 for corner and endzones and $65 for sideline premium

-       Conference Pick 4 – includes tickets to four of UE’s nine Missouri Valley Conference games in 2020 – cost is $45 for corner and endzones and $75 for sideline premium

Hoopfest tickets are on sale now at the Carson Center Ticket Office.

The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened the 2019-20 season with three wins in a tri-meet with Kentucky and Notre Dame at the Lancaster Aquatic Center on Wednesday.

TEAM SCORES

Men

Indiana 219, Notre Dame, 81

Indiana 204, Kentucky 96

Women

Indiana 172, Notre Dame 128

Kentucky 161, Indiana 139
HOOSIER WINNERS

MEN

Zane Backes – 100 breaststroke (55.26); 200 breaststroke (2:01.39); 200 Medley Relay (1:27.55)

Brendan Burns – 200 butterfly (1:46.73); 200 Medley Relay (1:27.55)

Gabriel Fantoni – 100 backstroke (47.22); 100 butterfly (47.96); 200 backstroke (1:45.26); 200 Medley Relay (1:27.55)

Brandon Hamblin – 200 Medley Relay (1:27.55)

Mohamed Samy – 100 freestyle (43.88); 200 freestyle (1:37.59); 200 IM (1:47.36)

WOMEN

Cora Dupre – 100 freestyle (49.43); 200 freestyle (1:46.66), 400 freestyle relay (3:22.83)

Laurel Eiber – 50 freestyle (23.47); 400 freestyle relay (3:22.83)

Maria Paula Heitmann – 400 freestyle relay (3:22.83)

Cassy Jernberg – 500 freestyle (4:50.82); 1,000 freestyle (9:55.29)

Noelle Peplowski – 100 breaststroke (1:01.35); 200 breaststroke (2:12.30)

Ashley Turak – 400 freestyle relay (3:22.83)

NOTABLES

• The Indiana men’s team has won 32-consecutive dual meets dating back to Jan. 16, 2016 against the Michigan Wolverines.
• The men’s team won 10-of-16 events in the meet and went 1-2 in six total events.
  • The women’s team took first in eight of the 16 events contested.
• Eight Indiana swimmers won at least two events, with three swimmers claiming three-plus event victories.

 NCAA CUTS

A: None.

B: Cora Dupre (100 free, 49.43); Gabriel Fantoni (100 back, 47.22); Noelle Peplowski (100 breast, 1:01.35/200 breast, 2:12.30)

 UP NEXT

The Indiana Hoosier swimming and diving teams will host a tri-meet against Big Ten opponents Iowa and Michigan on Nov. 2 at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.

The University of Southern Indiana volleyball team dropped its mid-week Great Lakes Valley Conference bout with McKendree University Tuesday night in three sets, 20-25, 19-25 and 23-25.

Senior outside hitter Lindsey Stose (Elkhart, Indiana) and senior middle hitter Elexis Coleman (Joliet, Illinois) led the Screaming Eagles at the net with 11 and eight kills, respectively, with Coleman adding five blocks.

Freshman right side hitter Katherine Koch (Belleville, Illinois) and freshman outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois) combined for another 16 kills and three blocks. Anderson also led the Eagles with 13 digs.

USI (8-9, 2-3 GLVC) inched closer to McKendree (7-9, 2-3 GLVC) with every set, going from just one tied score without a lead in the first frame, to nine ties and five lead changes in the third.

The Eagles jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the third set, but watched the Bearcats climb back to a 16-16 tie, leading to a back-and-forth set to the 25-23 third set final.

USI Volleyball returns to Evansville to host the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday night.

After another GLVC contest at the Screaming Eagles Arena Saturday against Lindewood University, the Eagles will head to Indianapolis for the annual Midwest Region Crossover, starting on October 18.

The University of Southern Indiana men’s golf team finished 10th of 17 teams on Tuesday at the Midwest Regional, hosted by the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

USI had its best round as team on Monday where they shot a 296 which was sixth of out the 17 teams. The Eagles followed that up with a 312 in the third and final round which saw them fall to 10th as a team overall.

Sophomore Zach Williams (Mt.Vernon Illinois) carded two one-over-par 73s in the first and third rounds sandwiched by an even-par 72 in the second round to grab a top ten finish at +2. Williams’ second round was the low round for the Eagles individually.

Seniors Travis Bell (Madisonville, Kentucky) and Zach Breault (Bridgeport, Illinois) both shot 73, tying the second-best individual round for the Eagles, on their way to placing second and third for USI respectively.

Up next, the USI Men’s Golf team ventures south next week for the Don Morris Invitational hosted by Union University and held Oct. 14-15. The Eagles will tee-off on Monday in Jackson, Tennessee.