The 11th-ranked and top-seeded University of Southern Indiana men's soccer team lost its Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal match to Rockhurst University, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Strassweg Field. The Screaming Eagles see their record go to 13-3-1 overall in 2018, while the eighth-seeded Hawks rise to 8-7-2.
 
With the loss, the Eagles will have to wait until November 5 to see if they will receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. USI is in good position for a berth after being ranked first in the latest NCAA II Midwest Region poll and with the top six in the region receiving a spot in the national tournament at the end of the conference tournament season.
 
It was the Hawks that finished the first half with the lead 2-1 after a flurry of goals in the 15 minutes before halftime. Rockhurst took a 1-0 lead at 32:42 before USI junior forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) evened the score on a penalty kick at 33:33.
 
Rockhurst regained the lead, 2-1, on a penalty kick of its own at 37:37and held the advantage through the intermission.
 
In the second half, the Hawks continued to keep the USI offense at bay and sealed the Eagles' fate with a goal at 76:04 for the eventual 3-1 final. Rockhurst limited the USI offense attack to six shots, two on-goal.

The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team advanced to the Great Lakes Valley Conference semifinals for the first time since 1999 with a 2-0 victory over Maryville University Sunday afternoon at Strassweg Field. USI, the third seed, goes to 12-5-2 overall in 2018, while sixth-seeded Maryville watched its record go to 9-5-3 this fall.

The Screaming Eagles advance to play seventh-seeded Rockhurst University in the GLVC semifinals at 5 p.m. Friday at the Woehrle Athletic Complex in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Rockhurst advanced with a 2-0 victory over second-seeded McKendree University to rise to 10-7-1. Visit GLVCsports.com for updated GLVC Tournament information.

USI and Maryville battled back-and-forth in the opening half with neither team gaining the upper hand. The Eagles had a slight advantage in shots, 8-5, through the first 45 minutes.

In the second half, USI sophomore forward Maggie Winter (St. Louis, Missouri) gave the Eagles a commanding, 2-0, lead within 10 minutes following the intermission. Winter put USI up 1-0 at 47:22 off of assists by freshman forward Katlyn Andres (Louisville, Kentucky) and senior forward Kennedy Moore(Evansville, Indiana).

Six minutes later, Winter got her second goal of the game by intercepting a goal kick and driving the ball into the back of the net at 53:07 for the unassisted tally. The goals were Winter’s team-best fifth and sixth of the season for Winter.

Between the posts, USI senior goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) posted her seventh shutout of the season and won her 11^th game of the season, Hopkins made seven saves while facing a total of 12 shots.