University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer junior midfielder Sean Rickey (Columbia, Illinois) scored twice to lead the Screaming Eagles to a 2-0 victory over Missouri University of Science & Technology Friday evening in Rolla, Missouri. The Eagles see their record go to 4-1-1 overall and 2-0-1 GLVC, while the Miners go to 0-6-0, 0-3-0 GLVC.

USI got on the board early when Rickey scored to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage. Rickey found the back of the net for this team-high fourth of the season off a free kick at 14:00.

The Miners would outshoot the Eagles, 9-4 in the opening half, but USI would hold onto the 1-0 margin through the intermission.

The Eagles and the Miners battle back-and-forth for a majority of the second half with neither team getting the advantage. Rickey would strike again at 80:23 when he scored off his own rebound of his penalty kick after the Eagles were fouled in the box.

Eagles’ sophomore goalkeeper Justin Faas (Carmel, Indiana) led the USI defense and got his second shutout of the season. Faas, who is 4-1-1 in his first season as the starter, faced 13 total shots and had to make four saves in the win.

USI returns to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field Sunday at 2:30 p.m. when it hosts Bellarmine University to begin a two-match homestand. The Eagles lead the Knights all-time, 24-14-2, since the beginning of the series with the start the USI men’s soccer program and the GLVC in 1979.

Bellarmine saw its record go to 2-3-1 overall and 1-1-1 in the GLVC after falling 1-0 to McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois, this evening.

The conclusion of the two-match homestand is September 28 when the University of Illinois Springfield visits the Eagles. USI leads the all-time series with the Prairie Stars, 9-4-1, since Illinois Springfield joined the GLVC in 2009.

The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team fought Missouri University of Science & Technology to a 0-0 double overtime draw Friday evening in Rolla, Missouri. USI goes to 2-3-2 overall and 1-1-1 in the GLVC, while Missouri S&T sees its record go to 1-4-1, 0-2-1 GLVC.

USI and Missouri S&T were nearly identical in every statistical category, including the 0-0 score. The Eagles led 16-15 in shots overall, while the Miner had the advantage 7-5 in shots on-goal and 6-3 in corner kicks.

USI senior goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) recorded her first shutout of the season, making saves on all seven of the Miners’ shots on-goal. The shutout also was the 13^th of her career.

The Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field Sunday at noon when they host Bellarmine University to begin a two-match homestand and for the annual “Kick for Cure” match to promote the fight against breast cancer. The Knights lead the Eagles all-time series, 13-6-5, since the creation of the USI women’s soccer program in 1996.

Bellarmine saw its record go to 4-2-1 overall and 2-0-1 in the GLVC after defeating McKendree University, 1-0, in Lebanon, Illinois, this evening.

The conclusion of the two-match homestand is September 28 when the University of Illinois Springfield visits the Eagles. USI leads the all-time series with the Prairie Stars, 7-0-2, since Illinois Springfield joined the GLVC in 2009.

After falling in a 1-0 hole, the University of Evansville volleyball team rallied, but in the end, fell just short against Loyola, dropping a 5-set match to the Ramblers in Friday’s Missouri Valley Conference opener at Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

Rachel Tam led all players with 22 kills while Mildrelis Rodriguez was just behind with 17.  Alondra Vazuqez added 11 for the Purple Aces (6-8, 0-1 MVC).  Elena Redmond had a stellar day with four service aces while Allana McInnis posted 51 assists and Olivia Goldstein chipped in 18 digs.  Loyola (9-4, 1-0 MVC) saw Elle Van Grinsven lead the way with 21 kills.

Loyola set an early tone, taking a 3-1 lead before a Tam kill tied it up at 3-3.  The Ramblers posted five of the next six to go up 9-4.  After UE scored a pair, Loyola put the set out of reach, recording eight in a row before going on to a 25-14 win.

UE fell into another early hole in the second set as Loyola jumped out to a 9-2 advantage.  After the Ramblers extended the edge to 11-3, the Aces made a run as a double block by Joselyn Coronel and Mildrelis Rodriguez got UE back within five at 13-8.  The Aces continued to battle back as Tam’s sixth kill of the evening cut the deficit to one – 17-16.  In the next ball, Rocio Fortuny and Kerra Cornist recorded a double block to tie the game.

Loyola retook a 20-18 lead, but Evansville came back with a Rodriguez kill to knot the score once again at 20-20 before a Cornist kill put the Aces in front.  With the game tied at 23-23, a Rodriguez kill put the Aces back in front before an Allana McInnis service ace gave UE the set, 25-23.

Evansville rebounded from another early hole in the third game.  After Loyola jumped out to a 5-2 lead, the Aces rallied back with nine in a row to take an 11-5 advantage.  Elena Redmond had back-to-back service aces in the rally.  UE continued to add to its lead, going up 15-7 as Alondra Vazquez notched an ace of her own.  Loyola chipped away at their deficit, getting within three points at 21-18, but two more kills by Rodriguez pushed the lead back to five – 23-18.  UE picked up a 2-1 match lead as they finished off with the 25-20 win.

Game four saw Loyola hold off each UE rally in the early going, pushing their lead to 8-5 before a pair of Tam kills cut the LUC lead to one – 10-9.  Elena Redmond added two more aces to give Evansville a 13-12 lead.  The Ramblers pushed right back, scoring the next five before pulling away to tie the match at 2-2 with a 25-17 triumph.

The Ramblers scored the first three points in game five before Tam got UE on the board with her 19^th kill of the night got the Aces on the board.  Loyola pushed its lead out to 6-2 before the Aces scored a pair to get within two at 6-4.  After Loyola pushed its advantage back to four, UE rallied once again with to make it a 10-8 game.  From there, the Ramblers hung on to clinch the 5-set win with a 15-11 decision in game five.