USI finishes Missouri road swing, hosts Bellarmine Sunday is USI’s annual “Gold Game”

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The University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team concludes a road swing to Missouri with a match versus Missouri University of Science & Technology Friday in Rolla before coming home to host Bellarmine University Sunday at Strassweg Field. Kickoff Friday at Missouri S&T is 7:30 p.m.The USI-Bellarmine match-up is a 2:30 p.m. start and is the Eagles’ seventh annual Gold Game in recognition of September being Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. The Eagles will be wearing gold sock to promote awareness of pediatric cancers. Admission to Sunday’s Gold Game is free of charge, but donations to help find a cure for pediatric cancers will be accepted.

Coverage for USI in GLVC action can be found at GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 4 Eagle Notes: 
USI gets a win and tie to open GLVC: The Screaming Eagles (3-1-1, 1-0-1 GLVC) posted a win and a tie to start GLVC action in 2018. USI rallied to defeat Drury University, 2-1, behind a pair of second half goals by junior forward Eric Ramirez to start league play. The Eagles finished the first GLVC weekend with a 0-0 double overtime tie at Truman State University.

Rickey, Ramirez, Walsh leading the offense: Junior midfielder Sean Rickey leads the USI offense with seven points on a team-high three goals and one assist. Freshman defender Colten Walsh and junior forward Eric Ramirez are tied for second with four points each, both with two goals.

Between the posts: Sophomore goalkeeper Justin Faas leads the Eagles between the posts with a 3-1-1 overall record and a pair of shutouts. He also has a 1.04 goals against average in 435 minutes.

Santoro in his 10th year: USI Head Coach Mat Santoro has a 78-71-18 overall record at the helm. Santoro has guided the Eagles to four GLVC Tournament appearances and the NCAA II Tournament in 2016.

USI versus Missouri S&T: The Eagles trail the Miners all-time, 15-10-3, in a series that dates back to 1982 when Missouri S&T was named the University of Missouri-Rolla. USI is 1-3-1 in the last five games, including last season’s 2-1 win at Strassweg Field.

The Miners in 2018: The Miners (0-5-0, 0-2-0 GLVC) are still in search of their first win in 2018 after starting the GLVC slate with a pair of losses last weekend.

USI vs. Bellarmine: The Eagles lead the Knights all-time, 24-14-2, since the creation of the USI men’s soccer program and the GLVC in 1979. USI also is 3-1-1 in the last five matches against Bellarmine after falling on the road last year, 2-1.

The Knights in 2018: Bellarmine (2-2-1, 1-0-1 GLVC), who visit McKendree University before coming to USI, are looking to climb above the .500 mark for the season after defeating Missouri S&T to start conference action at home and tying Maryville University, 2-2, on the road in St. Louis, Missouri.

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