The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team concluded its road swing with a 2-1 loss at William Jewell College Sunday afternoon in Liberty, Missouri. USI saw its record slide to 3-4-1 and 2-4-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, while William Jewell rose to 4-3-2, 2-3-1 GLVC.
The Screaming Eagles spotted the Cardinals a 2-0 lead in the opening half. USI suffered a spot of bad luck on the opening goal, 20:05 into the match, when a WJC shot hit the post and back-spun into the Eagle goal.
In the second half, USI got onto the scoreboard when sophomore forward Haley Rheinlander (Evansville, Indiana) cut the deficit in half at 52:06 with her first goal of the season. Rheinlander, who sprinted nearly 20 yards with the ball before taking the shot, was assisted on the play by junior defender Gabriella Korte(St. Louis, Missouri).
USI would get two more shots at the WJC goal, but would come up empty as the match ended with the 2-1 final.
The Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of the Strassweg Field next week when they host the University of Indianapolis October 2 and Saint Joseph’s College October 4. The USI-Saint Joseph’s match is the Eagles’ “Kick for the Cure” Day.
