USI hits the road for GLVC 1st round

The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team enters the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament for the first time since 2012 when it hits the road to play Truman State University Sunday in Kirksville, Missouri. Kickoff for the Screaming Eagles (9-8-1, 6-8-1 GLVC), the eighth-seed, and 18^th-ranked Bulldogs (13-1-3, 12-1-2 GLVC), the top seed, is set for noon.

Following the first round matches at campus sites, the GLVC Tournament will move to Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana for the semifinal matches November 4 and the championship match November 6. The GLVC is featuring the semifinals and the championship match on a neutral field for the first time in the history of GLVC women’s soccer.

Live coverage of USI’s run through the post-season, including live statistics and video, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 10 Eagle Notes: 

Eagles earn a spot in post-season: USI earned a spot in the GLVC Tournament by battling Bellarmine University to a 0-0 double-overtime draw in the final match of the regular season. The Eagles knocked Lewis University out of the eighth and final spot on a tiebreaker after defeating the Flyers earlier this fall.

USI in the GLVC Tournament: The Eagles, who are in the tournament for the first time since 2012, are making their ninth appearance in the GLVC Tournament and are still searching for their first conference title in program history.

Leading scorers: The Eagles have scored 32 goals through 18 matches this fall, flying by the 19 scored during entirety of the 2015 campaign. Sophomore forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana) and senior forward Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri) are tied for the team lead in points with 14 each. Hancock, who has a team-high three game-winning goals, has 14 points on a team-high six goals and two assists, while Korte has four goals and a team-high six assists.

Between the posts: Senior goalkeeper Courtney Lofland (Indianapolis, Indiana) has started the last two matches for the Eagles and enters the post-season with a 5-2-1 mark and a 0.80 goals against average. Lofland is 2-0-1 in her last three starts, posting three shutouts dating back to October 14.

USI vs. Truman State: The Eagles have lost the last three match-ups with the Bulldogs, including a 3-0 decision at Kirksville in September. The last time USI defeated Truman was 2013 when the Eagles defeated then nationally-ranked Bulldogs, 1-0, in the first-ever match-up in GLVC play between the two programs. Truman leads the all-time series, 6-1-1.