Homestand features annual “Kick for the Cure” game Sunday
The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team returns to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field this week to host the University of Indianapolis Friday at 5 p.m. and Saint Joseph’s College Saturday at noon. Sunday’s USI-Saint Joseph’s contest is the fourth annual “Kick for the Cure” game, promoting the awareness and the fight against breast cancer.
In honor of the “Kick for the Cure” movement, the Screaming Eagles will be wearing pick jerseys. “Kick for the Cure” t-shirts also will be on sale Sunday with all proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Coverage, including live stats and video, of USI’s homestand can be found at GoUSIEagles.com.
Week 5 Eagle Notes:
Eagles come back from tough road trip. The Eagles suffered through some tough luck and were 0-2-0 during last weekend road swing. USI started the trip with a 3-2 overtime loss at Rockhurst University before losing a 2-1 decision at William Jewell College. Three different goal scorers provided the offense for the Eagles during the road trip with senior forward Madi Vellky (Dublin, Ohio), freshman midfielder Olivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin) and sophomore forward Haley Rheinlander (Evansville, Indiana) each getting a tally.
Scoring Leaders: Freshman forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana) leads the team in scoring with seven points on two goals and a team-high three assists. Following Hancock in the scoring column with six points each are junior defender Kelsey Smith (Evansville, Indiana), who has a team-best three goals, and senior forward Madi Vellky, who has two goals and two assists.
Between the posts. Freshman goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) has been in goal for all eight of USI’s contests, posting a 3-4-1 record. Hopkins has a 1.55 goals against average after allowing 13 goals and making 40 saves in 754 minutes of action.
Engelbrecht in her 13th year. USI Head Coach Krissy Engelbrecht has a 92-113-18 overall record at USI, but is 55-50-6 in her last six-plus seasons.
USI and UIndy. The Eagles trail in the all-time series with UIndy, 12-8-0, after dropping a 3-0 decision to the Greyhounds last fall. Since 2011, the ‘Hounds also have won the last four meetings with the Eagles.
UIndy in 2015. The Greyhounds are 1-5-2 in 2015 and are coming off a 0-1-1 homestand that saw them fall to Truman State University, 1-0, and tie Quincy University, 2-2, in double overtime. The GLVC coaches picked Rockhurst to finish 13th in this year’s preseason poll.
USI and Saint Joseph’s. USI holds an 11-9-2 all-time series lead over Saint Joseph’s after posting a 1-0 win last year in Rensselaer, Indiana. The Eagles have won the last six meetings with the Pumas since 2009.
Saint Joseph’s in 2015. The Pumas, who play at 18th-ranked Bellarmine University Friday night before coming to Strassweg Field, are 1-7-1 overall, 1-5-0 in the GLVC, and have lost their last six matches. The GLVC coaches predicted Saint Joseph’s finish last in this year’s preseason poll.
