University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer freshman defender Justin Brooks (Fishers, Indiana) scored the game-winning goal with 5:12 remaining to cap off a Screaming Eagles’ come-from-behind, 3-2, victory over Trevecca Nazarene University Monday afternoon in Nashville, Indiana. USI rises to 2-0-0, while Trevecca goes to 1-1-0 to start the fall.
The Screaming Eagles spent most of the first half on the Trojans half of the field, but trailed at the half, 1-0. Trevecca scored the only goal of the opening half at the 8:05 mark.
In the second half, USI freshman midfielder Sean Rickey(Columbia, Illinois) put the Eagles on the scoreboard at 50:32 to knot the match up at 1-1. The unassisted goal was Rickey’s first of the year and his first as a collegiate.
After the Trojans regained the lead, 2-1, with a tally at 56:41, freshman defender Drew Albert (Eureka, Missouri) scored USI’s second equalizer of the match with his first collegiate goal at 75:50. Albert was assisted on the play by freshman midfielder Adam Becker (Columbia, Illinois).
Brooks gave USI its first lead of the match and the eventual game-winning goal at the 84:48 He recorded his first collegiate goal and was assisted on the play by junior forward Pedro Castro (Brazil).
USI outshot Trevecca overall in the match, 22-9, and on-goal, 11-6. The Eagles also had a 4-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Between the posts, USI junior goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) allowed the two goals and made four saves to record his second win of the season.
USI is slated to open the 2016 home and Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule Friday at 7:30 p.m. when the Eagles host the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The Eagles conclude their first two-match homestand of the fall Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with their annual “Gold Game” when they roll out the welcome mat for Maryville University.
The “Gold Game” features the Eagles in gold jerseys to promote awareness and the search for a cure of pediatric cancers. Admission for Sunday’s USI-Maryville match is free of charge.
