The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team shutout the University of Missouri-St. Louis, 3-0, to start Great Lakes Valley Conference play Friday evening in St. Louis, Missouri. USI goes to 3-1-0 overall and1-0-0 to start GLVC play, while UMSL ends the match 1-1-1 overall, 0-1-0 in the league.
The Screaming Eagles jumped on top midway through the opening half when senior forward Haley Rheinlander(Evansville, Indiana) made the score 1-0 with her second goal of the season at 20:14. Rheinlander was assisted on the goal by senior defender Carlie Scales (Evansville, Indiana).
USI junior forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana) increased the lead 15 minutes later to 2-0 when she recorded her second goal of the season. Freshman midfielder Chelsea Morris (St. Louis, Missouri) assisted Hancock on the play.
After USI took the 2-0 lead through the intermission, freshman defender Madelyne Juenger (Columbia, Illinois) sealed the victory for the Eagles with an unassisted tally at 68:18. Juenger posted her second goal of the season on a free kick and the eventual 3-0 final.
Between the posts, junior goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) posted her third win and first shutout of the year. Hopkins posted the shutout after facing seven shots and making three saves.
USI continues the first weekend of GLVC play Sunday when it visits Maryville University for a noon kickoff in St. Louis. Maryville tied Bellarmine University this afternoon, 1-1, in double overtime to go to 1-1-1 overall, 0-0-1 in the GLVC.
The Eagles lead the all-time series with Maryville, 4-3-1, defeating the Saints, 3-1, at home last fall. Senior midfielder Carlie Scales (Evansville, Indiana), junior forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana), and forward Gabriella Korte scored for the Eagles in last year’s victory.
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