 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer was stunned in the final seconds at William Jewell College, 2-1, Friday evening in Liberty, Missouri. The Eagles see their record go to 3-5-2 overall and 3-4-1 in the GLVC, while William Jewell goes to 1-8-1, 1-6-1 GLVC.
USI got on top early in the match when senior forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) scored at 15:10. Ramirez converted on a USI corner kick for his second goal of the season off assists by sophomore defender Colten Walsh (St. Louis, Missouri) and sophomore midfielder Eli Quivey (Fishers, Indiana). The 1-0 lead would stand up through the intermission.
The second half would see both teams battle back and forth across the field until William Jewell rallied to knot the game at 1-1 with a tally at 61:31. The Eagles had a chance to take the lead at 81:50 when freshman defender Travis Sides (Evansville, Indiana) hit the crossbar, but it was Cardinals of William Jewell knocking in a shot off the crossbar with 17 seconds to play for the winner at 89:43.
USI will look to get back on track and complete its longest road trip of the year Sunday when it makes a stopover at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri for a 2:30 p.m. match-up. Rockhurst saw its record go to 4-5-1, 4-4-0 GLVC, after falling to McKendree University, 3-0, at home this evening.
Rockhurst has had the upper hand with the Eagles all-time, leading, 21-2-3. USI broke a eight-match winless streak to Rockhurst, 2-1, during the 2018 regular season match at home on goals by Ramirez and senior midfielder Sean Rickey (Columbia, Illinois). The Hawks, however, bounced back to defeat the Eagles in the GLVC Tournament, 3-1, at Strassweg Field.
