The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team enters the home stretch of the 2016 campaign in search of a berth in the GLVC Tournament. The Screaming Eagles (8-7-0, 5-7-0 GLVC) have three matches remaining to earn a berth in the tournament, beginning their tournament search at McKendree University (11-4-0, 8-4-0 GLVC) Friday at 5 p.m. in Lebanon, Illinois.
After concluding their longest road trip of the season at McKendree, USI returns to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field to close out the 2016 regular season slate. The Eagles are scheduled to host the University of Illinois Springfield (7-8-0, 4-8-0 GLVC) Sunday at noon and Bellarmine University (10-1-3, 8-1-3 GLVC) October 26 at 5 p.m. Sunday versus Illinois Springfield also is Senior Day for the Eagles.
Live coverage of USI’s final three regular season matches, including live statistics and video, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.
Week 8 Eagle Notes:Â
In the GLVC:Â Post-season is on the line as USI enters the final three matches of the 2016 regular season. The Eagles, who start this week in ninth, are a half-game behind eighth place Lewis University and a game-and-a-half behind seventh-place Quincy University. USI hold the tie-breaker with Lewis, while Quincy holds the tie-breaker with the Eagles. The top eight teams in the GLVC qualify for the league’s post-season tournament that is set to begin on October 30.
Up and down last weekend: The Eagles were up and down last week, posting a 2-0 win at Drury University and a 3-1 loss at Missouri University of Science & Technology. Junior midfielder Carlie Scales(Evansville, Indiana) and junior forward Haley Rheinlander (Evansville, Indiana) posted goals in the win over Drury, while sophomore defender Olivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin) scored the Eagles lone goal in the loss at Missouri S&T.
Leading scorers: The Eagles have scored 26 goals through 15 matches this fall, flying by the 19 scored during entirety of the 2015 campaign. With her goal on Sunday, sophomore defender Olivia Wilde (Racine, Wisconsin) moved into a tie for the team lead in scoring with 12 points on a team-high five goals and two assists. Senior forward Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri) also has produced 12 points this season on four goals and a team-high four assists.
Game winners: Sophomore forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana) has a team-best three game-winning goals. Senior forward Gabriella Korte and junior midfielder Carlie Scales follow with two game-winners each.
This week’s opponents in the GLVC: While the Eagles were picked to finish 13th in the GLVC this fall, McKendree was forecast to finish ninth; Illinois Springfield was slated for 14th; and Bellarmine was voted to repeat as conference champion by the league’s head coaches.
USI searching to get on track versus McKendree in GLVC action:Â The Eagles trail the all-time series with McKendreee, 6-5-1, and are winless in the last three matches with the Bearcats. The last time USI defeated McKendree was in 2012 when the Eagles posted a 3-0 win in Lebanon, Illinois.
USI looks to stay undefeated against Illinois Springfield:Â USI holds a 6-0-1 advantage in the all-time series with Illinois Springfield after defeating the Prairie Stars, 4-2, last year on the road.
Eagles eye first win over Knights since 2004. Bellarmine has control of the all-time series versus USI, 13-6-3, and is unbeaten against the Eagles in the last 12 matches, posting a 11-0-1 mark. Last year the Knight defeated the Eagles, 2-0, in Louisville, Kentucky.
