USI travels a tough road this week

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team faces one of the toughest road trips of the year when the Screaming Eagles leave Strassweg Field for the first time in 2016 season. USI is slated to play defending Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament champion Quincy University Friday at 5 p.m. before finishing its first road trip of the year at Truman State University Sunday at noon.
Live coverage of USI’s two-match trip can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

The Eagles return to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field in two weeks to host the University of Wisconsin-Parkside September 23 and Lewis University September 25.

Week 3 Eagle Notes: 

One win to tie 2015: The Eagles have opened 2016 by winning four of their first five matches and need just one win to tie all of the victories in 2015.

Eagles on the road last fall: USI looks to improve upon last year’s road record of 2-6-1 in 2015.

Scoring goals in 2016: The Eagles have scored 18 goals through five matches this fall, just one short of the 19 scored during the 17 games of 2015 campaign. Senior forward Gabriella Korte (St. Louis, Missouri) tops the USI scoring leaders with 11 points on a team-high four goals and three assists.

This week’s opponents in the GLVC: While the Eagles were picked to finish 13th in the GLVC this fall, Quincy was forecast to place second and Truman third by the league’s head coaches.

USI looks to snap Quincy losing streak: USI, which trails the all-time series with Quincy, 13-6-1, begins the two-match road trip looking to snap a four-match losing streak to the Hawks. The last time USI posted a win over Quincy was in 2011 when the Eagles won at Strassweg Field in overtime.

Eagles working to get back on track against Bulldogs: The Eagles have lost the last two match-ups with the Bulldogs, including last year’s 3-0 decision at Strassweg Field. The last time USI defeated Truman was 2013 when the Eagles defeated then nationally-ranked Bulldogs, 1-0, in the first-ever match-up in GLVC play between the two programs.

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