The University of Southern Indiana women’s soccer team travels west this week to visit Rockhurst University Friday and William Jewell College Sunday. The Screaming Eagles kick off Friday at 5 p.m. versus Rockhurst, while the start time Sunday is noon at William Jewell.
Coverage, including live stats and video, of USI’s GLVC road matches can be found at GoUSIEagles.com.
Week 4 Eagle Notes:
Eagles finish homestand 1-2-0. The Eagles split their GLVC matches last weekend and finished their first homestand of the year, 1-2-0. USI picked up its first home win of 2015 with a 2-0 victory over Missouri University of Science & Technology before finishing the homestand with a 2-1 loss to Drury University. USI junior defender Kelsey Smith (Evansville, Indiana), freshman forward Kennedy Moore (Evansville, Indiana) and freshman midfielder/defender Carissa Dyer (Crescent Springs, Kentucky) each had a goal over the weekend to lead the Eagles offensively.
Scoring Leaders: Freshman forward Ryley Hancock (Evansville, Indiana) and junior defender Kelsey Smith lead the Eagles in scoring with six points each. Smith has a team-high three goals for her six points, while Hancock has two goals and is tied for the team-lead with two assists. Freshman midfielder/defender Carissa Dyer is third with five points on two goals and one assist.
Between the posts. Freshman goalkeeper Emily Hopkins (Greenfield, Indiana) has been in goal for all six of USI’s contests, posting a 3-2-1 record. Hopkins has a 1.26 goals against average after allowing eight goals and making 28 saves in 572 minutes of action.
Engelbrecht in her 13th year. USI Head Coach Kristy Engelbrecht has a 92-111-18 overall record at USI, but is 55-48-6 in her last six-plus seasons.
USI and Rockhurst. The Eagles trail in the all-time series with Rockhurst, 9-1-1, after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Hawks last fall. The Hawks also have won all nine meetings with the Eagles in Kansas City since the start of the series in 2005.
Rockhurst in 2015. The Hawks, who had their match last Friday with the University of Illinois Springfield postponed due to weather, have a 1-2-3 overall mark, 1-2-0 in the GLVC. Rockhurst started the year with three-straight double-overtime ties before going 1-2-0 in its last three contests.  The GLVC coaches picked Rockhurst to finish second in this year’s preseason poll.
USI and Williams Jewell. USI and William Jewell are tied in the all-time series, 2-2-0, after the Eagles took last year’s match, 3-2, in double overtime at Strassweg Field. The Eagles posted their wins in each of the last two seasons.
William Jewell in 2015. The Cardinals are 2-2-2 overall, 1-2-1 in the GLVC, through the first three weeks of the 2015 campaign. William Jewell opened the 2015 campaign with a 2-0-2 mark before losing its last two matches, falling to McKendree University, 4-2, and the University of Illinois Springfield, 1-0. The GLVC coaches picked Rockhurst to finish second in this year’s preseason poll. The GLVC coaches predicted William Jewell would tie for 11th in this year’s preseason poll.
