EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer has released its schedule for the 2023 championship season, which officially kicks off Saturday, August 17 when the Screaming Eagles open at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
“We are extremely excited to announce our 2023 schedule,” USI Women’s Soccer Head Coach Eric Schoenstein said. “We will be playing an all-Division I slate, featuring a balanced schedule with 10 home games and 10 away games.”
Prior to the season opener, USI will compete in a pair of exhibitions in early August, traveling to Middle Tennessee State University on August 8 before hosting an exhibition against Murray State University on August 12 from Strassweg Field.
Following the season opener at IUPUI, USI will open its home slate against the University of North Alabama on August 20. The Screaming Eagles will also host Purdue University Fort Wayne on August 27 and have a three-match homestand against the University of North Dakota (September 3), Austin Peay State University (September 7), and Northern Illinois University (September 10) during the non-conference season.
The remaining non-conference road schedule includes stops at Wright State University on August 24, Miami University (Ohio) on August 31, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City on September 14 as USI’s final tune-up match before the start of the conference season.
Southern Indiana will kick off the Ohio Valley Conference season with a pair of road matches, traveling to the University of Arkansas Little Rock on September 21 and visiting the 2022 OVC regular-season champion Tennessee Tech University on September 24. USI will then return to Strassweg Field to take on Morehead State University (October 1) before traveling a few days later for a road matchup against the newest OVC member in Western Illinois University on October 5. The Screaming Eagles will host a pair of home OVC matches against Lindenwood University (October 8) and reigning OVC tournament champion Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (October 12). The matchup against Lindenwood on October 8 will be Senior Day and Alumni Day.
The final week of the 2023 regular season will include a road match at the University of Tennessee at Martin (October 15), a home match against Southeast Missouri State University (October 19), and a road match at Eastern Illinois University (October 22).
The OVC Championship Tournament will take place from October 27 through November 5.
“Our OVC schedule will be very challenging with several key matches on the road and the addition of Western Illinois to the OVC,” Schoenstein added. “We are looking forward to an exciting second season at Division I.”
USI Women’s Soccer heads into its second season as an NCAA Division I program in 2023, coming off an inaugural D-I campaign that saw Southern Indiana go 5-8-4 and earn a postseason in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship Tournament.
