EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men's soccer team goes on the road for three matches this week. The Screaming Eagles travel to Oakland City University Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. for non-conference contest, while resuming GLVC action at Rockhurst University Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Drury University Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
USI (3-5-0, 3-4-0 GLVC) is coming off a 1-1 homestand that included a 2-0 win over the University of Illinois at Springfield and a 1-0 overtime loss to Quincy University. Freshman forward Jeff McClure had the game-winning goal in the victory over the Prairie Stars and raised his team-leading totals to nine points on four goals and one assist.
Between the posts, USI freshman goalkeeper Keenan Johnson has been stellar the last five matches. Johnson, who recorded his first collegiate shutout in the win over UIS, has a 0.66 goals against average and 31 saves in the last 405 minutes in goal.
The Mighty Oaks of Oakland City University (4-1-1) are up first for the Eagles this week. USI leads the all-time series, 2-0-1, with the last meeting ending in a 1-1 tie during the 2007 season.
The Eagles will restart GLVC play with two of the top four teams in the GLVC in Rockhurst (6-3-0, 4-2-0 GLVC) and Drury (9-0-0, 6-0-0 GLVC.
The Rockhurst Hawks, who host Truman State University on Wednesday, begin the week in the midst of a three-match winning streak and tied for third in the league. They have sandwiched a three-match losing streak between a pair of three-match winning streaks this year.
USI enters Friday match looking for its first win over Rockhurst after going 0-9-2 in the first 11 meetings. The Hawks have won the five in a row against the Eagles since tying a pair matches in 2003 and 2004.
The conference-leading Panthers of Drury have been on a roll since October of 2008, winning or tying their last 15 matches (13-0-2). The only blemish in the last 15 matches was a shootout loss in the 2008 GLVC Tournament when Rockhurst advanced to the championship game.
Drury has been nearly perfect against USI, going 5-0-1 in the six meetings. Last year the Panthers defeated the Eagles, 6-1, in Springfield, Missouri.
