USI goes on the road for two GLVC matches

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men's soccer team hopes to find the right road this weekend when it travels to Rockhurst University Friday and William Jewell College Sunday. Kick off at Rockhurst is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, while the start at William Jewell is slated for 2:30 p.m.

Game coverage, including live stats from Rockhurst and live video from William Jewell, can be found on gousieagles.com.

The Screaming Eagles (1-5-1, 0-4-0 GLVC) are fighting a rough start and an injury plagued beginning to the 2011 GLVC schedule, including a pair of loses this past weekend and four-straight defeats in the GLVC. USI lost to Missouri University of Science & Technology Friday night, 2-0, and to Drury University Sunday afternoon, 2-0. The current USI injury report has the Eagles down seven players that were listed as potential starters during the preseason.

The Hawks of Rockhurst (3-2-0, 2-2-0 GLVC) return home to host the Eagles after splitting a pair of road games in the conference. Rockhurst started the weekend with a 1-0 win over Bellarmine University, but finished with a 1-0 loss to top-ranked Northern Kentucky University.

USI is looking for its first victory in 13 matches against Rockhurst on Sunday. The Hawks lead the all-time series, 12-0-2.

The Cardinals of William Jewell (2-3-0, 1-3-0 GLVC) started the year with a pair of wins, including a 2-1 overtime win over Drury, but has lost their last three. William Jewell, which is in its first year in the GLVC, was 0-2 last weekend with losses at NKU, 3-0, and Bellarmine, 5-2.

The USI-William Jewell match-up will be the first ever soccer match between the two programs.