"Kick for the Cure" match is Sunday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana women's soccer team returns to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field this week for a pair of home games. USI (5-2-1, 3-2-1 GLVC) opens the short two-game homestand Friday when it welcomes the University of Indianapolis (2-4-2, 1-3-2 GLVC) for a 5 p.m. kick off and concludes its stay at Strassweg Sunday when Saint Joseph's College (0-6-1, 0-5-1 GLVC) visits for a noon start.
Sunday's match-up between the Screaming Eagles and the Pumas will be the second annual "Kick for the Cure" game at Strassweg Field. The Eagles will wear pink jerseys to promote awareness and the fight for a cure for breast cancer.
WEEK 5 EAGLE NOTES:
Fourth week for USI: The Eagles were 1-1-0 last week, dropping a hard-fought match at Rockhurst University, 1-0, before the offense kicked into gear as they defeated William Jewell College, 3-0. The shutout of William Jewell was the fifth team shutout of the year for the Eagles.
In the GLVC. USI is 3-2-1 through the first third of the 2013 GLVC schedule. The Eagles are currently tied for fifth in the league standings, one game out of fourth place.
Vellky puts USI on the winning path. Sophomore Madi Vellky (Dublin, Ohio) leads the way for USI offensively with 11 points on four goals and three assist. She also has a team-best three game-winning goals after scoring the first goal in the win over William Jewell College.
Points off the bench. Sophomore Leslie Schapker (Evansville, Indiana) and freshman Natalie Geiger (Norwood, Ohio) have a combined 11 points this season off the bench. Schapker is USI's top player off the bench, ranking second on the team in scoring with six points on two goals and two assists. She also led USI in the victory over Missouri S&T, assisting on the first goal and scoring the game-winning tally in the second overtime. Geiger follows with five points on two goals and one assist.
Eagles vs. UIndy: USI trails in the all-time series with UIndy, 8-10-0, after last year's 3-2 loss in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Eagles have lost the last two meetings with the Greyhounds and four of the last five meetings.
UIndy in the GLVC and overall. The Greyhounds are in the midst of a three-game winless streak. UIndy broke a two-match losing streak with a 0-0 double-overtime tie last Sunday at Quincy University.
Eagles vs. Saint Joseph's. USI and Saint Joseph's are deadlocked, 9-9-2, in the 20-game history of the series. The Eagles evened the series last fall with a 1-0 victory in Rensselaer, Indiana, and have won the last four matches.
Saint Joseph's in the GLVC. The Pumas are still looking for their first victory of the year, both overall and in the GLVC. Saint Joseph's are in the middle of a two game skid after losing to Quincy University, 1-0, and Truman State University, 2-1, last weekend.
