EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men's soccer team hits the road for a pair of key Great Lakes Valley Conference clashes this weekend. To open the weekend, the Screaming Eagles visit –ranked Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday at 7:30 pm. USI wraps up the roadtrip with a Sunday afternoon battle with William Jewell College at 2:30 pm in Liberty, Missouri.
The Screaming Eagles dropped close contests to Missouri S&T and Drury this past weekend to fall to 3-3-0 overall and 1-3-0 in the GLVC.
USI looks to rebound on Friday against seventh-ranked Rockhurst. The Hawks boast a 4-0-1 record heading into this weekend's showdown with the Eagles. Rockhurst defeated UIS 2-0 and Mckendree 2-1 on the road this past weekend to preserve their unblemished conference record.
Following the Friday showdown with Rockhurst, the Eagles face off against the Cardinals of William Jewell College on Sunday. The Cardinals dropped a 3-0 match at McKendree before earning their first conference win of the season 2-0 over Illinois Springfield.
Game coverage for this weekend's action, including live stats and video, is available at GoUSIEagles.com.
Week 4 Notes: Offensive firepower: After netting two goals last weekend, USI sits 47
th in NCAA DII in goals per game (2.29). Freshman
Kasper Bjoro (Oslo, Norway) and senior
Josh Weinzapfel (Evansville, Indiana) lead the Eagles with three goals each.
Zehme solid in goal: Sophomore goalkeeper
Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) sits 3-2 on the season in goal. Zehme recorded 353 minutes of shutout goalkeeping between the posts to start the season before McKendree's golden goal on September 13. Zehme ranks 17
th in NCAA division II in goals against average (.506) and save percentage (.875)
Santoro begins his seventh year. USI Head Coach
Mat Santoro has a 46-55-9 overall record at USI.
USI versus the Rockhurst: The Eagles trail the all-time series with Rockhurst 1-15-3.
USI versus Wiliam Jewell: USI trails the all-time series with William Jewell 1-3-0.
