EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana men's soccer team returns to the friendly surroundings of Strassweg Field this weekend and is riding a three-match winning streak. USI (5-1-0, 3-1-0 GLVC) is slated to host the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (2-3-1, 0-3-1 GLVC) Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Lewis University (1-5-0, 0-4-0 GLVC) Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Live coverage of USI's two-match home weekend, including video and live statistics, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

Week 4 Eagle Notes:

Eagles looking to match best starts: The Screaming Eagles are a red-hot 5-1-0 overall in 2016 and are off their best start since the 1986 season when USI began, 5-0-1. USI's best start historically was in 1982 when the Eagles were 6-0-2 through eight games and would become the only squad in program history to advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Winning Streak: USI has won its last three matches, tying the longest streak over the last four seasons. The Eagles reached five-straight wins in 2012, but that was two wins short of tying the program record of seven set in 1990 and 1991.

Historic weekend:  USI broke a seven-match losing streak on Quincy University's home turf with a 2-1 victory over the Hawks before snapping a five-match winless streak at Truman State University with a 3-0 victory. The Eagles also swept a GLVC road-weekend for the first time since 2012.

Freshmen leading the way: Eleven of USI's 14 goals in 2016 have been produced by five freshmen. Freshman forward Eric Ramirez (Vincennes, Indiana) has jumped started the Eagles' offense with five of goals in his first five collegiate matches, while freshman midfielder Sean Rickey (Columbia, Illinois) and freshman defender Justin Brooks (Fishers, Indiana) have two goals apiece. Ramirez and Brooks also have a team-best two game-winning goals. Freshman midfielder Adam Newman (Marion, Illinois) and freshman defender Drew Albert (Eureka, Missouri) round out the freshmen goals scored with one each.

Ramirez close to having best freshman year:  Freshman forward Eric Ramirez has five goals through the first six matches are closing in on one of the best freshmen seasons in USI history. The five goals match sophomore midfielder Kasper Bjoro's (Norway) total from last year and are the most by a freshman since Jeffrey McClure recorded six in 2008. The most by a freshman is nine by Eric Schoenstein in 1988 when USI won the GLVC Tournament.

Nationally and GLVC: Both freshman forward Eric Ramirez and freshman defender Justin Brooks are ranked in the top 25 of the NCAA Division II. They are tied for 12th in game winning goals, while Ramirez is 15^th in goals per game. Ramirez also is first in the GLVC in goals per game and tied for first in game-winning goals.

Zehme between the posts: Junior goalkeeper Adam Zehme (Orland Park, Illinois) has started and won the five games of 2016 in goal for the Eagles, posting his first shutout of the season versus Truman. The junior has allowed seven goals and made 29 saves in the six contests. Zehme tied a career-high with seven saves versus Maryville.

This week's opponents in the GLVC: While the Eagles were picked to place eighth in the GLVC this season, UW-Parkside was tabbed to place 13^th and Lewis was forecast for ninth in the league by the head coaches.

USI trails UW-Parkside in all-time record: The Eagles trail the Rangers in the all-time series, 16-9-2, after tying UW-Parkside, 1-1, last year in Somers, Wisconsin. USI holds an advantage over UW-Parkside since 2010, going 4-1-1 with two games going to overtime.  

Eagles look to tie all-time series with Lewis: USI looks to continue its recent successes against Lewis the last four seasons, posting a 3-0-1 mark against the Flyers. Lewis, however, holds a 22-21-1 all-time series lead despite the Eagles taking the matches in 2014 and 2015.