EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament berth already clinched, University of Southern Indiana Women's Soccer will look to solidify its postseason seeding in Sunday's regular-season finale at Eastern Illinois University. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
Southern Indiana is 4-6-7 this season and 3-1-4 in Ohio Valley Conference action. USI is riding a season-best six-match unbeaten streak, going 3-0-3. USI has also earned a result in 10 of the last 11 matches, going 4-1-6 during that stretch.
 
The Screaming Eagles are coming off their third straight tie, a 0-0 draw at home Thursday night against Southeast Missouri State University. In a back-and-forth battle that featured a few chances for each side, neither squad could find the back of the net. USI had a couple of opportunities late that were kept out of the goal. USI outshot SEMO 11-9 with both teams placing five shots on target. Senior defender Alexis Schone (Galena, Ohio) had a game-high four shots, and sophomore midfielder Peyton Murphy (Bargersville, Indiana) had three shots with two on goal. The scoreless draw was USI's sixth shutout of the season. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama) recorded five saves toward her sixth clean sheet of the 2023 campaign.
 
On the season, freshman midfielder Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) leads Southern Indiana with three goals. Murphy has two goals and paces the team with 30 shots, which is tied for eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference. In goal, Markland is second in the OVC with six shutouts. She is also second in the league with a 1.05 GAA and fourth with 67 saves.
 
Earlier this week, Markland and sophomore defender Charli Grafton (Sunriver, Oregon) were named OVC Goalkeeper of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively. For Markland, it was her third weekly accolade of the season while it was the second for Grafton. Overall, USI has claimed six OVC weekly honors this season.
 
Eastern Illinois (3-8-4, 2-4-2) collected a 2-0 road win at Lindenwood University on Thursday. Both goals came after the intermission. EIU jumped in front on a penalty-kick goal in the 60^th minute before sealing the deal with a goal in the 85^th minute.
 
Leading the charge for the Panthers are freshman forwards Abby Reinl and Alex Tetteh with three goals each. Tetteh scored EIU's second goal against Lindenwood on Thursday. Reinl has a team-best nine points with three assists in addition to her three goals. In goal, freshman keeper Ella Kratochvil has been the mainstay in the net recently for the Panthers. With nine starts and 11 appearances this season, Kratochvil has a 1.43 GAA with 59 saves and three shutouts.
 
Sunday will be the second all-time meeting between the two schools. Last season, USI captured a 2-0 home victory against the Panthers to clinch USI's first-ever OVC Tournament berth.
 
Entering Thursday, the Screaming Eagles sit in a tie with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for third in the Ohio Valley Conference standings at 13 points. With the tournament field set but seedings still to be determined, USI is looking to finish with a third or fourth seed to host a first-round and quarterfinal round. Eastern Illinois enters Sunday as the No. 8 seed with eight points, seeking to jump above Southeast Missouri. Several tiebreaker scenarios could come into play Sunday to determine the middle of the pack in the Ohio Valley Conference.
 
Sunday's match can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+. Additional coverage links are available on the USI Women's Soccer schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com.