EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men's Soccer kicks off 2023 with a trio of open scrimmages in preparation for the regular season, beginning with a visit to third-ranked University of Kentucky Sunday at 2 p.m. (CDT) in Lexington, Kentucky.
 
USI will host the final two scrimmages at Strassweg Field, playing a pair of former Great Lakes Valley Conference rivals. The Eagles reach the midway portion of the preseason with a match against McKendree University August 16 and concludes the sprint to the regular season by playing NCAA Division II eighth-ranked Maryville University August 19. Match-time versus McKendree is set for 7 p.m., while kickoff versus Maryville is set for 6 p.m. 
 
The 2023 regular season begins for men's soccer August 24 when the Eagles visit Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis for a 5 p.m. (CDT). USI, who begins play in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2023, will host Mercer University for this fall's home opener August 27 at 11 a.m.
 
The Eagles finished 2022 with a 2-12-3 record and a 2-5-1 record in the Summit League. USI would have earned a trip to the Summit post-season tournament had it been eligible in its return to NCAA Division I play last fall. 
 
The Eagles are under the direction of Head Coach Mat Santoro, who enters his 15th season with the program and boasts a career record of 111-108-27.