EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men's Soccer is back home at Strassweg Field this week for a pair of Ohio Valley Conference matches. USI is slated to host Houston Christian University Thursday at 7 p.m. and conclude the homestand Sunday by hosting the University of Incarnate Word at 11 a.m.
The USI-HCU match Thursday is USI Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night, while the USI-UIW showdown Sunday is Senior Day for the Screaming Eagles. USI will honor six seniors – midfielder/defender
Garland Hall; defender
Brock Martindale; midfielder
Wesley Rhodes; midfielder
Elmer Garcia; defender
Devin Reiminger; and midfielder
Fabrice Remy – before the match Sunday at 10:25 a.m.
USI fans can attend all Men's Soccer 2024 home matches for free, courtesy of a sponsorship from ProRehab. Game coverage for 2024, including links to live stats and video streams, can be found on
USIScreamingEagles.com.
USI Men's Soccer Week 7 Notes:
USI falls to SIUE: In a quick road trip to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the USI Screaming Eagles lost a 2-0 decision. The Eagles gave up a goal in each half to the OVC front-running Cougars.
Klott posts career-high at SIUE: Sophomore goalkeeper
Andrew Klott posted a career-high with 12 saves in the loss to SIUE.
Eagles fall in homestand finale: The Eagles stumbled to Lindenwood University in their homestand finale, 2-0. USI, which was 2-3-0 during the homestand, was outshot 17-9 in the loss.
USI opened OVC with 2-1 win: The Eagles opened Ohio Valley Conference play with a 2-1 victory over Eastern Illinois University. Sophomore forward
Jackson Mitchell gave USI a 1-0 lead in the opening half, while senior defender
Brock Martindale scored the game-winner in the second half. Sophomore goalkeeper
Andrew Klott got his second win of the season by making four saves and allowing one goal.
USI won back-to-back matches: USI won back-to-back matches for the first time since October of the 2021 season during the homestand, posting wins over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1-0) and EIU (2-1).
Leading the offense: The Eagles are led offensively by freshman midfielder
Ahiro Nakamae, who has seven points on three goals and one assist. Sophomore forward
Jackson Mitchell follows with six points on two goals and two assists.
In the OVC: Freshman midfielder
Ahiro Nakamae is tied for sixth in the OVC overall with three goals scored and tied for ninth in total points with seven. Senior defender
Brock Martindale and sophomore forward
Jackson Mitchell are tied for sixth in goals with one each in OVC games only.
HCU in 2024: The Huskies of Houston Christian University are 4-5-2 and 2-1-0 in the OVC after falling, 1-0, to Liberty University October 6. The loss snapped HCU's three-match winning streak and five-match unbeaten streak. HCU was 3-1 in its last homestand before coming to USI this week.
USI vs. HCU: USI and HCU split their first and only meeting last year, 1-1, in Houston, Texas.
UIW in 2024: The University of Incarnate Word Cardinals are 3-5-1 and 1-2-0 in the OVC after posting a 2-1 win over Western Illinois University October 6. UIW opened OVC play with a 2-1 loss to HCU and a 2-0 loss to Liberty University.
USI vs. UIW: UIW leads the all-time series with USI, 1-0, after posting a 4-0 win in San Antonio, Texas, last fall. Sunday is UIW's first visit to Strassweg Field in the history of the programs.
