EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Soccer returns to Strassweg Field for the first time in 10 days on Sunday when the Screaming Eagles host Wright State University for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
 
Southern Indiana (0-3-1) is coming off back-to-back road matches. The Screaming Eagles are seeking to add another result to their record as they did in their last home contest, a 2-2 draw in the home opener on August 22 against Robert Morris University.
 
USI is eager to return to the friendly confines of Strassweg Field, as the road has not been kind to the Eagles so far this season. Last time out, USI suffered a 6-1 setback at Northern Illinois University on Thursday. In a tale of two halves, the Screaming Eagles and Huskies were 1-1 at halftime before Northern Illinois scored five goals in the second half.
 
USI's lone goal in the match came right before halftime off a right-footed strike from junior midfielder Emerson Grafton (Camas, Washington), her first in a USI uniform. Southern Indiana did produce its fair share of opportunities Thursday, including 10 corner kicks, the most for USI in a single game in its D-I era.
 
As the calendar flips toward September, Southern Indiana is led offensively by Grafton and junior forward Payton Seymour (Louisville, Kentucky) with three points each off a goal and assist. Seymour tops the squad with nine shots after taking only four shots all of last season. Freshman forward Eva Boer (St. Charles, Illinois) also has a goal this season. Freshman midfielder Josie Pochocki (LaGrange Park, Illinois) has impressed lately with a shot on goal in three straight matches alongside junior defender Brynn Quick (Cottage Grove, Minnesota). USI has put 24 of 46 shots (52.2 percent) on goal through four matches.
 
Wright State comes to Southern Indiana with a 0-3-0 record after a difficult schedule to start the season. The Raiders have been dealt two 6-0 defeats at the University of Illinois and at Indiana University and a 1-0 loss at the University of Akron. Wright State was picked fourth in the 2024 Horizon League Preseason Poll after a 6-7-5 overall mark in 2023.
 
While still seeking their first goal of the season, the Raiders are also looking to create more shooting chances. Wright State has only 13 shots this season and only had one shot attempt last time out against Indiana. Sophomore midfielder Caitlin Burger has a team-high three shots while senior forward Ainsley Terada has two of the team's five shots on goal this season.
 
Sunday is only the second all-time meeting between Southern Indiana and Wright State. The Raiders won 2-1 on their home field in Dayton, Ohio last season. Sophomore midfielder Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) scored her first career goal for USI in that matchup.
 
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.