EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Soccer hits the road for its final non-conference away contest Thursday when the Screaming Eagles visit Austin Peay State University for a 6 p.m. kickoff in Clarksville, Tennessee.
 
Southern Indiana (0-6-1) is looking to hit its stride in the final week of the non-conference season with Ohio Valley Conference play starting September 22 for the Screaming Eagles. The Eagles are seeking to end a five-match skid.
 
USI is coming off a 2-0 defeat at home against Miami University (Ohio) on Sunday. The Redhawks scored once in each half of the match. With quality looks hard to come by, USI had three shots go off the goal frame in the second half. Sophomore midfielders Grace Bamber (Chesterton, Indiana) and Kerigan Kivisto (Collierville, Tennessee) each had two shots in the contest.
 
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama), who had a season-high seven saves last Thursday against Purdue University Fort Wayne, snagged five saves on Sunday against the Redhawks.
 
This season, redshirt freshman Eva Boer (St. Charles, Illinois) tops the squad with two of the team's four goals. Junior forward Payton Seymour (Louisville, Kentucky) and junior midfielder Emerson Grafton (Camas, Washington) have scored the Eagles' other two goals. USI is looking to end a scoreless drought that goes back to September 1 against Wright State University.
 
Austin Peay (2-3-1) is the second of three Atlantic Sun Conference teams USI has on the non-conference schedule. The Screaming Eagles previously played Eastern Kentucky University on August 25, falling 1-0, and will host Bellarmine University on Sunday following Thursday's trip to Austin Peay.
 
Last time out, the Governors lost their third straight game, falling 2-1 at home against Ball State University last Thursday. Ball State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 25 minutes. Austin Peay scored its lone tally 44 seconds into the second half of action. Ball State had the advantage on the attacking end with 19 shots to five for Austin Peay. The Cardinals also had the upper hand in shots on goal, 10-2.
 
Senior midfielder Alec Baumgardt leads the Governors with three goals, seven points, and 24 shots with eight on goal. Baumgardt has scored a goal in each of the last two matches. In goal, sophomore keeper Lauryn Berry has been the mainstay for Austin Peay playing every minute between the posts. Berry has a 1.83 goals against average with 31 saves.
 
Thursday's match is only the second all-time meeting between USI and Austin Peay. In last year's first meeting in Evansville, Indiana, USI earned a 2-0 home win against the Governors. Bamber had one goal in the first half while sophomore midfielder Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) scored a goal in the second half for USI.
 
Thursday'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.