CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Women's Soccer picked up an Ohio Valley Conference point on the road Sunday afternoon after a second-half equalizer by the Screaming Eagles led to a 1-1 tie against Southeast Missouri State University.
USI Women's Soccer (1-7-5, 0-0-2 OVC) answered an early second-half goal by Southeast Missouri (2-6-4, 1-0-1 OVC) with a corner-kick goal in the 76
th minute by junior defender
Emma Schut, who posted her second goal of the season to take the team lead in goals scored.
Sunday was USI's second straight tie to start the OVC season, after a 0-0 draw last Sunday in the OVC opener against the University of Tennessee at Martin.
The Screaming Eagles took 13 shots, five on goal, while the Redhawks had 10 shots, two on target. Schut was one of four Screaming Eagles to record two shots and a shot on goal on Sunday.
USI came out in the first half with pressure and looking to pin Southeast Missouri in their defensive third. The Screaming Eagles tallied five shots in the opening half, with a pair on target by freshman forward
Liza Anderson and sophomore defender
Paulina Campos. While USI could not find an early tally, the Screaming Eagles' defense was stout and held the Redhawks without a shot in the first half, carrying the match into halftime scoreless.
Southeast Missouri opened the second half on the attack, getting into the shot column with multiple attempts. In the 49
th minute, the Redhawks struck first to take a 1-0 lead on a header from a quick short corner kick.
After SEMO's initial wave to start the second half, USI regrouped and put the pressure back on late. The Screaming Eagles' aggression finally paid off on a corner kick in the 76
th minute, when sophomore midfielder
Olivia Hass served a ball in Schut's direction for a header to tie the match at one. It was Hass' first career assist. The tied scoreline held until the final whistle.
Through Sunday's early slate of matches around the OVC, USI remained in the middle of the standings with two points, while SEMO brought its points total to four to sit in the top three.
The Screaming Eagles return home next Sunday, October 11, for Senior Day and Alumni Day at Strassweg Field, when USI hosts Western Illinois in Ohio Valley Conference play. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
