EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Men's Golf tees off its spring campaign at the Gulf Coast Collegiate hosted by New Orleans University in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday and Tuesday.
 
The Screaming Eagles will compete in the three-round event at the Bayou Oaks City Park. The tournament will have round one on Monday with rounds two and three on Tuesday.
 
USI will face off against 14 competing universities, including Belmont University, Tennessee Tech University, New Orleans, Murray State University, Loyola University-Chicago, Southeastern Louisiana University, Nicholls State University, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Augusta University, St. John's University, University of Central Arkansas, Bellarmine University, Eastern Illinois University, and Jackson State University.
 
The Eagles will put senior Carter Goebel, sophomore Alex Peck, graduate student Wade Worthington, junior Hunter Reynolds, and freshman Weston Hardy onto the course as the starting five.
 
USI enters Monday's competition following its fall season, which was highlighted by 12th-place finishes at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational and the SIUE Dolenc Invitational. The Eagles individually impressed in the fall, led by graduate student Sam Gargis, who shot a team low 72.73 round average over 15 rounds.
 
In January, USI was predicted to finish seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference as voted on by the league's head coaches. Goebel was named to the OVC Men's Players to Watch list. Goebel is coming off an outstanding fall season, where the senior averaged 72.53 strokes per round, including a 214 three-round score at the Grover Page Classic hosted by UT Martin last September.
 
Following Tuesday's conclusion, the Eagles will have an extended break, returning to the course March 20 for a match against the University of Evansville at Fendrich Golf Course in Evansville, Indiana. The two programs faced off in the fall at Western Hills Country Club, with the Purple Aces coming out on top 6.5-3.5.