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Seven Screagles earn OVC honors

USI athletes gain recognition in Division I

Quinton Watt, Sports Editor September 21, 2022

Division I was met with both success and defeat in the first month and a half of the semester. Men’s soccer and women’s volleyball have yet to win an official season game, but many players have been...

Emma Thurston, freshman midfielder, defends a pass from an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis midfielder. The one-half match only had three shots with a score of 0-0 before the postponement.

Gallery: Women’s soccer match abandoned at half-time due to inclement weather

Quinton Watt, Sports Editor September 6, 2022

Women's soccer played Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis on Monday. The game against IUPUI was postponed after the first half due to inclement weather. The one-half match only had three...

Senior defender Madeline Weston prepairs to kick the ball followed closely by a Maryville player.

Gallery: Women’s soccer defeats Maryville 3-2

Michaela Nees, Staff Photographer October 25, 2021

Senior forward Graham Miller maneuvers around Maryville defense at Strassweg Field Friday evening.

Gallery: Men’s soccer falls to Maryville 2-0

Michaela Nees, Staff Photographer October 25, 2021

Defender Colton Walsh manuvers around McKendree as the second half of the game comes to a close.

Men’s soccer team loses first conference game

Patrick Baker and Holly Hodge September 12, 2021

University men’s soccer team lost to McKendree University Sunday.  The Screaming Eagles came up short after a hard-fought ninety minutes, losing 1-0 to McKendree University at home. This was the...

Forward Katlyn Andors chases after the ball against Trevecca Nazarene. The womens soccer team won opening game 2-0.

Women’s soccer team kicks off season with victory

Shelby Clark and Patrick Baker September 2, 2021

Women’s soccer team wins the season opener at home.  The soccer team defeated Trevecca Nazarene University 2-0 in the season-opening game Thursday evening.  Brenna Frommelt, freshman forward...

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Volleyball and Soccer are postponed

Stewart Brooking, Sports Editor August 26, 2020

On July 27 2020 the GLVC made the decision to postpone high-risk contact sports such as Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s soccer. Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer is one of the fall sports that are...

Junior forward follows new path to field

Junior forward follows new path to field

Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor February 4, 2020

Maggie Winter grew up in a family that didn’t play sports, she started playing soccer simply because she wanted to. “I originally started playing when I went to kindergarten,” Winter said. “I...

Eric Schoenstein, the newly appointed head coach of women’s soccer, talks to players last year during a game. Schoenstein spent two years as assistant coach before he was hired to replace former head coach Krissy Engelbrecht.

Hopes for the future

Nik Cunningham March 26, 2019

The women’s soccer team will play in the NCAA Division 1 for the second year in a row. Head Coach Eric Schoenstein is very excited. “We’re in the best shape we’ve ever been in as a program,...

The mens soccer team huddles together during a game.

Warming up for the final go

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer February 5, 2019

Jonathan Faas will lace up his soccer cleats for the last time this season. “I haven’t really processed it yet,” the junior business administration major said. “It’s a little sad just...

The women’s soccer team played their last game Nov. 2. The team tied with Rockhurst University and went into double overtime, but failed to advance in the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament due to penalty kicks.

Working toward the same goals

Emma Corry, Staff Writer November 6, 2018

Kennedy Moore has played soccer since she was about three and a half years old. Growing up in Evansville, the senior marketing major played in many different leagues and club soccer teams. Moore...

Soccer season ends

Sarah Loesch November 4, 2015

USI men’s soccer lost the first game of the GLVC Tournament, ending their season with a 1-0 loss. The team played Rockhurst University, which is ranked seventh in the conference. The university season...

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