Men's Soccer Steps Out of League Play to Visit USI

Tuesday, September 17

Evansville, Ind.

2 PM ET

Purdue Fort Wayne

Southern Indiana

Bryan Aguirre

Men's Soccer Steps Out of League Play to Visit USI

9/16/2024 10:50:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon men's soccer team (3-2-1) heads to Southern Indiana to face the Screaming Eagles in non-league play on Tuesday. The 'Dons are looking for their fourth consecutive positive result.

Game Day Information
Who: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (0-6)
When: Tuesday, September 17 | 2 p.m. ET
Where: Evansville, Ind. | Strassweg Field
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
All-Time Record: Southern Indiana leads 13-3-1. The two teams haven't met since 2000 when the 'Dons and Screaming Eagles were NCAA Division II members in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

Know Your Foe
Southern Indiana is looking for their first win of the season. Their last game was an 8-0 loss to Bellarmine. Their schedule features a 3-2 loss to Horizon League foe Green Bay.Freshman Ahiro Nakamae has three of USI's four goals on the season.

Defense, Defense
After allowing four goals to now No. 1 West Virginia to open the season, the 'Dons have given up just one goal in the last five games. The Mastodon opponents have taken only 12 combined shots on goal in those games.

Shut The Door
The 'Dons have recorded a shutout in three straight games. The last time the 'Dons had three straight shutouts was 2021 (Oct. 16, 2-0 at UIC / Oct. 23, 0-0 at Green Bay / Oct. 30, 1-0 vs. IUPUI).

About The Win 10-0 Over IU East
- The Mastodons scored an NCAA Division I era school-record 10 goals.
- Shane Anderson and James Maxwell both had a hat trick in the game to tie the single game record for goals in a match. The last time a Mastodon recorded a hat trick was Matthew Lieshout on Aug. 24, 2018 against Marian (Ind.).
- The last time the 'Dons had two players with a hat trick in the same game was at Bowling Green on Oct. 28, 2004 when Adam Beckett and Chas Parry both found the back of the net three times. The seven goals the Mastodons scored against Bowling Green in 2004 was the previous program high for goals in a game during the Division I era.
- The Mastodons took 31 shots in the game, the most since taking 33 vs. Adrian Sept. 27, 2023.
- The 'Dons played reserve players for the entire second half.

#HLMSOC DPOTW X2
Goalkeeper Nic Diana had four saves against Marquette to pick up the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week honor. It was the second consecutive week a Mastodon earned the honor. Andrew Hollenbach picked it up after playing all 180 minutes vs. Eastern Illinois and Bradley, giving up just two shots on goal in the two games.

Life Goals
James Maxwell, Shane Anderson, Abe Arellano, Dakota Hart, Marcos Soria, Seth Mahlmeister, Brandon Nunez and Marco Valencia have all scored goals for the 'Dons.

For Starters
Abe Arellano, Marco Valencia, Christian Leon, Felipe Medina, Aidan Antcliff, Andrew Hollenbach, Adrian Renteria, Juan Romero and Daniel Tareke have started every game for the 'Dons.

No. 1
The 'Dons opened the season with a 4-2 loss at West Virginia. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 3 when the 'Dons played them, now West Virginia is ranked No. 1 in the nation.

Nic the Quick
Nic Diana's 0.40 goals against average is sixth best in the nation. His .857 save percentage is 13^th in the country.

Up Next
Purdue Fort Wayne hosts Green Bay on Saturday (Sept. 21) at 1 p.m. in a Horizon League contest.

~ Feel The Rumble ~