In Wednesday's action, Western Illinois played to a draw at Bradley while Southern Indiana suffered its first loss of the season, falling 1-0 to IU Indy.
 

WEDNESDAY'S SCORES
IU Indy 1, @Southern Indiana 0	Box Score
Western Illinois 1,  @Bradley 1	Box Score

IU INDY 1, SOUTHERN INDIANA 0
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - University of Southern Indiana Men's Soccer fell narrowly in its home opener to Indiana University Indianapolis 1-0 on Wednesday night despite outshooting the Jaguars fourteen to nine.
 
The Screaming Eagles (0-1-2) came up just shy against the Jaguars (3-1-0) in a hard-fought matchup where USI was unable to find a breakthrough on 14 shots and 12 corner kicks.
 
Senior midfielder Garrett Morris led the team with three shots and two on goal, followed by sophomore midfielder Edin Cvorovic and freshman defender Bryce Siegel with two shots each. Cvorovic had two on target. Sophomore goalkeeper Jacob English led the team from a defensive front, surrendering one goal on a penalty kick and gathering seven saves.
 
To open the match, the Screaming Eagles were on IU Indy's side for most of the first 20 minutes of the match, taking two shots and earning two corner kicks. Morris had a shot toward the bottom left corner of the goal that was saved.
 
USI continued their aggressive offensive approach going into the hydration break, highlighted by Cvorovic just missing on a rebound shot, as IU Indy's goalkeeper made a leaping save to send it over the crossbar.
 
IU Indy capitalized on a USI foul in the box, shooting a penalty kick into the back of the net to put the Jaguars up 1-0 in the 29th minute.
 
USI battled for the final 16 minutes of the first half, stringing together multiple corner kicks but were unable to find the equalizer before halftime.
 
The Screaming Eagles opened the second half on the defensive front. English earned two quick saves to prevent a second goal.
 
As the action got heated and the physicality ramped up, the Screaming Eagles resumed their aggressive offensive approach. However, USI was unable to take advantage of three corner kicks.
 
English continued his strong defensive showing, adding two more saves leading into the 70th minute of play.  
 
From then on, the Screaming Eagles outshot the Jaguars four to one, including one on goal, and generated three corner opportunities. However, USI could not find the leveling goal before the final whistle.


WESTERN ILLINOIS 1, BRADLEY 1
PEORIA, Ill. - The Western Illinois men's soccer team battled Bradley to a 1-1 draw Wednesday night, with both teams finding the back of the net in the opening 25 minutes.

Western Illinois struck first in the 23rd minute when Xavier Gagnon put the Leathernecks ahead 1-0. Gagnon finished off a chance assisted by Fabrizio Kasperiski, giving Western Illinois the early advantage.

Bradley answered just 77 seconds later, with Adrian Franks scoring in the 24th minute to bring the match level at 1-1. The teams entered halftime tied after a competitive opening 45 minutes.

The Leathernecks created opportunities throughout the second half, including shots from Gagnon, Ryan Wrobleski, Jokubas Samsonas and George Frost. Samsonas put a shot on target in the 60th minute, but Bradley goalkeeper Marcal Salom Chandre made the save.

Western Illinois goalkeeper Harvey Bolland also came up with a key save in the second half, stopping Bradley's Connor Chester in the 73rd minute to keep the match tied.

The Leathernecks continued to push for the go-ahead goal late. Diego Porras recorded a shot in the 89th minute, while Jack Schwering added another attempt moments before the final whistle.

Western Illinois was forced to play the final minutes down a player after Bruce Harris received a red card in the 87th minute. Despite playing a man down, the Leathernecks held Bradley scoreless through the final whistle to secure the 1-1 draw.