YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) \u2013\u00a0Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer returns to Scicluna Field Sunday, Sept. 6, to host Southern Indiana at 1 p.m., with the Eagles riding a two-game shutout streak and a pair of MAC weekly honors into the non-conference clash.\u00a0<\/p>\n
ON THE AIR:\u00a0Sunday’s match will be streamed on ESPN+. Live stats will be available at\u00a0stats.statbroadcast.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eastern won the last meeting with Southern Indiana 3-1 Aug. 28, 2025, in Evansville, Ind., with goals from three players who\u00a0remain\u00a0on the 2026 roster.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE:\u00a0The Eagles have not conceded a goal in their last\u00a0180 minutes\u00a0of play, shutting out No. 3 Michigan State in a 0-0 draw Thursday, Aug. 27, and blanking Robert Morris in a 0-0 draw Sunday, Aug. 30. Eastern ranks No. 37 nationally in goals-against average (0.500), No. 44 in save percentage (.846) and No. 72 in shutout percentage (.500) through four matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n MAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK:\u00a0EMU earned two MAC weekly honors Sept. 1.\u00a0Ella Holland<\/a>\u00a0was named MAC Goalkeeper of the Week after recording seven saves in the scoreless draw at No. 3 Michigan State and posting a clean sheet against Robert Morris.\u00a0Ella Holland<\/a>\u00a0carries a 0.50 goals-against average and a .846 save percentage on the season and holds the Eastern Michigan and MAC single-match record for saves with 20.\u00a0Reese Carpenter<\/a>, a newcomer who transferred from\u00a0Creighton, was named MAC Defensive Player of the Week \u2014 the first career weekly honor of her career \u2014 after anchoring a backline that allowed zero goals across both Week 3 matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n MATCHUP OVERVIEW: SOUTHERN INDIANA:\u00a0The Screaming Eagles arrive at Scicluna Field with a 0-4-2 record and are still searching for their first win of 2026. Their last three results include a 0-0 draw at Purdue Fort Wayne Aug. 23, a 0-3 loss to Purdue Aug. 30, and a 0-1 loss to Arkansas State Sept. 4.\u00a0Emma Schut\u00a0is the only Southern Indiana player to find the net this season, while\u00a0Payton Seymour\u00a0(11 shots) and\u00a0Josie Pochocki\u00a0(10 shots, five on goal) pace the offensive attack. In goal,\u00a0Merrick Schwalbach\u00a0has made 23 saves across\u00a0540 minutes\u00a0with two shutouts and a .742 save percentage.\u00a0<\/p>\n SCICLUNA FIELD RETURN:\u00a0Sunday marks Eastern’s first home match since the North Dakota contest was canceled due to weather Aug. 22. The Green and White are 1-0 at Scicluna Field this season after a 3-1 win over Duquesne Aug. 12. In the Eagles’ last meeting with Southern Indiana \u2014 a 3-1 victory Aug. 28, 2025, in Evansville, Ind. \u2014\u00a0Rosalie Takacsy<\/a>,\u00a0Olivia Sipsock<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kaylee Synk<\/a>\u00a0each scored; all three\u00a0remain\u00a0on the 2026 roster.\u00a0<\/p>\n FOLLOW ALONG:\u00a0Fans can follow Eastern Michigan women’s soccer on Twitter (@EMUSoccer), Instagram (@EMUSoccer) and Facebook (Eastern Michigan Soccer) for live updates,\u00a0highlights\u00a0and news throughout the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n UP NEXT:\u00a0Following Sunday’s home match, the Eagles hit the road Thursday, Sept. 10, for a 6 p.m. contest at Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wis.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) \u2013\u00a0Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer returns to Scicluna Field Sunday, Sept. 6, to host Southern…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":884081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-884080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=884080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/884080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/884081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=884080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=884080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=884080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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