Friday, September 13, 6:30 p.m. ET
McKendree University (2-0, 0-0 GLVC) at
Bellarmine University (1-0, 0-0 GLVC)
Louisville, Ky.
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Sunday, September 15, 2:30 p.m.
University of Southern Indiana (1-0-1, 0-0 GLVC) at
McKendree University (2-0, 0-0 GLVC)
Leemon Field - Lebanon, Ill.
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The McKendree University men's soccer team will begin Great Lakes Valley Conference play this weekend with a game on the road Friday, before a hosting a home GLVC contest on Sunday.
The Bearcats travel to Louisville, Ky., on Friday to open up conference play against Bellarmine University at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Knights enter the game with an overall record of 1-0.
McKendree will return home to face University of Southern Indiana on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Screaming Eagles enter the weekend with an overall record of 1-0-1.
FINDING BALANCE: Despite having played only two games this season, McKendree already has four players that have found the back of the net this season. Sophomore forward Alex Ridsdale (Nelson, New Zealand/Mount Albert) and sophomore midfielder Liam Robley (Lazonby, Cumbria, England/Queen Elizabeth Grammar School) both have two goals this season, while junior forward C.J. Cerna (Collinsville, Ill./Collinsville) and freshman forward B.J. Tucker (St. Louis, Mo./DeSmet) each have one goal.
KEEP AWAY: Sophomore goalkeeper Scott Armistead (Auckland, New Zealand/Saint Peter's College) has had a strong start to the season, posting a shutout against Baker University and combining with sophomore Matt Derrington (St. Louis, Mo./Trinity Catholic) to earn a team shutout in the season opener against William Woods University. McKendree has never opened the season with two-straight shutouts dating back to the 1992 season.
CONFERENCE OPENER: McKendree is looking for a win in its conference opener for the first time. The Bearcats dropped their conference opener last season at Maryville University 2-1.
SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS: Bellarmine is currently 1-0 on the season after a 1-0 win over Oakland City University on Wednesday. Junior midfielder Dan Schiavi had a big night for the Knights, scoring a goal and assisting on two others. Bellarmine won the only other previous meeting between the two schools in the season finale last year 3-0.
SCOUTING THE SCREAMING EAGLES: Southern Indiana is currently 1-0-1 overall with season with a 0-0 season opening tie at Cedarville University on Sep. 5, followed with a 6-0 win over Kentucky Wesleyan on Sep. 8. Junior forward Caleb Mathers and sophomore midfielder Josh Weinzapfel lead the Screaming Eagles with two goals each this season. Southern Indiana leads the all-time series 4-2-1 between the two schools and defeated McKendree 4-2 on Oct. 19 last season.
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