TAHLEQUAH -- No. 24 ranked Northeastern State travels to Memphis, Tennessee for the first time since 2006 to play in a crossover invitational hosted by Christian Brothers this Friday and Sunday.  The RiverHawks are 1-0-1 to start the year and are coming off a 3-1 home win against Missouri S&T.

Northeastern State vs. UIndy // September 8 at 5 p.m. // Live Coverage

History with the Greyhounds
Northeastern State will be meeting UIndy for the first time in program history. 

Scouting the Greyhounds

• UIndy is 1-0 to start the year with its lone competition being a 3-1 win over Lake Erie (Ohio).
• The Greyhounds qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season holding a 10-5-3 overall record and were knocked out in the opening round. 
• UIndy junior Pierre Lurot was named GLVC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week to start the season.
• The University of Indianapolis was picked to finish second in the GLVC and earned one first-place nod. 

Fast Facts

• Ivan Lopez will look to continue his fast start to the 2023 season against the Greyhounds. Lopez scored his first two goals of his NSU career on Sunday against Missouri S&T, and the redshirt junior enters this contest accounting for six of the Northeastern State's ten shots on goal to start the campaign.
• UIndy will look to get hot out of the gate on the offensive end like they were able to do against Lake Erie in their opener. In the winning effort, the Greyhounds scored goals within the first two minutes of both halves. 
• This will be NSU's first regular season non-conference game outside of Oklahoma or one of its border states since Sep. 5, 2016, when the RiverHawks faced Truman State in Quincy, Illinois. 

Northeastern State vs. McKendree // September 10 at 1 p.m. // Live Coverage

History with the Bearcats 
The RiverHawks and McKendree have not met previously. 

Scouting the Bearcats

• McKendree is 2-0 to start the season and will play Christian Brothers on Friday evening following NSU's match with UIndy. 
• Rhys Davies earned GLVC Offensive Player of the Week honors and was credited with the game-winners in both contests this season.
• McKendree was picked to finish seventh overall in the GLVC and was 5-5-6 in 2022. 

Fast Facts 

• This is the fourth and final game NSU will play against GLVC competition in the regular season. 
• While Sunday matchups aren't a frequent occurrence for the NSU men, the RiverHawks have claimed three straight victories in Sunday games since the start of the 2022 season and will look for their fourth in a row at the expense of the Bearcats.
• This is the first time McKendree will face an opponent from the GAC since the conference merged with the MIAA for men's soccer in 2019. 

Coming Up
The RiverHawks close out non-conference play Thursday and host Dallas Baptist at 7 p.m.