EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer senior defender Charli Grafton and redshirt junior midfielder Emma Thurston were named to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Tournament Team on Sunday.

Grafton and Thurston played a significant role in helping USI Women’s Soccer capture its first-ever OVC Tournament wins against Southeast Missouri State University and Eastern Illinois University and reach the semifinals for the first time since joining the conference in 2022.

The two captains also led a defensive effort, while locking down the middle of the field, that saw the Screaming Eagles post three consecutive shutouts in the tournament, keeping the opposition off the scoreboard for 290 minutes in postseason play. In fact, USI ended the season with its long

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