Cougars Advance on Penalty Kicks

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October 30, 2005

         EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - Top-ranked Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men's soccer advanced to the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament, winning 3-2 on penalty kicks over Bellarmine on Sunday after tying the Knights 1-1 in overtime.
         The No. 1 seed Cougars face the No. 4 seed Quincy Hawks next Friday at 7:30 p.m. That contest will be played at the Missouri-St. Louis soccer field. Northern Kentucky, the sixth seed, upset UW-Parkside in the quarterfinals and will face second-seeded Rockhurst at 5 p.m. The championship game of the GLVC Tournament will be Sunday at noon in St. Louis.
         Kevin Thibodeau netted the game-winning penalty kick as he slipped the ball past Knights goalkeeper Stephen Slough to win the contest. Slough replaced starting Knights goalkeeper Justin Welply after he went out with an injury. Slough would go on to make 10 saves.
         Victor Pacheco and Tim Collico also found the back of the net on their penalty kicks.
         Bellarmine put SIUE behind as it gained a 1-0 lead in the 43rd minute when Tyler Schaefering scored on a header.
         The Cougars fought back in second half to tie the game as Mike Banner scored his seventh goal of the year on crossing pass from Trevor House. Brian Higgins picked up the other assist.
         SIUE had a number of chances to score in regulation with Pacheco and Thibodeau each missing penalty kicks, and Ameen Attas had a shot that went off of the cross bar.
         The Cougars out shot the Knights 25 to 11.
         SIUE is now to 15-1-2 on the season and Bellarmine ends its year at 9-8-3.
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Players Mentioned

#21 Ameen Attas: MF/F; 5' 7"; Junior

#7 Mike Banner: F/MF; 5' 10"; Junior

#14 Tim Collico: F; 6' 0"; Senior

#8 Brian Higgins: MF; 5' 10"; Senior

#6 Trevor House: B; 6' 0"; Junior

#9 Victor Pacheco: MF; 6' 2"; Senior

#22 Kevin Thibodeau: B; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#21 Ameen Attas
: 5' 7"; Junior
: MF/F

#7 Mike Banner
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F/MF

#14 Tim Collico
: 6' 0"; Senior
: F

#8 Brian Higgins
: 5' 10"; Senior
: MF

#6 Trevor House
: 6' 0"; Junior
: B

#9 Victor Pacheco
: 6' 2"; Senior
: MF

#22 Kevin Thibodeau
: 5' 10"; Junior
: B