Sept. 11, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - No. 17-ranked Louisville opened its own tournament with a 2-0 victory Friday over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Louisville, which moved up eight spots in this week's NSCAA national poll, picked up its third win of the season. SIUE fell to 1-2.

The U of L Tournament continues Sunday when the Cougars take on the Kentucky Wildcats in a 2 p.m. ET matchup.

SIUE coach Kevin Kalish credited Louisville. "They do a good job of pressuring," he said.

Louisville scored seven minutes into the game on a restart. Colin Rolfe connected from 10 yards away off a free kick from Paolo Delpiccolo.

The Cougars would not take their first shot until 40:02 when Randy Roy would hit the ball high over Louisville goalkeeper Andre Boudreux, who would record his third straight shutout.

SIUE, which was outshot 7-2, kept the defense strong for most of the second half. Louisville scored at 88:26 when Mark Knight dribbled into the box and slipped the ball past SIUE goalkeeper Scott Meyer.

"We have to do a better job in the final third," Kalish said.

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