Box Score EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE women's soccer won its own tournament Sunday with a 2-0 defeat of Northern Iowa at Korte Stadium. The Cougars finished 2-0 in the two-day event. It was the third consecutive win for SIUE.
"Definitely a good weekend all the way around," Burton said. "It's nice to get a shutout today as well. Conditions were crazy all weekend. It was nice to see the girls roll with whatever was thrown at us and get two wins."
The teams battled through periods of heavy rain again Sunday after playing in similar conditions Friday night.
SIUE (3-2) took an early lead over the Panthers thanks to a goal in the 12th minute. Sarah Doggendorf found Kristen Dailey in the middle of the box. Dailey one-timed a hard shot past UNI goalkeeper Erin Zaideman for her first goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. Dailey had just entered the game off the bench after starter Meagan Iffrig left the game after a hard collision with Zaideman.
"You couldn't ask for anything better than for someone to step in and contribute right away," Burton said. "Kristen has the ability to do that. She can score some goals.
"Depth has always been something we have tried to build," Burton continued. "With a tournament like this it shows because we can make subs and not have the level of play drop off."
The Cougars carried a one-goal lead into halftime and through most of the second half.
Michelle Auer put the game away for the Cougars with her second goal of the season in the 82nd minute. Freshman Katye Skrivan fed a through ball to the feet of Auer who cut ball to her left then slid a shot past Panther goalkeeper Nicole Poster to seal the win.
"We had our chances, and it was nice to get one at a good time to kind of help put the game away," Burton said.
Auer was named as the SIUE Classic Tournament Most Valuable Player. Skrivan and Cassidy Sherman joined Auer on the All-Tournament Team. Both Auer and Skrivan finished the weekend with a goal and an assist.
Jennifer Pelley earned her third straight win between the pipes for SIUE and the second shutout of her career. She made six saves including a point blank save midway through the first half.
"She's made big saves when we have needed her to," Burton said. "That is a sign of a good goalkeeper. She's becoming comfortable back there."
Northern Iowa (3-3) finished with nine shots overall. Maggie Riley led the Panthers with three.
SIUE finishes a five-game home stand Friday night with Central Arkansas. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m.
