Box Score EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – The Cougars dropped their season opener 4-0 to Clemson at the Hoosier Challenge Cup.
The Tigers scored all four of their goals in the first 25 minutes of play and the Cougars couldn't recover. Clemson out shot SIUE 1-3. The Tigers netted their first three goals in a span of three minutes. Mariana Speckmaier scored a hat trick for the Tigers, and Jenna Polonsky added the fourth.
"Clemson was a great opponent," SIUE Head Coach
Derek Burton said. "They asked many questions of us individually and as a team. This game will make us a better team."
SIUE is back in action Sunday, at 10 am when they will face off against Cal Poly in their second and final game in the Hoosier Challenge Cup.