EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE women's soccer will appear in the semifinals of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament for the first time since 2016, after advancing past Eastern Illinois, 1-0 Sunday at Korte Stadium.

SIUE is now 9-5-4 overall. Eastern Illinois finishes its season at 4-10-4.

"These past couple of wins have definitely given us confidence," stated SIUE Head Coach Derek Burton. "Being able to initiate and control the game is more productive for us, then reacting to it."

The lone goal on the afternoon came at minute 26. Becca Jostes set up the offensive attack off a Cougar's corner kick, which resulted in an own goal from Eastern Illinois.

Despite only one goal being scored, the Cougars outshot the Panthers 22-11, with 13 of those being on goal.

"It was nice that we were able to sit down and watch EIU and prepare for what they wanted to do," Burton said. "We did just good enough to keep them off the scoreboard today. They are a really good team and are tough to play against with the way they play so you got to give them credit."

SIUE goalkeeper Jensen Schoch finished with six saves including several diving stops to keep the game scoreless. This is Schoch's fourth shutout in a row.

SIUE will face top-seeded Southeast Missouri State in the semifinals Friday at 6:30 p.m. The last meeting between the Cougars and Redhawks, resulted in a Redhawks double overtime win, 2-1.

 "It is us just being confident moving forward and continuing to do the things we do well," Burton stated.  "Continuing this momentum and groove we have going and make it difficult for the other team to score is what we are looking to accomplish."