Match #2 - vs. IUPUI

Sunday, August 21, 2 p.m. CT
Ralph Korte Stadium
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: siuestats.com

SIUE Cougars
(1-0, 0-0 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G:     2.0
Goals Allowed P/G:    1.00
Goals-Shot Attempts:    2/10 (.200)
Shots on Goal-Attempts    8/10 (.800)
Shots P/G    10.0
Assists    2.0
Corner Kicks P/G    8.0
Penalty Kicks (Team/Opp)    0-0, 1-1
Goals Leaders    Christopher/Cobb (1)
Assists Leader    Christopher/Fetter (1)
Shots Leader:    Three tied (2)

IUPUI Jaguars
(1-0, 0-0 Horizon)
Head Coach: Chris Johnson
Goals P/G:     1.00
Goals Allowed P/G:     0.00
Goals-Shot Attempts:     1/10 (.100)
Shots on Goal-Attempts:     4/10 (.400)
Shots P/G:     10.0
Assists P/G:     1.00
Corner Kicks P/G:    4.00
Penalty Kicks (Team/Opp):    0-0, 0-0
Goals Leaders:     Emma Antoine (1)
Assists Leader:     Emma Manolovic (1)
Shots Leader:     Yao Giada Zhou (2)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: L at SIUE 2-1 (8/29/14)
Record at SIUE: 1-0
Record at IUPUI: 0-1
Last SIUE Win: at SIUE 2-0 (8/30/13)
Last IUPUI win: at IUPUI 2-1 (8/29/14)
First Meeting: at SIUE 2-0 (8/30/13)

• Sydney Christopher recorded the game-winning goal in the 89th minute in SIUE's home opener against Indiana State. It was her second career goal after scoring against Kansas City last season. Christopher also had an assist on SIUE's first goal against the Sycamores.
• IUPUI is coming off a 1-0 victory over Tennessee Tech in its home opener. Emma Antoine scored in the 81st minute for the Jaguars.
• SIUE is now 2-1-1 in the last four home openers.
• The Cougars finished with 10 shots against Indiana State, eight of which were on goal.
• This is the first meeting between SIUE and IUPUI since 2014. The two teams previously played a home-and-home series in 2013 and 2014 with each team winning its own home contest.
• Grace Cobb scored the season's first goal. It was her second career goal after scoring against Austin Peay last season.
• SIUE is coming off back-to-back seasons of appearances in the NCAA Championships as well as Ohio Valley Conference Championship titles.
• Last season, SIUE won the OVC postseason tournament with a 1-0 overtime road victory at UT Martin. The Cougars met No. 3 Notre Dame in round one of NCAA Championships, dropping a 4-0 decision to the Fighting Irish.
• Two seasons ago, the Cougars won the OVC Tournament in an abbreviated spring season (due to COVID), besting Southeast Missouri 2-1 in the title game. No. 12-ranked Virginia defeated SIUE 3-1 in the opening round of the NCAA Championships.
• The Cougars have now made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament during the NCAA Division I era (2014, 2016, 2020 and 2021).
• SIUE had four first team All-OVC performers last season, including 2022 returners Lily Schnieders and Maria 2.
• Head Coach Derek Burton has coached every SIUE match played in the Division I era, joining SIUE before the 2008 season. Among his 113 career victories, he has accumulated five double-digit win seasons, including last season's 11-victory campaign.