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Women's Soccer Eric Hess, SIUE Athletic Communications

PREVIEW: Cougars Face Road Test at Southern Indiana

Match #13 at Southern Indiana
Thursday, October 12, 7 p.m.
Evansville, Ind./Strassweg Field
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/usi/wsoc/

SIUE Cougars
(4-5-3, 2-1-2 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G:     1.08
Goals Allowed P/G:     1.58
Shots/Opponent Shots    134/125
Shots Per Game/Opponent    11.2/10.4
Shots Percentage/Opponent    .097/.152
Shots On Goal/Opponent    68-134/68-125
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent    .507/.544
Goals Leaders:     Neidhardt/Christopher(2)
Assists Leader:     Begley/Diekema (2)
Shots Leader:     Matea Diekema (13)

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
(4-6-4, 3-1-1 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Eric Schoenstein
Goals P/G:     0.86
Goals Allowed P/G:     1.36
Shots/Opponent Shots    122/154
Shots Per Game/Opponent    8.7/11.0
Shots Percentage/Opponent    . .098/.123
Shots On Goal/Opponent    62-122/73-154
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent    .508/.474
Goals Leaders:     Pilar Torres (3)
Assists Leader:     Three Tied (2)
Shots Leader:     Peyton Murphy (21)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: SIUE leads 11-3-2
Home Record: 5-2-2
Away/Neutral Record: 6-1/0-0
Last Meeting: T 0-0 at SIUE (10/2/2022)

• SIUE women's soccer holds an 11-3-2 series record against Southern Indiana, which includes contests when the two programs were members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
• The OVC standings are based on a point system with three points for OVC victories and one point for a tie. SIUE is tied for fourth overall, trailing Southern Indiana by two points.
• SIUE has outshot its opponents in four of the last five matches. The Cougars have outshot OVC competition 65-33 this season.
• The Cougars also have accumulated 33 corner kicks in four OVC matches. SIUE opponents have recorded just eight corner kicks.
• SIUE leads the OVC in corner kicks per game (5.17)
Taylor Spiller recorded her second shutout of the season against Tennessee Tech. She now has 14 shutouts in her collegiate career. Her season-high in saves this season is nine in the road win at IUPUI.
Matea Diekema leads the team in shots out of the backfield with 13. Savannah DeFini and Sidney Christopher each have 12.
• Christopher joined Kasey Neidhardt as the only players with multiple goals this season. Christopher scored in the 50th minute at Little Rock.
• Both of Neidhardt's goals this season have come in the first seven minutes of the contest. She scored at the 5:07 mark on Aug. 25 against Purdue Fort Wayne and at the 6:30 mark of the Sept. 24 match against Lindenwood.
• SIUE has recorded double-digit shots in eight of 12 contests this season. The most shots in a game was 23 against SIU Carbondale. The most shots on goal for the Cougars this season was 13 against Eastern Illinois.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sidney Christopher

#20 Sidney Christopher

MF
5' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Savannah DeFini

#9 Savannah DeFini

F
5' 7"
Sophomore
Matea Diekema

#15 Matea Diekema

MF
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Kasey Neidhardt

#7 Kasey Neidhardt

MF/F
5' 1"
Junior
Taylor Spiller

#00 Taylor Spiller

GK
5' 6"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Sidney Christopher

#20 Sidney Christopher

5' 3"
Redshirt Junior
MF
Savannah DeFini

#9 Savannah DeFini

5' 7"
Sophomore
F
Matea Diekema

#15 Matea Diekema

5' 9"
Graduate Student
MF
Kasey Neidhardt

#7 Kasey Neidhardt

5' 1"
Junior
MF/F
Taylor Spiller

#00 Taylor Spiller

5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
GK