Friday, August 25, 7 p.m.
Edwardsville, Ill./Korte Stadium
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: SIUEstats.com

SIUE Cougars
(0-2, 0-0 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G:     0.50
Goals Allowed P/G:     2.50
Shots/Opponent Shots    4/29
Shots Per Game/Opponent    2.0/14.5
Shots Percentage/Opponent    .250/.172
Shots On Goal/Opponent    2-4/15-29
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent    .500/.517
Goals Leaders:     Ella Robinson (1)
Assists Leader:     Macie Begley (1)
Shots Leader:     Four tied (1)

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons
(1-1, 0-0 Horizon League)
Head Coach: Jason Burr
Goals P/G:     3.50
Goals Allowed P/G:     0.50
Shots/Opponent Shots    39/5
Shots Per Game/Opponent    19.5/2.5
Shots Percentage/Opponent    .179/.200
Shots On Goal/Opponent    24-39/4-5
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent    .615/.800
Goals Leaders:     Morgan Reitano (2)
Assists Leader:     Rylee Vruggink (3)
Shots Leader:     Morgan Reitano (6)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: SIUE leads 3-1
Home Record: 2-1
Away/Neutral Record: 1-0/0-0
Last Meeting: W 4-3 at Fort Wayne, Ind. (9/5/2010)
Last PFW Win: 2-1 at SIUE (9/27/2009)

• It has been 13 years since SIUE and Purdue Fort Wayne have matched up in women's soccer. The two teams actually were conference opponents during the 1999 and 2000 seasons as members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
• Freshman Ella Robinson scored her first career goal in the loss to Milwaukee. Macie Begley recorded the assist on Robinson's goal, which came with 25 seconds left in the first half.
• SIUE enters the season coming off three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and three Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship game victories.
• The Cougars won the OVC Championship last season with a 1-0 win at top-seeded Tennessee Tech. SIUE is 5-0-1 all-time in OVC Tournament Championship games.
• Head Coach Derek Burton is in his 16th season as the Cougars' head coach. He has made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament with the Cougars. SIUE previously appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021 and 2022.