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Mens Soccer vs Saint Louis 09/13/22: SIUE Cougars faced off against the Saint Louis Billikens in a rivalry match for the Joseph Carenza, Sr. trophy, also known as the Bronze Boot at Ralph Korte Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tuesday, September 13, 2022. (Photo: Scott Kane / SIUE Athletics)
Scott Kane

Men's Soccer Joe Pott, SIUE Athletic Communications

Cougars Battle Billikens for Bronze Boot at CITYPARK

SIUE (2-0-0, 0-0-0 OVC)  vs. No. 15 Saint Louis (1-1-0, 0-0-0 A10)
Sat., Sep. 2, 7:30 p.m.
CITYPARK, St. Louis, Missouri
Live stats: SIUEStats.com
Radio: 550 KTRS AM (Bob Ramsey, Mike Smallwood)
Live video: ESPN+ (Dan Bettlach, Joe Pott, Bill McDermott)

OPENING ACT: Sunday marked the 16th home opener since the return to Division I. The Cougars are 8-7-1 in home openers in that time. The win over Butler was SIUE's sixth consecutive home opener win.

THIS SEASON: The Cougars return 13 letter winners, while losing 9 letter winners. SIUE returns three of its four top scorers from a season ago, while losing leading scorer Pau Palacin (10 points). SIUE will have 12 players who are new to the roster, or who have not appeared in a game. 

BRONZE BOOT BACK IN ST. LOUIS: One of the most storied rivalries in college soccer returns to downton St. Louis Satuday night. The Bronze Boot game was re-established in 2018. That year marked the first regular season meeting since 1995. Regularly a well-attended game, the meeting was held at Busch Stadium II from 1972-1986. The largest crowd in NCAA history was a Bronze Boot affair, when 22,512 saw the Billikens and Cougars play at Busch Stadium on Oct. 30, 1980. The Billikens own a 27-9-3 advantage in the overall series, including a 23-5-3 lead in the Bronze Boot series. 

AT THE HELM: Head Coach Cale Wassermann is in his fifth season in charge of the Cougars, and his 10th as a head coach. He has an overall career record of 65-52-25. 

RANK AND FILE: SIUE is ranked No. 6 in this week's United Soccer Coaches North Region poll.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Aaron Crabtree (Defensive) and Sam Gomez (Goalkeeper) were named as two of the first-ever Ohio Valley Conference men's soccer players of the week Tuesday.

BETWEEN THE PIPES: Gomez returns as the No. 1 goalkeeper after splitting time last season. In eight games last year, Gomez finished with a 1.38 goals against average and a .645 save percentage. He has nine saves and an .818 save percentage in the two wins.
 
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Players Mentioned

Pau Palacin

#9 Pau Palacin

M
6' 3"
Sophomore
Aaron Crabtree

#12 Aaron Crabtree

D
5' 11"
Senior
Sam Gomez

#1 Sam Gomez

GK
6' 1"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Pau Palacin

#9 Pau Palacin

6' 3"
Sophomore
M
Aaron Crabtree

#12 Aaron Crabtree

5' 11"
Senior
D
Sam Gomez

#1 Sam Gomez

6' 1"
Graduate Student
GK