Thursday, August 22, 5:30 p.m.
Edwardsville, Ill./Korte Stadium
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: SIUEstats.com

SIUE Cougars
(0-0-1, 0-0-0 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G:     1.00
Goals Allowed P/G:     1.00
Shots/Opponent Shots    9/10
Shots Per Game/Opponent    9/10
Shots Percentage/Opponent    .111/.100
Shots On Goal/Opponent    4-9/4-9
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent    .444/.400
Goals Leaders:     MaryClaire Imig (1)
Assists Leader:     Macie Begley/Kelsey Kehoe (1)
Shots Leader:     Three tied (2)

Chicago State Cougars
(0-2-0, 0-0-0 Northeast Conference)
Head Coach: Josh Reyes
Goals P/G:     1.00
Goals Allowed P/G:     5.00
Shots/Opponent Shots    7/30
Shots Per Game/Opponent    3.5/15.0
Shots Percentage/Opponent    . .143/.167
Shots On Goal/Opponent    3-7/14-30
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent    .429/.467
Goals Leaders:     Delaney Kenney (1)
Assists Leader:     Jacqueline Tamayo (1)
Shots Leader:     Kenney/Trinity Babcock (2)

• This is the fifth all-time meeting between the SIUE Cougars and the Chicago State Cougars. SIUE has been victorious in each of the first four matches. The last meeting was Sept. 13, 2019, at Korte Stadium with SIUE taking a 3-1 victory.
• The Cougars have a difficult nonconference schedule with much of it on the road. SIUE next has nonconference road trips at Missouri State, Purdue Fort Wayne, and SIU Carbondale. SIUE plays Saint Louis Sept. 8 at CITYPARK, the home of St. Louis City SC. The only nonconference remaining home contests is Sept. 15 against Indiana State.
• Freshman MaryClaire Imig provided the team's first goal of the season in the 34th minute at Omaha. Ella Robinson, a freshman last season, scored SIUE's first goal last season.
• Defender Matea Diekema is the Ohio Valley Conference's two-time Defender of the Year. Diekema, who led the team in shots last season with 26, loaded up on postseason accolades, including first team Academic All-America, All-South Region, OVC Scholar-Athlete Award and Scholar All-American.
• Sidney Christopher is SIUE's leading scorer returning. She scored four goals and added two assists last season.
• The Cougars won back-to-back-to-back OVC Championships titles from 2020 to 2022. SIUE had its streak of four consecutive appearances in the OVC title game snapped when the team was eliminated on penalty kicks by Southeast Missouri.
• OVC postseason honors for the Cougars included first team for Diekema, second team for Christopher and Taylor Babb on the All-Newcomer team.
• Thirteen different players scored a goal last season with the first 11 of the season being scored by 11 different players. Ten different players had 10 shots or more shots last season.
• Abby Haskell is the lone SIUE goalkeeper with minutes played in college. She played 28 minutes last season against Saint Louis. Haskell and Samaya Hogg each played 45 minutes in the match at Omaha.
• Head Coach Derek Burton is in his 17th season as the Cougars' head coach and started the season with a career record of 125-118-42. 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.
• SIUE has seven newcomers on the 2024 roster (Tavey Duncan, MaryClaire Imig, Ava Lewis, Emma Czech, Ava Talley, Bella Jackson, and Kira Kumada).