Match #5 - vs. Saint Louis
Sunday, September 8, 3:30 p.m. CT
St. Louis, Mo./CITYPARK
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: SIUEstats.com
SIUE Cougars
(1-1-2, 0-0-0 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach:
Derek Burton
Goals P/G: 1.75
Goals Allowed P/G: 0.75
Shots/Opponent Shots 47/59
Shots Per Game/Opponent 11.8/14.8
Shots Percentage/Opponent .149/.051
Shots On Goal/Opponent 23-47/29-59
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent .489/.492
Goals Leaders:
Savannah DeFini (3)
Assists Leader: Five tied (1)
Shots Leader:
Savannah DeFini (7)
Saint Louis Billikens
(2-1-2, 0-0-0 Atlantic 10)
Head Coach: Katie Shields
Goals P/G: 1.60
Goals Allowed P/G: 0.60
Shots/Opponent Shots 68/62
Shots Per Game/Opponent 13.6/12.4
Shots Percentage/Opponent . .118/.048
Shots On Goal/Opponent 37-68/30-62
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent .544/.484
Goals Leaders: Emily Gaebe (3)
Assists Leader: Five tied (1)
Shots Leader: Emily Gaebe (20)
SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Saint Louis leads 7-1-1
Home Record: 0-3
Away Record: 1-3-1
Last Meeting: L 5-1 at St. Louis, Mo./CITYPARK (9/2/23)
• This is the 10th all-time meeting between SIUE and Saint Louis. Last season, the two programs met for the first time at CITYPARK with the Billikens capturing a 5-1 win over the Cougars.
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Sidney Christopher scored SIUE's lone goal in last season's game at the 3:51 mark of the first half. Christopher went on to lead the Cougars in scoring last season.
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Savannah DeFini was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week after a three goal, one assist effort against Chicago State (Aug. 22).
• DeFini scored a hat trick in the victory over Chicago State. SIUE's last hat trick was in 2016 by Avery Anderson.
• SIUE scored six goals against Chicago State. The last time SIUE scored six goals was in 2019 against Morehead State. The Cougars scored seven against Eastern Illinois in 2021.
• DeFini's back-to-back goals in the second half against Chicago State were among the fastest in the Division I era. She scored her goals 2 minutes, 37 seconds apart. The last time SIUE had back-to-back goals by the same person in less than three minutes was by Cassidy Sherman vs. IU Indy (8/30/13).
• This is SIUE's third straight contest away from home. Next up for the Cougars is a road trip at SIU Carbondale Thursday.
• SIUE begins a three-match homestand next Sunday against Indiana State. That will be the Cougars' final nonconference matchup as the team begins OVC play against UT Martin (Sept. 22) and Little Rock (Sept. 26).
