Game 16 vs. Southeast Missouri
Thursday, October 16, 7:30 pm
Edwardsville, Ill. (Korte Stadium)
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: siuestats.statbroadcast.com
SIUE Cougars
Record: 2-10-3/1-3-2 Ohio Valley
Head Coach:
Derek Burton
Goals P/G: 0.80
Goals Allowed P/G: 2.27
Shots/Opponent Shots: 119/263
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 7.9/17.5
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .101/.129
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 57-119/117-263
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .479/.445
Goals Leaders:
Savannah DeFini (3)
Assists Leader:
Anna Zichella (3)
Shots Leader:
Savannah DeFini (27)
Southeast Missouri Redhawks
Record: 2-12-1/2-3-1 OVC
Head Coach: John Klein
Goals P/G: 1.00
Goals Allowed P/G: 2.53
Shots/Opponent Shots: 116/268
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 7.7/17.9
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .129/.142
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 61-116/142-268
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .526/.530
Goals Leaders: Hayley Hogenmiller (4)
Assists Leader: Four tied (2)
Shots Leader: Justi Nelson (27)
• This is the 23rd all-time meeting between the Cougars and the Redhawks. SEMO holds a 10-8-4 edge in the series. Southeast Missouri won last season's contest 2-1 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The last SIUE win in the series was 2022 when the Cougars bested the Redhawks 2-0 in Cape Girardeau. SIUE's last win at home against SEMO was 3-1 in October 2021.
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Savannah DeFini leads the team in goals scored with three and in shots with 27 after recording four against Lindenwood. DeFini has 15 shots in her last four games.
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Claire Nieroda, who is second in shots with 26, scored her first career goal in the win over Western Illinois. Nieroda scored off a restart just outside the box after a foul.
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Sarah Bozeman posted her second shutout as a Cougar last Thursday in the 0-0 tie with Lindenwood. She has 72 saves this season in 14 games played.
• SIUE is tied for seventh place in the OVC standings with a 1-3-2 record (five points). Southeast Missouri is in sixth with seven points and a 2-3-1 record in league play.
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Anna Zichella is tied for second in the OVC in assists with three. She trails only Little Rock's Maria Schuller and Tennessee Tech's Melina Hamm with four.
• After Thursday's game, SIUE has Senior Day set for Sunday against Morehead State as well as the regular season finale (Oct. 26) at UT Martin.
• This is the 18th season for Head Coach
Derek Burton, who took over the SIUE women's soccer program when it jumped to the Division I level before the 2008 season. Burton has led SIUE to five Ohio Valley Conference titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2014, 2016, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
