Game 17 vs. Morehead State
Sunday, October 19, 3 pm
Edwardsville, Ill. (Korte Stadium)
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: siuestats.statbroadcast.com
SIUE Cougars
Record: 3-10-3/2-3-2 Ohio Valley
Head Coach:
Derek Burton
Goals P/G: 0.81
Goals Allowed P/G: 2.13
Shots/Opponent Shots: 141/273
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 8.8/17.1
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .092/.125
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 69-141/121-273
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .489/.443
Goals Leaders:
Savannah DeFini (3)
Assists Leader:
Anna Zichella (3)
Shots Leader:
Savannah DeFini/
Claire Nieroda (30)
Morehead State Eagles
Record: 3-13-0/1-6-0 OVC
Head Coach: Paul Cox
Goals P/G: 0.50
Goals Allowed P/G: 2.31
Shots/Opponent Shots: 176/241
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 11.0/15.1
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .045/.154
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 70-176/121-241
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .398/.502
Goals Leaders: Kennedy Baquero/Faith Peper (2)
Assists Leader: Hannah Burke (3)
Shots Leader: Jade Walton (34)
• Sunday is Senior Day for the Cougars. SIUE honors seniors
Sydney Lane,
Taryn Moore,
Macie Begley,
Kira Kumada,
Savannah DeFini,
Allie Fishering,and
Aleah Minehart in a pregame ceremony.
• This is the 18th all-time meeting between the Cougars and the Eagles. SIUE leads the overall series 11-4-2. Last season's match in Morehead, Kentucky, resulted in a 1-1 tie thanks to a goal by SIUE's
Taryn Moore. SIUE's last win at home against Morehead State was 2022 with a 3-0 victory.
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Savannah DeFini leads the team in scoring with three goals and one assist. DeFini recorded the assist in Thursday's win over Southeast Missouri.
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Claire Nieroda scored her second goal in the win over Southeast Missouri. Both of her goals this season have been game-winning goals.
• DeFini and Nieroda are tied for the team lead in shots with 30.
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Sarah Bozeman posted her third shutout as a Cougar Thursday, besting Southeast Missouri 1-0. She has 76 saves this season in 15 games played.
• SIUE is tied for sixth place in the OVC standings with a 2-3-2 record (eight points). The Cougars are tied in the standings with UT Martin. Those two teams played in their regular season finales next Sunday in Martin, Tennessee.
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Anna Zichella leads the Cougars in saves with three.
• 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).
