SIUE Cougars (2-8-2, 2-2-2 OVC) vs. UIW Cardinals (4-5-5, 0-3-3 OVC)
Sun., Oct. 19, 12:00 PM
Bob Guelker Field / Ralph Korte Stadium
Edwardsville, Illinois
SENIOR DAY: SIUE will recognize 11 seniors Sunday.
Enrique Ezquerro,
Elliott Forestier,
Karson Gibbs,
Wes Gibson,
Ethan Hackenberg,
Garrison Hill,
Evan Howard,
Jake Karolczak,
Patrick O'Day,
Zach Renz and Carles Zomeño will be honored in a pregame ceremony.
LAST TIME:
Zach Renz netted the game-winner in the 85th minute Thursday as SIUE defeated HCU 1-0 at Korte Stadium.Â
THIS WEEK: The Cougars finish another two-game week in the OVC season with HCU in town Thursday and UIW at Korte Stadium Sunday.
HOME COOKING: Today is the second to last home game for the Cougars. They'll finish the home season with Western Illinois Oct. 30.
STREAKING: SIUE is unbeaten (2-0-2) in its last four games. Three of those games have been clean sheets for the Cougars.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Evan Howard was named as the OVC Player of the Week 9/2 after he scored in each of SIUE's games in Colorado.
RANK AND FILE: SIUE has faced two ranked opponents so far this season, dropping 2-1 games on the road at No. 21 Denver and No. 16 Saint Louis.
THE SERIES: Tonight is only the fifth meeting in men's soccer between the two teams. The Cougars are unbeaten in those four games, winning all three of the games in Edwardsville. The Cougars and Cardinals have faced off twice in the OVC Tournament, with SIUE winning both games in Edwwardsville.
SCORING:
Evan Howard is tied for third in the OVC with six goals this year. The Cougars had two first-time goal scorers Sunday with
Dom Bartoni and
Ben Perkins both scoring at USI. SIUE lost its seven top scorers and eight of the top 10 after last season. The Cougars opened the season with just four goal scorers from a season ago representing six of 30 goals (20 percent) scored in 2024. Returners account for just 18 percent (15 of 85) of total points scored in 2024.
AT THE HELM: Two-time OVC Coach of the Year
Cale Wassermann is in his seventh season in charge of the Cougars, and his 12th overall as a head coach. He has a record of 55-43-16 (.553) in six full seasons at SIUE. He is third all-time in wins at SIUE.
