SIUE Cougars (2-8-0, 1-2-0 OVC) at Lindenwood Lions (10-0-1, 3-0-0 OVC)
Thu., Oct. 8, 7:00 PM
Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, Missouri
LAST TIME: A ninth-minute penalty from
Evan Howard stood Sunday as SIUE earned its first Ohio Valley Conference win of the year, 1-0 over Eastern Illinios at Korte Stadium.
THIS WEEK: The Cougars are playing another two-game week in the OVC season with a road game at Lindenwood Thursday and a contest at Southern Indiana Sunday.
ROAD WARRIORS: This is SIUE's only two-gme road swing in OVC play this year. The Cougars played three consecutive road games at Air Force, Denver and Saint Louis previously this season.
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 marks the second meeting this year and the seventh meeting all-time between the Cougars and Lions.All seven games have come since Lindenwood made the transition to Division I play. SIUE has won the only two games played in St. Charles in the series.
SCORING:
Evan Howard is tied for the lead in the OVC with six goals this year. He is one of just three goals scorers thus far for the Cougars. His .60 goals per game leads the league and ranks 26th in the NCAA. 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.
GOT 'EM CORNERED: SIUE is second in the OVC and ranks 79th in the NCAA in corner kicks per game at 5.0.
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 54-43-14 (.550) in six full seasons at SIUE. He is third all-time in wins at SIUE.
