Thursday, August 14, 6 pm ET/5 pm CT
at Indianapolis, Ind. (Carroll Field)
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: iuindyjags.com

SIUE Cougars
2024 record: 2-7-7/1-4-5 Ohio Valley
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G: 1.06
Goals Allowed P/G: 1.44
Shots/Opponent Shots: 209/160
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 13.1/10.0
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .081/.144
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 100-209/80-160
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent:  .478/.500
Goals Leaders: Savannah DeFini (5)
Assists Leader: Savannah DeFini/Macie Begley (3)
Shots Leader: Two Tied (27)

IU Indy
2024 record: 5-11-3/4-4-2 Horizon League
Head Coach: Angela Berry White
Goals P/G: 1.16
Goals Allowed P/G: 1/68
Shots/Opponent Shots: 181/319
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 9.5/16.8
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .122/.100
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 74-181/141-319
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent:  .409/.442
Goals Leaders: Caroline Kelley (5)
Assists Leader: Emma Frey/Maia Ransom (5)
Shots Leader: Carolina Kelley (34)

Notes
• This is the fifth all-time meeting between the Cougars and the Jaguars. All five meetings have been in the month of August. The two teams played in back-to-back years in 2013 and 2014 when the home teams won the contests. The two teams revisited their rivalry in 2022 and 2023 when the road teams each won the contests.

• SIUE is 24-15-4 all-time in season openers. The Cougars tied Omaha to open the 2024 season. SIUE's last win in a season opener was a 2-1 victory over Indiana State in 2022.

• 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 holds a 127-125-49 record overall and has led SIUE to five Ohio Valley Conference titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances (2014, 2016, 2020, 2021 and 2022).

• SIUE's 2025 fortunes rest on a balanced roster that is anchored by seniors Aleah Minehart, Savannah DeFini, Sydney Lane, Macie Begley, Allie Fishering, Taryn Moore and Kira Kumada.

• DeFini returns as the team's top scorer with five goals and three assists last season. Next in scoring last season was Begley and sophomore MaryClaire Imig, both of whom scored two goals and three assists.

• The goalkeeper position holds three players deep led by OVC Player to Watch Sarah Bozeman, a junior transfer from Memphis, redshirt sophomore Tacey Duncan and freshman Kristen Keller.

• After Thursday's opener, SIUE heads to Chicago for a 1 p.m. contest Sunday at Chicago State.