Game 6 at Evansville
Sunday, August 31, 2 pm
Evansville, Ind.. (Arad McCutchan Stadium)
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: https://siuestats.statbroadcast.com/
SIUE Cougars
Record: 1-3-1/0-0 Ohio Valley
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G: 1.40
Goals Allowed P/G: 2.20
Shots/Opponent Shots: 33/89
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 6.6/17.8
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .212/.124
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 21-33/41-89
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .636/.461
Goals Leaders: Savannah DeFini/Amanda Dean (2)
Assists Leader: Anna Zichella (2)
Shots Leader: Claire Nieroda/Alayna Hauser (8)
Evansville
Record: 2-1/0-0 Missouri Valley
Head Coach: Chris Pfau
Goals P/G: 2.33
Goals Allowed P/G: 2.00
Shots/Opponent Shots: 36/50
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 12.0/16/7
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .194/.120
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 20-36/21-50
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .556/.420
Goals Leaders: Taylor Johnson/Taylor Wehrer (2
Assists Leader: Taylor Johnson (2)
Shots Leader: Taylor Wehrer (9)
• This is just the fourth all-time meeting between the Cougars and the Purple Aces. The all-time record is 1-1-1. The last matchup in 2022 ended in a 0-0 tie. SIUE has the last win in the series, a 2-0 decision during the 2021 season.
• Freshman Kristen Keller recorded her first career action in the loss to Drake. She posted a season-high nine saves in the 2-0 loss.
• Amanda Dean scored her second goal of the season last Sunday against Missouri State, joining Savannah DeFini for the team lead in scoring with four points.
• Of the 10 players who have scored a goal or an assist, six are freshmen - Dean, Alayna Hauser, Audrey Roberts, Anna Zichella, Zoe Bumiller and Claire Nieroda.
• Hauser and Nieroda lead the team in shots with eight.
• DeFini's goals came in back-to-back contests against IU Indy and Chicago State.
• SIUE has put better than 63 percent of its shots on goal this season.
• The Cougars next return home to face SIU Carbondale (Sep. 4) and Saint Louis (Sep. 7).
• 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).
