Game 7 vs. SIU Carbondale
Thursday, September 4, 7 pm
Edwardsville, Ill. (Korte Stadium)
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: https://siuestats.statbroadcast.com/
SIUE Cougars
Record: 1-4-1/0-0 Ohio Valley
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G: 1.17
Goals Allowed P/G: 2.33
Shots/Opponent Shots: 41/105
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 6.8/17.5
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .171/.133
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 24-41/53-105
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .585/.505
Goals Leaders: Savannah DeFini/Amanda Dean (2)
Assists Leader: Anna Zichella (2)
Shots Leader: Claire Nieroda (9)
SIU Carbondale
Record: 4-1/0-0 Missouri Valley
Head Coach: Graeme Orr
Goals P/G: 2.60
Goals Allowed P/G: 0.60
Shots/Opponent Shots: 75/42
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 15.0/8.4
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .173/.071
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 39-75/17-42
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .520/.405
Goals Leaders: Dana Nadda (3)
Assists Leader: Sophia Schlicklin (3)
Shots Leader: Dana Nadda (10)
• This is the sixth all-time meeting between the Cougars and the Salukis. SIUE holds a 2-1-2 lead in the series. SIU Carbondale won last season's meeting 2-1 in Carbondale. The meetings in 2022 and 2023 both resulted in 1-1 ties.
• SIUE has not allowed a goal in the second half in each of its last three contests.
• 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 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.
• Nieroda leads the team in shots with nine.
• DeFini's goals came in back-to-back contests against IU Indy and Chicago State.
• SIUE has put better than 58 percent of its shots on goal this season.
• The Cougars next face Saint Louis Sunday for a 1 p.m. start at Korte Stadium.
• 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).
