Game 8 vs. Saint Louis
Sunday, September 7, 1 pm
Edwardsville, Ill. (Korte Stadium)
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: siuestats.statbroadcast.com/
SIUE Cougars
Record: 1-5-1/0-0 Ohio Valley
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G: 1.29
Goals Allowed P/G: 2.43
Shots/Opponent Shots: 53/122
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 7.6/17.4
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .170/.139
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 31-53/61-122
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .585/.500
Goals Leaders: Three Tied (2)
Assists Leader: Anna Zichella (3)
Shots Leader: Claire Nieroda (14)
Saint Louis Billikens
Record: 4-1/0-0 Atlantic 10
Head Coach: Katie Shields
Goals P/G: 1.50
Goals Allowed P/G: 1.33
Shots/Opponent Shots: 80/55
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 13.3/9.2
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .113/.145
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 39-80/25-55
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .488/.455
Goals Leaders: Audrey Smith (3)
Assists Leader: Caroline Chier/Izzy Luebbert (3)
Shots Leader: Hope Kim (11)
• This is the 11th all-time meeting between the Cougars and the Billikens. Saint Louis holds an 8-1-1 advantage in the series. The Billikens won last season's neutral site game at CITYPARK 6-1.
• SIUE recorded a season-best 12 shots Thursday in the loss to SIU Carbondale. Claire Nieroda led the Cougars with five shots.
• Nieroda also is the team leader in shots for the season with 14. Savannah DeFini is second with 10.
• Alayna Hauser became the third player to score multiple goals this season. Her game-tying goal in the second half against SIU Carbondale makes her the second freshman this season with more than one goal. Amanda Dean is the other.
• 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 12 players who have scored a goal or an assist, six are freshmen - Dean, Hauser, Anna Zichella, Zoe Bumiller, Claire Nieroda and Akeelah Omokhua.
• Sarah Bozeman has started six games in goal for the Cougars and has a 2.50 goals against average with 34 saves.
• 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).
