SIUE Cougars (5-3-3, 3-0 Ohio Valley)
at Western Illinois Leathernecks (1-13, 0-3 Ohio Valley)
Thu., Oct. 15, 2:30 PM CT
John MacKenzie Alumni Field
Macomb, Ill.
Live Stats: https://goleathernecks.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
Live Video: ESPN+
SIUE Cougars
Head Coach:
Derek Burton
Goals P/G: 2.00
Goals Allowed P/G: 1.82
Shots/Opponent Shots: 132/193
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 12.0/9.4
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .167/.194
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 71-132/60-103
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .538/.583
Goals Leaders:
Claire Nieroda (9)
Assists Leader:
Claire Nieroda (7)
Shots Leader:
Claire Nieroda (43)
Saves Leader:
Sarah Bozeman (24)
Western Illinois Leathernecks
Head Coach: Ross Henderson
Goals P/G: 0.43
Goals Allowed P/G: 3.14
Shots/Opponent Shots: 72/271
Shots Per Game/Opponent: 5.1/19.4
Shots Percentage/Opponent: .083/.162
Shots On Goal/Opponent: 32-72/146-271
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent: .444/.539
Goals Leaders: Rita Moran (3)
Assists Leader: Callie McMurtrey (2)
Shots Leader: Nelly Beliveau (14)
Saves Leaders: Mahe-Lee Caron (76)
SERIES NUMBERS: This is the eighth meeting between the Cougars and the Leathernecks. SIUE, which holds a 4-1-2 edge in the series, won last year's meeting in Edwardsville 3-2.
TWO MORE FOR CLAIRE:
Claire Nieroda scored two second-half goals Sunday in SIUE's 2-1 come-from-behind win over UT Martin. She leads the OVC in scoring (25 points), goals (9) and assists (7).
GOALS ABOUNDS: SIUE has scored 22 goals in 11 contests this season. Those 22 goals are higher than each of the last four seasons of offense. SIUE scored 37 goals for the whole 2021 season.
OVC LEADERS: SIUE leads the OVC in assists per game (2.00), corner kicks per game (5.64), goal differential (+2), points per game (6.00), scoring offense (2.00), scoring offense (2.00), shot accuracy (.538), shots on goal per game (6.45), total assists (22), total goals (22), total points (66), and win percentage (.591).
NIERODA LEADS COUGARS: Nieroda is sixth nationally in shots on goal per game (2.36) and 31st in shots per game (3.91).
COUGAR ASSISTS: While Nieroda leads the OVC in assists with seven, teammates
MaryClaire Imig and
Tori Bockstadter are tied for second in the OVC in assists with four each.
THE STREAK: SIUE has won three straight OVC matches to start the league season. The last time the Cougars achieved that was in 2022. The last time SIUE has won four straight to start the OVC season was in 2014.
HEAD COACH DEREK BURTON: Burton is in his 19th season and has coached every game that SIUE has played at the NCAA Division I level.
