SIUE Cougars (4-3-3, 2-0 Ohio Valley)
vs. UT Martin Skyhawks (3-4-6, 1-0-1 Ohio Valley)
Sat., Oct. 10, 6:00 PM CT
Korte Stadium
Edwardsville, Ill.
Live Stats: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=666029
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SIUE Cougars
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G:    2.00
Goals Allowed P/G:    1.90
Shots/Opponent Shots:    121/95
Shots Per Game/Opponent:    12.1/9.5
Shots Percentage/Opponent:    .165/.200
Shots On Goal/Opponent:    65-121/55-95
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent:     .537/.579
Goals Leaders:    Claire Nieroda (7)
Assists Leader:    Claire Nieroda (7)
Shots Leader:    Claire Nieroda (38)
Saves Leader:     Sarah Bozeman (24)

UT Martin Skyhawks
Head Coach: Mike Varga
Goals P/G:    0.85
Goals Allowed P/G:    0.69
Shots/Opponent Shots:    149/125
Shots Per Game/Opponent:    11.5/9.6
Shots Percentage/Opponent:      .074/.072
Shots On Goal/Opponent:    70-149/63-125
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent:     .470/.504
Goals Leaders:    Four Tied (2)
Assists Leader:    Peyton Cook (3)
Shots Leader:    Unni Wolf (27)
Saves Leaders:    Mac Titus (53)

SERIES NUMBERS: This is the 24th meeting between the Cougars and the Skyhawks. SIUE holds a 10-11-2 record over the series. Last season, the Skyhawks defeated the Cougars 5-1 at UT Martin. Later in the 2025 OVC Tournament, the two teams tied 0-0 before SIUE advanced in the tournament with a 5-4 edge in penalty kicks.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SIUE's Tori Bockstadter earned her second nod as the OVC Offensive Player of the Week. Bockstadter scored the first goal (and eventual game-winning goal) while adding two assists in SIUE's 4-0 victory at Morehead State.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SIUE's Emma Czech and UT Martin's Nasti Tanninen shared the OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Czech powered the defensive line for the Cougars as she and her teammates allowed six Morehead State shots.
GOALS ABOUNDS: SIUE has scored 20 goals in 10 contests this season. Those 20 goals are higher than each of the last three seasons of offene. SIUE scored 21 goals for the whole 2022 season.
OVC LEADERS: SIUE leads the OVC in assists per game (2.00), corner kicks per game (5.70), points per game (6.00), scoring offense (2.00), shot accuracy (.537), shots on goal per game (6.50), total assists (20), total goals (20), total points (60), and win percentage (.550).
NIERODA LEADS COUGARS: Nieroda is ninth nationally in shots on goal per game (2.30) and 35th in shots per game (3.80).
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.