PREVIEW
SIUE Overall Record: 10-12 OVC Record 3-0

vs. Minnesota (8-15, 1-2 Big Ten)
Edwardsville, Ill.
Cougar Field
Tuesday, 5 p.m.

History
All-Time Series: Minnesota leads 1-0
Last Matchup: Minnesota 5 SIUE 0
Game played in Baton Rouge, La. (2/8/14)

Live Video
Tuesday - https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=4ee27255-536e-4100-a97e-2c7b0978b811
Live Stats: siue.statbroadcast.com

• This is the second all-time meeting between SIUE and Minnesota. The Cougars and the Golden Gophers previously met in 2014 at the LSU Tiger Classic.
• Minnesota won that contest 5-0.
• SIUE was picked second in the Ohio Valley Conference and received eight first-place votes, the same number of first-place votes as preseason favorite Southeast Missouri.
• SIUE began the OVC season this past weekend with a three-game sweep at Tennessee Tech.
• McKayla Anderson was named the OVC Pitcher of the Week after her win out of the bullpen Saturday against Tennessee Tech,
• Abby Harvell was SIUE's top hitter in the series with a .600 record.
• Freshman Jesslyn Stairs recorded her first career home run at Tennessee Tech, which was a game-winner on Sunday.
• Avery Arwood, the OVC Freshman of the Year last season, was a first team All-OVC selection in 2025 and a member of the OVC All-Newcomer team.
• Harvell leads the team in batting (.344), hit (21) and is tied with Raegan Duncan for the team lead in doubles (6).
• SIUE finished runner-up in the 2025 OVC regular season standings and was the OVC Tournament runner-up.
• SIUE Head Coach Ben Sorden is in his fourth season and holds an 91-95 overall record with a 44-33 mark in OVC play. Sorden and the Cougars recorded 32 wins last season, the most by the program since 2017.