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Women's Soccer Eric Hess, SIUE Athletic Communications

PREVIEW: Cougars Face Road Test at Southern Indiana

Match #13 at Southern Indiana
Thursday, October 12, 7 p.m.
Evansville, Ind./Strassweg Field
Video: ESPN+ Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/usi/wsoc/

SIUE Cougars
(4-5-3, 2-1-2 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Derek Burton
Goals P/G:     1.08
Goals Allowed P/G:     1.58
Shots/Opponent Shots    134/125
Shots Per Game/Opponent    11.2/10.4
Shots Percentage/Opponent    .097/.152
Shots On Goal/Opponent    68-134/68-125
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent    .507/.544
Goals Leaders:     Neidhardt/Christopher(2)
Assists Leader:     Begley/Diekema (2)
Shots Leader:     Matea Diekema (13)

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
(4-6-4, 3-1-1 Ohio Valley)
Head Coach: Eric Schoenstein
Goals P/G:     0.86
Goals Allowed P/G:     1.36
Shots/Opponent Shots    122/154
Shots Per Game/Opponent    8.7/11.0
Shots Percentage/Opponent    . .098/.123
Shots On Goal/Opponent    62-122/73-154
Shots On Goal Perc./Opponent    .508/.474
Goals Leaders:     Pilar Torres (3)
Assists Leader:     Three Tied (2)
Shots Leader:     Peyton Murphy (21)

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: SIUE leads 11-3-2
Home Record: 5-2-2
Away/Neutral Record: 6-1/0-0
Last Meeting: T 0-0 at SIUE (10/2/2022)

• SIUE women's soccer holds an 11-3-2 series record against Southern Indiana, which includes contests when the two programs were members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
• The OVC standings are based on a point system with three points for OVC victories and one point for a tie. SIUE is tied for fourth overall, trailing Southern Indiana by two points.
• SIUE has outshot its opponents in four of the last five matches. The Cougars have outshot OVC competition 65-33 this season.
• The Cougars also have accumulated 33 corner kicks in four OVC matches. SIUE opponents have recorded just eight corner kicks.
• SIUE leads the OVC in corner kicks per game (5.17)
• Taylor Spiller recorded her second shutout of the season against Tennessee Tech. She now has 14 shutouts in her collegiate career. Her season-high in saves this season is nine in the road win at IUPUI.
• Matea Diekema leads the team in shots out of the backfield with 13. Savannah DeFini and Sidney Christopher each have 12.
• Christopher joined Kasey Neidhardt as the only players with multiple goals this season. Christopher scored in the 50th minute at Little Rock.
• Both of Neidhardt's goals this season have come in the first seven minutes of the contest. She scored at the 5:07 mark on Aug. 25 against Purdue Fort Wayne and at the 6:30 mark of the Sept. 24 match against Lindenwood.
• SIUE has recorded double-digit shots in eight of 12 contests this season. The most shots in a game was 23 against SIU Carbondale. The most shots on goal for the Cougars this season was 13 against Eastern Illinois.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sidney Christopher

#20 Sidney Christopher

MF
5' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Savannah DeFini

#9 Savannah DeFini

F
5' 7"
Sophomore
Matea Diekema

#15 Matea Diekema

MF
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Kasey Neidhardt

#7 Kasey Neidhardt

MF/F
5' 1"
Junior
Taylor Spiller

#00 Taylor Spiller

GK
5' 6"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Sidney Christopher

#20 Sidney Christopher

5' 3"
Redshirt Junior
MF
Savannah DeFini

#9 Savannah DeFini

5' 7"
Sophomore
F
Matea Diekema

#15 Matea Diekema

5' 9"
Graduate Student
MF
Kasey Neidhardt

#7 Kasey Neidhardt

5' 1"
Junior
MF/F
Taylor Spiller

#00 Taylor Spiller

5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
GK