Women's Soccer

Jessica Brown

Roady and Brown Tie Record
         Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer goalkeepers Kim Roady (Granite City) and Jessica Brown (St. Louis) have combined for 10 shutouts on the season, tying a school record. The pair has sparked SIUE to 12-4 record overall and a mark of 8-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
         “It is a blessing to have two quality goalkeepers on our team,” said SIUE women’s soccer coach Lynda Bowers. “They have both been tremendous all year.”
         Roady has five of the shutouts with a GLVC-leading 0.12 goals against average. Brown has made 28 saves this year and has combined with Roady on four of the shuouts.
         The Cougars have won 11 of their last 12 games after starting the year with a 1-3 record. They defeated Missouri-St. Louis and Quincy each 1-0 this last weekend.
         “It is quite a turnaround from last year,“ said Bowers. “The soccer gods are smiling on us.”
         Last year the Cougars started the season 7-1 before losing six of her last nine for a 10-7 record.
         SIUE is currently a part of a three-way tie with Northern Kentucky and Wisconsin-Parkside for the No. 1 seed in the GLVC tournament. The Cougars defeated the Norse yet lost to the Rangers. They are looking to secure one of the top two spots and a first-round bye in the six-team tournament.
         The Cougars will take on Bellarmine in the final GLVC regular season home game this Saturday.
         “They (Bellarmine) are a good team that can beat you,” said Bowers. “There is a lot of pressure on us and we can’t stumble.”
         Christen Carducci (Powell, Ohio) scored her second goal in as many games in the win over UMSL.
         “She is emerging when she needs to,” said Bowers. “She has really come up big for us.”
         Christina Stremlau (St. Louis) netted a goal with 13 seconds left to push SIUE past Quincy for her second game-winning goal of the year.
         “It is just one of those games where we were out played and just kept working,” said Bowers. “It’s a tribute to the work ethic of this team and to her.”
         Back Kayla Fromme (New Berlin) has led a defense that has allowed four goals in its last 12 games.
         “She has really kept our backfield together,” said Bowers. “As a group, they have been solid all year.”
         Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday against Bellarmine
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