Women's Soccer

Cougars Finish GLVC Season Tied for First
         Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer team has won 12 of their last 13 games and in the process finished the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season tied for first.
         The Cougars have a record of 13-4 overall, 9-1 in GLVC play.
         One of our goals was to try and finish first,” said SIUE women’s soccer coach Lynda Bowers. “It is nice to accomplish one of your goals.”
         The Cougars will finish off their regular season schedule Thursday with a home match against Southeast Missouri State. Game time is 7 p.m. at Korte Stadium.
         “It will be a tough test for us,” said Bowers. “I hope that we rise to the occasion and build our momentum going into the conference tournament.”
         Heading in to the game against SEMO, SIUE has won seven in a row at Ralph Korte Stadium. The Cougars have not allowed a goal at home in 704:14 since they gave up a tally on against Grand Valley State on Sept. 5.
         “These girls have gotten better every game, and our leadership has been great this season,” said Bowers.
         The Cougars outlasted Bellarmine over the weekend 2-0. For the second game in a row Christina Stremlau (St. Louis) had the game winner. Lindsey Kampwerth (Highland) added a late insurance goal to seal the win for SIUE.
         The win not only improved the Cougars conference mark but also goalkeepers Jessica Brown (St. Louis) and Kim Roady (Granite City) set the record for shutouts in a season with 11. Roady has given up just one goal in more than 762 minutes of playing time this season.
         Senior Ann Crawford (St. Louis) had an assist in the contest as she leads the team with 21 points. “She has played good all season long for us,” said Bowers.
         Christen Carducci (Powell, Ohio) also added an assist against the Knights, and she has netted two goals and added two assists in her last four games.
         “She has really come on strong to end out the season,” said Bowers.
         Padra Bencini (Carbondale) has been solid all year leading a Cougar defense that allows only 8.7 shots per game.
         “She has been so good this year,” said Bowers. “She works so hard on her game, and it has paid off.”
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