Women's Soccer

Women’s Soccer Travels to GLVC Tournament
         Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Northern Kentucky will meet in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday.
         The outcome of the game may have NCAA implications, one fact that should motivate both ballclubs.
         “They have a lot of motivation to defeat us. They’ll be gunning for us,” said SIUE Coach Lynda Bowers.
         SIUE became the first team in the GLVC to defeat Northern Kentucky during the regular season since October 9, 1999. SIUE defeated NKU 2-0 at Korte Stadium.
         Northern Kentucky has won five of the last six GLVC Tournaments and have a 16-0-1 record all-time in tournament play.
         “They have been on a roll lately,” said Bowers of Northern Kentucky. The Norse defeated sixth-seeded Missouri-St. Louis 4-1 on Sunday in the GLVC Tournament quarterfinals.
         The GLVC Tournament will be played in Kenosha, Wis., at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, which earned the No. 1 seed through the league’s tiebreaker system. Wisconsin-Parkside, SIUE and Northern Kentucky all finished the GLVC season with 9-1 records in league play.
         SIUE faces NKU at 11 a.m. followed by Wisconsin-Parkside against fifth-seeded Bellarmine, which earned its spot in the GLVC Tournament by defeating Saint Joseph’s 1-0 in overtime on Sunday.
         The Cougars head into the GLVC Tournament with one of the top scorers in the league. Ann Crawford (St. Louis) leads SIUE with nine goals and three assists. SIUE’s goalkeeper combination of Jessica Brown (St. Louis) and Kim Roady (Granite City) have posted a school-record 11 shutouts.
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