SIUE Gears Up For Final Homestand
         EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer team finishes up its regular season schedule this weekend.
         The Cougars, 13-4 overall and 9-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, face Missouri-St. Louis and Missouri-Rolla for homecoming.
         The UMSL game is another giant game,” said SIUE women’s soccer coach Lynda Bowers. “It is going to be a very nerve racking weekend but hopefully we can finish out strong.”
         The Cougars are two games ahead of the Riverwomen for third place in the GLVC and a win on Friday would clinch the No. 3 seed for the tournament and a quarterfinal home game.
         If SIUE wins the two games this weekend, the Cougars will notch their third 15-win season in the program’s 24-year history and the first one since 1996.
         “It would mean a lot for our regional standing to hit the 15-win mark,” said Bowers. “It would really keep us in the mix for getting one of the top four seeds in the regional and making the national tournament.”
         The Cougars ended a two-game losing streak with a win over Bellarmine on Sunday.
         Jenny Kates (Florissant) netted her third goal of the year off a corner kick from Christina Stremlau (St. Louis) for the game-winner.
         “Jenny has been out for a while (with an injury),” said Bowers. “She is so good in the air. Anytime she is in the game we need to target her, especially on corner kicks.”
         Kayla Fromme (New Berlin) netted the other goal for the Cougars. She is tied for second on the club with five goals.
         “Kayla sneaks in on the wing,” said Bowers. “She is so fast. She does such a good job of continuing her runs and really has a nose for the goal.”
                  -siue cougars-