Women’s Soccer Hosts Indianapolis for GLVCs
         EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. -- The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer team has earned the No. 2 seed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament.
         The Cougars, 15-4 overall and 11-2 in the conference, take on No. 7 Indianapolis in the quarterfinals next Sunday at the SIUE practice field at noon.
         “I am very proud of my team and everything we have accomplished so far,” said SIUE women’s soccer coach Lynda Bowers. “To come out second is fantastic and 11-2 in our conference is quite a feat.”
         The Cougars became just the third team in school history to reach the 15-win mark with the win over Missouri-Rolla on Sunday.
         “I think it is great to reach those milestones,” said Bowers. “Our goal is to win the conference championship and go on and get a (NCAA) bid. If we happen to accomplish those two things and achieve the milestones along the way then, I think it is awesome."
         Kristine Armstrong (St. Peters, Mo.) netted two goals in the win over the Miners. She leads the team and is tied for second in the GLVC with 12 goals.
         “That is her job,” said Bowers. “She is supposed to be our goal scorer. She is a natural finisher.”
         SIUE’s senior class had led the Cougars to a 20-3 record in GLVC regular season play the last two seasons.
         Seniors Kelly Dill (Florissant, Mo.), Liz Fleer (Washington, Mo.), Allison Sweet (Springfield), and Sarah Landt (Carbondale) have been at SIUE for four years.
         “Kelly is the leader of the team,” said Bowers. “Liz has been a model role player on our team. Allison is the rock of our team, and Sarah is an extremely intelligent player.”
         Fellow seniors Lindsey Kampwerth (Highland) and Crystal Schellenger (St. Louis, Mo.) transferred to play for SIUE.
         “Lindsey has started every single game for us in two years here,” said Bowers. “She is just a tremendous person. Crystal is a very versatile player who can play many positions and is another element to our attack.”
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