PREVIEW: Cougars Host Eastern Kentucky on Senior Day
SIUE (4-7-1, 2-3 OVC) vs.
Eastern Kentucky (6-7-2, 4-1-1 OVC)
Sun., Oct. 16, 1 p.m.
Korte Stadium
Edwardsville, Ill.
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SERIES STUFF: Eastern Kentucky owns a 1-2
record in the series between the two schools.
CONFERENCE CALL: This is SIUE's first full Ohio
Valley Conference season. The Cougars are in the final year before
NCAA Division I certification.
SENIOR DAY: Today is senior day at SIUE. The
Cougars will recognize Claire
Lovercheck, Kaci Harkey, Rachel Brcic, Devon Thomas,
Kiara Akpore
and Brittany
Bodziak prior to the start of the game.
HALF AND HALF: SIUE is outscoring its opponents
9-7 in the second halves of games this year. On the contrary,
opponents have outscored SIUE 12-6 in the games' first half.
RANK AND FILE: The most recent RPI rankings have
been released. SIUE is currently ranked 274. That is eighth among
OVC schools. Eastern Kentucky is 212, which is fifth-highest in the
conference.
LEADER IN THE CLUBHOUSE: Freshman Michelle Auer leads
the team in scoring with nine points coming on three goals and
three assists. She has taken 38 shots, which also leads the
team.
