SIUE will try for eight straight this weekend

Keli Keener
Sports Stringer

Seven straight wins place the women's soccer team at the top of the heap in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and leaves the team undefeated with a record of 6-0.

The Cougars have shut out five of their last seven opponents.

The Lady Cougars have scored 25 goals in their 13 games played, giving them a 1.9 average per game.

Sophomore Colleen Creamer leads the team with six goals and has three assists. Freshman Sara Decker is a close second with five; she leads the team in assists with six.

The Lady Cougars, 10-3 overall, are ranked seventh in the region and will try to extend their streak as they go on the road this weekend.

"Now we have chances to play the best teams, and you have to beat these teams to be a legitimate contender," coach Brian Korbesmeyer said. "This is a chance to move up in rankings."

The University of Indianapolis will be the first stop for a game at 3 p.m. Friday. The Greyhounds are 3-2, placing them at the No. 6 spot in the conference.

"If you look at the teams that Indianapolis has played, they have played six of the top teams in our region, and they played them tough," Korbesmeyer said.

The Cougars look to come out offensively strong.

The Greyhounds are second to last in the conference in defense while the Cougars are second. Tough defense has given SIUE an astounding average of 0.1 goals allowed per game.

The Lady Cougars will then travel to Northern Kentucky University to take on the Lady Norse Sunday.

NKU is second only to SIUE with its 5-0 mark. The Lady Norse are ranked first with a 10-1 record overall and as of Oct. 2 NKU is ranked fourth in the nation.

The Lady Norse are ranked third, behind the Cougars, in defensive conference statistics.

NKU will be led by the player of the year Betsy Moore.

"This will definitely be our toughest match yet," Korbesmeyer said. "We'll have to play tough and be ready."....