Rebel Games welcome SIUE

Branden Peterson
Sports Reporter

While most students at SIUE will be on spring break next week, the Lady Cougars will be competing in the Rebel Spring Games in Orlando, Fla.

The Rebel Spring Games is a spring tournament for Division II, and teams and some of the best teams in the nation will compete.

The Lady Cougars will face their first opponents, the Fighting Knights of Lynn University. The second game will be against the Lake Superior University Lakers.

Game three will put the Lady Cougars against the Minnesota State University-Mankato. The following game is with Wayne State, Tuesday. The Lady Cougars have already beaten Wayne State University this season 12-4 this season in the University of Southern Indiana Tournament.

The fifth game will be against the Lady Lions of Molloy College. The sixth game will be at against the Bearcats of Binghamton University. Next will be the Lady Panthers of Adelphi University. Then the Lady Cougars will face the Eagles of Ashland University. The ninth game will be against the Lady Dragons of Tiffin University. The final game will be against Southwest State University.

The Lady Cougars are looking forward to the tournament, hoping to become a little sharper in their playing ability.

"We want to reach our potential for this time of year," head coach Sandy Montgomery said.

They have missed most of their pre-season games due to the weather.

"We are trying to get on a roll," Montgomery said. "It's been tough with the weather."

So far this season the Lady Cougars hold a record of 1-3 overall.

Valerie McCoy leads the team with a .600 batting average in the four games the Lady Cougars have played so far this year. McCoy also leads the team with six hits.

Erin Newman leads the team with five RBI's and two home runs this season.