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August 23, 2004
Men’s Soccer Enjoys Home Cooking
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s soccer team opens its season with two non-conference home contests this weekend at Ralph Korte Stadium.
After 16-4-1 mark during the 2003 season, soccer coach Ed Huneke enjoys opening the season at home. “I like the way the schedule turned out,” said Huneke. “These two first teams are not regional opponents, and it’s an opportunity to experiment some things without negative ramifications.”
The Cougars’ first opponent is Columbia College on Friday at 7 p.m. “Columbia is one of the top NAIA schools in the region that returns three All-Americans,” said Huneke. “They will be a very formidable task.”
SIUE’s toughest test of the two games may be Christian Brothers on Sunday at 6 p.m. The Buccaneers finished last season with an 8-9 record, and the Cougars have had trouble with the Buccaneers in the past with a 1-4-1all-time record. “We haven’t beaten them in sometime,” said Huneke. “They always give us a real battle.”
This will be the first time since 2001 that SIUE will open up the season at home, In that year, the Cougars finished as a national semifinalist. The Cougars return five starters from last season’s team, including Victor Pacheco (San Luis, Brazil), Brian Higgins (St. Louis), Pete Cacciatore (St. Louis), John Matthews (Edwardsville), and Mike Burgund (Bethalto).
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