Men's Soccer

Men’s Soccer Improves to 5-1
         Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s soccer has jumped out to a 5-1 mark heading into Great Lakes Valley Conference play. The Cougars added two more victories to their record over the weekend, a 5-1 blasting of Missouri-Rolla and a 1-0 battle with Ashland (Ohio).
         Juniors Tim Collico (St. Louis) and Brian Higgins (St. Louis) had big weekends for SIUE. Collico netted two goals in the win over Missouri-Rolla, and Higgins added three assists in the contest against the Miners.
         Another Cougar who stayed hot was sophomore Victor Pacheco (Sao Luis, Brazil), scoring his fourth goal of the year against Missouri-Rolla.
         Junior Kevin Thibodeau (St. Charles) was the hero against Ashland (Ohio) netting his first goal of the year at 51:10 of the second half. Sophomore Mike Zaegel (St, Louis) picked up the assist, his second on the year.
         The Cougars, who have won their last 11 GLVC regular-season games, will begin their quest for a GLVC title on Friday afternoon traveling to Kentucky Wesleyan for a game at 1. On Sunday, SIUE battles the Eagles from Southern Indiana at noon in Evansville, Ind.
         SIUE's next action is Sunday at Ashland (Ohio). Game time is 3 p.m.
                  -siue-