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October 11, 2004

Cougars Stay On Top Of GLVC
         Southern Illinois University Edwardsville remains on top of the Great Lakes Valley Conference after a 1-1 tie at Lewis. The No. 6 ranked Cougars now have a record of 11-1-1 overall, 7-0-1 in the GLVC.
         After falling behind the 12th-ranked Flyers 1-0 in the first half, SIUE bounced back to tie the game at the 71:46 mark. The Cougars out shot Lewis 23-9 for the match.
         “We really took it to them in the second half and in overtime as well, but they (Lewis) hung in there,” said SIUE soccer coach Ed Huneke. “We weren’t happy with the tie, but we were happy with how we played. They are a good team, and it sets the stage for us to play them again down the line.”
         Brian Higgins (St. Louis) netted the game-tying goal for his fourth on the season.
         “He is quite effective at making good penetrative runs in crowds, and that is not easy to do,” said Huneke. “He got through their last line of defense and capitalized on a small window of opportunity.”
         Junior Kevin Thibodeau (St. Charles) and Mike Banner (Upper Marlboro, Md.) collected assists on the Higgins goal. Freshman Ross Beveridge (Dunfermline, Scotland) recorded two shots in the game against Lewis.
         “He came off the bench and played really well,” said Huneke. “I was really pleased with his ability to posses the ball.”
         SIUE leads the GLVC in goals (34) and shots per game (17.6). The Cougars also are second in the conference in goals against average (0.49) and goals allowed (6).
         The Cougars are 5-0 at Korte Stadium this year outscoring their opponents 17-3 and outshooting them an amazing 109-28.
         SIUE will look to continue that streak as they face Missouri-St. Louis and Quincy this weekend.
         “They are rivals, and we have had a long standing tradition with both of those teams.” said Huneke. “A lot of the players know each other. So we have to realize they are really looking to get some respect in the local area with a big game.”
         The Cougars face UMSL at Ralph Korte Stadium on Friday at 5 p.m. following that with a matchup with the Hawks on Sunday at noon.
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