2004 SIUE Men's Soccer - Cougars Still Looking for No. 1 Seed

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October 18, 2004

Cougars Still Looking For No. 1 Seed
         When Southern Illinois University Edwardsville takes on Bellarmine next Saturday the Cougars will need a win or a tie in their final Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season game to clinch the No. 1 seed and a first round bye in the GLVC tournament.
         “They (Bellarmine) are fighting for the conference tournament,” said SIUE soccer coach Ed Huneke. “We have to go out and take care of business.”
         The Cougars, ranked No. 5 nationally, will take their 12-1-2 overall record and 7-0-2 mark in the GLVC on the road this Wednesday against Rockhurst in a non-conference match. The Hawks have a record of 6-4-2 on the year.
         “They will have nothing to lose,” said Huneke. “They will be playing for respect, and we better be ready.”
         SIUE outlasted Missouri-St. Louis 1-0 in double-overtime and tied Quincy 0-0 this past weekend. After defeating UMSL, the Cougars are 3-0-2 in overtime games.
         “Good teams find a way to make it happen, and Friday night (against UMSL) was a classic example,” said Huneke. “We found a way and, again, that is what top level teams do.”
         SIUE is unbeaten in its last 20 regular season GLVC games and have won nine of the last 11 games this year. The Cougars are 6-0-1 at Ralph Korte Stadium this season outscoring their opponents 18-4 during those contests.
         SIUE is leading the GLVC with 19.5 shots per game while holding their opponents to only 5.5 shots per game.
         The Cougars have a wealth of scoring with four different players tied for the team lead in goals. Victor Pacheco (San Luis, Brazil), Pete Cacciatore (St. Louis), Tim Collico(St. Louis), and Adam Lanter (Edwardsville) all have netted five tallies this season. Overall, SIUE has seven different players with game-winning goals this season.
         John Matthews (Edwardsville) scored his second game-winning goal against Missouri-St. Louis on only his second goal of the season.
         “John is a great player, and he is one of the most respected players on the team,” said Huneke. “He has the full package.”
         Greg Crook (Columbia) and Nicholas Frasca (St. Charles) each had shutouts over the weekend. The pair has combined for nine shutouts. The two hold a goals against average of 0.44 this season.
         “They are really quality goalkeepers,” said Huneke. “Even though they are not seeing a lot of shots, they have been ready. They haven’t let us down.”
         The Cougars travel to Kansas City, Mo., to take on Rockhurst on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. before traveling back home for their final GLVC regular season match of the season on Saturday at 5 p.m.
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