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November 1, 2004 Men’s Soccer Set for Conference Tournament It seems like there’s always a big men’s soccer game between Quincy and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. In fact, this will be the fourth time in the last five years that the two teams have met in the conference tournament. SIUE won last season 4-0 and again in 2001 by the score of 2-0. Quincy won the GLVC Tournament match 1-0 in 2000. “Here we go again,” said Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s soccer coach Ed Huneke. The two teams tied 0-0 this season on SIUE’s field, one of two ties for the Cougars. SIUE is 14-2-2 heading into the GLVC Tournament. SIUE is the host institution for the conference tournament having secured the best record in the GLVC. SIUE plays Quincy at 7:30 p.m. The No. 2 seed Wisconsin-Parkside faces third-seeded Lewis in the other semifinal game at 5 p.m. The championship game will be play at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Huneke said he doesn’t see much difference between the Quincy game earlier this season and the one about to be played. “We just have to key in on certain players,” said Huneke. The Cougars completed the regular season on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Truman State. The game was played on the artificial turf at Washington University. Huneke said he knows his players felt the sense of urgency in the Truman State game. “That was a big win for us trying to obtain the first-round bye in the (NCAA) regionals,” said Huneke. “There was a lot riding on that.” The top three teams as selected by the NCAA advance to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Tournament. The top team earns a bye waiting for the second and third seed to fight it out. The NCAA Tournament begins Nov. 11 at a site to be determined. -siue cougars- |