Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Soccer	SIUE Men's Soccer SIUE Athletics

Victor Pacheco Tim Collico

Sept. 3, 2005 No. 2 Men’s Soccer Gets Back on Track          The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men’s soccer team is headed in the right direction returning to Korte Stadium for two games this weekend.          The second-ranked Cougars are currently 3-1 and 1-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference as they face Truman State and Saginaw Valley. The Bulldogs also enter Friday 7 p.m. contest with a 3-1 mark.          "We have had a recent history of important games with Truman State," said SIUE men’s soccer coach Ed Huneke. "This one fits into that category as well."          SIUE defeated Quincy on Saturday to continue the Cougars’ 22-game conference regular season streak without a loss.          Victor Pacheco (San Luis, Brazil) and Tim Collico (St. Louis, Mo.) netted two goals in the win over the Hawks. Pacheco leads the team with five points.          "We are planning on a lot of goals from Victor this year," said Huneke. "Collico always will be capable of finishing when given the right opportunity."          Freshman Robert Ridder (Quincy) picked up a goal and an assist in the two games over the weekend, scoring his first collegiate goal against Northwood at Soccer Bowl XIII.          "He had some points this (past) weekend in front of a hometown crowd," said Huneke. "He is showing us more and more, and we like nice surprises."          Goalies Nicholas Frasca (St. Charles) and Greg Crook (Columbia) have given up just one goal this season. Frasca has two shutouts while Crook has one for a goals against average of 0.25.          "Shutouts are a good sign of a team that is playing well not only in goal but with team defense," said Huneke. "If we continue in this fashion it will help us win a lot of games."          The Cougars take on Truman at 7:30 p.m. Friday before a 2:30 p.m. matchup with the Cardinals on Sunday.                   -siue cougars-