Southern Illinois University Edwardsville issued the following announcement on Sept. 5
THE COUGARS: Return to the road Monday for a Labor Day matchup at Belmont.
LAST TIME: Alex Segura netted a pair of goals, including the overtime game-winner to lift SIUE men's soccer to a 3-2 win over Air Force at Korte Stadium Friday.
TUNE-UP: SIUE won a pair of preseason games, while outscoring its opponents 5-1. The Cougars faced Memphis on the road (3-1) and IUPUI (2-0) at home.
WELCOME BACK: After playing four seasons in the Mid-American Conference, SIUE is returning to the Missouri Valley Conference, where the Cougars played as affiliate members from 2010-2016. SIUE won a pair of tournament championships, one regular season championship and ammassed a record of 25-13-7 in the MVC.
DIDN'T WE JUST DO THIS?: SIUE played its entire 2020 season in the spring of 2021. The Cougars played 10 games between February 5 and April 7. Along the way, five games were canceled.
LEADERS: With seven goals through the first three games, SIUE is the highest-scoring team in the MVC (tied with Missouri State). Max Broughton's three goals are tied for the MVC lead. Kelby Phillips lead the league in assists with three. Entering the weekend, Phillips was tied with five other players for the national lead in assists with three through the first two games.
NICE SAVE: Last season, Cougar goalkeepers Lluis Martorell and Tor Erik Larsen have split time in goal the last two seasons. They combined to average 5.50 saves per game during the 2020-21 season, which was fifth best in the NCAA. SIUE's team save percentage was .797, which ranked second in the MAC and No. 28 nationally.
OVERTIME: SIUE has already played two overtime games this year (1-0-1). They played two last year and were 1-1. The Cougars played seven overtime games in 2019 and were 1-2-4 in those games. The school record for overtime games in a season is nine, in 2014 and 2016.
ONE-GOAL GAMES: SIUE is 1-1 in one-goal games this year. They were 3-2 in one-goal games last season.
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