2008 Woodie Awards
Men's soccer splits weekend road series against NKU, Bellarmine
Record improves to 6-2-1 overall
Kyle Wiese
Issue date: 10/2/07 Section: Sports
The SIUE Men's Soccer team lost a heartbreaking game at Northern Kentucky Friday 1-0 in double overtime, but was able to rebound Sunday to get a 4-0 win at Bellarmine.
SIUE was without Mike Jones and Zach Bauer for both games, stemming from the fight after last Sunday's game against Lewis.
"They are two great players and it's tough to play such a good team without them," SIUE Head Coach Ed Huneke said.
In Friday's game, SIUE and the second-ranked Northern Kentucky Norse battled in a double-overtime thriller, despite the fact that Northern Kentucky out shot the Cougars 18-5.
Goalkeeper Greg Crook recorded five saves and was able to keep Northern Kentucky scoreless until double overtime despite the barrage of shots coming from the Norse.
"Greg was under a lot of pressure and so was our defense, but truthfully the way we lost soured the evening," Huneke said.
The goal for the Norse came in the 107th minute in double overtime on a penalty kick as a result of a controversial foul call on SIUE.
On the penalty kick, Braden Bishop was able to beat Crook to score the only goal of the game and give the win to the Norse.
In Sunday's game, SIUE was able to put the tough loss to Northern Kentucky past them to get a win against Bellarmine.
"I was concerned after Friday's game, because we didn't want to end the weekend with two losses, but I was proud of how we responded," Huneke said.
The Cougars were out shot by Bellarmine 17-14, but were able to capatilize on the chances they were given.
Bob Ridder scored his third goal of the year in the 32nd minute and added two assists on Kevin Bielicki's goal in the 46th minute and Tim Weir's second of his two goals.
"The goal was just a tap in and Bob Ridder led me perfectly and put it right on my foot," Bielicki said.
Weir's goals were his first two of the season, and they came in the 61st and 76th minutes of the game.
Crook recorded six saves in the game and his fifth shutout of the season and is now only giving up an average of 0.57 goals a game.
"Greg has dealt with a lot of adversity this season, but being a senior, I expected that he would be able to overcome it," Huneke said.
SIUE will take on the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Friday then the University of Missouri-Rolla on Sunday.
Jones and Bauer will be available after having served the suspensions handed down by the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
"It was tough to be without those two guys, but I guess they GLVC made the right decision," Bielicki said. "Now we have them back and everything is back to normal."
SIUE was awarded the victory in last Sunday's game against Lewis, and after this past weekend's games their record has moved to 6-2-1 overall and 6-1-1 in the GLVC.
SIUE was without Mike Jones and Zach Bauer for both games, stemming from the fight after last Sunday's game against Lewis.
"They are two great players and it's tough to play such a good team without them," SIUE Head Coach Ed Huneke said.
In Friday's game, SIUE and the second-ranked Northern Kentucky Norse battled in a double-overtime thriller, despite the fact that Northern Kentucky out shot the Cougars 18-5.
Goalkeeper Greg Crook recorded five saves and was able to keep Northern Kentucky scoreless until double overtime despite the barrage of shots coming from the Norse.
"Greg was under a lot of pressure and so was our defense, but truthfully the way we lost soured the evening," Huneke said.
The goal for the Norse came in the 107th minute in double overtime on a penalty kick as a result of a controversial foul call on SIUE.
On the penalty kick, Braden Bishop was able to beat Crook to score the only goal of the game and give the win to the Norse.
In Sunday's game, SIUE was able to put the tough loss to Northern Kentucky past them to get a win against Bellarmine.
"I was concerned after Friday's game, because we didn't want to end the weekend with two losses, but I was proud of how we responded," Huneke said.
The Cougars were out shot by Bellarmine 17-14, but were able to capatilize on the chances they were given.
Bob Ridder scored his third goal of the year in the 32nd minute and added two assists on Kevin Bielicki's goal in the 46th minute and Tim Weir's second of his two goals.
"The goal was just a tap in and Bob Ridder led me perfectly and put it right on my foot," Bielicki said.
Weir's goals were his first two of the season, and they came in the 61st and 76th minutes of the game.
Crook recorded six saves in the game and his fifth shutout of the season and is now only giving up an average of 0.57 goals a game.
"Greg has dealt with a lot of adversity this season, but being a senior, I expected that he would be able to overcome it," Huneke said.
SIUE will take on the University of Missouri-St. Louis on Friday then the University of Missouri-Rolla on Sunday.
Jones and Bauer will be available after having served the suspensions handed down by the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
"It was tough to be without those two guys, but I guess they GLVC made the right decision," Bielicki said. "Now we have them back and everything is back to normal."
SIUE was awarded the victory in last Sunday's game against Lewis, and after this past weekend's games their record has moved to 6-2-1 overall and 6-1-1 in the GLVC.
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