Issue date: 10/2/07 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Steve Berry Junior Alison Stambaugh (in white) slides between two Kentucky Wesleyan defenders earlier this year. The Cougars will take on University of Missouri-St. Louis on Oct. 5.

The SIUE Women's Soccer team was able to get two conference wins on the road at Northern Kentucky on Friday and Bellarmine on Sunday by the score of 3-2 and 2-1, respectively.

In Friday's game, SIUE had to dig out of an early hole after Northern Kentucky scored their first goal in the 30th minute on a shot from Morgan Price.

The Cougars were able to respond in the 46th minute with Sade Akpore's first goal of the season, which came unassisted.

SIUE's first lead came in the 58th minute from Correen Roark's second goal of the season on assists from Kelly Limpert and Katie Yearian.

"I love passing too, so to me getting an assist is just as good as getting a goal," Yearian said.

Yearian continued to be one of the Cougars go to offensive players by scoring her seventh goal of the season in the 63rd minute.

"We moved Katie from wingman to striker and every since we moved her to striker she has been scoring goals," SIUE Head Coach Lynda Bowers said.

Goalkeepers Kim Roady and Kaci Backs recorded a combined five saves and each allowed a goal.

"We try to give both goalkeepers a little bit of time," SIUE Head Coach Lynda Bowers said. "They kind of operate more as a team than anything."

Northern Kentucky was able to cut the lead to 3-2 in the 82nd minute on a goal from Ashley Warndorf.

SIUE was out shot by Northern Kentucky 15-11 in the game and had five fewer corner kick opportunities.

In Sunday's game against Bellarmine, SIUE was out shot 12-9, however the Cougars were able to convert on more chances.

"I think that our chances were more dangerous than theirs, because we were able to jump out to a lead, but that is taking nothing away from them, because there are a good team," Bowers said.

SIUE was able to score first on the third goal of the season for Elizabeth Valenti that came unassisted.

"She just understands the game so well and as a leader is able to keep everybody positive," Yearian said.

Bellarmine was able to respond in the 36th minute on a goal from Alissa Reuther on an assist from Bridget Barden.

The Cougars were able to regain the lead for good in the 65th on Roark's third goal of the season, which came unassisted.

Backs manned the goal for SIUE the entire game and recorded five saves on the 12 shots by Bellarmine.

The victories moved SIUE to an overall record of 7-3-1 and 6-2-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

SIUE will next play Friday at home against the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Sunday against the University of Missouri-Rolla.

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