2008 Woodie Awards
Hopes of a strong finish
Jacob Boone
Issue date: 10/18/07 Section: Sports
The SIUE women's soccer team will finish its season on the road at Saint Joseph's College and at the University of Indianapolis Friday and Sunday.
The Cougars are in first place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Saint Joseph's and Indianapolis are tied for eighth in the conference.
The Cougars now take on Saint Joseph's Friday. The Pumas are 8-7-2 overall and 5-4-2 in GLVC play. Saint Joseph's leading scorer is junior Rachel Cobean. She has nine of the Pumas 19 goals on the season.
Cougars Head Coach Lynda Bowers said her team is confidant and with them being in first place in the conference, she doesn't plan to make any changes in their game plan.
"We don't feel like we have to change our game plan," she said. "We expect them to change their game plan to us."
Indianapolis waits the Cougars Sunday. The Greyhounds are 8-8 overall and 6-5 in GLVC play. Sophomore Ashley Seehase and sophomore Amanda Reese lead the Greyhounds with 12 and eight goals on the season, respectively.
"We are confident being in first place," junior Elizabeth Valenti said, "but all the teams in our conference are really good. They can show up on any day and play hard. We aren't over confident."
Indianapolis has outscored opponents 39-26 and leads the GLVC in goals scored. Bowers said the Greyhounds have had some good wins and the Cougars are aware of Seehase and Reese.
"I'll definitely have to be conscious of those two players on Sunday," she said.
Bowers said a win this weekend would clinch the GLVC regular season title but also that both games are important because the team wants a second seed in the region.
"It's good to know all of our hard-work has paid off," Valenti said. "We want to finish strong so we can host the conference tournament."
The Cougars are in first place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Saint Joseph's and Indianapolis are tied for eighth in the conference.
The Cougars now take on Saint Joseph's Friday. The Pumas are 8-7-2 overall and 5-4-2 in GLVC play. Saint Joseph's leading scorer is junior Rachel Cobean. She has nine of the Pumas 19 goals on the season.
Cougars Head Coach Lynda Bowers said her team is confidant and with them being in first place in the conference, she doesn't plan to make any changes in their game plan.
"We don't feel like we have to change our game plan," she said. "We expect them to change their game plan to us."
Indianapolis waits the Cougars Sunday. The Greyhounds are 8-8 overall and 6-5 in GLVC play. Sophomore Ashley Seehase and sophomore Amanda Reese lead the Greyhounds with 12 and eight goals on the season, respectively.
"We are confident being in first place," junior Elizabeth Valenti said, "but all the teams in our conference are really good. They can show up on any day and play hard. We aren't over confident."
Indianapolis has outscored opponents 39-26 and leads the GLVC in goals scored. Bowers said the Greyhounds have had some good wins and the Cougars are aware of Seehase and Reese.
"I'll definitely have to be conscious of those two players on Sunday," she said.
Bowers said a win this weekend would clinch the GLVC regular season title but also that both games are important because the team wants a second seed in the region.
"It's good to know all of our hard-work has paid off," Valenti said. "We want to finish strong so we can host the conference tournament."
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