2008 Woodie Awards
A rough weekend road trip
Cougars drop one and tie other during Indiana road games
Zachary Groves
Issue date: 10/23/07 Section: Sports
The SIUE men's soccer returns home hurt and on a losing note, but looks to heal in time for the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament.
An extra boost for the team will be that they may get to stay in Edwardsville for the first round.
The Cougars did not pick up a single win on the road during the weekend following a 1-1 tie with the University of Indianapolis in double overtime Sunday, or after losing to Saint Joseph's College, 1-0, Friday to end the regular season.
Neither the No. 12-ranked Cougars nor the Greyhounds could manage to score in the two overtimes at Indianapolis. The tie put them at the No. 2 and No. 7 seeds for the GLVC tournament, respectively.
However, the Greyhounds have not seen the last of the Cougars, as the two will square off again at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Ralph Korte Stadium for the GLVC quarterfinals.
SIUE faced a nearly bulletproof Indianapolis goalkeeper in Michael Crane, who snared 10 saves and did not allow a goal until there were two and a half minutes left in regulation. Sophomore back Mike Jones picked up a corner kick and tried to put a spin on the ball as he used his head to score his third goal of the season.
"It came to me, and I hit my head at the right time," Jones said.
Indianapolis' John Higgins nabbed his fifth goal of the season near the end of the first half on a Mar Wane assist to put the Greyhounds ahead 1-0 for nearly 50 minutes.
SIUE Head Coach Ed Huneke said the Cougars scored shortly after junior back Zach Bauer picked up a red card for elbowing a Greyhound player. Huneke said Bauer will serve a one-game suspension for the foul.
"We made some adjustments," Huneke said. "We had a nice wind on our back. We felt like we could score, but with a hot goalkeeper it's not always easy."
SIUE dropped its third and final loss of the season to SJC Friday in Renssalaer, Ind., where the Pumas looked to play the spoiler at their homecoming game. The Cougars out shot the Pumas by a large margin, 12-2, but SJC's Greg Gehrig capitalized on one of the shots nearly halfway through the first half and it eventually sealed the win.
An extra boost for the team will be that they may get to stay in Edwardsville for the first round.
The Cougars did not pick up a single win on the road during the weekend following a 1-1 tie with the University of Indianapolis in double overtime Sunday, or after losing to Saint Joseph's College, 1-0, Friday to end the regular season.
Neither the No. 12-ranked Cougars nor the Greyhounds could manage to score in the two overtimes at Indianapolis. The tie put them at the No. 2 and No. 7 seeds for the GLVC tournament, respectively.
However, the Greyhounds have not seen the last of the Cougars, as the two will square off again at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Ralph Korte Stadium for the GLVC quarterfinals.
SIUE faced a nearly bulletproof Indianapolis goalkeeper in Michael Crane, who snared 10 saves and did not allow a goal until there were two and a half minutes left in regulation. Sophomore back Mike Jones picked up a corner kick and tried to put a spin on the ball as he used his head to score his third goal of the season.
"It came to me, and I hit my head at the right time," Jones said.
Indianapolis' John Higgins nabbed his fifth goal of the season near the end of the first half on a Mar Wane assist to put the Greyhounds ahead 1-0 for nearly 50 minutes.
SIUE Head Coach Ed Huneke said the Cougars scored shortly after junior back Zach Bauer picked up a red card for elbowing a Greyhound player. Huneke said Bauer will serve a one-game suspension for the foul.
"We made some adjustments," Huneke said. "We had a nice wind on our back. We felt like we could score, but with a hot goalkeeper it's not always easy."
SIUE dropped its third and final loss of the season to SJC Friday in Renssalaer, Ind., where the Pumas looked to play the spoiler at their homecoming game. The Cougars out shot the Pumas by a large margin, 12-2, but SJC's Greg Gehrig capitalized on one of the shots nearly halfway through the first half and it eventually sealed the win.
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