Cougars Blank SEMO to Earn Second Consecutive Appearance in OVC Championship Final - SIUE - SIUE Cougars Official Athletic Site

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11/7/2021 | 2:00 pm

MARTIN, Tenn.  -  SIUE women's soccer put together one of its most complete performances of the season when it mattered most, as the Cougars claimed a 3-0 victory over the seventh-seeded Southeast Missouri Redhawks in Friday night's Ohio Valley Conference Championship semifinal fixture.

The scoring got started in the seventh minute, when Lydia Harris buried a shot from just over 10 yards out to give the Cougars the early 1-0 lead. The scoreline would remain the same until the 57th minute when a foul inside the penalty box gave the Cougars their first penalty kick opportunity since the 2020-21 OVC Soccer Championship final last spring - also against Southeast Missouri. Lily Schnieders took the kick from the spot and powered it past the outstretched hands of the Redhawks keeper to double the SIUE lead. Just three minutes later, MacKenzie Litzsinger would notch her league-best ninth goal of the season when she won a one-on-one battle with the SEMO keeper and neatly slotted the ball into the bottom right corner to give the Cougars the 3-0 lead.

"Thrilled with the start today," said SIUE Head Coach Derek Burton following the match. "We had a very strong team performance for 90 minutes."

The Cougars commanded both sides of the ball against their rivals from Cape Girardeau, recording 30 shots on the night - SIUE's shot total is the most since August 31, 2018 when the Red & White and most ever in a Division I postseason match. The stingy Cougar defense also proved why they are among the most formidable units in the OVC, allowing the Redhawks to take just three total shots. 

"We'll get right to the recovery and preparation for a very tough team on Sunday."

#2-seeded SIUE, which improves to 10-6 on the season, will play for their second consecutive Ohio Valley Conference championship just 48 hours from now. Standing in their way is top-seeded UT Martin, who took down Tennessee Tech by a one-goal margin in the early semifinal match on Friday. Kickoff from Martin, Tennessee is scheduled for Sunday, November 7 at 2 p.m., and the match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 

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