
Salukis host Murray State on Sunday in MVC Quarterfinals
10/29/2022 | 11:00:00 | Women's Soccer
CARBONDALE, Ill. -Â Southern Illinois University (8-4-4) will face Murray State on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Salukis' first-ever Missouri Valley Conference tournament match.
Details
Who: Murray State Racers (5-11-3)
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022
What: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament - Quarterfinals
Where: Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex - Carbondale, Ill.
Live Stats: Here
Watch: ESPN+
Quick Hits
Details
Who: Murray State Racers (5-11-3)
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022
What: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament - Quarterfinals
Where: Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex - Carbondale, Ill.
Live Stats: Here
Watch: ESPN+
Quick Hits
- The Salukis are competing in the MVC tournament for the first time in program history.Â
- After finishing the regular season in fourth place, SIU earned a bye in the first round and home-field advantage for the quarterfinals. The Salukis also hosted Thursday night's match between Murray State and Drake, which the Racers won, 1-0.
- Southern Illinois finished the regular season with a record of 8-4-4 overall and 5-2-3 in conference play, the strongest finish in the team's history.Â
- The Salukis were fifth in the Valley in scoring, averaging 1.1 goals per game, and ranked second in goals-against average (0.94). Both are program bests.
- SIU had its six-match unbeaten streak snapped on Sunday in its 1-0 loss to UIC. The run was Southern's second six-match unbeaten streak this season.Â
- Southern Illinois has allowed no more than one goal in each of its last seven matches.Â
- The Salukis will play Sunday's match at home at the Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex, where they have a record of 4-2-3 this season. The two home defeats are the fewest in program history.
- Senior Liz Brecthel leads the team in both goals and assists, with four goals and two assists on the year.Â
- Emma Spotak's three goals are the second most on the Salukis, and her two game-winning goals are a team-high. Spotak also has one assist.
- Christy Murauskis and Kaitlin DuCharme have both scored two goals each.
- Senior Maddy Alaluf has appeared in 11 matches in-goal this season, allowing 11 goals and making 51 saves. Alaluf's 1.00 goals-against average ranks fourth in the Valley, while her .823 save percentage ranks second. The senior leads the conference in saves per game (4.64).
- Sophomore Ary Lougher has appeared in SIU's last four games, allowing just two goals and making 12 saves.
- Sam Dodd's 30 shots are a team-high, while her 12 shots-on-goal are tied for the most on the team (Paris Walsh also has 12).
- Senior Sam DeJulio leads the team in minutes played (1440).
- The Racers enter Sunday's match with a 5-11-3 record and 3-5-2 conference record.
- Murray State finished eighth in the Valley, securing a spot in the postseason tournament.Â
- On Thursday night in Carbondale, the Racers shut-out Drake, 1-0, to advance to the quarterfinals. Morgan Bodker scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute off of a Grace Bodker assist. Goalkeeper Jamie Skarupsky made one save in earning the shutout.
- The Racers out-shot Drake, 11-4, in the win.
- Murray State entered the conference tournament on a four-game losing streak, dropping its record from 4-7-3 to 4-11-3.Â
- The Racers have a 1-7-1 record in away matches this season.
- Murray State's 1.40 goals per game led the Valley during the regular season. The team's 1.53 goals-against average ranked ninth in the conference.
- Sydney Etter and Lauren Payne lead the team in goals with four each. Saraya Young, Mary Hardy, and Morgan Bodker all have three goals each after Etter and Payne.
- Young's seven assists are a team-high.Â
- Jenna Villacres has appeared the most in-goal for the Racers, playing in 14 matches. Villacres has made 52 saves and allowed 22 goals.Â
- Skarupsky has allowed 11 goals and made 13 saves in her seven appearances.
- Murray State is led by Matt Lodge, who is in his fifth season as the program's head coach.Â
- Sunday's match will be the third meeting all-time between the Salukis and Racers, with the series being tied at 1-1.
- Southern Illinois defeated Murray State, 1-0, earlier this season on Oct. 13. Lara Barbieri Da Silva scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute from the spot.Â
- The winner of Sunday's contest will advance to the semifinals, which will take place on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Valparaiso. Valpo is the No. 1 seed in the tournament after finishing the regular season in first place, and will host both the semifinals and the final.Â
- The championship match will be on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m.Â
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