MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER: Cougars, Aces battle to scoreless OT draw
SIUE goalie Noah Heim made five saves in Tuesday night double-overtime 0-0 tie at the University of Evansville.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The SIUE men's soccer team battled the University of Evansville to a scoreless draw in double overtime Tuesday at McCutchan Stadium.
The tie extends SIUE's unbeaten streak to eight games and runs the Cougars' record to 9-1-4. Evansville moved to 3-5-6.
"A tie is a result," SIUE coach Mario Sanchez said. "And to get one of the road against a solid Evansville team is good. I'm happy because overall ,we played well.
"We just didn't create enough on the attacking end."
SIUE's defense, backed by sophomore goalkeeper Noah Heim recorded its sixth shutout of the year. Heim made five saves on his way to his sixth shutout.
"Tonight was a very positive performance on the defensive end," Sanchez said. "It had been a couple of games since we had a shutout so it was nice to get the shutout. I can't even single any one player out. The whole team contributed."
Frederik Reimer, Evansville's goalkeeper, made four saves while also recording a shutout.
SIUE outshot Evansville 14-13. The Purple Aces put six shots on goal compared to SIUE's four.
The Cougars return to Mid-American Conference play Saturday when they take to the road to play at West Virginia. The Mountaineers are just ahead of SIUE in first place in the MAC.
"West Virginia is having a great year," Sanchez said. "It is a great opportunity for the program and it's the beauty of playing in the MAC.
"The guys are excited and we're looking forward to it."