FRIDAY'S SCORES
@SIUE 3, Webster 1
SIUE 3, WEBSTER 1
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE scored twice in the second half on its way to a 3-1 win over Webster University in the Cougars' final tune-up before Ohio Valley Conference play begins.
The win extends the Cougars (5-0-2) unbeaten streak to start the season to seven games. It is the longest uneaten streak to start the season since 1997.
With the game scoreless in the 30th minute, SIUE was awarded a penalty after a Webster handball in the box. Alsadiq Hasan buried the kick for the 1-0 lead. The Cougars kept the lead into the half.
It was the Gorlocks (2-5-1) who scored first in the second half. Nick Thomas ran onto a long pass and scored with a strike from the top of the box to knot the score.
The score stayed 1-1 for 27 seconds, as Stephan Moreira took a pass from Bobby Pauly and proceeded to put SIUE back on top with a shot of his own from the top of the box.
Hasan sealed the game with a left-footed blast from 20 yards away in the 79th minute. It is the second two-goal game of the season for the Cougar captain.
In all, the Cougars utilized 20 players in the game.
SIUE unleashed 26 shots, with 11 coming on goal.