SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team represents Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in the Mid-American Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. The Cougars play their home matches on Bob Guelker Field at Ralph Korte Stadium located in the southwest corner of the SIUE campus in Edwardsville, Illinois. A nationwide search for a new head coach began in December, 2014, and on January 27, 2015 Mario Sanchez, the associate head coach of the Louisville Cardinals was introduced as the new Cougars head coach.
2016 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team
On the November 14 NCAA Selection Show for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. the Cougars were announced as facing the 12th-ranked Michigan State Spartans in Ann Arbor on November 17. The winner advances to play the 15th-ranked and 15th-seeded Butler Bulldogs in Indianapolis on November 20. (When the NSCAA released the new rankings the following day, Michigan State was #13 and Butler #11.)