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.
2017 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team
The Cougars were originally going to play the IUPUI Jaguars in Indianapolis this year, but with all of the schedule juggling that took place as SIUE moved from the MVC to the MAC and IUPUI moved from the Summit League to the Horizon League, the game ended up in Edwardsville on a Wednesday night. The Jaguars entered the contest with a 0–13–0 record, and the Cougars dominated the game. Eleven SIUE players took shots, led by Gonzalez and Aguiar with 5 each, for 23 shots to IUPUI's three. The Cougars had 10 corner kicks to the Jag's one. However, the home team was unable to put even one ball into the net, aided by six saves by the visiting keeper. “The positives we take is we get a shutout,” coach Mario Sanchez said of the 0–0 final score. “We kept them from really any chances. We created ample opportunities.” Dal Santo had three saves in his sixth shutout of the season and 26th of his career.