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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – After an idle week, the Southeast Missouri soccer team (1-4-1) opens Ohio Valley Conference play on the road, travling to Murray State and Austin Peay on Friday (3 p.m.) and Sunday (2 p.m.), respectively. Both contests will be streamed on the OVC Digital Network.

Quick Kicks
•Southeast is 6-4-4 all-time in Ohio Valley Conference openers (3-3-1 on the road).

•The Redhawks are 9-6 all-time against Murray State (5-4 at MSU) and won their last three meetings against the Racers, outscoring them 11-1 in this stretch.

•Southeast is 9-3-1 all-time against Austin Peay (4-1 at APSU) and won its last three trips to Clarksville. The Lady Govs have won two of the last three meetings overall.

•Southeast swept the Murray State/Austin Peay road trip in 2011, downing APSU 3-1 in its OVC opener before blanking MSU 3-0.

On Tap
About Murray State (3-3-1) ­– The Racers have dropped three straight after a 3-0-1 start. In that stretch, MSU has been outscored 9-3 in this stretch, which came after posting four-consecutive shutouts to start the year. While MSU is averaging over two goals per match, 10 of its 15 came in one win over Alabama A&M. Julie Mooney leads the Racers with nine points (3 goals, 3 assists) offensively while Sarah Haberman has played all but 45 minutes in goal witha 1.34 goals against average.

About Austin Peay (5-1-1) ­– The Lady Govs suffered their first loss of the season, a 1-0 double overtime setback at Buffalo, in their last contest on Sept. 15. Prior to that, APSU had scored two or more goals in five of its six games. Tatiana Ariza, the reigning OVC Player of the Year, once again leads the league with 14 points (6 G, 2 A). Her teammate, Gina Fabbro also has 10 points on five goals. Nikki Filippone has earned the lions share of the minutes in goal and sports a 0.43 goals against average while stopping 85 percent of the shots she's faced.

Looking Back
Illinois State/Drake Recap ­– Two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Rachel Tejada notched a hat trick as Illinois State downed Southeast 4-0 on Sept. 13. Two days later, the Redhawks were minutes away from being shut out for the fourth-straight match. The offense woke up in the nick of time as Natasha Minor scored with 5:20 left in regulation to force overtime at Drake. With time winding down in the first extra session, Minor sprung Erin Shulman behind the Bulldogs' defense for a goal with 17 seconds remaining in overtime. That tally gave Southeast its first win of the season and marked the first time it scored more than one goal since Oct. 26, 2012. Freshman Lauren Meyer played the second half and overtime and stopped all nine shots that came her way to allow Southeast to come back.

News & Notes
Strong in Relief – Trailing 1-0 at halftime at Drake, Southeast was looking for a spark from someone. Freshman goalkeeper Lauren Meyer provided just that. She made eight second-half saves to hold DU to a single goal and allow an opportunity for a comeback. She turned away one more shot in overtime as the Redhawks notched their first win of the season in the extra session. The Germantown, Wis., native has played parts of three matches off the bench and has stopped all 12 shots she's faced.

Moving Up – Ashton Aubuchon's made 11 saves in two contests during the Redhawks' road trip to Illinois State and Drake. Those stops pushed her career total to 196, the third most in school history. She is also in the Redhawks' top five in career solo shutouts (second; 16) wins (third; 21) and goalkeeper minutes played (third; 4,098). Aubuchon currently leads the OVC with 7.17 saves per match.

Go Play, Kids – Southeast's freshman class has been learning on the job this season. Five of the eight  freshmen have appeared in at least five contests and started on at least three occasions. Natasha Minor leads the team with five points (2 G, 1 A) and Christina Rohde has played a team-high 559 minutes on defense. Meanwhile, Jennifer Antonacci (457 minutes), Abby Klintworth (326) and Kaitlin Kuznacic (293) have all seen significant minutes. Even goalkeeper Lauren Meyer has 12 saves in three appearances.

She's Back – Sophomore forward Erin Shulman had a tough time finding the net in the Redhawks' first five contests, but came through in a big way at Drake two weeks ago. Shulman notched her second-career assist on Natasha Minor's tying goal in the 85th minute. The sophomore came through in the clutch during overtime, scoring with 17 seconds remaining to give Southeast the win. Shulman's three points on Sept. 15 were her most since tallying four points on two goals at Austin Peay on Sept. 23, 2011.