Southeast Missouri (4-0-1)
vs. Union (0-1-0)
Match Information
Date: Sept. 7, 2016
Kickoff: 7 p.m.
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Stadium: Houck Field
Series: SEMO leads 1-0
Media Information
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
 
Follow the Redhawks on Twitter for in-game updates @SEMOsoccer
 
Complete Match Notes: Southeast Missouri
 
Quick Kicks
Southeast Missouri women's soccer (4-0-1) returns home for two games this week beginning Wednesday when Union University comes to Houck Field. Kickoff against the Lady Bulldogs is set for 7 p.m.
 
adidas® OVC Defender of the Week
Junior Kindra Lierz was named the adidas® OVC Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time this week. Lierz earned her fourth shutout of the 2016 campaign when Southeast Missouri and Evansville played to a scoreless draw on Sunday. Lierz earned five saves in the shutout, securing an unbeaten start for the Redhawks at 4-0-1. The solo shutout was Lierz's 20th of her career, a figure that ranks third on SEMO's career top-five list. Her five saves Sunday increases her career total to 170, which ranks fourth all-time.
 
Series History
Wednesday's match will be the second meeting between Southeast Missouri and Union. The two teams met on Sept. 20, 2015 in Jackson, Tennessee. The Redhawks blanked the Lady Bulldogs, 2-0, in the match.
 
Scouting the Opponent
Union (0-1)
The Lady Bulldogs opened the 2016 campaign with a 2-1 loss at McKendree University on Sept. 2. Sarah Hershbain scored the lone goal for Union in the loss. Union played a pair of exhibition matches prior to the season officially beginning. In both matches, Union scored three goals en route to a 3-0 win over Freed-Hardeman and a 3-1 victory over Rhodes College. Newcomer Addison Dunn scored two goals in exhibition play.
 
What's Ahead
The Redhawks will wrap up the homestand on Sunday, Sept. 11, when they host Florida Atlantic. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from Houck Field. Southeast will be remembering the life of former soccer student-athlete Meg Herndon who passed away from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in 2012. The Meghan Herndon Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a Redhawk student-athlete at halftime of Sunday's match. Also on Sunday, back by popular demand, Burritoville will be sponsoring 250 additional Pokémon Go t-shirts that were handed out at the home opener on Aug. 21.
 
In the National Rankings
The Redhawk defense is having a strong showing among national statistical rankings. SEMO's 0.188 goals against average ranks ninth, save percentage (.944) ranks 10th, and shutout percentage (.800) ranks 12th. Individually, Kindra Lierz ranks 12th with a 0.188 goals against average, 14th with a .941 save percentage, and tied for second with four shutouts.
 
Active Career List
Currently in her junior season, Kindra Lierz ranks 12th among active Division I goalkeepers with a 0.73 career goals against average. Her .465 shutout percentage ranks 20th in her career.
 
An Undefeated Start
Southeast Missouri ended its winning streak with a scoreless draw on Sunday but kept its unbeaten streak alive at five games to begin the season. SEMO's 4-0 start was only the second time it had opened the season with four-straight wins. Southeast Missouri opened the 2001 season with nine-straight wins and finished 16-2 that season.