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MSOC Preview: Billikens, Cougars Battle for Bronze Boot

Max Floriani
Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 5 Saint Louis (1-3-0) at SIUE (3-1-1)
Date // Time Tuesday, Sept. 13 // 7 p.m.
Location Edwardsville, Ill. (Korte Stadium)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Series History SLU leads 26-9-3

Saint Louis travels to Edwardsville, Ill., on Tuesday (Sept. 13) to face the SIUE Cougars in the annual Bronze Boot match. Game time at SIUE's Ralph Korte Stadium is set for 7 p.m.

The Billikens enter the match 1-3-0 overall. SIUE has won three straight and enters the match 3-1-1 overall.

Tuesday's matchup will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Here are five facts in advance of Tuesday's match vs. SIUE:

1 // John Klein and Kevin Komodi lead the Billikens in scoring with three points apiece (1G, 1A).

2 // Klein's 23 career assists rank fourth among all NCAA Division I active players, while his 69 career points (23G, 23A) rank ninth.

3 // Saint Louis leads the Bronze Boot series 22-5-3. Since the series was resumed in 2018, all three matches (the 2020 match wasn't played due to COVID) went to double overtime with SLU holding a 1-0-2 advantage. Saint Louis has been the keeper of the Bronze Boot trophy since 1983.

4 // The rivalry between SLU and SIUE extends beyond just the Bronze Boot games. The teams have met 39 times overall, including nine times in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. SIUE is the Billikens' second most played opponent, trailing only Indiana (45 meetings).

5 // Up next, the Billikens open Atlantic 10 Conference on Saturday (Sept. 17) when they travel to Philadelphia to face La Salle. Game time on ESPN+ is 6 p.m.

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