EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - The Drake women's soccer team will look to regroup quickly before its home showdown with Missouri Valley Conference foe Creighton on Thursday (Oct. 15) after suffering a 1-0 setback at Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Sunday (Oct. 11).

The Bulldogs were undone in their final non-conference contest of the season by Kristen Dailey's game-winning goal in the 37th minute (36:46) that lifted the Cougars to their first victory of the season.  SIU Edwardsville stands at 1-8-1 overall, while Drake sits at 6-6-3.

"SIUE played like they were fighting for a win, we did not," Drake head coach Lindsey Horner commented.  "We lacked intensity and the ability to deal with their energy and pressure."

The Cougars outshot the Bulldogs in the affair, 17-13, including 8-5 in the second half.

Redshirt sophomore Ali Walsh (Florissant, Mo./Hazelwood Central) paced Drake with three shots offensively, while senior Elizabeth Woerle (Coon Rapids, Minn./Meadow Creek), senior Crystal Townley (Colorado Springs, Colo./Palmer) and sophomore Lauren Berner (Omaha, Neb/Westside) added two shots apiece.

Correen Roark led the SIUE attack with a game-high four shots.

Sophomore Kourtney Arnold (Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk) pulled in a game-best nine saves for Drake, while Claire Lovercheck recorded seven saves for the Cougars.

The Bulldogs resume MVC action on Thursday (Oct. 15) as Drake entertains Creighton in a 7:00 p.m. tilt at the Cownie Soccer Complex.