Last season, Middle Tennessee's 35 goals was tops in the league, but this season Murray State's 42 and Southeast Missouri's 36 have already eclipsed that mark. Tech is just a goal away from tying that mark. The top individual goal scorer in the league netted 10 goals last. MTSU's Sheri Robbins was the only player in double digits, however. This season, five players have already scored 10 or more goals, led by Southeast Missouri's Erika Todd with 12.
Defense is better all-around as well.
The lowest team goals against average in 1999 was Eastern Illinois at 1.29. Three teams, EIU, SEMO, and Tech are currently sporting goals against averages lower than that mark. Julia Doyle has seen the most action and has been literally impenetrable at times. She sports a 1.36 goals against average right now and has notched five solo shutouts. Doyle has made 82 saves and once went 383 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal.