BILLS OPEN THREE-GAME HOME STAND FRIDAY – Saint Louis women's soccer (1-6-1) plays the first of three consecutive home games Friday, Sept. 20, when the Billikens take on UT Martin (1-6-1). First whistle at Robert R. Hermann Stadium is slated for 7 p.m.
TICKET INFORMATION – Tickets for all women's soccer home games at Robert R. Hermann Stadium can be purchased at the gate, by phone at (314) 977-4SLU or online at www.slubillikens.com. Prices for single-game tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth. Groups of 20 or more receive discounted tickets for $4 apiece. Season tickets are $70 for adults and $40 for youth (ages 3-12). Students with a valid SLU ID card receive free admission.
FOLLOWING THE ACTION – Free live statistics and a live video stream are available for Friday's SLU-UT Martin game. The links may be found in the schedule boxes located just below the main photo on www.SLUBillikens.com. Live stats also may be accessed by visiting slu.statbroadcast.com or, on your mobile device, slustats.com.
ABOUT THE BILLIKENS – Senior midfielder Jenny Hummert and junior defender Maddy Bush lead Saint Louis with two goals apiece. Senior defender Jessie Jarrett, sophomore forward Livi Logan-Wood and freshman forward Cristina Rodriguez have a goal and an assist each. Sophomore midfielder Jamei Borges has two assists, while freshman midfielder Tori Marshall owns one helper.
LAST TIME OUT – Jessie Jarrett scored her first goal of the season and Livi Logan-Wood tallied her first collegiate assist in the Billikens' 4-1 loss at Illinois State Sept. 17.
HEAD COACH KATIE SHIELDS – Katie Shields is in her first season as the Billikens' head coach after serving as a SLU assistant coach last year. Shields is joined on the sideline by four newcomers to the staff – assistant coaches Scott Gloden and Vince Gentile, volunteer assistant Anne Gloden and senior graduate manager Maggie Baumann.
SCOUTING UT MARTIN – The Skyhawks have eight starters back from last season's 13-6-3 squad that won the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title (8-1-1), captured the league tournament crown and made a second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Five All-Conference players are among the returnees – senior midfielder Hannah McGowen (first team), junior goalkeeper Mariah Klenke (first team), junior defender Ashley Reveiz (first team), sophomore forward Saphyra Coombs-James (first team, Freshman of the Year) and junior forward Alyssa Curtis (second team). Coombs-James, however, will miss the entire season due to injury after scoring a team-high 10 goals a year ago.
THE UT MARTIN SERIES – The Billikens and Skyhawks have met twice. SLU registered a 12-0 victory at home in 1998 and a 7-0 win the following year in Martin, Tenn.
UP NEXT – The Billikens play their final non-conference game of the season Sunday, Sept. 22, a home contest against Iowa State that kicks off at noon.
