ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis senior forward Robert Kristo scored early in the second half to vault the 18th-ranked Billikens past Duquesne 1-0 Friday night in Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer action at Hermann Stadium.

With the win, SLU improves to 9-3-1 and 2-1-1 in the A-10. Duquesne dips to 6-4-2 and 1-1 in the league.

SLU Starters – GK: Sascha Otte. D: Julian Gieseke, Max Karcher, Anthony Manning. MF: Marco Heskamp, David Graydon, Raymond Lee, Tyler David, Francisco Vizcaino. F: Kingsley Bryce, Robert Kristo.

SLU Subs – William Hidalgo (Graydon), second half. Josh Kohring (Vizcaino), second half.

SLU Goals – Kristo (Graydon), 51:54

Kristo's goal, his 10th of the season, came at 51:54. Senior forward Kingsley Bryce drew a foul just outside the box. From an angle, junior midfielder David Graydon curled the free kick into the area, and Kristo emerged through traffic to head it home for the game winner. For Graydon, it was his team-high-tying sixth assist of the season.

SLU had several opportunities to score in the first half, but Duquesne kept the game scoreless thanks in part to a pair of shots cleared off the line by Duke defenders.

In all, the Billikens outshot Duquesne 14-4 and held a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks.

SLU keeper Sascha Otte made one saves for his eighth shutout of the season.

The Billikens return to action this Sunday when they host UMass (1-10-1, 0-2-1) in a 2 p.m. kickoff at Hermann Stadium.