MATCH DETAILS
Saint Louis 3, Duquesne 1 (25-10, 21-25, 25-23, 25-14)
Friday, Oct. 21 | St. Louis, Mo. (Chaifetz Pavilion)

OVERVIEW
Saint Louis outside hitter Danielle Rygelski moved into second all-time at SLU with her 1,790th career kill as the Billikens defeated Duquesne 3-1. Rygelski led the match with 23 kills. Saint Louis rises to 11-12 overall and 6-2 in Atlantic 10 matches.

NOTABLE
- The Billikens opened the match strong with a .444 attack percentage, while holding Duquesne to a .036 attack percentage. SLU captured the set 25-10
- In the second, Saint Louis struggled, hitting .156 as the Dukes won 25-21.
- Danielle Rygelski had eight kills in the third set and Taylor Paulson had six kills on 11 swings to lead SLU to a 25-23 set three win.
- In the final set, Nenye Okoro had five kills on eight attempts to lead the Billikens to a 25-14 win.
- Rygelski had 23 kills with a .314 attack percentage. It is the ninth time this season she has recorded 20+ kills with a .300 attack percentage or better.
- Taylor Paulson also excelled in the match, posting 12 kills, eight blocks and three aces. 
- Paulson's eight blocks are a season-high for the Bills.
- Setter Camila Rivas tallied 45 assists, her fifth consecutive match of 40+ assists. 
- Josie Gandall served an eight-point run in the first and Paulson served a seven-point run in the fourth. 

SLU'S ALL-TIME KILLS LIST
- Danielle Rygelski moved to second all-time with her 1,790th career kill. She holds the Billiken record for career kills during the 25-point rally-scoring era (2008-present). 
- The NCAA instituted rally scoring in 2001, but played to 30 points until 2008. SLU record-holder Colleen Hunter recorded 2,230 kills between 1999 and 2002. 1,834 of Hunter's kills were recorded in the 30-point rally scoring era. 

UP NEXT
The Billikens host La Salle in Chaifetz Pavilion on Sunday at 1 p.m.