BILLS LOOK TO KEEP IT ROLLING AT GEORGE MASON
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 • Noon CDT
WHERE: George Mason Stadium • Fairfax, Virginia
RECORDS: SLU 12-3-1, 7-0 A-10; GMU 3-10-1, 1-6 A-10
SLU-GMU SERIES: GMU leads 3-2
LAST MEETING: SLU 3, GMU 1 (11/2/18, A-10 Championship semifinals) RECAP
BILLIKENS' LAST GAME: SLU 1, at Fordham 0 (Oct. 17) RECAP
PATRIOTS' LAST GAME: La Salle 2, at George Mason 0 (Oct. 17) RECAP
GAME NOTES: Saint Louis | George Mason
WATCH: ESPN+
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM
UP NEXT FOR THE BILLIKENS: Richmond • Thursday, Oct. 24 • 7 p.m. CDT • Hermann Stadium
A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS
• Having clinched a home game for the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship quarterfinals, Saint Louis aims for a ninth straight victory when the Billikens meet George Mason Sunday, Oct. 20, in Fairfax, Virginia. First whistle is scheduled for noon (CDT).
• SLU sits alone atop the Atlantic 10 Conference standings with three games remaining, two of which are on the road.
• Saint Louis is coming off a 1-0 win at Fordham, while George Mason fell 2-0 to La Salle at home in its most recent game.
• The Patriots lead the Billikens 3-2 in the all-time series, but SLU has won the last two meetings including a 3-1 victory in the 2018 A-10 Championship semifinals. The teams haven't met in the regular season since 2016, a 4-0 Billiken win in St. Louis.
• Saint Louis remained No. 2 in this week's United Soccer Coaches East Region poll, trailing only Georgetown.
• SLU's win over Fordham Thursday night extended the Billikens' winning streak to eight and their unbeaten streak to 10 (9-0-1). It also gave them a 20-game winning streak against A-10 opponents.
• Saint Louis has allowed just three goals over its last 10 games.
• The Bills are No. 44, highest among A-10 teams, in this week's RPI. SLU has played three teams in the RPI top 30 – Louisville (No. 12), Oklahoma State (No. 25) and Notre Dame (No. 29).
• Seniors Alli Klug and Evie Lavelle are playing in their 80th game today, tying for ninth place on the Saint Louis career list.
• Twenty-one different player combinations have accounted for the Billikens' 23 assisted goals this season. Thirteen Billikens have scored at least one goal, and 16 have tallied at least one point.
• The Billikens lead the A-10 in GAA (0.49), save percentage (.833) and shutouts (nine) and are third in corner kicks (96).
• In conference games only, Saint Louis tops the league in goals per game (3.00), GAA (0.43) and shutouts (four).
• Mary Niehaus leads the A-10 in GAA (0.28), save percentage (.900) and shutouts (eight).
• Hannah Friedrich leads the league in game-winning goals (five), is tied for sixth in goals per game (0.44) and ranks seventh in points per game (0.94) and shots per game (2.63).
• Emily Groark and Evie Lavelle are third (0.42) and tied for seventh (0.31), respectively, in assists per game.
• Annabelle Copeland and Anna Lawler are tied for seventh in game-winning goals (two).
• After capturing A-10 regular-season and tournament titles a year ago, SLU was selected to win the league again this season.
• Senior defender Alli Klug appears on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for a second straight season. Klug also is one of four Billikens on the A-10 preseason All-Conference team, joining senior goalkeeper Mary Niehaus, senior midfielder Courtney Reimer and sophomore forward Hannah Friedrich.
A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS
• George Mason tied for third place (8-2) in the 2018 A-10 regular-season standings and finished 14-6 overall.
• The Patriots have been hampered by the absence of sophomore forward/midfielder Emma van der Vorst, who was injured earlier this season. Van der Vorst was the A-10 Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year a season ago.
• Junior forward Jisca Adigo and junior forward/midfielder Kayla Hamric have three goals and three assists apiece to lead the team with nine points.
• Freshman midfielder Grace Hotaling also has three goals.
• Junior defender Shannon Lee was a second-team All-Conference selection last year.
