THE RESULT

Notre Dame 1, Saint Louis 0

Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 | 7 p.m. EDT

Alumni Stadium | Notre Dame, Ind.

GAME DETAILS

• Notre Dame converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute and held on to defeat Saint Louis 1-0 at UND's Alumni Stadium Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.

• The Billikens fired nine of their 11 total shots and earned all four of their corner kicks in the second half but could not break through against Fighting Irish goalkeeper Brooke Littman.

SCORING SUMMARY

Sammi Fisher (penalty kick), 76:07, UND 1-0.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

• Courtney Reimer led SLU with three shots, including one on goal.

• Annabelle Copeland and Alli Klug tallied two shots apiece, with Copeland notching one shot on frame.

• Brionna Halverson and Sophia Denison registered one shot on goal apiece.

• Reimer, Klug, Emma Farley and Evie Lavelle played all 90 minutes.

SAINT LOUIS STARTERS

Mary Niehaus (G), Alli Klug (D), Emma Farley (D), Brionna Halverson (D), Isabel Burke (D), Anna Walsh (M), Courtney Reimer (M), Hannah Friedrich (M), Evie Lavelle (M), Karsen Kohl (M), Megan Nixon (F).

SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES

Annabelle Copeland, Sophia Denison, Sydney Walker, Kasey Hartmann, Brianna Arthur, Sydney Beach, Abbie Miller.

UP NEXT

The Billikens host Indiana State in their home opener Sunday, Aug. 25, at 1 p.m.