GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 1, Davidson 0
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019
Davidson, N.C. (Alumni Stadium)
RECAP
Ben Huels scored early in the second half to propel the Saint Louis Billikens to a 1-0 victory over the Davidson Wildcats Saturday in the Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer opener for both teams.
The win, SLU's third in a row, improves its record to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the A-10. Davidson slips to 1-4-1 and 0-1 in the league.
The Billikens controlled the pace for much of the game and broke through in the 49th minute on a corner kick. Leo Novaes sent the ball in from the left side, and Huels ran onto it and headed it toward the left side of the frame the game's only goal.
The Saint Louis defense was solid throughout, as the Wildcats managed just two shots toward SLU keeper Patrick Schulte all night. Schulte earned his second consecutive shutout.
It was Huels' first goal of the season. Novaes now has at least one point in each of the last three games and leads SLU with six points (2G, 2A) on the year.
The Billikens return to action on Tuesday in a nonconference tilt at Memphis. Game time is 7 p.m.
SCORING SUMMARY
SLU | 48:11 | Ben Huels (Leo Novaes)
SLU STARTERS
Patrick Schulte, Chase Niece, John Klein, Stefan Stojanovic, Devin Boyce, Leo Novaes, Kipp Keller, Keaton Schieffer, Patrick Wilkinson, Matteo Kidd, Mujeeb Murana
SLU SUBSTITUTES
Jacob Goyen, David Viox, Quayyum Murana, Brandon Santel, Chris Bruch, Ben Huels, John Makowiecki
