Saint Louis Billikens Athletics

THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Massachusetts 0
Sunday, October 10, 2021 | Noon
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Hannah Friedrich scored her first goal of the season and Lyndsey Heckel added a second-half penalty kick to propel Saint Louis to a 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over Massachusetts Sunday afternoon at Hermann Stadium.
•The Billikens improved to 6-7-1 overall and 4-2 in the A-10. UMass fell to 7-4-3, 3-2-1.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Hannah Friedrich (unassisted), 13:23, SLU 1-0; Lyndsey Heckel (penalty kick), 73:30, SLU 2-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•With four games remaining, the Billikens are tied with Dayton and Richmond for second place in the A-10.
•Saint Louis defeated UMass for a third consecutive time and increased its series lead over the Minutewomen to 8-1-3. The Billikens are 5-0-2 vs. UMass at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU is 49-5-6 in its last 60 games at Hermann Stadium.
•The Billikens own a 31-2-1 record in A-10 regular-season games since the beginning of 2018.
•The shutout was Saint Louis' seventh of the season and the fifth clean sheet for Emily Puricelli.
•Puricelli notched her 21st career victory and took over sole possession of fifth place on SLU's all-time list.
•Hannah Friedrich's goal was her 14th career game-winner, adding to her school record.
•Lyndsey Heckel's goal was her third of the year.
•SLU outshot UMass 15-9 overall (nine different players had at least one shot) and 7-0 in shots on goal. Over the past eight games, the Bills have outshot their opponents 135-65 overall and 60-21 in shots on frame.
•Saint Louis earned a 5-1 edge in corner kicks. The Billikens have 100 corners this season while allowing only 39.
•Friedrich had a game- and season-high three shots on goal, and she tied for game-high honors with a season-high five total shots. Friedrich passed Cassi Winchell for fifth place on SLU's career shots list with 196.
•Puricelli, Heckel, Karsen Kohl and Sophia Stram played all 90 minutes.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Hannah Sawyer, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Karsen Kohl, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram, Jess Preusser
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Caroline Kelly, Mattyn Summers, Anna Lawler, Sydney Beach, Katelyn Brinkman, Brianna Hatfield, Anna Walsh
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens travel to Philadelphia to face Saint Joseph's Thursday, Oct. 14. Game time is 6 p.m. Central.