THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, Rhode Island 1 (2 OT)
Atlantic 10 Championship Quarterfinals
Saturday, October 30, 2021 | 1 p.m.
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Lyndsey Heckel's header off a corner kick in the third minute of the second overtime lifted Saint Louis to a 2-1 victory over Rhode Island Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 Conference Championship quarterfinal game at Hermann Stadium.
•The third-seeded Billikens (10-8-1) advance to the tournament semifinals to face the winner of Sunday's quarterfinal matchup between No. 2 Dayton and No. 7 Richmond. The semifinals (Friday, Nov. 5) and final (Sunday, Nov. 7) will be played on the campus of the highest remaining seed following the quarterfinals.
•Heckel took a perfectly flighted ball from Hannah Friedrich and headed it off the near post and in for her fourth goal of the season. The assist was Friedrich's team-leading fifth of the year.
•Trailing 1-0 in the 86th minute, Saint Louis pulled even on Brionna Halverson's first goal of the season.
•Rhode Island, the tournament's No. 6 seed, finished the season 6-9-2.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Claire Ross (unassisted), 52:30, URI 1-0; Brionna Halverson (Brianna Arthur, Caroline Kelly), 85:28, tied 1-1; Lyndsey Heckel (Hannah Friedrich), 102:36, SLU 2-1
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The Billikens and Rams played extra time for a second consecutive week. Rhode Island claimed a 1-0 overtime win in the regular-season finale Oct. 24.
•SLU's victory Saturday marked the third time the Bills have posted an A-10 Championship win over an opponent to whom they lost in the regular season.
•SLU won a conference tournament game in overtime for the first time in program history.
•Saint Louis extended its A-10 tournament winning streak to nine games. The Bills are 15-5-1 all-time in the A-10 Championship.
•The Billikens increased their series lead over Rhode Island to 13-3. SLU is 9-0 vs. Rhody in St. Louis and 3-0 vs. the Rams in A-10 Championship play.
•Hannah Friedrich recorded the 16th game-winning assist of her career and fourth this season.
•Brianna Arthur collected her first assist as a Billiken on Brionna Halverson's equalizer. Caroline Kelly's assist on the goal was her second of the season.
•Saint Louis outshot Rhode Island 25-7 overall and 11-3 in shots on goal. Friedrich led the way with game highs of six total shots (season high) and three shots on target (tied season high). Anna Walsh had a season-high four shots, while Jess Preusser registered a career-high three.
•The Billikens earned a 10-0 advantage in corner kicks. SLU, which ranks fourth nationally in corners, has 153 corners to just 46 for its opponents this season.
•Saint Louis is 43-3-1 vs. A-10 opponents since the beginning of 2018.
•The Billikens are 51-5-6 in their last 62 games at Hermann Stadium.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Hannah Sawyer, Caroline Kelly, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Karsen Kohl, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Brianna Arthur, Mattyn Summers, Anna Lawler, Sydney Beach, Brianna Hatfield, Jess Preusser, Anna Walsh