•Following a dramatic first-round victory at Ole Miss last Friday, Saint Louis challenges fifth-ranked Rutgers in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship Friday, Nov. 19, in Piscataway, N.J. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. Central.
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•Should the Billikens advance, they will remain in Piscataway to play either eighth-ranked TCU or Princeton in the round of 16 on Sunday.
•Saint Louis and Rutgers are meeting for the first time.
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Hannah Friedrich's goal in the 89th minute lifted SLU over Ole Miss 2-1. It was Friedrich's 15th career game-winning goal – adding to her school record – and her sixth game-winner in the 84th minute or later. She assisted on the Billikens' first goal. The win was SLU's fourth straight and ninth in 10 games.
•The Billikens earned the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic NCAA bid by defeating Rhode Island 2-1 (2 OT) in the quarterfinals, Dayton 4-2 in the semifinals and Massachusetts 4-1 in the title game of the A-10 Championship. Saint Louis became the first women's soccer team in league history to capture four straight conference tournament titles.
•The Billikens are playing their 23rd game of the season Friday, tying the school record set in 2018 and matched in 2019.
•SLU is facing its third Big Ten Conference opponent this season. The Billikens also played Iowa and Purdue.
•The Billikens have won two of their last three games against nationally ranked opponents. Prior to beating No. 17 Ole Miss last week, SLU won 3-1 at No. 7 Arkansas and fell 1-0 on an overtime penalty kick to No. 16 Oklahoma State last season.
•Saint Louis has 169 corner kicks and has allowed only 53, leading the A-10 and ranking fourth nationally with 7.68 corners per game. The Billikens have held five opponents without a corner kick this season.
•SLU also tops the A-10 in goals against average (0.76, 33rd nationally) and shutout percentage (.455, 10 shutouts in 21 games).
•In four postseason games, the Billikens have outscored their opponents 8-2 in the second half/overtime.
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Hannah Friedrich and
Mattyn Summers have become an effective one-two punch for the Billikens in postseason play. In four tournament games (three A-10, one NCAA), Friedrich (2G, 3A) and Summers (2G, 2A) have combined for 13 of the 31 points tallied by SLU players (team point total excludes two own goals).
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Emily Gaebe leads the Billikens with seven goals, 17 points and 49 shots (tied).
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Abbie Miller (5G, 4A) is second on the team with 14 points, followed by
Hannah Friedrich (3G, team-high 7A) in third with 13 points. Â Â Â
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Caroline Kelly (5G, 2A), who has a team-high 28 shots on goal and is tied with Gaebe for the team lead with 49 total shots, has 12 points. Â Â Â
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Lyndsey Heckel (5G) has 10 points. Heckel and Miller are tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals apiece.
