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MSOC Preview: No. 8 Billikens Begin A-10 Tourney vs. Dayton

Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 16 #8 Saint Louis (12-0-3) vs. Dayton (6-8-3)
Date // Time Saturday, Nov. 6 // 7 p.m.
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Hermann Stadium)
Tickets $10 adults/$5 youth
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Series History SLU leads 18-7-3

The top-seeded Saint Louis Billikens face eighth-seeded Dayton on Saturday night in an Atlantic 10 Conference quarterfinal round matchup at Robert R. Hermann Stadium. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

The match will be streamed live on ESPN+, with Dan Bettlach on the call.

Saint Louis rolled through Atlantic 10 play with an 8-0 record, becoming the first A-10 program since 1993 to have an unblemished A-10 mark. Dayton defeated Duquesne in overtime in the regular-season finale to punch its ticket into the A-10 Men's Soccer Championship.
 
Here are five additional facts to know in advance of Saturday's matchup against Dayton:
 
1 // Saint Louis is ranked No. 8 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 (view poll). SLU also checks in at No. 4 in the Top Drawer Soccer Top 25 and No. 7 in the College Soccer News national rankings. The Billikens' No. 8 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll is the best since being ranked No. 6 in the nation in 2013.
 
2 // Simon Becher leads the Atlantic 10 and ranks No. 6 in the NCAA in scoring with 29 points (11G, 7A). He has scored a goal in nine straight matches, the longest streak by a Billiken since Dipsy Selolwane scored in 10 straight outings in 2001.  
 
3 // John Klein leads the NCAA with 15 assists. It is the most assists by a Billiken since Matt McKeon recorded 20 in 1995.
 
4 // Saint Louis is one of two undefeated teams in the NCAA (New Hampshire, 15-0-2). The Billikens went through the regular season without a loss for the first time since the 1971 squad produced a 14-0-0 regular-season record.  
 
5 // The Billikens' nine-match winning streak is the second-longest active streak in the NCAA (Missouri State, 12). It is the first time since 2001 that the Bills have won nine matches in a row.

Up next: The winners of all four A-10 Quarterfinal round matchups meet in the semis on Friday, Nov. 12, at the home field of the top remaining seed. The A-10 final will be played at the same site on Sunday, Nov. 14. Click here for the A-10 Men's Soccer Championships Central webpage.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Simon Becher

#9 Simon Becher

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6' 1"
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John Klein

#10 John Klein

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5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Simon Becher

#9 Simon Becher

6' 1"
Junior
F
John Klein

#10 John Klein

5' 7"
Junior
MF