WESTFIELD, IND. – Saint Louis received goals from
Mujeeb Murana and
Simon Becher in a 2-0 Billiken victory over Butler on Monday afternoon. The match was played indoors at the Grand Park complex in Westfield, Indiana.
The Billikens moved to 3-1 with the victory. Butler dipped to 0-3.
Murana opened the scoring in the 32nd minute thanks to a perfect delivery from
Sam Rowan on a free kick. The left-footed Rowan curled a long ball into the box, and Murana ran onto it and scored for his first collegiate goal to make to 1-0 SLU. It was Rowan's team-leading second assist of the year.
Becher tallied his first goal of the season in the 46th minute, just 32 seconds into the second half, for the final 2-0 margin.
Patrick Schulte was sharp in goal, making four saves for his second shutout of the season and the 10th of his career.Â
The Billikens return to the Grand Park indoor complex to face Xavier on Friday, Feb. 26, in a 1:45 p.m. (CT) first kick.
SCORING SUMMARY
SLU | 31:09 |
Mujeeb Murana (
Sam Rowan)
SLU | 45:32 |
Simon Becher
SLU STARTERS
Patrick Schulte,Â
Chandler Vaughn,
Kipp Keller,Â
Chase Niece,Â
Christian Buendia,Â
John Klein,Â
Stefan Stojanovic,Â
Mason Leeth,Â
Simon Becher,Â
Patrick Wilkinson,Â
Mujeeb Murana
SLU SUBSTITUTES
Brian Johnson,
Sam Rowan,
Chris Alwang,
Jack Mika,
Daniel Moore,
Erich Legut,
John Makowiecki
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