THE RESULT
No. 20 Saint Louis 2, Davidson 1
Atlantic 10 Championship Final
Saturday, April 17, 2021 | Noon (CDT)
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Hannah Friedrich's unassisted goal in the 89th minute broke a 1-1 deadlock and sent No. 20 Saint Louis past Davidson 2-1 in the Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Championship final Saturday afternoon at Hermann Stadium.
•The top-seeded Billikens (15-1), who extended their winning streak to 10, earned the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship and will play in the national tournament for a third straight year. The bracket will be revealed Monday at noon (CDT) on NCAA.com.
•By winning the A-10 Championship, Saint Louis became the first women's soccer team in conference history to capture both regular-season and tournament titles in three consecutive seasons.
•Davidson (7-4-3), the No. 3 seed, took a 1-0 lead midway through the first half. Abbie Miller netted the equalizer on a penalty kick in the 57th minute, setting the stage for Friedrich's dramatic game-winner.
•Friedrich was selected the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She was joined on the All-Tournament team by Miller, Brionna Halverson, Hannah Larson and Emily Puricelli.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Hailey Braemer (unassisted), 24:17, DAV 1-0; Abbie Miller (penalty kick), 56:43, tied 1-1; Hannah Friedrich (unassisted), 88:35, SLU 2-1
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•At 15-1, the Billikens own the best 16-game record in program history.
•Saint Louis extended its unbeaten streak against A-10 opponents to 36 games (35-0-1), beginning with the 2018 season.
•Saint Louis is 45-2-5 in its last 52 games at Hermann Stadium, a stretch that dates to the final home game of the 2015 season.
•SLU has outscored its opponents 40-9 this season.
•Saint Louis outshot Davidson 11-5 overall and 6-1 in shots on goal; Hannah Friedrich led the way with four shots and three shots on frame. The Billikens earned a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks.
•Friedrich's goal was her fourth of the season, third game-winner of the year and 13th career game-winner (extending her school record). She has registered at least one point in eight of the last nine games and has 16 points (3G, 10A) during that span. Friedrich has a team-high 22 points (4G, 14A) on the season.
•Friedrich took over sole possession of third place on SLU's career points list (80) and sole possession of fourth place on the Bills' career goals list (26).
•Abbie Miller tallied her eighth goal of the year, tying for the team lead. Miller has 11 points (4G, 3A) over the last four games and 20 points (8G, 4A) on the season.
•The win was the 65th career victory for Billiken seniors Elli Brunts, Annabelle Copeland, Brionna Halverson and Megan Nixon, making them the winningest class in Saint Louis women's soccer history.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Emily Groark, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Karsen Kohl, Hannah Larson, Sydney Beach, Abbie Miller, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram, Jess Preusser
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Anna Walsh, Caroline Kelly, Elli Brunts, Annabelle Copeland