THE RESULT
No. 20 Saint Louis 3, Dayton 1
Thursday, April 8, 2021 | 7 p.m. (CDT)
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•No. 20 Saint Louis clinched a third consecutive Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer regular-season title with a 3-1 victory over Dayton Thursday night at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU's seventh straight victory also gives the Billikens (12-1, 7-0) the hosting privilege for next week's A-10 Championship. The four-team tournament, the winner of which earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, will be contested Thursday and Saturday.
•Abbie Miller scored two goals, Hannah Larson recorded a goal, and Hannah Friedrich had two assists.
•Dayton, which saw its winning streak snapped at four, fell to 7-4-1, 4-2-1.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Hannah Larson (Hannah Friedrich, Anna Walsh), 13:49, SLU 1-0; Jessica Sheldon (Katie Houck), 18:40, tied 1-1; Abbie Miller (Hannah Friedrich), 47:16, SLU 2-1; Abbie Miller (penalty kick), 50:11, SLU 3-1
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis captured its 10th conference championship (six regular-season, four tournament).
•At 12-1, the Billikens own the best 13-game record in program history.
•Saint Louis extended its unbeaten streak in A-10 regular-season play to 27 games (26-0-1, beginning with the 2018 season). Including conference tournament competition, the streak is 33 games without a loss to a league opponent.
•Beginning with the 2016 season, the Billikens are undefeated (22-0-1) in their last 23 A-10 regular-season games at Hermann Stadium.
•Saint Louis is 42-2-5 overall in its last 49 games at Hermann Stadium, a stretch that dates to the final home game of the 2015 season.
•The Billikens defeated Dayton for a fifth straight time.
•SLU has outscored its opponents 33-7 this season.
•The Billikens allowed just two corner kicks. In 13 games this season, SLU opponents have earned only 28 corners (2.2 per game).
•Saint Louis earned a 17-5 advantage in shots and a 10-3 edge in shots on goal. Caroline Kelly and Hannah Friedrich fired six and five shots, respectively.
•Abbie Miller posted her second two-goal game vs. Dayton this season. Miller moved into second place on the Saint Louis scoring chart with 14 points (6G, 2A). She is tied for the team lead in goals.
•Hannah Friedrich's two assists lifted her season total to 14, tops in the nation and just one shy of Courtney Hulcer's school record of 15 set in 2005. Friedrich has a team-high 18 points (2G, 14A) and has at least one assist in each of the last six games (10 total); 12 of her 18 points have come during that six-game span. She now has four multi-assist games this season.
•Hannah Larson tallied a goal for a third consecutive game. Larson has six goals this season, tying the team lead, and her 13 points (6G, 1A) are tied for third on the team.
•Anna Walsh picked up her fifth assist of the season.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Walsh, Emily Groark, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Karsen Kohl, Hannah Larson, Sydney Beach, Abbie Miller, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Jenna Faybrick, Caroline Kelly, Brianna Arthur, Megan Nixon, Elli Brunts, Annabelle Copeland, Jess Preusser
 
UP NEXT
SLU and Dayton conclude the regular season Sunday, April 11, with a noon kickoff at Hermann Stadium. The Billiken seniors will be honored prior to the game.