THE RESULT
Xavier 1, #21/16 Saint Louis 0
Thursday, August 19, 2021 | 7 p.m.
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Emily Puricelli matched her career high of seven saves, but Xavier scored a goal in the 85th minute and held on for a 1-0 victory over Saint Louis Thursday night at Hermann Stadium in the season opener for both teams.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Sonia Vargas (Emma Marcus), 84:45, Xavier 1-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The attendance was 2,528, the fifth-highest attendance for a Billiken women's soccer home game.
•Puricelli's seven-save performance was the third of her career.
•Caroline Kelly led the Billikens with three shots.
•The game was the 500th in Saint Louis women's soccer history.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Hannah Sawyer, Caroline Kelly, Brionna Halverson, Katie Houck, Katelyn Brinkman, Brianna Hatfield, Abbie Miller, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram, Jess Preusser
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Brianna Arthur, Mattyn Summers, Gracie English, Emily Gaebe, Jaime DeBerardinis
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens host the Iowa Hawkeyes Sunday, Aug. 22. Game time at Hermann Stadium is 1 p.m.