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WSOC Preview: Bills Finish First Half of Nonconference Schedule Sunday at Illinois State

SLU Women's Soccer Game Notes & Information
Game 4 Saint Louis (0-3-0) at Illinois State (1-2-0)
Date // Time Sunday, August 29, 2021 // 1 p.m.
Location Normal, Ill. (Adelaide Street Field)
Watch ESPN3
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Game Notes Saint Louis | Illinois State

•Reaching the midpoint of its eight-game non-conference schedule, Saint Louis clashes with Illinois State Sunday, Aug. 29. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
•See the links above for streaming and live stats.
•The Billikens are seeking their first victory of the season following 1-0 losses to Xavier and Iowa and a 2-0 defeat at Kansas.
•After defeating Eastern Michigan in their opener, the Redbirds fell to 1-2-0 with losses to Illinois and Western Illinois.
•Illinois State, which is picked to finish second in the nine-team Missouri Valley Conference, posted records of 4-7-1 overall and 4-4-0 a season ago. The Redbirds reached the MVC tournament semifinals.
•SLU and Illinois State are meeting for a seventh time, with the Billikens leading the series 3-2-1 after winning the last two games vs. the Redbirds. ISU leads 2-0-1 in Normal. Last season, Anna Walsh tallied a goal and an assist, and Emily Groark and Abbie Miller scored a goal apiece in a 3-1 Saint Louis victory.
•SLU is 33-10-7 vs. Missouri Valley Conference opponents.
•Hannah Friedrich is one of 59 NCAA Division I women's soccer student-athletes named to the 2021 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
•Friedrich has 80 points, good for third place on SLU's career list. She is the program's career leader in game-winning goals (13) and ranks third in game-winning assists (12), fourth in goals (26) and fourth in assists (28).
•Katie Shields began the 2021 campaign ranked 27th in winning percentage among active NCAA Division I women's soccer head coaches.
•SLU is a near-unanimous pick to win a fourth straight Atlantic 10 Conference championship. Hannah Friedrich, Abbie Miller, Brionna Halverson and Sophia Stram were selected to the preseason All-Conference team.
•The 2021 season is the 26th in the history of Saint Louis University women's soccer. The Billikens are 282-164-56 (.618); in conference play (Conference USA 1996-2004, Atlantic 10 since 2005), SLU is 148-68-26 (.665).
•Last spring, the Billikens posted a 16th winning season, a 10th season with a winning percentage of .700 or better, and the best winning percentage in program history (.912/15-1-1).
•Saint Louis returns to Hermann Stadium Thursday, Sept. 2, to host Louisville. Game time is 7 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Hannah Friedrich

#11 Hannah Friedrich

M
5' 2"
Senior
St. Louis AFA Fillies
Emily Groark

#5 Emily Groark

F/M
5' 7"
Senior
St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Brionna Halverson

#12 Brionna Halverson

D
5' 3"
Redshirt Senior
FCKC Futura Forte
Abbie Miller

#22 Abbie Miller

M
5' 8"
Junior
St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Sophia Stram

#28 Sophia Stram

D
5' 6"
Sophomore
KC Athletics ECNL
Anna Walsh

#3 Anna Walsh

M
5' 1"
Junior
St. Louis Scott Gallagher

Players Mentioned

Hannah Friedrich

#11 Hannah Friedrich

5' 2"
Senior
St. Louis AFA Fillies
M
Emily Groark

#5 Emily Groark

5' 7"
Senior
St. Louis Scott Gallagher
F/M
Brionna Halverson

#12 Brionna Halverson

5' 3"
Redshirt Senior
FCKC Futura Forte
D
Abbie Miller

#22 Abbie Miller

5' 8"
Junior
St. Louis Scott Gallagher
M
Sophia Stram

#28 Sophia Stram

5' 6"
Sophomore
KC Athletics ECNL
D
Anna Walsh

#3 Anna Walsh

5' 1"
Junior
St. Louis Scott Gallagher
M