THE RESULT
Saint Louis 1, Dayton 0
Sunday, September 19, 2021 | 1 p.m.
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Abbie Miller converted a penalty kick in the 80th minute to give Saint Louis a 1-0 victory over Dayton Sunday afternoon at Hermann Stadium in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener for both teams.
•The PK was awarded when a Dayton player was called for a hand ball in the penalty area on a SLU corner kick.
•Emily Puricelli recorded her third clean sheet of the season and the Billikens' fourth shutout of the year, stopping all four Dayton shots on goal.
•The Billikens improved to 3-5-1 overall with their second straight win. Dayton slipped to 3-4-2.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Abbie Miller (penalty kick), 79:50, SLU 1-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis defeated Dayton for an eighth consecutive time, tying the all-time series 10-10-3.
•SLU improved to 18-4-4 in conference openers, including a current five-game winning streak.
•The Billikens are 46-5-6 in their last 57 games at Hermann Stadium.
•SLU is 28-0-1 in its last 29 A-10 regular-season games.
•Saint Louis has allowed two or fewer goals in 64 consecutive games.
•The Bills earned a 5-0 advantage in corner kicks, extending their season lead to 57-30.
•Abbie Miller's goal was her second of the season and tied her for the team scoring lead with six points. Miller has six goals and two assists over the Billikens' last five meetings with Dayton.
•Emily Puricelli's shutout was her 11th career clean sheet, moving her into a sixth-place tie on SLU's all-time list.
•Miller led all players with four total shots (season high) and three shots on goal (tied career high).
•Puricelli, Lyndsey Heckel and Sophia Stram played all 90 minutes.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Walsh, Hannah Sawyer, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Karsen Kohl, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Emily Gaebe, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Caroline Kelly, Brianna Arthur, Mattyn Summers, Anna Lawler, Katelyn Brinkman, Brianna Hatfield, Jess Preusser
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens play their first A-10 road match of the season Thursday, Sept. 23, at Duquesne. Game time is 6 p.m. Central.