THE RESULT
Saint Louis 2, La Salle 0
Sunday, September 26, 2021 | 1 p.m.
Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•Second-half goals by Lyndsey Heckel and Caroline Kelly powered Saint Louis to a 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over La Salle Sunday afternoon at Hermann Stadium.
•The Billikens improved to 4-6-1 overall and 2-1 in the A-10. La Salle fell to 2-6-2, 0-2-1.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Lyndsey Heckel (Hannah Friedrich, Brianna Hatfield), 48:30, SLU 1-0; Caroline Kelly (Abbie Miller), 63:05, SLU 2-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The victory was the 150th regular-season conference win in Billiken women's soccer history.
•The Bills are 29-1-1 in regular-season A-10 games since the beginning of the 2018 season.
•SLU is 47-5-6 in its last 58 games at Hermann Stadium, a stretch that dates to the final home game of the 2015 season. Sunday's shutout was the 35th during that period.
•The shutout was Saint Louis' fifth of the season and Emily Puricelli's fourth clean sheet of the year. Puricelli made one save.
•Saint Louis recorded advantages of 15-3 in total shots, 12-1 in shots on goal and 12-1 in corner kicks. The shots on goal and corner-kick totals are SLU season highs.
•Lyndsey Heckel's goal was her second of the season, second in as many games and first career game-winner.
•Caroline Kelly tallied her first goal of the year as well as a game-high, career-high and team season-high four shots on goal.
•Hannah Friedrich's assist was her second of the season and 30th of her career. Friedrich took sole possession of second place on SLU's career points list (82) and career game-winning assists chart (14).
•Brianna Hatfield notched her first point of the season, first career game-winning assist, and career highs of three shots and three shots on goal.
•Abbie Miller's assist, her team-leading third of the season, lifted her into a tie for the team scoring lead with seven points (2G, 3A).
•The Bills' 12-1 edge in corner kicks extended their season lead to 79-32.
•Emily Puricelli, Karsen Kohl and Lyndsey Heckel played all 90 minutes.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Brianna Arthur, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Mattyn Summers, Karsen Kohl, Anna Lawler, Katie Houck, Brianna Hatfield, Abbie Miller, Lyndsey Heckel
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Hannah Sawyer, Caroline Kelly, Katelyn Brinkman, Emily Gaebe, Sophia Stram, Jess Preusser, Anna Walsh
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens play at VCU Thursday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. Central.