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MSOC Preview: Senior Night on Tap for Saturday

Saint Louis Men's Soccer // Match Information
Match No. 15 Saint Louis (9-4-1, 5-1-1 A-10) vs. Saint Joseph's (3-5-8, 2-1-4)
Date // Time Saturday, Oct. 29 // 7 p.m.
Location St. Louis, Mo. (Hermann Stadium)
Stream ESPN+
Live Stats StatBroadcast
Series History SLU leads 10-0-1

Saint Louis looks to extend its winning streak to five on Saturday night when it hosts the Saint Joseph's Hawks at Hermann Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Dan Bettlach on the call.
 
The Billikens (9-4-1, 5-1-1 A-10) are receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll. They are coming off a 3-1 win at #19 Dayton last Saturday that vaulted the Bills into first place in the A-10 standings. The A-10 scenario is simple for the Billikens – win Saturday and they are the back-to-back A-10 regular-season champions and the No. 1 seed in the A-10 Men's Soccer Championship. Duquesne is in second place in the league standings and could catch SLU if it wins at La Salle (Saturday at 4 p.m.) and the Billikens lose or draw against the Hawks Saturday night.
 
Saint Joseph's (3-5-8, 2-1-4 A-10) has a lot to play for as well on Saturday night. The Hawks are in a three-way tie for fourth in the A-10 and are among 10 teams still battling for six spots in the eight-team A-10 Men's Soccer Championship.
 
Here are five additional facts in advance of Saturday's match.
 
1 // Six SLU seniors will be recognized in a pregame ceremony Saturday beginning at approximately 6:45 p.m. – John Klein, Enzo Okpoye, Alex Shterenberg, Alberto Suarez, Carlos Tofern and Lane Warrington.
 
2 // SLU head coach Kevin Kalish enters Saturday's game with a 50-21-12 record in five years at Saint Louis. The next win for Kalish will be the 100th in his career as he is 99-67-26 in 11 years overall.
 
3 // Top Drawer Soccer honored several Billikens recently as top players in the country. John Klein was ranked No. 19 on the national top 100 players. Max Floriani was tabbed the 43rd top freshman, while CJ Coppola was 65th on the top 100 freshman list.
 
4 // The top eight teams advance to the A-10 Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament will be played all on campus sites this year. SLU is already locked in to host a quarterfinal match, which will be played Friday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. If SLU hosts a semifinal match at Hermann Stadium, the game will take place Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. The A-10 Championship final will be played Sunday, Nov. 13.
 
5 // Saint Louis leads the all-time series 10-0-1 over the Hawks. Last year, the Billikens won 3-2 in double overtime in Philadelphia. This is SJU's first trip to Hermann Stadium since the 2017 season.
 
 

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