THE RESULT
No. 12 Saint Louis 3, Massachusetts 0
Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 | 1 p.m. ET
Rudd Field | Amherst, Mass.
 
GAME DETAILS
•No. 12 Saint Louis scored three times in the final 26 minutes to defeat Massachusetts 3-0 Sunday afternoon in an Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer game at Rudd Field.
•Coupled with Dayton's loss to VCU, the victory vaulted the Billikens (13-1, 6-0 A-10) into sole possession of first place in the A-10 with four league games remaining. It also extended SLU's winning streak to 11 games, the second-longest streak (14) in program history and second-longest current streak in NCAA Division I women's soccer behind top-ranked UCLA's 13 straight victories.
•Massachusetts slipped to 4-6-5, 3-2-2.
•The Billikens scored their first two goals on corner kicks as Anna Walsh connected first with Lyndsey Heckel in the 65th minute and then with Sophia Stram in the 81st minute.
•Caroline Kelly netted her team-leading ninth goal of the season in the 89th minute, getting on the end of Abbie Miller's long pass, dribbling in and scoring from close range.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Lyndsey Heckel (Anna Walsh), 64:34, SLU 1-0; Sophia Stram (Anna Walsh), 80:25, SLU 2-0; Caroline Kelly (Abbie Miller), 88:28, SLU 3-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•The Billikens are 13-1 for a second time in the past three seasons.
•SLU is now 8-0 in road games this season. The program record for road victories is nine, set in 2005.
•Saint Louis improved to 10-1-3 all-time vs. UMass with a fifth straight win over the Minutewomen.
•The shutout was SLU's third in succession, ninth overall and fourth in six A-10 games this season. Emily Puricelli made three saves and posted her eighth solo shutout of the year.
•The Billikens have outscored their opponents 43-8 overall and 27-4 in the second half of games this year.
•Caroline Kelly grabbed sole possession of the Atlantic 10 scoring lead with 22 points (9G, 4A).
•Anna Walsh registered the first two-assist game of her collegiate career. The two helpers lifted Walsh's season total to five, tying for second on the team and matching her career high.
•Lyndsey Heckel's goal was her second game-winner and third overall this year.
•Sophia Stram tallied her second goal of the season.
•The goals by Heckel and Stram gave Saint Louis six players with at least two goals in conference play.
•Abbie Miller collected her third assist of the year.
•The Heckel-from-Walsh and Kelly-from-Miller goals were first-time player combinations this season. A different player combo has produced 31 of the Billikens' 34 assisted goals in 2022.
•The Billikens earned advantages of 21-6 in total shots, 14-3 in shots on goal and 9-2 in corner kicks. Caroline Kelly and Emily Gaebe recorded five total shots and three shots on goal apiece.
 
SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli, Anna Lawler, Emily Groark, Caroline Kelly, Hannah Friedrich, Brionna Halverson, Hannah Larson, Katie Houck, Abbie Miller, Lyndsey Heckel, Sophia Stram
 
SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Anna Walsh, Hannah Sawyer, Hannah Smith, Jess Preusser, Karsen Kohl, Sydney Beach, Emily Gaebe, Clare Nicholas
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens host Rhode Island Thursday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m.