THE RESULT
No. 10 Saint Louis 2, Saint Joseph's 0
Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 | 7 p.m.
Robert R. Hermann Stadium | St. Louis, Mo.
 
GAME DETAILS
•No. 10 Saint Louis converted a penalty kick in each half and advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship final with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Saint Joseph's Wednesday night at Hermann Stadium.
•Top-seeded SLU (19-1) will host No. 2 seed Dayton (16-3-1), a 1-0 semifinal winner over Davidson, in the tournament title match Sunday, Nov. 6, at noon. The winner receives the A-10's automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
•With the victory, Saint Louis extended its school-record winning streak to 17 games (also the longest active streak in NCAA Division I women's soccer) and set school marks for wins (19), longest unbeaten streak (17) and shutouts (14).
•Goalkeeper Emily Puricelli, who made three saves, tied Meghann Burke (2002) for SLU's single-season record of 12 shutouts and extended her SLU season record for victories to 19.
•Abbie Miller netted the first PK in the sixth minute for her sixth goal of the season.
•Caroline Kelly made it 2-0 in the 71st minute. The goal was Kelly's team-leading 12th of the year and increased her season point total to 30, tying Hannah Friedrich's (2018) Billiken single-season record.
•No. 6 seed Saint Joseph's finished 5-8-7.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
Abbie Miller (PK), 5:04, SLU 1-0; Caroline Kelly (PK), 70:14, SLU 2-0
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Saint Louis improved to 19-5-1 all-time in A-10 Championship play. The four-time defending champion Billikens have won 13 consecutive tournament games.
•In addition to owning the longest current winning streak in the nation, SLU leads Division I women's soccer in wins (19) and winning percentage (.950).
•SLU is now 61-6-6 (.877) in its last 73 games at Hermann Stadium. The shutout was the Bills' 46th during that stretch.
•Saint Louis increased its school season record for goals (61) in a season. The Billikens have a plus-52 goal differential this season.
•The Billikens are now 10-4-3 all-time vs. Saint Joseph's and have defeated the Hawks five consecutive times.
•The win was the 47th of Emily Puricelli's career, placing her within one of Meghann Burke's Billiken record of 48.
•With Abbie Miller's goal in the sixth minute, the Billikens scored in the first seven minutes of a game for a seventh time this season.
•Miller's game-winner was the ninth of her career, moving her into a sixth-place tie on Saint Louis' all-time list.
•In addition, Miller moved into the Billikens' career top 10 in points (55, tied for ninth) and goals (20, tied for 10th).
•Caroline Kelly is just one goal shy of equaling the SLU single-season record of 13, co-owned by Jamie Perry (2002) and Maddie Pokorny (2018).
•Saint Louis out-shot Saint Joseph's 22-5 overall and 10-3 in shots on goal. The Billikens also earned a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks.
 
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, Jess Preusser, Karsen Kohl, Sydney Beach, Emily Gaebe