THE RESULT
Saint Louis 3, Drake 0
Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 | 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium | Des Moines, Iowa
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GAME DETAILS
•Three different players scored a goal apiece, and a strong Saint Louis defensive effort limited Drake to two shots in a 3-0 Billiken victory Sunday afternoon at Drake Stadium.
•SLU, which recorded its second shutout in as many games in the young season, improved to 2-0. Drake, playing its home opener, fell to 1-1.
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Emily Groark's blast from long distance in the sixth minute put the Bills on top for good. It was the third game-winning goal of Groark's Saint Louis career.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Emily Groark (
Hannah Friedrich), 5:14, 1-0 SLU;
Caroline Kelly (
Anna Walsh), 30:56, SLU 2-0;
Hannah Larson (
Lyndsey Heckel), 51:20, SLU 3-0
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•SLU improved to 4-1 vs. Drake all-time and 36-10-8 vs. Missouri Valley Conference opponents.
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Hannah Friedrich's assist, her first of the season, on
Emily Groark's goal was her 36th career helper and 18th career game-winning assist. Friedrich needs just one assist and three game-winning assists to tie Courtney Hulcer's Saint Louis records.
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Emily Puricelli made one save and picked up her 18th career shutout, tying Hannah Perry for fifth place in Saint Louis history.
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Anna Walsh tallied her second assist in as many games.
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Emily Groark,
Caroline Kelly and
Hannah Larson collected their first goals of the year.
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Lyndsey Heckel's assist was her first of the season.
•The Billikens outshot the Bulldogs 18-2 overall and 10-1 in shots on goal, and they earned a 4-1 edge in corner kicks.
•Ten SLU players tallied at least one shot; nine of those players fired at least one shot on goal.
Hannah Friedrich (three total shots) and
Caroline Kelly (two shots on goal) led the way.
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Hannah Friedrich took sole possession of second place on the Billikens' career list for games started (84).
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli,
Emily Groark,
Hannah Friedrich,
Brionna Halverson,
Karsen Kohl,
Hannah Larson,
Katie Houck,
Abbie Miller,
Emily Gaebe,
Lyndsey Heckel,
Sophia Stram
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Anna Walsh,
Hannah Sawyer,
Anna Lawler,
Hannah Smith,
Caroline Kelly,
Jess Preusser,
Ellie Paloucek,
Sydney Beach,
Katelyn Brinkman,
Clare Nicholas,
Lauren Spaete
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UP NEXT
The Billikens are back at home Thursday, Aug. 25, to take on their second nationally ranked opponent of the season in No. 16 Notre Dame. Game time is 7 p.m.
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