THE RESULT
No. 19 Saint Louis 5, Kansas City 0
Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022 | 1 p.m.
Durwood Soccer Stadium | Kansas City, Mo.
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GAME DETAILS
•Four different Saint Louis players scored a goal, all in the second half, and the 19th-ranked Billikens defeated Kansas City 5-0 Sunday afternoon at Durwood Soccer Stadium.
•SLU took command early in the second half, netting three goals in the first 10 minutes. The Bills added insurance in the 78th and 81st minutes.
•Saint Louis moves to 3-1, while Kansas City fell to 0-3-1.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Kansas City own goal, 46:29, SLU 1-0;
Lyndsey Heckel (unassisted), 53:29, SLU 2-0;
Hannah Larson (
Anna Lawler), 54:52, SLU 3-0;
Caroline Kelly (penalty kick), 77:41, SLU 4-0;
Emily Gaebe (unassisted), 80:38, SLU 5-0
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BILLIKEN NOTABLES
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Hannah Friedrich established Saint Louis women's soccer career records of 87 games played and 86 games started.
•Saint Louis scored five goals (its season high) and enjoyed a five-goal victory margin for the first time since April 4, 2021, when the Billikens won 5-0 at Duquesne.
•The Bills earned big advantages in total shots (21-2), shots on goal (9-2) and corner kicks (8-2). The total shots and corner-kick totals were team season highs.
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Hannah Larson,
Caroline Kelly and
Emily Gaebe scored their second goals of the season, while
Lyndsey Heckel notched her first.
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Anna Lawler picked up her first assist of the season.
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Emily Puricelli made two saves and registered her third shutout of the year and 19th career clean sheet. Puricelli tied Amanda Martin for fourth place on SLU's all-time chart.
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Emily Gaebe matched her career high with a game-high and SLU season-high seven shots. Gaebe's game-high three shots on goal is the Billikens' season-best total.
•Eleven different players recorded at least one shot for Saint Louis; seven of those players fired at least one shot on frame.
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SAINT LOUIS STARTERS
Emily Puricelli,
Anna Lawler,
Emily Groark,
Caroline Kelly,
Hannah Friedrich,
Brionna Halverson,
Hannah Larson,
Sydney Beach,
Abbie Miller,
Lyndsey Heckel,
Sophia Stram
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SAINT LOUIS SUBSTITUTES
Anna Walsh,
Hannah Sawyer,
Hannah Smith,
Jess Preusser,
Ellie Paloucek,
Katelyn Brinkman,
Lauren Hiatt,
Emily Gaebe,
Clare Nicholas
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UP NEXT
The Billikens face another intrastate opponent, Missouri State, Thursday, Sept. 1. Kickoff in Springfield, Mo., is set for 7 p.m.
